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Thanks for the welcome ! Material choices on any structure are a key part of design. Complete agree about their weight aspirations. Adding ‘Light’ isn’t easy on something with 400bhp to connect to the ground. Let’s all hope their choices were correct and the Emira goes on to be a long term...

Already answered a few threads, but forgot to intro myself ! Apologies. Paul, from Hull. M4 Heritage driver now and an aging aerospace engineer / business owner by profession. Fixed a good Lotus In my time and love a good car, so considering the Emira as a purchase in 2024.

Wondered that, but flux is generally washed off in anything and a galv bath would almost certainly get rid of it. I’d ssay monitor and notify the dealer that there may be an issue asap. Weld quality : Its hand welding obv. Although not great, Ive seen similar on many luxury cars, it wouldn’t...

I would monitor this carefully now you have pics and see how it develops. It doesnt look right, but the galv will generally show spots of rust Ona weld that are eating outwards and this doesn’t look like I’d expect rust to look, it’s more yellow than red. Questions : Have you driven it on salty...

Are you an engineer ? Sorry. To to be picky, but I am and I would make the same decision as they have. If you are, please explain why Alloy is better for this application.

Are you an engineer ? Really don’t think it’s about weight. Think strength to weight ratio on a high tensile component and you are almost there, then add in a production cost / viability variable and you are cooking They know what they are doing.

Ok thank you. I believe the last petrol Lotus will become iconic in years to come, as well as other niche Marques. Emira’s will clearly remain sort after, if it’s as good as it needs to be and addresses manufacturing faults successfully. The old Lotus’s were great to drive when they were on the...

Hi, I am new here so please forgive me if this is an incorrectly held belief. Isn’t the Emira UK production, but the Electra Chinese production ? I’m in the UK and recatching up on the Lotus story. I’m an engineer and remember fixing Elise’s and Esprit’s. Now considering purchasing a Emira of...