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Curious - so what are the other panels made of if not composite?

Fair comment about the 10% import duty but the 20% VAT is on ALL cars sold, in fact on most goods sold in the UK, so I fail to see how that is relevant to this discussion.

It's not the paint, it's defective manufacture of the doors, ineffective sealing resulting in moisture lifting the paint. If it was just a paint defect the doors wouldn't need to be replaced.

Nice pair of pictures highlighting Magma's (as with some other Emira colours) dual personality. I have almost identical spec, except for red calipers. I agree it looks stunning, but then ......

Strange - my Emira was assessed when in for a service in Sep 2024, door(s) ordered. Dealer contacted me in Dec, as doors had been received, to arrange replacement. They had two months lead time on the body shop (seems to be their standard lead time for everything), and it is in now having both...

The article was published yesterday, but I agree that it contains both dated and up to date information (which is typical for the Eastern Daily Press!). I thought the temporary suspension of production to gear up for the "new" models might be of interest.

Headline of article just published in local (East Anglia, England) newspaper. But don't worry, it's temporary. Text reads: Lotus has suspended the production of one of its sports cars at its Norfolk factory, sending staff home. The Hethel-based car manufacturer has temporarily paused...

Yes, had a other email today confirming pretty much that.

I'll be surprised if it is a direct link. Sure hitting the button in the email takes you into WhatsApp without having to do anything further, but if you examine the button in the email it will probably show the link is to the site I mentioned.

It's not a direct link to WhatsApp, but goes through click.updates. lotuscars.com. I think it might be a tracking link associated with my email address so I'm not about to post the link. However, the WhatsApp group Lotus Cars is in Channels which you can find in the Updates tab, and it is a...

I received an email from Lotus today with the subject as per the title of this post. The content was as follows: "Never change a winning formula. Unless you can top it. The fully revamped Lotus Emira range. Ready to be revealed very soon - so stay tuned. New and enhanced levels of performance...

Well, to give you some more food for thought, mine was about a year old before the blisters showed up, and it sits outside in the elements all of the time. Also, assuming yours is 2yrs 3 months old, it should be covered by the 5 year paint warranty which has been discussed in this forum.

That's weird, as Stratton Motor Company said that Lotus instructed them to replace both doors on mine, despite one (like yours the D/S!) showing no signs of blistering. The blistering on mine was reported while in for service in Sep '24, approved fairly soon afterwards, then there was a wait for...

My July '23 car, is always parked outside in the elements. It has bubbles on the passenger door, just below the handle, and is currently at Stratton Motor Co for warranty repair. I was surprised that they are replacing both doors, which I was told is Lotus policy, despite the driver's door...

Parts website lists parts by engine type, not chassis. If you scroll right on the site, you'll find the diagram etc for the 2.0L engined car. Looks like the toe link has the same part number on both variants, but check with B&C to be sure.

Then why did you say Toyota chassis? AMG engine is 2 litre.

Toyota engine. Some suspension parts depend on which engine is fitted.

I take it, as you are a Brit, that's irony 😎

Crikey, I was expecting i4. Manual or auto?

i4 or V6?

Not sure what you mean - are you saying that when you get in the car and press the start button, the air con comes on full fan and low temp, irrespective of what it was set to previously?

I agree, certainly once the issue had been identified and the cause established. It would depend on how tightly the manufacturing process and/or quality measures were defined.

Simple answer is that Lotus don't make them they subcontract -:hence difficult to control quality

Low battery warning in two days is not down to the Scorpion, unless it is faulty. Mine can sit for two weeks with no warning.

Emira Christmas to all!

Yes, that's right, the seats are upholstered at the Hethel factory. I think this is a bit weird, because the likes of JLR buy their seats in from Lear. Perhaps it's not cost effective to do that with the lower volumes that Lotus UK use.

Did you measure with the car empty or loaded (driver and ideally passenger)? That would surely make a difference?

Interesting. I'm in the UK, July 23 build, car lives outside, had resistor fixed Dec 23, shield fitted Sept 24, no further issues. Done about 4.5K miles, so it's been used! New passenger door on order due to paint blisters. Absolutely love the car though.

Out of interest, how did the 411hp "show"? Assuming it's on the infotainment system screen, that is a software generated estimate and not a real measurement.

Good luck. Mine is stuck at the dealers (near factory!) at the moment because Lotus software update system is down.

Doh! I grabbed a picture of the build sheet because it was about the only car which had one showing. I just checked it was legible before posting it, didn't spot it was a V6 auto! There may be lots of V6 autos then. Most of the cars were certainly autos.

Having seen the gearchange on a V6 auto today, it is possible, indeed likely (given that there were V6 manuals), that some of those cars were V6 autos. With their white jackets on, it's not easy to spot the difference between a V6 and an i4.

Sorry I don't have a better picture, I took the shot as proof of the manual gearbox. However, I think the tag says "Copper Free Brake Pads". Perhaps that is a specific requirement for some markets?

I was at the local storage area for export Emiras in Norfolk yesterday. There were about 400 Emiras destined for the USA/Canada. Most seemed to be i4s, but I spotted 6 x V6 manuals, and as I didn't check them all there were probably more. The employee I spoke to said there were another 800 there...