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Personally, I'd much prefer a car in early spring with revised DCT software than one in winter with the traits that have been reported by reviewers.

I had another crack at the Lotus webchat. I genuinely don't think they tell their CC staff anything as he wasn't even able to say when there might be any more official comms! Oh well, in Tokion we trust (y)

Congratulations. Nice car to have while you wait (y) I recall there was an equivalent "I'm in" thread back in the day but I think it must have been archived through lack of recent posts :oops:

Excellent intel Tokion. I hope your sources are accurate. This is the positive news we have been praying for!

My god that's damning. Surely the delay has to be to fix this!

I'm beginning to wonder how many people are left in the UK I4 queue now. It certainly only feels like a few of us left on this forum. Like you, I'm no too fussed about a delay over the winter months as I wasn't likely to use the car much until spring. However, it feels like we could be getting...

Wow - it's Q1 now? My last comms were for a November build. Do they have any intention of letting us know officially at some point?!

Very slick video (y) Thanks for the initial feedback. slightly worrying about the lurching but I do remember the M3 DCT doing that in run in. Now I'm expecting flowers and gifts from Bell and Colvill if the day ever comes ;)

Congratulations - this is almost my exact spec! It would be great to hear any early impressions you have of the DCT manual gear change. Is there much delay in up and down shifts?

Maybe a bit too much like a Scooby? :D

I don't think I've ever felt so helpless as a buyer. There is literally only one card to play and that's to cancel. Besides that we are just stuck in limbo and at their mercy. I had previously assumed they were prioritising cars for China but now I'm worried that the entire production has been...

Looks more like a tip run than an engine :D

Nice - you picked my other car :) Not in green though. That's only for the brave!

Thanks for the update. I hope that mass communication is just going to be another set of reasons for the delays and not something more serious!

I'm in a similar position - happy to wait for an early spring delivery if there are delays. Especially if there's a chance that some of the issues are addressed. What's your stance on test drives? Are you happy to proceed to checkout without driving? I tested the V6 earlier this year and I was...

Sorry to lose you from the ever dwindling I4 list but congrats on the switcheroo! I must admit, I've also been contemplating the V6 auto as a more attractive alternative. Sounds like you've saved yourself a packet too in the the process. You've echoed all my concerns in your list, the only...

Disappointing but not entirely surprising. I won’t hold my breath for my promised November build slot then. I can only hope that whatever the cause of the latest delays, it will ultimately translate into a better, more reliable and sorted car when it finally rolls of the production line.

I don't know how much of the interior sound is simulated but it sounded pretty good to me. One gripe about lazy downshifts but nothing too bad. Overall, very positive!

Ah, so you did. Well I guess that's all we have right now 😕

Have you considered renewing your (very competitive) Admiral policy and adding supplementary track day insurance that covers you just when you need it? Moris have a £60K value limit online but you can still get a quote from them for higher values, just not immediate. https://trackday.moris.co.uk/

It's here.... https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/enhance/emira Not sure if anything is going to be different when the checkout emails start coming through?

So even if we pay per service they are seriously going to charge approaching double for every visit? I get the feeling they haven't trained the service engineers yet and this is to accommodate them learning on the job at the customers' expense. There's one thing swallowing a one-off RRP price...

That's a shame. What was it that made you pull out after so long? I would expect your car must be due very soon now?

I agree too that I might have expected a more gushing review given the 4.5 score. Not many cars reach that lofty territory!

This is one of the most postive reviews I've seen of the I4. Especially as Jethro's original review of the V6 wasn't too flattering. I've been reading EVO for many years and I trust their opinion over most so this is quite an encouraging sign. They mention hitting the limiter once and also the...

Good effort! Better than anyone in the UK. For me, it's all about the reported manual shift up and down delays. Is there a discernable lag? Obviously, there needs to be sufficient rev range to accommodate the down-shifts :) A bonus would be any perspective on turbo lag. If you can compare with...

Also just dropped them a mail regards their previous November commitment. I won't hold my breath. I also reiterated that I expect the opportunity for a test drive and I won't be committing to the contract until I've driven a demo car. Update: To be fair they responded fairly promptly this...

Perhaps he can get Lotus Customer Care to fix up, look sharp.

Congratulations! How are you finding the DCT? Is there a delay when manually shifting up and down?

I really hope the UK versions sounds this good, Is the OPF fitted to these cars I wonder?

You've gone hardcore forensic I see :ROFLMAO: Those numbers don't scream instant response for sure! I guess it's only by driving it ourselves that we can find out how bad it feels. The other concern from the recent review is the "dim-witted" behavior in auto. Does it hold the right gear to...

Agreed. He tries too soon and it prevents the first downshift. A second or two later he tries again after losing some revs and it obliges. The revs appear to be quite close to the red line after the shift.

He starts manually shifting the i4 at around 6mins. I don't detect any significant delays between his inputs and the up and down shift execution.

Hopefully there are aftermarket manufacturers already working on carbon fiber replacements with better ventilation (y)

I'm of the same mind. Everyone was expecting the main issue with the I4 to be with the sound. The DCT feedback was really leftfield given it comes from the A45s which gets no such negative reviews. It feels like this is going to be a race between the first batch of customer cars vs the demo...

This is the most negative review of the DCT I’ve seen. Other reviews alluded to the shift being a bit ponderous at times but this seems more damning. I really don’t understand how they could have taken the software from the A45s and made such a backwards step. My previous E90 M3 had BMW first...

There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. I ordered Aug 21 and have a November build. To be honest I'd prefer to be later as I want to test drive before I commit.

Had mine this morning stating a November build. I ordered August 2021.

You're right. I was only considering the differential. These numbers seem crazy high. Audi charge £30 per month for my RS3. Assuming annual servicing then Lotus want an average of £900 per service! Can't be right. Edit - found these for the V6 and they seem reasonable...

I suspect this ratio might become even more pronounced once we start to see out of warranty repairs!