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Might be more of an ECU issue than an engine issue. Presumably ADAS will need to communicate with the ECU if speed (engine power) is to be reduced in response to an imminent collision or a change of road speed limit! The ECUs are different for the V6 and i4 engines and maybe the i4 has more...

Yes just a carbon fibre cover to hide them. The cup holders are not really useable for cups anyway as they would just get in the way and make changing gear difficult.

A removable carbon fibre cover for the cup holders would be great. Have not used the cup holders in the 8 months I have had my Emira!

I have mentioned this previously on another thread but have you checked tyre pressures? I have sport suspension and Goodyear tyres on my Emira and noticed that when driving home from the Lotus factory the suspension was fine on smooth roads but I could feel every undulation on B roads. On...

Have you considered a solar powered charger? I fitted one of these to the car port I built for my Emira and it works really well...

Following with interest as I have come to the same conclusion - the Jubu 440 ECU package would seem to offer multiple benefits for the Emira. First time I drove the Emira was on the Hethel test track and it struck me it needed more torque in the low-mid rev range to get the car pulling out of...

I collected my Emira at the beginning of July and from the outset there were some electrical/software glitches - which I had planned on having fixed at its first service. Lotus called me following the customer survey I completed and insisted that I took it to a service agent. So I took it to...

I had exactly the same thing couple of months after collecting the car. Performed a scan for available stations at the time of collection but to be honest I don’t use the radio much at all (don’t think the sound quality is that good for the radio) and prefer a supercharged V6 soundtrack and...

Tried starting the car this evening after leaving for 24h. Followed Kimmax’s suggestion and activated the ignition without pressing the clutch (had to wait around 10 seconds for the display to light up!) then a further 10 secs before depressing the clutch and pressing the starter. Result -...

Dont know but a little cooler today in the UK than the past couple of days so could be the reason it stalled this morning rather than starting and running rough. Starting seems to be no problem when the engine is warm.

Just coming up to the magic 1000 miles and my Emira has developed the cold start stalling issue! Began a couple of days ago with very lumpy idle on initial start after standing overnight but recovered with some gentle accelerator application. Today it tried to start then stalled. However started...

After agonising for months on suspension choice (see my earlier posts) I decided on sport suspension. Now I have my Emira and had some driving time I thought I would share my experience. On the drive back from collection at Hethel on smooth well surfaced roads (A11) everything was absolutely...

So after 22 months of waiting and seemingly endless agonising over specification choices I finally picked up my Nimbus Lotus Emira from Hethel on Monday. Factory hand over was a great experience - many thanks to Scott and Sam. Car is superb and so far everything works with no faults at all...

My invoice number is 701 - collect from Hethel Monday! (1st deposit 8th Sept 2021). Really hoping initial teething problems have been sorted now. I’m a little surprised so few have been sold/delivered given the number produced. Does the invoice number just reflect direct UK sales?

Anyone any experience of using a solar panel charger kit for trickle charging a 12v car battery? Seem to be many types available with outputs of around 10 - 25W. My Emira will be parked in a carport with no mains power but would be easy to fix a solar panel to the roof (south facing). They are...

I have been concerned for some time now that Geely, Lotus owners, might be putting pressure on Lotus management to source cheap electrical components from China. This is only conjecture on my part but would make sense from a profitability perspective. If cheap electrical components are being...

Maybe worth following up with the Trading Standards Institute: Tradingstandards.uk/consumer-help/

I once had a similar audio problem with my BMW. Long story but involved a 5L tub of fence paint and attempts to clear up the mess after it fell over in the boot and the lid came off! Basically water managed to get into the amp which worked fine for about 2 weeks until electrical components...

Although a different gearbox design (dog box with straight cut gears), in my Superkart the clutch is only used for moving off and stopping. No need to use the clutch for changing gear. However, a slight lift is needed when changing gear to reduce the pressure on the driven gears and allow them...

I was told the (estimated) build month in the same email that informed me of the requirement to lock in my build spec. I believe that last year there was a requirement to lock in specifications around 6 months before the build date. This time interval has now reduced to 3 months.

Ha - I was born in Chorley and lived there for 19 years. My mum still lives there so may be sightings of a NG later in the summer!

Does seem the wait between 1st deposit and confirming spec is reducing rapidly. I placed my first depisit Sept 2021 and only asked to lock in my spec earlier this month with a June 2023 build. However, while there may seem limited options for the FE, in total the number of different...

All panels are painted as individual parts and assembled after painting. The panels for one car are hung from a custom trolley and all painted at the same time in the new spray facility at Hethel (which avoids any slight colour differences that might occur if panels were painted separately with...

Thanks for posting and certainly relevant to me as my car is scheduled to go into production in June. However I was told this in the same email that informed me my order would be subject to the price increase so something doesn’t quite add up (June production vs June delivery).

Agree with your comments on potential regrets and in the final analysis this was the reason why I chose to lock my spec with Sports suspension.

After much agonising over suspension choice I spoke with a good friend from the motorsports/superkarting world (who has owned an Evora S and an Evora 400 and has driven an Evora 410 Sport) to gain his perspective. After discussing this issue for some time he gave me some very wise advice (a...

Thanks Tom for the response. My Emira is going to be mostly a weekend fun car. I have a 4 series as a daily drive which I often drive in sport mode, especially on dual carriageways/motorways as find this gives a better feel and more responsive. On potholed B roads I normally use comfort mode as...

Sports vs touring has been debated for months now and I thought I was decided but now questioning this again! Having undertaken test drives of both sport and touring Emiras (both with Goodyear F1s) I came to the conclusion I could live with either. They both have their strengths and weaknesses...

Possibly (I’m Nimbus V6 manual with full black pack & black wheels) though very likely a consequence of recent cancellations post price increase announcement.

Same here! I placed my first deposit 8th Sept 2021 with estimated delivery late 2022/early 2023. Delivery has been pushed back a few times, most recently to July build/August delivery when the price increase was announced but now seems to have been pulled forward to a June build.

Recent $\£ exchange rate fluctuations might explain why Lotus is holding prices in the US but increasing prices in the UK. A year ago there were approx $1.35/£. Now it’s closer to $1.2/£. As Lotus sells cars in the US in $USD but the majority of its costs are in £GBP, there is an appreciable...

This is really annoying after sticking with Lotus since placing my 1st deposit 8th September 2021 and enduring a series of delays to the estimated delivery date (originally “late 2022” and now August 2023). Today I received the email informing me of a £6k price increase which with optional...

The caliper yellow now matches the wheel centre badge which does look better IMO. However, I just can’t decide between yellow or Black Calipers. I think yellow works well with silver wheels. I’m going for Nimbus with full black pack and black wheels. With black wheels the contrast with yellow...

Pure speculation on my part but I’m wondering if this could be a consequence of the new arrangements Lotus has made with its dealers (direct selling model). If a breakdown out of warranty then the dealer would be free to charge the customer for work at their going rate. If a warranty repair or...

I spoke with Lotus CS earlier this week as I wanted an update on my scheduled delivery (which has been pushed back another 2 months 😡). During this call I was told that I could now make changes to my specification up until 3 months before the build date (previously it was 6 months) but any...

Given the latest BMW styling, especially the front view of the new M4, then no surprise at all!

Think it’s been mentioned on this forum before that steering wheels on race cars are commonly upholstered with Alcantara to provide maximum grip when wearing race gloves which don’t have as much grip with traditional leather wheels. The link between Alcantara and race cars explains its sporty...

If it is then unfortunately this must be a very common fault! I had an Emira test drive last week and with the car parked (so no road noise) the sound system seemed to have weak mid-range and virtually no base - even with base and mid-range turned up to almost full. I’m not a sound system...