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I hope not for my spec'd car, otherwise I'll be looking to change them out for the yellow ones.

@Eagle7, I love the "Twilight Zone" reference. Although I'm new to this forum, I have to say the emotions on display closely mirror what I experienced years ago on BMW i8 forums, as we were all waiting for initial delivery of those cars. Hopefully the wait for the Emira will be as worth it as...

Welcome to the forum and to the grand wait. You might want to put a deposit down now, assuming it is fully refundable, as the i4 isn't scheduled to go into production until next year. I'm waiting for an i4 as well and am hoping for a delivery in probably a couple of years, based on my waitlist...

I went with Boardwalk in Redwood City. I live in L.A. but had heard the waitlists at both Eurocar (Orange County) and Galpin were extremely long. I'm around 40 on their i4 AMG waitlist. Their V6 waitlist is significantly longer, but I'm fine with the i4. Their estimated wait is about the...

@shaank Have really enjoyed your posts. Just spent the last hour+ going through all 13 pages. We U.S. buyers-to-be live vicariously through the posts of our U.K. brethren. Hopefully the repair pain early buyers are experiencing will be to the benefit of later deliveries. Our pain is enduring the...

Ditto though I start collecting SSI this year. What dealership have you ordered from and where are you on their waitlist?

I suspect most people will simply use the paddle shifters on the steering wheel. The gear selector movement left or right will put the car in permanent manual and then it can be shifted with the paddles without returning to auto as it would otherwise do after 20 seconds of no shifting.

Has anyone tried to see if another set of clubs (with woods removed) would fit into the storage space behind the seats if the seats are moved forward some? In another post on this thread, it appears the width of this space is around 110 cm, which would seem to be enough.

The owners manual also indicates how to switch to permanent manual mode by using the gear selector.

Magicman, really enjoying your ongoing posts as you discover new insights with the car. I saw in the owners manual that Launch Control becomes available after 500 miles. Be sure to let us know if you decide to try it, assuming you can find a sunny day for it 🌞.

Not sure if this has already been posted, but here is the link to the Emira Owners Manuals, which help answer a number of questions. https://www.lotuscars.com/en-US/emira-handbook

I hope the mention of an April 1 announcement is not just a cruel April Fool's joke.

And it's not only Emira owners. Anyone with a higher end sound system may be experiencing reduced quality because they have their audio source set to lower quality. The music apps usually have the lowest quality set as default because it entails lower data rates over cellular connections such...

Another explanation for the difference in sound quality may have to do with the quality of the audio sources. I currently drive a BMW with the Harman Kardon sound system. There is an amazing difference in the sound when I play music from a low bandwidth, highly compressed source (e.g. Sirius...

I probably represent the quintessential new customer that Lotus is hoping to scoop up with their introduction of the Emira. I have been a loyal BMW customer for the last 15 years, with my most special car being the 2019 i8. Once the lease on that car expired, I decided to go a more...

In response to the original post, I am definitely in. My only regret so far is being so late to discover this amazing car. As I'm currently in a lease that has another couple years to go, I hadn't been paying much attention to the automotive press. Waiting a couple years for the Emira to...

Demand vs. Allocations: I'm curious how the demand for the Emira (i.e. waiting lists) compares to the number of annual allocations for the 40 odd Lotus dealerships in the U.S. Most of the larger dealerships that I've surveyed seem to be around 5:1 (e.g. 200+ on waiting list compared to annual...

Looking for an update to this thread if anyone has heard of any upcoming demos in SoCal.

Sounds like a great trip. For those of us in the U.S. with long waits till the car arrives, it's fun to live vicariously through European owners' experiences. Look forward to your full report and videos.