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Ive done it today. Defo Sport :) :(

Hi Tom I have checked and it is a Sports Chassis What are Lotus doing..... So being based in the Midlands I have access to Bradford, Notts and Solihull and they are all Sports 🤦‍♂️ and also all blue I believe same as the one car we have all seen..... brilliant. Big up Jade at Lotus Solihul...

The big issue with upgrades is the cooling again. I believe anything over 415bhp requires vented louvered rear hatch on the Evora. I cant see this being different on the Emira. Get rid of the leaky boot lid issue though I guess... ;)

Stunner! :)

That is Sport at Bristol I believe. Why I'd expect their sister dealership to be given touring. I will call them after the dentist...

We should be car sharing to these demo drives to save petrol 🤣

Doh purposely booked this because it was Touring. Lotus sending out random demo cars not to Dealer specification is just another poor show

Just been looking at this. Completely spurious concept, but amazing in equal measure. Made me look at the Morgans again....

Are we now getting excited and celebrating the fact that the car we are buying is actually putting out the manufacturer quoted power figures? 🤔 If so I can get behind that... 😅🤩

Blasphemy on here 😯🤫😅😉

Definitely interested in any Komotec feedback... 👀

Anything with massive extended arches can't be ugly 🥰

It's designed to fit 4 track day wheels and tyres in the back 😘

I'd completely forgotten that Colin Chapman was renowned for designing good looking cars first and foremost 😋😉

Moot it's the non Circuit Pack car 😋 He does test that later against the Sti and says its better. The big thing to mention (especially on a Lotus forum) is the weight. The Yaris weighs 300kg less!

They are also key for me having not driven it yet. I also found just sitting in it that it wasn't as driver focused as I would like. Seats were a part of that. But the move to haptic controls, digital dash and hidden menu controls instead of normal buttons is also a big factor. Then little stuff...

What was the main reason/concern?

100%. Everything about it has been thought out and implemented purely to make it as good a rally car as possible. I forgot to mention how epic the brakes are on the Yaris. Bigger than the brakes on the Supra and not much smaller than the Emira. 356mm fronts compared to 370mm

Fair. But you could by a Yaris and an Evora 😇😉

Nope it's faster than all of the old guard as std. I can say that having had a Evo 6 Tommi Makinen edition back in the day. In fact its pretty much the same speed over the 1/4 mile as that car.

You will be lucky to get a decent 205 Gti for less than £20k now lol. The fact its a Toyota is a good thing of course. For all the same reasons the Lotus die hards defend the aging V6 lump in the Emira. Name another 'ltd edition' focused sports car that comes with a 10 year manufacturing...

If you care a lot about looks and image (as you do ha ha) then I can see why people literally overlook it. The seat being too high is literally my only complaint (yet you do get better B road visibility!) It's a tool. In the same way all the best Rally Cars are. Love the fact its so good out of...

Now you are trying to get me to talk Yaris so Tom ends up setting up a "talk about Yaris" thread! I will bite though as its justifiable on this thread. If I was not to get the Emira one of the main reasons for me would be because I couldn't also justify keeping the Yaris (yes it is that good)...

The front end of a 981/718 is basically the same as a 991/992 Sorry Tom, still at it. ..

The Boxster is an amazing package. If it wasn't constantly throttled back by Porsche it would be one of the best sports cars of all time (guess it already is, but would be epic no limits) Anyways will stop going on about them 😇😅

That's useful as I think most folk will just be turning on the radio on test drives due to time limitations. I will make effort to hook up to highest quality Spotify streaming next week 🙂

The awkward bit will be "yes we can sort that for you, you need this £600 amp that Lotus wouldnt spec due to weight/costs/supply" - Err but I've already paid for a premium system? And hence it probably won't get sorted unless Lotus admit its an actual issue and stump up the cash to make it...

Says the man that lives in TEXAS 😏🤣🌞 It's been raining here for 24 hours straight now 😆

I've always been amazed how complicated manufacturers make e brakes!

Understood. To be fair though 85% of Emira deposit holders having second thoughts will probably be considering a 🤬 though 😉🙂

Understood. To be fair though 85% of Emira deposit holders having second thoughts will probably be considering a 🤬 though 😉🙂

No sorry I meant the video! Check out the last 30 seconds. Stunning 💚💛

Why I like it. Not many grey Spyders around and totally under the radar. Classy not flashy, you just hear me coming

Verdant looks obscene on this video. The last few stills want me to start begging for someone to swap their DV for Nimbus Silver wheels, yellow calipers, tan interior, omg 😍

I really like this... http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211051415691?atmobcid=soc3

Comfort seats on this one. But yup 2 years warranty. Basically zero bills bar tax for 18 months. Sell with 6 months warranty remaining in Summer 2024 and lose not a lot http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202208249089575?atmobcid=soc3

If you pay a couple of thousand more (could be discount to be had) you get 2 years Porsche Warranty and associated prep. Hey probably get yourself a 300 pound Silverstone day as well. Plus need to take into account that they are getting close to the bottom of their depreciation curve 🤷

Noticed the first £80k 718 GT4 today. 718 4.0 GTS £66k 981 Spyders £65k and all dropping....

Or buy an Exige...?

Lotus should offer this as a Warranted performance pack at £3k (even tho 415 7200rpm should have been std lol)