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all very true. Then I thought, having just returned home driving my Mx-5, top down in -1c and correcting a cheeky little slide on route, it's the genuine sense of control the delivers that pleasure. Hmm...always pays to be suspicious of one's ego and grandstanding aspirations. If you just...

best not to uncover that endless rabbit hole, otherwise we'll be back at Descartes and go from there

I thought the framed picture was the (previously secret) gift spoken of before that comes with Hethel pickup?

This is akin to iPhone camera app making a mechanical shutter sound when taking a photo. There is no shutter, it's entirely fake and meaningless. Young kids using these phones don't even know what that sounds represents. It's satisfying, not as much as the shutter on a Leica M or Nikon F3, but...

getting all jittery about my DV choice now, Nimbus is a stunner!

done a few screen protectors in my time :LOL:. This is the UK, the mountain bike is covered in mud anyway every time it's ridden!

takes a quick gander at Autotrader...5yr old Evoras listed at over 60% of their original price, I'd say they're holding up pretty well

I've applied PPF to a bike frame (Orbea Rise), took hours and was a nightmare. 80% goes on quickly, the remaining 20% takes all the time and frustration! I'm used to woodwork, electronics, doing artwork, analogue photography etc., ie..using my hands for precision work, but this takes experience...

like most people and things these days, all show, no substance

I think this is Shadow Grey, no?

Bell and Colvill have Lotus biscuits :LOL: I was there a few days ago

no slots till March next year!

Just back from a road trip in Wales, the roads are so much better than in England. Many roads in England, specially B-roads are in bad shape, pot holes and very bumpy much of the time.

Drove the Touring spec on GYs today, my impressions... Firstly really appreciate B&C picking some nice roads and providing 45mins+ of driving time. Weather was clear, but roads damp, a lot of standing water in some places. My background in sports cars is hardly the stuff of envy, driven a few...

Right, the Emira is a £60k car optioned to £77k/sub $100k, not really a fair comparison

I have a test drive later today, haven't driven an Emira or Evora to date. But I would expect the difference is in the Emira V6 you'd carry more speed into the corner and keep engine on boil higher in the rev range to have torque on hand out of the corner. Nailing that itself should be pretty...

I particularly appreciate the matching trousers, that sir is attention to detail

On the first showing at B&C, back in 2021, I got speaking with a guy at Lotus who manages the demo fleet. He gets to drive the cars, including competitor cars (they had an M2 and GT4 among others). Told me the Emira was like an Evora cranked up to 11. I was (mis)sold at that point. Seems...

Phones cameras + AI are getting so good these days, I think I'll sell my Leica M and use it to fund some PPF for the Emira. Was out shooting 3 rolls of film in the fog this morning, camera failed on the last roll, damn phone camera's, these kids have no idea how easy they have it :LOL:

Not going for 430 + 7200rpm was more about skewing their emission numbers it seems. I imagine once they have the Eletre production up they'll have more headroom for emissions and 430bhp + higher redline becomes feasible. Sounds dumb, but so are the EU regs...

hits the limiter twice! hope it's run in already

lovely combination

DV looking delicious - yet to see one in my spec, silver wheels, black calipers and ice grey interior

Although as a test drive car it's had a lot of bums on that seat. My car's driver's seat will only ever grace one behind, that of my own.

people will ask if its a Ferrari even with the Lotus badge on it :LOL: specially if its red

funny, when i were a young lad we all thought we'd be in space ships by then

not trying to compensate for anything here either, just a car to enjoy driving.

and on that bombshell its time to say goodnight

Unlike a wary parent a full blown toddler tantrum at being offered a special treat and not getting it probably wont work, but hey, anything's worth a go right now

Usually takes more than 26yrs to learn that sort of humility and gratitude, congratulations, that's something you can't buy

Perfectly understandable, the UK doesn't get much rain to test wipers with :LOL:

UK market being de-prioritised for the Electra, pricing revealed in EURs. I guess that's what we get for a tanking GBP courtesy of our hapless politicians. I'd rather a Polestar 3, better priced and no doubt better resolved.

Evija is a stunner

Matt Windle speaking about Emira about 10mins in - some nice footage of a bumble bee configured Emira Feels like a pre-IPO pitch or bolstering the companies image for investment

BMW marketing has sealed it's fate - I will never buy this car!

not its best angle, pretty awful, agreed. But still maintain in a gun grey or something muted it might work

Can work well when done with skill https://www.hyundai-n.com/en/models/rolling-lab/n-vision-74.do Angular in profile, curved in plan, very well resolved and bold to my eye

Your use of the word reminds me of the great Blackadder's educating a certain Mr S. Johnson

for those who don't understand Japanese: "Is this the fabled Dark Verdant" "Yes it is" "When will they deliver cars" "How long is a piece of string" "sometime it can be long, and sometimes it can be very long" "Indeed, so it is with Lotus" disclaimer, I only understand 2% of the video, the rest...

looks fugly in red, but I suspect that would change in a darker more muted colour, the lines being a bit more subtle and less oversized toy like. Must admit with a bit of time and lost of visual acuity it'd grow on me.