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I think with the Komotec upgrade you have to take it to them, so not really available for rest of the world at this stage. I‘ve got sport chassis and Goodyears and find it a great combination. You could always get another set of lightweight wheels and stick cup 2s on that set for trackdays...

Which is a huge saving. And well worth the money. Factor that in and as previously stated 90-100kg becomes possible. Personally, I don’t want to change the seats but I can fully understand why you would.

Since they quote the weight of their battery at 2.8kg, that’s an 18kg+ saving, so within what they claim. Quite significant (whilst also being ridiculously expensive). Add some lightweight wheels (and titanium wheel studs - why hasn’t anyone developed these yet?) and you’ve got 30kg+ before you...

I’ve been kind of half looking at the lightweight battery that Komotec advertise. Claimed 17-22kg weight saving, but very expensive. Also not sure how it would go in normal road car use. Does anyone have any experience with these...

Ah, ok. Thanks.

Quick question: what is this 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 business? What does it actually mean? It seems to be mentioned quite a lot on here but I have no idea what you’re talking about. Thanks.

Actually I love that colour. if it had been an option on the FE I would have ordered it. Same colour roof, and silver wheels. Lovely.

BP 98 is generally thought to be the best fuel in Oz. Not all “98s” are equal.

Thanks for the well thought out response. My comments weren't meant to be a personal attack - like others I've watched and enjoyed your journey. People are a little too quick to be offended these days, IMO (usually on someone else's behalf). I guess I'm just a straight talker. For some...

Not trying to be an a-hole, but I suspect the mods will make it more difficult to sell. What impact do they have on warranty? There seems to be no clear answer on this yet. Regardless, considering you’ve been so enthusiastic about the car, to now be so desperate to flip it so as to buy...

Australia.

Exactly my spec.

Personally I don’t think depreciation will be particularly bad, but if it is I couldn’t care less. Like everyone else, I’ve lost money on most cars I’ve owned (properly had my pants pulled down on a couple of BMWs), and I’ve gained on a couple of others (Including tripling my money on one). I...

Ferrari 355 with complete non-standard system. Tubi headers, Hyperflow cats, Nouvalari exhaust. Unbelievable old school F1 sound, and LOUD.

Great question. I really like the look of this and the weight saving, but I actually like the sound of the standard exhaust and wouldn’t want anything that was substantially louder. Coming from a car that would wake the neighbours and set off car alarms when I exited my garage I’m enjoying the...

I‘m no expert in this area so sorry if I’m misreading something, but Apple CarPlay definitely connects to the system via Bluetooth.

I agree, and as I said before I use CarPlay and it works well. That doesn’t change the fact that we were told the car would have navigation and DAB radio, and cars going to the rest of the world have these features so it’s more than a little crap that our cars have simply had them “turned off”...

Yes. That is exactly what we’re saying. There is no GPS function on Australian delivered cars, despite being told when we ordered the car that it would be there. Someone may have to post a pic of where the nav button is on other cars but where I believe it is is just a blank space on ours.

Agree 100%. It is extraordinary that my $20k Golf has GPS but my $200k Lotus doesn’t. Carplay works quite well so it’s not the end of the world but I don’t understand the reasoning, especially as you say it was supposed to come on the car and everywhere else in the world has it.

Looks wise? 1. Emira 2. Daylight It is interesting how much the manual box “hampers” the performance. If the Emira had a proper DCT such as in modern Ferraris the 0-60 time would surely be in the mid-high 3s.

That’s because we live in the age of glorifying the victim. People get points for having a public whinge over minor inconveniences. Meanwhile owners who have no issues (or who don’t carry on over nothing) are too busy enjoying their car to waste time complaining on the internet. After spending...

Yeah but then all you’ve got is a Porsche like everyone else. Yawn. I think the Emira is great the way it is, but can fully understand someone spending whatever it is to take it to 450hp+ and playing around with the suspension, maybe losing some weight etc. If you can afford to do that and...

I thought the gearbox was more the limiting factor than the engine. How would the gearbox etc. go with 500hp or would you need to do upgrades there as well?

Jeepers, where do you guys live? You have to plan out every step of a journey just because it’s a nice car? I’ve driven a “desirable” car (ok, an old Ferrari and now the Emira so not exactly a Chiron or Zonda) for fifteen years and left them in every possible car park including supermarkets...

These coming in the future factory supplied upgrades have been mentioned for quite a while. Does anyone know what they will actually be?

The only one of those I’d be interested in is the blind spot detection. The rest is “meh” in a sports car, for mine. I find that the vision is very good everywhere except over the shoulder where it’s much poorer than my old Ferrari. That seems to be a proper blind spot which would benefit...

Great, thank you. Finally, is there a definite answer on where the negative should go? On the terminal or on one of the battery securing bolts, or it makes no difference and either is fine?

This is all rather confusing. I have a Ctek charger which came with the car. Haven’t used it yet but am thinking about hooking it up soon (incidentally I went away for three weeks, came back and the car started easily no issues at all). The manual for the charger states (see pic) Normal...

Has anyone fitted the Öhlins TTX setup from Komo-Tec? I‘m very happy with the suspension as it is (sport, and the ride is certainly “busy” on really rough roads, but I’ve had cars that felt way harsher so it’s no problem). Just curious as to what the real world benefits might be.

Actually that’s exactly why I was told not to high pressure wash the Ferrari. It had nothing to do with paint, and everything to do with the electrics etc. Say what you like as to whether that’s a reasonable situation with a new expensive car in 2023, but I won’t be high pressure washing the Emira.

It sounds like at least some of the problem comes from high pressure washing. I remember with my Ferrari I was always told never to do that. And I won’t be doing that with the Emira either.

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In your own words you described the Emira as “junk” and “too slow”, yet you still have a deposit down? How odd.

As an ex Ferrari owner, and someone who has driven most of the recent Ferraris, I couldn’t disagree with your post more. This is the first Lotus since the Esprit that made me want to buy a Lotus. And obviously I’m not alone. Regardless how good the Elise / Exige / Evora may have been to drive...

A new McLaren / Ferrari is 3-4 times the price of the Emira in Oz. You’re looking at $700k minimum on the road compared to $200k. I’ve driven a number of modern Ferraris and sold a classic Ferrari which I owned for 12 years to buy the Emira. Do I really think a new Ferrari or McLaren is worth...

Well I finally picked up mine today. Absolutely happy with it. Considering I’d never even seen one in the flesh until today I’m blown away. All this talk about wheel gap etc. is BS as far as I’m concerned. Looks perfect to me. Very happy.