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Might satisfy the worlds desire for smaller displacement engines. For myself it was the decision maker to purchase. AMG engines are high-end engines that are; and have been shoved into semi-exotic cars over the years, makes for nice talking point 'AMG turbo with DTC'. Whenever youre at a...

Sadly, but yes; Turbos in Q1 2025. Perhaps Lotus will ship them ahead of CARB approve to get them staged for dealer delivery ASAP. Another gripe is my Emria will always be garaged once delivered, however for 6 months it's going to sitting outside. gerrrrrr.

U.S. homologation for I4 Emira will be completed in late 2024, with customer deliveries starting in early 2025 Hopefully Lotus is still on track to complete homologation in the next month. Looks like we'll be getting 2024MY cars in Q1 2025

Powertrain driving data is likely highly logged for key metrics. By running in Sport or Track while in the break-in period opens you to the risk of a warranty repair denial. It's just a wallet decision, do it; if you can afford a powertrain repair outside warranty (some can others may not)...

Assumed everyone was receiving emails updates form Lotus - here is another update from Lotus. Perhaps Lotus doesn't have correct emails for some of you or it's going into your Spam box. for an email from [ info@updates.lotuscars.com] Your Emira i4...

Well, IMO dealers are looking out for themselves as commissions are involved. If dealers told people your order is a 2 years away many people would look for other cars or maybe back out. Dealers appear to be playing games with people to keep them on the hook. However, Lotus sent all...

To be fair Lotus did inform all perspective US Turbo owners to expect delivery Q1 2025. Yes, it stinks. On the plus side we're all getting a 400HP (or more HP) AMG engine. Downside, waiting and getting a 2024 MY in 2025,. --Note from Lotus-- EMIRA Turbo I4 Supply chain constraints...

[…If this MAF sensor also fails, then I will offer your suggestion. ]. Might also want to 'mark' the new MAF with a sharpie to make sure they are actually replacing vs cleaning.

Odd Emira's don't have a low coolant warning 'light/message'

{more than 5 litres of coolant leaked] Wow surprised - the car didn't overheat at lower speeds as well.

When I was younger I use to put K&N filters in my cars, I had repeated MAS issues in all my cars with non-oem air filters. Tossed all the K&Ns and haven't had another MAS issue in 20 years. You're probably not running a K&N,, but perhaps you need a prefilter to help keep your intake clean.

[Batteries will likely need replaced if they are just sitting for months.] Yes one more wrinkle, hard to imagine they are charging 400+ cars sitting in a lot. DigDug, did you get a build date when you received your VIN? I didn't, but suspect the cars have already been sitting for months.

Yeah your spot on, it wouldn't a good baseline eval. Did your Emria performance gauge read 411 HP prior to all your modifications?

lynchy73 are dragy performance meters available in China ? would be interesting to see what your Emira version (411hp) run a 0-60mph

If youre interested in CC, checkout the XPEL Fusion product. It comes from the factory with CC

On the results page bottom left shows 0-60 (1 ft), that's with roll out subtracted, this is what Car&Driver uses. I have last years draggy; middle of report is 0-60 with rollout. A 3.9s is very good results with rollout. [achieved 0-60 mph time of 3.59 for the Audi]. The Audi S3 with a...

You're running a 360 hp version, right ? if so 3.91 to 60mph is great. Assume this number is with roll-out subtracted.

The power meter is certainly calculated, however it's probably relatively close. You can put this to bed for ~$100. Just buy a Draggy performance meter, the new ones are very easy to use and pretty accurate (with a level test area) . 360 Hp with a small driver (150lbs) + launch control on a...

I'm 4 behind you at 4072 Nova, Thanks for keeping up with the shipping manifests, was looking forward to this shipping update; but sadly no turbos. Shipping ~70 cars every two weeks, it's going to take a while to cut through that parking lot of cars a forum member posted last month. My...

Hey Guys, Please start a new thread to discuss the future of the Toyota V6. Getting pretty far away from thread topic Emira SE, thank you

For sure it's a computation / synthetic , but interesting non the less. We'll know more once some 'Magazine, C&R, R&T' get's their hands on a 2024 Turbo and runs a 0-60. If they achieve better than 3.8s to 60mph the car likely has more than 400hp. This is an interesting read on the CLA45...

From Lotus Spec's page on the US portal. Will be interesting to see Car & Drivers testing results, as they typically manage to produce result better than manufactures claims. Suspect the evaluation will be much better than the AMG Demo car from 2023, with the DTC revisions and power output...

Very true, as delivery closes in we're all trying to line up matters. PPF / ceramic (deposit in place), Insurance, Pickup arrangements (out of state purchase), postponing vacation planning, etc. [The bottom line is, it is what it is.] So true, wasn't pressing you...I should have phrased...

Glad your dealer is forthcoming with information. Is the dealer thinking our AMG cars are actually at sea? Thinking 10-14 days to cross the Atlantic 7-10 days processing at Baltimore - then transit to dealers

[I just thought for USA market the SE would be 416hp or something to that effect.] DigDug, not sure if I'm imagining this. Wan't there a picture(s) from a person with a Chinese car showing ~416 hp on the performance page of the cars display? (Fully aware the UI performance pages are rough...

[Interesting when you Google search for CARB approval of the AMG i4 it comes up saying January 2025 for CARB!! ] Good find. Amazing that one dealer published this statement on their sales page. Lotus should be communicating this infomation to US depositors or at a minimum asking dealers to...

Suspect this was the plan from the beginning. To have a SE version at a higher cost for subsequent years ie MY25. This also helps with messaging to existing consumers asking to 'upgrade' from 360 to 400 ( at no cost) ; now they can just say that's a $10k option. With the US market no cars have...

Welp, the port strike has begun first time since 1977. They are asking for 70% wage increase over 6 years and total ban on automation.... who knows how long this will last. What are the odds that our ship made it the Baltimore port and was unloaded today? (probably low) stinks. Was looking...

Watching the news- Port strike to set to start Tuesday Oct 1 at noon. Hopefully our ship with the 1st batch of i4s is already at port and can be unloaded Monday.

[our blistein shocks come with 3 ride height settings. Mine is a sport suspension which sits at the highest, by moving to the lowest, will give me 10mm lowering.] Hi - Looks like the collar can be rotated to change the spring rate, and you are saying there are 3 points at the top of dampener...

[maybe cost of the AMG engines/transmissions vs the Camry? maybe the fact that those costs turned the i4 FE's into a major loser for them financially since they couldn't justify further price increases?] Always wondered why the pricing of the AMG+DCT version wasn't more then the Toyota+manual...

Think the early road tests by Road and Track etc. would have recorded sub 4.0 seconds 0-60 runs if all the cars had 400HP. 400hp i4's should be able to hit 3.7s to 60; minus roll-out. Lotus might have been planning to run the same game as Mercedes -- Offer an 'S' version with 3 psi more boost...

Glad we have some dealers providing updates, getting close. Hopefully the looming port strike can be averted.....as our ship may arrive the day the strike starts... https://www.forbes.com/sites/markfaithfull/2024/09/23/with-just-a-week-left-devastating-strike-at-ports-looks-unavoidable/

{was also told on picking the car up there’s no run in period required for the i4 and it’s ready to go,} Best to check the manual and not take the salesman's word. The run in details on the i4 in the US is 1000 miles. (no sport or track mode)

Yeah, just saw this on the news --- it's always something....

RoryBellows. thanks for posting the pricing sheet. I was thinking the exact same thing my ML63 AMG engine had a head bolt sheer off, and hydrolocked the engine. New 6.3 engine installed bill was $94,157.00 The 4 cylinder cost with dct has to be significant, you would think the i4 would be...

Just curious - how much is the Magma Red paint?

This is interesting Lotus is releasing some upgrade options on MY2025 US cars . Wonder what the cost is for each tier>? The 2025 cars might be less expensive if you're going with Vivid Red with Standard wheels and Black leather. Base Exterior Standard Color is Vivid Red, with tiered cost...

This video was recently posted, sounds like total fabrication. V6 hybrid with 905 HP..... aside, do our cars actually have Ventilated seats, guy mentions in his video??