Search results

Here’s an Airbnb in London for a mere $91/night. 5 star rating! Simplify and add lightness!

Oh I was going to ask to sleep in Tom E.'s garage Edit: Last time I drove to Hethel I got a Tesla from Hertz and charging was free. So put that $100 toward an airbnb. Lotus academy feeds you. This is a viable plan.

OK hear me out. Emira v6 FE = $105k 20% down, 4.99% interest for 60 months, 6.25% sales tax. Cash buyers hold your tongue. I taught financial literacy. I get it. = $1,708/mo. Flight from NYC to UK: $500 average round trip Rental car for 48 hours: $100 Lotus driver academy: $1200 for the...

Dear Aftermarket (CC: Lotus Advanced Performance), With great interest we wish to purchase: Parts to achieve a fully exposed shift linkage like the kits available for Eliges A yellow, brushed aluminum or carbon fiber start switch guard that also holds its elevated position or slowly...

You know what they say, never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence. I worry much more about someone backing into it while parked or just not seeing a low car from their monolith of an SUV. That kind of clumsiness exists everywhere. Ultimately it's just a car. It's insured...

So I'll say this as plainly as possible without any desire or intention to wade into politics. There appears to be some likelihood of federal government shut down here in the U.S. after September 30. Odds this delays certs further? It would appear the EPA would effectively shut down, likely...

I also think steering feel can be affected by tire wear and alignment. If these cars were demos being battered over rough surfaces all week, maybe it rounded off some of the edges a bit.

Step down from Exige/Elise 100%. Evora harder to say. I didn’t get enough curves when driving Evora.

Early on, it seemed like some dealers were charging 2nd deposits at time of order and others were not. Mine charged me 10% total (which included the initial $2500 reservation) at time of order. That 10% is not refundable, and likely insulates them from a cancellation penalty and/or sitting on...

Someone get this man a sport suspension and Cup2s

Yes I did, a few months ago. Changed interior color, calipers and steering wheel. Was told it was a very limited window and accepting changes wasn’t guaranteed, but they ended up allowing my particular request.

oh wow you could tell me this is an AI’s interpretation of what an Emeya would look like in the 50s and I’d believe you. Typically cars of this era don’t look angry. This is wearing a similar expression to Emeya. Dual headlights. Similar grill shapes.

Some images, now that I’m on wifi. One other thing I found very very cool and that I think us Emira folk will be very jealous of… at a red light I switched it from Eco to Track Mode. Immediately the air suspension drops. Like not a slow and barely-noticeable progression like most, but a very...

I’ve driven all modern Lotus (Elise, Exige, Evora 400, Evora GT, Emira) and almost no SUVs of any kind lol. I will say this. While it’s clearly a big, big car… it doesn’t feel big behind the wheel. In fact, I was immediately feeling playful. The last car that had that impact on me was the Evora...

Fit and finish was excellent. Exterior was black, so harder to tell if there were imperfections. Interior was stellar. On the level of the best, which would make sense because I consider the best to be Volvo and they’re sisters now. Walking around the show floor, I sat in a LOT of cars. Almost...

Can’t afford it. But I’d definitely consider it. If anything it makes more more excited for Emeya and 135.

I’ve now driven the Eletre R, ask me anything.

I’m attending IAA Mobility in Munich and was curious about Lotus’ presence. This event is heavily EVs and pretty much all sustainable, although there were a smattering of M3s, ICE Porsches and general automotive supplier tech (agnostic to drivetrain). Lotus didn’t have a presence that I saw in...

I'm not sure anyone can answer this, but I would guess no. There seems to be a pretty firm dividing line between what comes out of Hethel and what comes out of Wuhan. The electric stuff is almost a different company. It's a different design brief, a different customer, a different manufacture...

Thank you. For now it's just a placeholder. Eventually I'll do more with this, which is why I was asking what people would want out of a site dedicated to roads. I'm sitting on a pile of captured media and lived experience that I'd hate to waste, but it keeps getting back-burnered for more...

Oops! Looks like I jumped the gun. I thought it had fully propagated across the web. I directed this away from Wix and toward a new site last night. Probably needs a little more time for some.

Did a quick thing. https://www.getawaydriving.com/ What would you guys like to see on a website that showcased roads "for the drivers"? Itineraries? Photos? Rankings/ratings? This is just a list but I've collected a lot of media and experiences so I'm wondering what to do with it all.

Maybe worth mentioning that I was listening in very good headphones and the engine note I hear is quiet and very low-end bass-y. If listening on a laptop or at low volume, might be lost. Edit: Yep just listened on my laptop and didn't hear anything. In the noise canceling headphones I can hear...

I hear an engine and a gear shift. Sounds like an AMG in tour mode to me.

I once went on a drive with a buddy, and we swapped cars. He had a 991.2 GTS Targa4, with manual. I had an ND Miata. I had driven a GTS before, but not a manual. He had never driven a Miata of any kind. At the end of our run, we hopped out to exchange reactions. I said, "Man, I have got to get...

Yes, and no. I do think the Emira will give you the nimble feeling of "wearing" the car. Others have commented that this car melts around you and I think that's different words for the same thing - when the car kind of goes away and it feels smaller because it feels like an extension of you...

Much easier to live out the Pretty Woman Lotus Hollywood fantasy than the other one. No comment on why I chose silver.

Those were simpler times.

Hey Tony! This is great info. What’s your latest guidance on delivery of v6 FE orders that were placed in 2022? Is it December/ January? (October production + transit time?) Would seem to make sense if new orders are expected around February?

I own getawaydriving.com and have considered building something like this, it just keeps getting knocked down the list for more lucrative things.

Lots of fun road content in this thread, including some British roads... https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/an-ode-to-roads.1257/