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This is pretty poor engineering I think. There is no excuse for such bad efficiency. If Tesla can make the Model X do 4 miles p/kwh the tech exists. Porsche/Audi can get close as well. I am in the market for a large electric SUV next year changin from my current Model 3 performance and was keen...

Me neither, and this process has nearly pushed me over the edge

Well clearly it isn't a tweaked Evora. It is a brand new car with brand new electrical system, new interior, utterly different exterior, new seats, different ancillaries and tested to different legislation. Just because it has a modded version of an Evora chassis and a version of an engine they...

Well I have been waiting 2.5 years and only have a number plate purchased for the car so far. I suspect it will be over 3 years before I get one. Welcome

Arse??? I accuse you of not being a true American but an ex pat Brit.

I always liked the analogy that ppf is like dating a virgin super model and not sleeping with her/him to preserve them for the next person.

Aha, many thanks.

What is a window sticker ?

Admiral - It is a UK company

Hmmmmm, insurance on a 570s was less than the quote I got for an Emira V6. OK, not by much £700 plays £650 but it is a much faster car. The wavering is getting stronger

No call from Lotus here or email, just radio silence. What number are people being called on. I did have a missed 0208 0680 number on Tuesday

I have started thinking about McLarens again; next stage getting insurance quotes. There are plenty in the 70k-80k range

Thanks here as well

Yup, the same. I really am losing the will to continue with this; I have no words really.

Without knowing the cause of the delays I cannot advise sadly. My dates have also moved from Aug to Sept to Oct and the last I heard after chasing customer service was "you will be in your car in Q1 2024". I am in the UK so do not know if we are being penalised or there is a wider delay. Maybe...

I think there is or was a 4 pot Range Rover hybrid. They are well over £100k

I really really hope your intelligence is accurate

BAC Mono R £289,995

Let’s hope the delays are to sort the gear change software

No idea, I made this point rather forcefully as well but they just blanked the questions saying they could only pass on the delay information.

No idea. I talked to CS on web-chat yesterday and my i4 has been postponed to Q1 2024. It was originally for Aug 23 build. They said all i4 are delayed but did not say if that included demonstrators. I suspect it does.

Sad news today, saw a post on fb about a Nov 23 build car being deferred to late Q1 2024 and used the webchat to get an update on my Oct 23 build car - one of the earliest - was an Aug build originally. This is the response: Thank you for waiting. There is currently a delay on the turbocharged...

Not just rental car terminology, it is used widely in my experience.

Production not started????? Are the China cars scotch mist?

Yeah, but as soon as you start driving it around, you will quickly attract a girlfriend (or boyfriend)

It's called death by a thousand cuts :(

Oops, sorry on misgendering you as well

I had a bit of a rant on the Lotus chat today, not that it did much good to be honest as they clearly know nothing or have been told to say nothing but I got some stuff off my chest anyway. The only thing confirmed is that the i4's have been delayed, don't know how long and why but keep looking...

Ooooo, spendy!

Mine was made last month apparently and my encounter with CS was less than inspiring last week. Glad you had a bit more detail and glad about shifting fixes.

Thanks for this detail. I guess I am less bothered about delays to my i4 if they are pausing to fix these issues. I am now very glad that China got the first batch. Nothing against China, I enjoyed my time there a lot but just glad we are not the crash test dummies. It is also amusing that for...

I just spoke to CS and learned nothing really except I was down for a Sept build as well - that was a surprise as the last email said Oct build. The person on the phone was really unable to say anything other than confirming there had been some delays but that I should hear more ...

I tried to call them today but I confess my faith is not great given I had a verbal Sept build confirmation at the end of Aug followed by an email the following week moving it to October. I was also told the checkout process would start early Sept. Hmmmm.

I need a car first, the i4 wait is interminable

I assumed he meant Evora's

The M5 and for me it is not even close. The 996 911 is and will continue to be for me, the least favoured 911 with its Boxter front end and Plasticy interior. If I wanted an older 911 I would go 997 r save up for a 993. The E39 M5 is IMO the finest M5 and a sealed in classic for ever with that...

He is a racing driver and the ring is a race track essentially so it would be way to soft. In fact I suspect even the std sport suspension would be too soft for him. Misha would like a stiff nitron setup with buckets, maybe we should get him to try the @hagen111 setup.

Saw this long track run with the i4, hard to tell about shift speed as you cant see or hear the inputs but it sounds great and the driver is having a blast:

That makes a lot of sense as I went from a verbally confirmed with CS Sept build to an Oct build email in around a week

I really doubt it. All along the suggested demo availability dates have mirrored my own car build/delivery dates. As mine have moved, so have the demo dates. I am assuming the demonstrators and the first batch of customer cars will be the same build times.