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But seriously. I've seen that the area around the side vent as well as the rear vents are especially problematic. Some installers had to cut a seam into it, or make it a two-piece install. For the rear vent, some use a relief cut, or other tricks. I think I've only seen one install where they...

Yes.

Yea, I wish the ambient lighting was better. Having owned some recent MB cars, I really like the colorful ambient lighting they put in their cars. Really livens up the mood for night driving. I know it's not for every body, but I really like it.

That's a new one… I recommend a visit to the dealer.

The system is pretty good. I recommend that you do a reset of the audio settings and take some time to listen to it. The soundstage and midrange/treble performance of the KEF system is excellent. The only weakness is in the bass.

Lotus UK shouldn't be lumped together with the rest of the Lotus Tech, IMO. Lotus of UK, with its engineering, brand, and manufacturing capabilities, flawed as they are, have value far beyond the other parts of Lotus Tech. If this Lotus experiment fails, I anticipate that the electric vehicle...

Delicious!

Great video. But fair warning, at 10:35, where the 3rd cat just rotates down, some cars may not do that based on what I have heard. It can be in there *tight*.

Very interesting! Glad to hear that a simple mod like this improves a negative characteristic of the exhaust. Now I'm wondering what lengthening my stock exhaust pipes would do... The stock exhaust does not have a droning issue, but I'm curious what the change would be.

With operating earnings coming in at about 1/10th of operating expenses, I don't see *ANY* way they can actually begin to turn a profit realistically. They would have to increase sales 10 fold while not increasing any operating expenses - or reduce operating expenses to 1/10th while maintaining...

Yea I dodged that bullet tool. Victory was the first dealer I called back in 2021. The guy was really noncommittal when it came to pricing and allocations but was trying to reassure me that I would get in the initial batch. It just felt off.

Eh... technically, all parts of a car are removable, right? Based on what I can see, it's there to provide some longitudinal connection between the metal tray and the plastic undertray. Maybe there is some flapping action that needs to be controlled at speed? The car does generate significant...

Certification for the V6 auto is done done. They can be sold as far as I know.

I missed it! You are right. It's one automatic each. This kind of raises some questions for me... what are they for? Are they customer cars?

As all of you have already seen, there was a couple of shipments on 8/17 that arrived in Baltimore, both US and Canadian cars. Notably, the first confirmed Automatic V6 car arrived for Canada; none so far for the US. I've updated the tracking sheet. Edit: There is one confirmed Automatic V6 for...

Doesn't show up on ImportGenius yet. I'll check tomorrow.

Yea, I wouldn't trust this outdoors. I was very nervous putting the prop in place the first time I had the hood open. I had mental images of this metal stick poking through the composite panel and me doing a James May impression.

All of this is due to an error/contradiction in the data provided to NHTSA by Lotus. Here's a link to the submission document: https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/mid/home/displayfile/e8c3167c-2868-4f60-b8fa-38052fb802fe The issue is it contains this: And then it also contains this: Since the...

As far as I know, it's a different engine code... so we can't be sure that the mechanicals are all exactly the same. It *may* just be a software difference, but technically, they can be mechanically different. I would generally believe that Lotus won't officially release a 400HP update to the...

No one knows for sure. When bad things happen, it will be a case by case basis. Is there a possibility that a malfunctioning flap valve controller will cause issues with the car's engine? Yes. The flap valve opens at high RPMs to protect the engine. Can they deny warranty in such a case? Possibly.

To me, the edition probably doesn't matter as much as the overall rarity of the model, which is going to remain quite rare. IMO, the FE cars were never going to be that special. It's whatever hot "S" version that they end the production with, that is the most appealing to future buyers.

Beautiful car and it looks like you cared for it and prepared it for the next owner. I hope it finds a good home.

This is the stereotypical V shapped EQ curve. There used to be a dedicated "loudness" button on stereos for applying just this curve at low listening volumes. Looking at photos of vintage stereos that had built in EQ sliders, you would frequently see this shape. Its effect is boosted bass for an...

I have added the 11 cars that arrived in Baltimore on 8/9 to the tracking sheet. These are Canadian V6 Manual cars.

I am partial to JL and their MicroSub products using a ported enclosure would probably fit very well and give you exceptionally good bass. You would tap the existing subwoofer output wiring.

Please ask about the brand. During my research, I remember reading that the hard films are optically clearer, but 1) they are very difficult to install and 2) they don't last long because their scratches don't auto heal. The soft films like Bray are much easier to install and they auto heal to...

Oh, hey. I've been driving around with this thing and it's still wavy after two and half months. It will definitely bother some people. As you can see from the photo, it lays mostly flat on its own, so I didn't have to any stretching or forcing things into place. So I believe the waviness is...

I described my experience here. https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/more-details-for-kef-audio.1017/post-146111 To me, all speaker designs are about goals and acceptable tradeoffs. The fresh air subwoofer is probably working as intended and does generate healthy overall amount of bass that...

Infinite baffle designs have a rule of thumb that the space is about 10x or larger than the Vas of the driver. I would be very surprised if the internal volume of the Emira cabin doesn't not qualify as infinite baffle in this regard. The other consideration is that if the space is not enclosed...

Yea, this is the same phenomenon that others have described, including me. In my case, I drove it for about 400 miles and was trying to take a frequency response measurement of the system. I did a reset of the audio system settings and suddenly there was bass. It was very thin sounding before...

The drama is unnecessary, you made that comment literally just a few posts up. Prior to this you made multiple posts in which you were confidently dismissive of the suggestion that this was some type of system issue or gremlin. You were absolutely convinced that it is an example of break in and...

Now you are just gas lighting people. You said what you said, it's a common tactic by people who claim speaker break in is an audible phenomenon to dismiss those with a different claim as simply having inferior hearing. I even pointed it out before you went ahead and made this exact insinuation...

Thanks for the helpful summaries. The thing with audio equipment is that there are two different concepts: measurable difference and audible differences. There is almost always a measurable difference. The exact same driver measured 1 minute apart will show a difference in the measurements due...

Yea, exactly as I pointed out, this is a common cop out for people who can't prove the audibility of break in, they cast negative aspersions to the hearing capability of others. Can you clarify your prior insistence that it's the cone that breaks in, while all of the discussions back and forth...

No, I completely disagree. What's going on with the KEF system is very very different from the typical audiophile descriptions of break in. Sure, they use phrases like "the system comes alive with fullness" or "night and day difference" when describing break-in but invariably when pressed on the...

Oh I agree with the upgrade as a line item. I don't know if it is worth 2000. I may consider it for 1000. The Harman Kardon system upgrade in a BMW is about 1k. Personally, the biggest draw to tor KEF system before I heard it is how the grills look. I am a sucker for bling.

Yea, the system having bass deficiency syndrome that resolves itself seems to be one of those Lotus quirks. I regard that as a separate topic from the overall quality of the KEF sound system itself. The KEF sound system, when working correctly, is pretty good to my ears. The bass is definitely...