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Some of the best Emira photos to date. Good to see it being used and enjoyed. Thank you for sharing while the rest of us age daily waiting for our own cars.

Placed my deposit at 30... I'm now 32. Had to convince myself to spend this kind of money at my age due to the missed opportunity cost from decades of compound interest on $100k+ that I'd be missing out on, but realized what's the point of having a bunch of money if you can't enjoy some of it...

I've thought about doing Scuderia-style tapered stripes on mine, but don't have the photoshop skills to see what they might look like on an Emira. I'll probably experiment with some vinyl when I get my car, and if it doesn't look as good as it does in my head I'll just peel them off to keep...

I like Doug because he has a very shrewd view of the auto market and provides level-headed and usually well informed reviews. I don't pay much attention to his voice or awkwardness or whatever else people are complaining about because I come for the cars. I think much of his popularity comes...

Sigh, I placed my deposit with Bellevue in 2021 and only get marketing emails from them and never anything Lotus related like this :confused:

So a 10.6% price increase in the US when UK got 8%, and that's including the favorable exchange rate right now. I'm not sure Lotus could slap their customers across the face more times if they tried. Unless they suddenly announced no more manual transmissions due to supply chain shortages or...

Emira will likely stop production pre-2030, long before any ban on ICE sales in the majority of governments around the world. I apparently disagree with most people's opinions on here about the current viability of synthetic fuels for the future (at least with how the technology currently...

I was also a day one Model 3 reservation holder as a young 25 year old flight student. March 31st 2016 --> July 31st 2018 delivery was 28 long months, but worth it to get the first Performance model in Florida. 51k miles, 12 track days, and a cross country road trip later, it's been nearly...

Stock for stock maybe not, but with aftermarket suspension and R compounds mine kept pace with a stock 570S on a 1.6 mile course. VIR has some longer straights which takes away a lot of the EV advantage, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were very close. I can't speak for an Evora as I...

Exactly my case as well. I will always have an EV daily driver as they're way better than ICE's for that use, but I want an analog driver's car for the weekends and fun occasions.

I ordered through a member of their team on another car forum. It wasn't a group buy, but also not via their website so might be worth inquiring? It has been a few years since my last order and wouldn't be surprised if prices have since increased post-covid due to cost of materials, supply...

I'm still waiting on confirmed offsets and center bore measurements on the Emira before ordering, but I've already got 2 sets from the same manufacturer on my Tesla for street and track respectively. I'll likely get a similar design in Satin Bronze for the Lotus. I was told to expect 19-20lbs...

Quite overpriced and too chunky for me. I've custom ordered forged wheels with twice the weight savings for $2k less than that. On a more positive note, I'm happy to see some aftermarket options already for the Emira and I hope that only increases as more hit the road.

I know Porsche recommends that the negative lead be attached to the body rather than the battery post to avoid problems with the battery management computer. In fact, there’s a big sticker warning about this right next to the battery. If you can find an unused threaded hole in the battery...

Yeah it gets attention there since it can nearly keep up with some pretty capable cars when setup correctly and it's just my daily lol. An EV + an Emira V6 is pretty much my ultimate combo since they're such polar opposites, hence why they'd both be in my ideal garage in some form. Quick EV's...

Ha, I don't want to get too off topic... but I'll show some suspension mods plus a quick hot lap from nearly 3 years ago for those interested. Pretty bizarre experience without any engine noise.

Mostly bolt-on stuff like suspension, brakes, wheels, tires, and weight savings. There are some software tunes out there, but mostly for increased cooling and custom stability settings for the track, not much available in terms of more power. Most of my mods were intended to make it more...

Daily: Performance Model 3 (been driving mine for 4+ years w/ $15k in mods to make it more engaging and "OEM plus" and it's still unbeatable as a fun daily IMO) Weekend: Emira V6 Manual Track: Ariel Atom 4 w/ full carbon aero package *If money were no object I'd replace the Emira with a 991...

Mostly for convenience and cost savings. We're a country of inventing somewhat absurd things to appease our laziness. I remember some foreign friends I had visiting were laughing that we even have drive-thru ATM's here. I'd estimate >95% of drivers are not enthusiasts, so a 15 min oil change...

This is the 3rd or 4th time I've seen conflicting reports on this. The clutch on the Emira I test drove in Bellevue engaged very near the top just before you lift your foot off, and others in reported the same in other locations. Can anyone else confirm? Makes me cautiously concerned for QA if...

Sadly it makes total business sense to prioritize North America deliveries given the current exchange rate (assuming this is the reasoning behind it). Having said that, if US deliveries get similarly pushed into 2024 then I'm out. I'd likely keep my deposit in just in case, but 95% would be...

If you extrapolate the crank HP curve to 6800+rpm it looks to be right around 416HP, so I'd speculate the "lower power" of the Emira is simply due to the lowered redline compared to the most recent Evora variants. Anyone have an Evora GT curve they can overlay to compare?

2nd gear redline is around 68-70mph (112kph) and 3rd around 100mph (161kph) based off Harry's video last year. Timestamped clip below:

I drove the Shadow Grey w/ sports suspension and Eagle F1's in Bellevue this morning. My thoughts echo most of what was already said. Short version: Looks, drives, and sounds like it should based off my short 15 min drive. I'll be keeping my deposit since I enjoyed it slightly more than I...

My test drive in Bellevue is in about 12 hours. Weather will likely be similar, but excited to finally see the car for the first time.

Very informative thread! Finally getting wheel specs is helpful. Hoping to save an easy 25+ kilos right off the bat on my Emira with custom wheels and li-ion 12V. I've had a lithium battery in my daily driver for 3 years and 40k miles that hasn't required any more maintenance than a standard...

Weirdly it also shows deviated stitching on the floor mats, but only with yellow and none of the others.

I thoroughly enjoyed that. Respect to Lotus for sharing such insightful access to the production line. Apart from the obvious comms issues, they seems to be doing the best they can. Plus the cars look fantastic in every frame of this video.

I also prefer matte. Porsche does a great job on their GT cars with making the matte ABS look high end and I much prefer it to cheap looking gloss black trim.

Bummer, it must be different in the UK. I've owned mine for 4 years and haven't had an issue. Dealerships in the US are miserable. I've been happy to leave behind spending an entire afternoon haggling over the price of a car and that whole dog and pony show. Literally bought my Tesla on my phone...

Tesla is by no means perfect (FSD is insultingly overpriced/hyped, the yoke steering a joke, etc), however, a slight drop in cosmetic build quality is worth it for better range & performance, the supercharging network, vastly superior software and battery tech, no dealership nonsense, and all...

Woof, BMW design has really fallen a long way from the premium tier it once was. I'm sure it performs great, but that just looks atrocious to me.

It literally says "arriving Q3 2023" in that photo lol. This info has also been on the forum for weeks from various sources to include dealers, emails from Lotus USA, and customer service. Delivery in Q4 2024 would be 3.5 years after initial reservations, that just makes no sense.

This is incorrect. Base V6 configurations start Q1 2023, deliveries begin Q3 2023.

Strangely I had the opposite experience when I reached out to Ariel North America about 3 months ago inquiring about build times; they never got back to me. I'm still interested, but the initial lack of customer service and steep ~$100k USD price for what's essentially a Civic engine and some...