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Love your presentation and indeed enthusiasm, your comments on the sports suspension is very encouraging, I look forward to a test shortly. Well done and excellent presentation skills, you brought out your opinions brilliantly. 👍

I feel for you Tom and most early adopters, pre reveal or otherwise. This has been so wrong all along. I remember when Phil Popham MD before Matt Windles took over, mentioned there was this one car after Evora and before electric which was Type 131 - was so excited. (I wanted a new Lotus...

Remember a couple of years ago, sales executive I bought my first Evora had moved to McLaren Leeds. Happened to call in when passing, he was pleased to see me, great curtesy, took ne through all the cars and invited to the workshop to see cars being serviced. Said I was really interested-...

Surely you will be getting a test drive before then, you are an early depositor in second batch. If there are roughly 7 weeks before the end of the year, with roughly 10 dealers doing test drives at an average of 4-5 a day, simple maths says 10* 5 * 35 = 1750 test drives. You should be further...

So excited for you Steve, my car if I ever get it is Magma also, ice grey leather, black pack, silver wheels, black callipers, privacy - cannot see getting it until Q1/2 next year the way they have messed me around. JCT600 my local dealer. I live in Hilton Village, between Stokesley and Yarm...

OTT stated the following: Gear ratios are reasonably short, Porsche is often criticised for long gearing. I didn't exceed 4000 rpm and in 6-th its 180 kmh. Transmission rattle is well known on Exiges and it is still present in Emira, but much less. You hear it only when accelerating from idle...

It’s just an annoyance, People who have been in my cars have commented on it. I suppose I just know it could have been sorted, as my local dealer have done gearbox strip downs to sort it for customers, but it’s an engine out job. In respect to track days, it’s never caused an issue. Friend has...

If you go onto the Lotus Guru YouTube channel and watch the Evora transmission video, he explains it as a gear movement on a shaft-fix is this being beefed up. This is what I was expecting to be sorted. Lotus strip the Toyota box down and fit their own gear ratios, I think this part of the...

Great review and thank you for that. As a previous Evora sports racer and Evora400 owner - I am concerned that Lotus have not spent money to update and beef up the gearbox (they said they would) The transmission noise you heard, was this in 1st/2nd gear, low speed as you try to gently...

That really looks classy, I have gone for ice leather also, I think it goes well with most exterior colours, I have gone Magma but your colour combination is superb. I bet you were worried in that rain, driving your new car home, it’s really worrying on the Autobahn where the water doesn’t seem...

i can understand my situation as a pre- reveal customer, who wanted a test drive first, Lotus are at fault for my place in the queue due to not providing demos, though promising all year. Latest from my dealer as of yesterday is now November, so slipped again. But for other pre-reveal customers...

I think my chosen Forum name is very Apt. I am resigned to contact my dealer who have always been good to me to get a test drive, if I am blocked or not on the LCS system, then so be it. I acknowledge Leonard’s, R8’s and Baldyash very sympathetic views and I thank them for that. I am also...

Being on a dealer list I thought I was in a good position for an early car, after the reveal and Goodwood, and Lotus online order situation, my dealer said wait a while, two weeks passed and I called and they stated I had to order online. You can imagine my dismay when they said that! I did but...

Leonard you are right I will raise it. Not getting any younger in fact I am 70 next week. I owned my first Lotus at 19 I have most models from the early Elan, Elite, Esprit Turbo, Elise, And now two Evora’s - this was to be my swan song Lotus, but now not sure. I am absolutely in despair with...

So I guess I won’t be invited for a test drive, as I haven’t received an email or a call. Just because I didn’t supposedly “lock in” when requested for a Nov/dec delivery, I was shoved to a 2023 delivery. But, because of that I won’t be invited for a early test drive? This is so wrong in so...

No email but I guess I am no early customer now, after stating I want a test drive first, this has thrown me into an unscheduled 2023 delivery. So I won’t be getting an email or call, as this “Priority” customer is now no more. But, I think I have been joined by a lot more after today.

I do hope they don’t delay dealer (agency) demo cars yet again. Will we ever get a chance to drive this car on our scarred and battered blacktops? If members do get to test, we should report findings about gearbox, ride, noise etc as I am positive each car will be ever so slightly different in...

Sold my Evora400 new owner adjusted suspension settings to 410/430 - fitted Michelin Cup2. Transformed the car - we tracked it Silverstone in March, Anglesey in May, Donington in July. It was mega along with friends 911 GTRS also on Cup2,s I understand some have views on cold days and water...

Well that is interesting Tom, many thanks for this information. Still don’t understand why most sports suspension demonstrators are fitted with the Goodyear F1 rather than Michelin Cup2! But, it does appear I will be able to feel how stiff the sports suspension will be. Looking forward to it now.

Everything you have said is correct. I too want to test at Leeds, but only if they have a sports suspension car! Otherwise what’s the point. In all my days of buying cars, this is the worst experience I have ever had. And I’m a dedicated Lotus fan. Do I need to give my money to the Chinese who...

I want a test drive even though I have owned two new Evora’s in the last 9 years a Sports Racer and a Evora400. The reason is transmission noise at low speed. Wind noise from door seals, never resolved on the Evora400 Selected sports and Cup2’s but Harry and Schmee150 both have been shocked...

i think there is something in this Tom. That happened to me exactly. I have been insistent on a test drive. Though, spec had been locked in since January. I was down for production and delivery. In November/December. But LCS wanted me to commit 25/8/2022 to production Spec. Test drives they said...

I agree totally with this list, you can tell Tom is an Evora owner, I would add some others: •Dashboard creaks, especially around steering column mounts. •passenger door mirror obstruction from drivers position. Terrible on Evora400 series. •rear tailgate trim, loose fittings. Big thing for...

Yes JCT600 Bradford bought both my Evora’s from them and serviced always been excellent,

I’ve spoken to my dealer today, he is expecting a demo in October, he confirmed colour and its manual. I asked if it’s sport or tourer and he didn’t know. I’m in the North East so bit of a trip for me at 56miles, but August demo has gone to October. But as I have been relegated to 2023 car...

I had it on my Evora Sport Racer - but I couldn’t get it to link with my garage door system. Apparently (in UK) some garage door systems aren’t affiliated with homelink. So they will never sequence together, best discussing this with your gate/garage opening supplier first before determining...

This has been my intent all along, I have been constantly assured by LCC that I will have an opportunity to test drive before ultimate build commitment, no I wasn’t, I was told “lock in (commit) to build or forgo a delivery Nov/Dec 2022. Because of my previous non test drive of a car (not Lotus)...

That’s what happened to me, refused to lock in until drove a sports set up. Now I’m pushed out for a 2023 delivery. With no idea of when that will be!

Now you know why I chose my forum membership name. I feel your pain. I still need a test drive - before saying ok let’s go, but await a demo ride - probably in the middle of winter now on cup2 tyres! 😩 that could be winter 2023.

It reminds me of the eat out during the pandemic - can anyone remember paying less money for a meal out when VAT was reduced. My local restaurants didn’t seem to lower their prices. Just saying🤷🏻‍♂️

Hi Tom This is my email to LCS last Sunday - I thought I was locked in since early 2022. I am really confused, you say no one called to talk about updates on my order, but I received another call from I think “Lauren” who stated that I needed to confirm my order straight away or there was no...

I must be just an awkward sod. I have absolutely upset the guy on the phone and my subsequent email took 4 days for a reply.

I never received an email about automatically locking in my spec at this deadline date, just a telephone call, which didn’t go well. I stated I wanted to test drive first, which are imminent hopefully, but that looks likely to slip. I bought a new car in 2003 - untested and picked it up, it was...

I received an email today saying that as I didn’t “lock in” the other day, I have now missed the November/December delivery. I have been pushed back to sometime in 2023 when they reschedule. All I wanted was a test drive. I have been a priority customer for 16 months, was going to pick up if...

Totally agree, the black tops throughout the UK are appalling. My local council have continued pot hole mitigation programme in place for years, only yesterday they where in the village filling around a manhole. I I think of the roads around my local dealer it’s all urban. You have to drive a...

I spoke to my local dealer today, they have no idea of specification that will be arriving, only to say one showroom, one demo - I am desperate to test drive a sport version, but 50/50 chance at the moment. Apparently as stated earlier a prescribed route has been set by Lotus. Mentioned 45...

Are they trying to entice you into a change, so your delivery will be pushed back! I don’t understand here thinking and i agree it’s so confusing. I sent an email on this subject on Sunday 21/8 but have not received any form of clarification from LCS. After being locked in to my spec since...

They tried this with the Evora430. The take up was very limited in both track and GT version. I think for the less downforce cars (without rear spoilers) they sold 2 one right hand drive the other in mainland Europe) overall they were over £110k in 2017/18. Almost £30k above regular cars. They...

i concur with this, I have been wanting to test a sport set up ever since Harry’ you tube post. I am sure it will be fine, but it appears for whatever reason Lotus are not prepared to get them tested by early adopters, I fear they are concerned that there maybe a raft of disappointments that it...

Guess I was watching the series “Sharpe” and looked at the Forlorn Hope” who had no chance of surviving going into the battle breach. I feel it’s been a battle with no hope of winning. Hence the word “Forlorn” was appropriate. But I do “hope” but it seems a moving target all the time. Jeez I...