I lurked in the Lotus forums for years and always thought the Exige with the roof air intake was the shit! In those days I was torn between arctic silver and storm titanium…touring vs. sport…has anything changed in 25 years?
Seriously, parking his Vivid Red while T6061's Osmium Silver and Balboa's Nimbus Grey spectate...great turn out! Six Emira's; Evora GT's, Elise, Exige, Elan, Seven and an Esprit were in attendance...
Actually I was hoping someone would do a Singer type restomod to an Esprit S1...quilted leather in the engine bay with an impeccable engine rebuild and a an interior better than anything that came out of the factory! Just a dream...
Yup...works like a charm. Interesting to me that you can change from 5th to 6th while the cruise control is on and it will stay engaged when the shift is complete. I also noticed cruise control is disabled in track mode...
My experience as well. Still need to clean as often...a tad easier...still takes as much time. Still thinking gunmetal wheels to mask the dust. Has anyone managed to get the Red Stuff pads installed without removing the backing plate? KitKat seemed to think that might be why he has the bit of...
The '91 NSX was a special car...from memory not nearly as visceral as the Emira but very special in its own way. The engine sounded just ok outside the car but from inside it was epic. Titanium connect rods, 8k redline, Honda reliability. Never drove one but maybe the Zanardi edition would be...
Wasn't a problem at Lotus of Orange County. Mentioned to my salesperson. The OEM plate holder was in the trunk. Used Greg's no drill holder. Five minute install. Easy peasy...
Agree with your initial observations wholeheartedly.
I''m now at 3200 miles (since May 17th) and would add that once past break in, the versatility of the three driving modes makes dailying it a dawdle. Tour is civil around the neighbors or John Q. Law. If you're on the phone (the cabin...