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Same as well, though I just sent an email to see if I can get one

Alright I'll join in, just picked up the Speedy today as a new daily driver and am pretty psyched I hope everyone likes my socks 😂

I had a back and forth with my sales guy from Naples a day or 2 before I received this email. This is regarding the delays we've heard about previously from other dealers, not new ones, and they are still expecting first deliveries in the Summer. That would align with the chart Gator (I...

Logistics costs were basically hitting peak when they announced pricing and they’ve come down significantly. Not near pre pandemic levels but they were way worse off when they announced. I import a dozen or so containers a month and pricing has leveled off for some time

Bad news is better than no news I guess... This really sucks though, will be getting the car after more than 2 years of waiting with a deposit and will only be able to drive it for a couple of months before winter hits.

Oof, visually both are swing and misses.

Can't tell if this is a joke or not... Look what Lotus has done to us!

Let's all say some prayers Was at a mclaren dealer today and they had an artura waiting to be picked up, and the delivery woes on those sounds like they're even worse than ours

While I have limited experience, it felt like a more visceral, but similar power wise, experience to my father’s vanquish - obviously cannot compare the sc v6 to the Aston’s naturally aspirated V12 (Christ, that sound…) but the linear power doesn’t make them feel ‘fast’. As someone who’s owned...

Not much to add here as I’ve never owned a proper sports car, but I absolutely loved it. Shifter felt like a bolt action rifle and didn’t miss any shifts, arguably my favorite part of the car. Pedals were close but not an issue at all (I‘m size 11) Could use a third cat delete but I like loud...

No problem! After going to hethel this summer just to see the car and DV, I'm more than happy to relieve the strain on others

Naples, and this Saturday. I have my test drive tomorrow and they sent out an email advising about the viewing on Saturday

End of the FE batch They're going to have the car available to see on Saturday from 3:30-5:30, but not to drive.

I got the email 11/27, scheduled for a test drive on friday

I'll also add that I specifically went to Naples because Im out of state and realized I was late in the game to put a deposit down. My pops has bought and sold a few cars through them so I figured it was worth the transport charge to go with them which in the end is, theoretically, working out

Confirmed, between i4 depositors and drop offs is why I moved up, it sounded like I was one of if not the last to make the cut, I had 2 days to confirm my spec. From what I've read previously they're getting 70 v6 FEs

Naples, Aug 2 deposit was initially told I was #86, finalized my spec in May for a FE. Was told November now March per the mass email. Haven't heard from them since March

The Emira's entire existence at this point seems like it's a buy the rumor sell the news event... So they keep pushing out the news.

HAHAHA! Have you seen the state of Lotus' comms?

I also saw and was told this during my tour (perforation vs deboss because Alcantara can't be debossed)... Now I don't know what to think

Wouldn't the model S compete with the 5 series/A6/E class just based on size?

All first edition NA deliveries should be completed (... on their current timeline...) by the end of May/June of next year, so unless they plan on not delivering any cars past that until 2024, I don't see how your thought process could be accurate

Isn't this car shadow grey though?

From what I saw at the factory, this has to be Vivid and not Magma. Magma has a far more cherry tone to it, and this looks flat not metallic.

We know.

700 FE total, production for the US doesn't start until January Edit: North America* Not just US.

That ship has long since sailed. You're likely looking at a 2024 delivery of a base if you order now.

IIRC I paid ~$3.5k for euro headlights for my b5 s4 back in the day, so 4k wouldn't be the end of the world. I'm just anal and once I get something into my head with regards to cars and modding, it tends to live there rent free until I address it. Would love to see how vinyl options come out

I also love how he complains about the clutch when the others don’t even offer a third pedal

We know in the US we’ll be getting the headlights with the orange reflector in them. After seeing the European spec headlights at the factory, I have a feeling I’ll be trying to swap to the European spec as soon as I can get my hands on a set (though given current timelines that may be never)...

Nothing from Lotus USA, justy dealer. A week or 2 ago I got my updated build month

Im not an expert, I'm just going off of what they told me, and everyone else, as well as looking at all of the LDA cars which were all at the same height, and I believe one of which is a touring (not sure what color or plate # the touring one was)

FWIW on my tour yesterday they again confirmed that both springs are the same height, just different rates from Eibach.

That is the non-driving prototype that made the rounds and has the batteries in back and the i4 engine cover which has always been lower than any of the driving models we've seen. The wheel gaps on those that were being built were the same as those that are being used for the driving academy...

Color me shocked

The additional will be base only, the FE colors will likely be a cost option for the base

They specifically said that both suspensions are the same height. The pictures of the cars at the Lotus Driving Academy are the heights the cars will be delivered at

Still no photos allowed unfortunately. re: better than I expected - yes presence wise. Its much wider than you can tell in most photos which really does give it a supercar look. I know many have said from photos it looks like a supercar, but it really does in person. Wider and more menacing...