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Nothing visual, not gonna clown up perfection :). But PPF to protect it and potentially replace the speakers and amplifier if it can be done simply by swapping parts without cutting anything up.

It just went up, about 80 minutes behind. Wasn‘t what I was expecting. Thought it would be a lengthy discussion type interview series. More of a 2 minute advert.

Drops this afternoon at 3pm BST soon.

This would make too much sense but there must be a reason - I’m not super familiar with the industry but could it be that the NA dealerships can make more revenue selling options on a base model vs an FE and therefore wanted to keep the FE sales low in NA?

Are you sure they’re doing i4 FE before V6 base? In North America many customers put down deposits before July 21 and didn’t get FE allocation but have been told they should have a order sheet for V6 base in Jan/Feb, build March/April…this may be wrong but this is what ppl have been told and...

I think it‘s clear from so many test drivers thus far that in 99% of instances it’s plenty fast enough for street use and ticks more boxes than other cars in this range, but those coming from or comparing to other Lotuses or slightly faster cars are underwhelmed by the power and prefer a higher...

Fantastic! I was literally about to post about being all for discussion but to have a separate moderated summary of issues noted that’s easily accessible just to get a summary of what to look out for. This is perfect, thanks for doing the work!

Apparently It brings the eye down making the car look lower and sportier.

And for the 700 cars those should all be built in a 2-3 month window.

By the sounds of it April is when the last NA FEs are currently scheduled so I guess expect base V6 to begin May…doesn’t really mesh with what I was told of expect car mid-summer but oh well. Although maybe sandwiched in between will be FE autos (probably not many though).

2 months is what I heard - surprised if this is what they’ve published but didn’t tell you when they gave you April production date.

Sick! I’m going with same config as you only yellow callipers. Probably still a couple months out from getting an order sheet. Only thing I’m contemplating is privacy glass as I’ve seen more posts here against it but I actually think it looks good. Do you like it or would you have got it...

I love the car but I think some are getting ahead of themselves on the interior/infotainment. It’s a huge step up for Lotus, it’s more minimalist than some of the comparisons which I think is appreciated if you’re more of a purist. Very practical with the buttons and knobs you want and not...

July 2021

Yeah makes sense of course more likelihood of delays vs being ahead of schedule. Lines up with what I was told of “Summer” based on receiving 5 a month and being in the early 30s, nobody told me this but doing the math and working backwards that likely means they expect first FE cars to get...

Same for me, I’m in early 30s…I heard it on here that they were supposed to get a car at X date about a week or two in advance so I reached out to them…can’t say whether or not I would have been contacted. By the sounds of it that’s correct and makes sense, they eluded they were contacting...

I find it interesting that Toronto and Oakville apparently got way more deposits than other dealerships in the US well before the cars reveal yet have fewer total deposits. Wonder if there are a few individuals in our region placing deposits for bulk cars of initial allocations in advance to...

Yeah, the owner was there and I asked him if he knows why ppl are bothering to still put deposits and I’m drawing a blank on what he said for some reason but it was along the lines of expecting more than 5 per month at some point but can’t recall the number. I think he does know a lot given...

Very interesting, my dealership tells me only 1 person dropped out.

Are you saying they’re looking for 11 ppl to sell an FE to? Are they doing that dealer markup thing which would explain how that could be possible?

Thanks for starting this! My SA told me they’re expect 5 cars a month once the deliveries begin, the owner of the dealership said hoping for at least that. For reference on size they have over 170 deposits and got allocation of 12 FEs, had about 25 deposits before Goodwood 2021 so absolutely...

Great vid with some more “NEW” content - was just about to post as well :).

Great review, and I agree 100% on everything as mentioned in my review of the same car you drove on Wednesday as the 2nd one in the car on it's Canadian arrival right down to thinking there might be something wrong with the KEF system 🤣 . I struggled to articulate what you did extremely well...

100%. This is my scheme and the bottom two are perfect - the top not so much. I feel like a lot of the shots I’ve seen since the reveal are lighter than the bottom two though and I suspect that’s the case in bright light which is what most of the pics have been taken in and was curious if this...

Apologize if this has already been asked but what are the parking sensors like? Will they offer any guidance to avoid scraping the front bumper on a parking lot curb when pulling in forward or help avoid scratching a rim on a parallel park? Thanks!

To add to that. If you told me I can have an Emira that’s 0-60 in 3.5 but for that I get the exterior of the C8…I’m taking the Emira hands down. I fully appreciate that half the audience just care about the performance and don’t about the interior whatsoever as someone mentioned earlier today...

I don’t think anyone saying it feels fast or just as fast is claiming that it actually is. Some of us want the “fastest” or ”faster” than what we already own. For others there are some elements and the whole package that carry’s more weight. Imagine having a kid who’s an incredible athlete...

I think the Evora seats were likely quite a bit more expensive to produce. Hand made etc for small production volumes and I’m sure this is an area Lotus has cut some cost to bring the price point down. That being said from my brief test drive everything fit like a glove like Ade said in his...

2 friends have C8s and I concur, It obviously is off the line and we know that by the 0-60. But it doesn’t feel that way. The C8 shouldn’t be as fast as it is off the line given it’s 600-700 pounds heavier? But I think it’s got launch stuff and was engineered to hit a sub 3 benchmark. This is...

Having worked in car audio a long time ago I can say that 100% the manufacturer upgrades are a ripoff like most additions - but we still want them :). A $2500 stereo upgrade option probably costs the manufacturer $250, and you can do something aftermarket for $1000 that sounds better, and spend...

If anyone’s watched the latest Eletre marketing they’re basically pushing the KEF system as the number 1 selling feature IMO. Granted it’s a 23 speaker +2000 watt system, but once thousands of Emira’s are in customers hands and there’s more discussion about how 💩 it is that’s really going to...

I assume rev limiter, I couldn’t get past 5-6K RPM in 1st without going way over the speed limit :)

Wish I had reference point to Evora GT, the dealership had a couple when I put my Emira deposit July 2021 and I realized later I should call the dealership and see if I can take one out so I get an idea of how the Lotus is, at that point a few weeks or so had passed and the cars had sold. I’m...

Very possible - in most systems with a big subwoofer for low lows you’ll have mid drivers that crossover at say 80-100HZ but a “subwoofer“ in a more compact system may handle a broader range of lows and just not be great at <40hz which is totally fine for a sports car.

Well, let’s just say it sounds like there’s a driver for <150HZ that has a disconnected wire. And maybe that’s the case :). Maybe it’s even a software error…

I really want to emphasize that in spite of the terrible stereo I don’t want to deduct any points from the car and it’s that solid that something sucking that I care about isn’t detracting at all. Partly yes, it’s a sports car and I don’t know how much I‘ll want to drive it and listen to music...

Could be! But my guess is it’s not - reason being my assumption based on one other thing I forgot to mention. That rubber strip on the bonnet that ppl have made a fuss about - looked production level and I don’t think that’s on the demos, could be wrong. It’s a total non factor. Didn‘t notice...

Tested the stereo right away before putting it in gear just to see how it sounded for 10 seconds, didn’t want to use up my time on that but also didn’t want to forget. 10 seconds was enough :). Didn’t bother playing around with the screen much either as I figure that stuff can be found online...

I meant my current car - I reread and see how it sounds I may be talking about the Emira - I’ll edit :).

Had my test drive today, full yellow V6 manual with sport suspension and Goodyear tire. It was a semi test drive as the dealership is right in the middle of the city and we could only take it a few laps around the block where its 40-50km roads with stop signs every 100M, so I couldn't evaluate...