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Not surprised at the outcome given that you preferred the Exige S2 (240) over all else before you taking this latest test drive. Power delivery aside, how did the Evora 400 compare with the Exige S240? Good that you found the Evora's gearshift good ("That gear shift!"), which I expect it will...

Superb! What a great mix of colours too... (y)

Wow! What a fantastic array of Lotus machinery. Really disappointed not be able to experience the magic in person. @Leonard, enjoy the experience and please take plenty of photographs. (y)

Indeed it has been with regards to car related events this year. I am okay, flu like symptoms only, so being responsible, and staying home this weekend. Was really looking forward to a proper Lotus gathering....until next time. Hope make it up at SIlverstone Classic (The Classic 2022), but not...

@TomE, all booked, and was all ready earlier this week, but a trip into the office last week (I suspect) has left me COVID positive. :( So, I am afraid I will not be attending....first Goodwood FoS, and now this event...hope my luck changes when the Emira arrives. Have fun, and look forward to...

According to Reuters, Toyota have just cut global production by 50,000 vehicles, so not surprised that those who Toyota themselves supply, and other suppliers that Lotus are dependent on, will also experience delays as a result of semiconductor (chip) shortages and other supply chain issues...

Now this is something I would love to do, and to an extent have started one off, but the costs of actually completing the project, getting it to the finish line and have it completed to the level that I want it done can, and will, cost a lot unless one is able to, and capable of, taking on most...

Thank you to @TomE and those of you who have been to Goodwood FoS and have posted your thoughts and feedback on the Emira, and insights of your experiences at the event. I do like what I have heard and seen so far, including the myriad of magazine (and YouTube) reviews... Really disappointed...

Superb! Look forward to seeing the finished article. (y) If the LOTUS badge is finished in black then that should match my spec! ;)

Classic driving tune from back in the day, and quite appropriate if you take delivery of your car in summer => The Heat is On by Glenn Frey Some of my other choices would be: Hotel California (1994 version) by Eagles (should test the low end. Most of their Hell Freezes Over album is enjoyable)...

To be fair to Lotus, did receive said email around 10:45 hrs today. This is a good start, and I hope we will continue to receive updates in a timely manner. (y)

Having taken my time to go through most of the published reviews, I must say that they are rather mixed at best, with Harry M's being the only positive review. IMO, if Lotus are still fine tuning the Emira, they may have avoided all this negative press had they waited until the production FE V6...

PPF & Ceramic coating. TDC marker on leather steering wheel to match interior stitching. Still pondering over whether or not to install a dashcam, but it needs to be obscure and out of the way.

Well, that wasn't a surprise - didn't think TG would release their review before the embargo was lifted. Looks like we will have to wait until Tuesday the 7th. So far we know Autocar, Harry M, Andrew F. and possibly many others will release their reviews on Tuesday...

Thanks Tom - will do.

Blast! Having purchased tickets for Shootout Sunday and Performance Car Park (West) for the 26th, I now cannot make it as we are double booked. I completely forgot that we had already had made plans with friends to attend an early afternoon performance at Hyde Park (by Eagles, Robert Plant &...

Did know about the Evora but hadn't seen that Exige before. They both look fabulous in Police livery. (y)

Yes, it is the new series - Sunday, 5th June, so I suspect the Emira should feature on 12th June due to the embargo that only lifts on the 7th. Of course, the features would have been filmed already, so the outcome will already be known to those involved. EDIT: I need to learn to type faster...:)

In case this has not been posted on the forum before, received the following from Lotus CC today: Front ride height: 125mm Rear ride height: 148mm Front ramp angle: 7.9 degrees Rear ramp angle: 17.9 degrees Was worried that the front ride height may cause an issue, but it is exactly the same...

More reviews on the way.....7th June is going to be interesting, and I am sure there will be one mad rush to publish one's review, and be first to have it live.

Wow! That is one fantastic looKing machine! Can't wait to read/see feedback on how drives, rides and handles.

Is "bagged" the latest technical term in use these days? :unsure:

Surely it must be able to levitate, else it is likely to be undrivable... :whistle:

That is exactly what I was thinking...so, good to hear that there is likely to be a Plan B for those who are taking delivery in the first batch, you included. I had a similar issue with the GR Yaris. Mine was in the vary first batch,delivered to the UK on the same ship as dealer demo cars...

Just a thought, but what if Lotus invited those who are taking delivery of theirs in the very first batch to Hethel and offered a test drive on track or on roads surrounding the factory? After all the Driver Academy is being set up, so cars should be available...

Can't wait to hear/read what Harry thinks about the Emira, followed by Chris H's and Dickie Meaden's thoughts on it - rather selfishly :whistle:, I hope they will get to drive a V6 manual, and better still, both suspension set ups on Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres.

Indeed....as a long-term owner of a Clio V6 255, and having heard tales from those who tried to bolt a turbo on to its NA 3.0-litre engine, and failing to manage the heat generated as a result, has made me quite vary of resorting to forced induction as a means of extracting more power from a...

For those who are going for an Emira with AMG's M139 i4 engine, just came across this photograph on another Lotus forum: Will heat management be an issue?

Ah, yes, I mean I know of the feature, but what I meant was that I had not seen this stated or mentioned as a feature that the Emira will have (included with ADAS).

Most are not applicable to the First Edition V6, but what exactly is "Attention Monitoring" - never seen, or heard. of this anywhere before?

...and that is exactly what I have decided to do. Definitely will have the LOTUS badge in black. All others are up for debate (me vs I). Great to see a Hethel Yellow that is close to production ready. Looks, and sounds, absolutely fabulous, and every bit as I had hoped it would be! Being a...

Yes, this is the case - you need to send Hethel the V750 and they will register the car with that number, and fix the reg. plates. The dealer too confirmed this.

Hey there - get a grip, and suggest you not be so patronising! It wasn't a moan but just that the logistics of the whole PDI process was baffling...that is all. Period.

That is an understatement if you ask me... :rolleyes:

Interesting, so for those who opt for factory collection, the cars get built in Hethel, then get transported to Oxford for the PDI, and then back to Hethel?

Amazing! Thank you to all who have posted photographs and their thoughts and feedback on the Emira since the viewing I attended is a distant memory, so it was refreshing to hear the much of the quirks are bring worked on and will hopefully be resolved when the final production cars are released...

As already mentioned by others, from the registration information, it does appear to be a pre-production car. I find an 'MOT History' check to be most representative of a car's actual description per DVLA's database. Have to agree that the side shot does show a rather strange...