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The Emira with +70 hp will feel like a step up. 70 hp is a lot more! In my experience, I need at least a 10% power gain on any aftermarket parts to consistently feel the power and make it worth it, and that's a much bigger boost.

It’s a nice interior to be in, for sure. Though it matches the car well, I would still love to have round dial analog gauges.

Gooooooood morning fellow Emirati! I have an alcantara steering wheel on my Emira. Love it. Don’t love the idea of it getting nasty over time, which I know it will. How to slow it down? Maybe driving gloves. Does anyone have experience with Hungant.com gloves? Tailor made to order for what...

So, the Emira edges out the Ferrari in handling and balance?

I still want an F355 though…

I’ve never understood the argument that Ferrari and other exotics are so much better built and engineered than anything America could ever make. Like Corvettes or not, there ain’t a single one made in my lifetime (born in 1984) where routine engine out services would ever be acceptable to...

That’s said, they tick all the other right boxes!

I try to do as much work on my own car as I can, even big stuff. Granted, my experience is rather limited to common domestic cars, but in reality they all work pretty much the same. An alternator is an alternator, and a window regulator is a window regulator. BOSCH, Delco, Denso, etc., make most...

Thank you for your write-up.

Great car collection!

I remember when those were “cheap”. One of the best looking cars ever designed. Then I read about the service requirements, and tried my best to forget about owning the prettiest Ferrari made since the 1960s…

Welcome to Emira ownership! Mine did the same thing around 500 miles. No problem after that.

Our car taste Venn diagrams must be similar. I’m a huge fan of XJR’s particularly the XJK 100. What year and color is yours?

A hearse to carry me to the graveyard. Put me in the ground if I have to sell my Emira!

I think I’d have to call the deal off and look for a used Emira with similar spec.

That stinks.

They couldn't even be bothered to do some homage wheel designs, just different wheel colors.

That’s disappointing. It’s literally a sticker and badge job. They couldn’t be bothered to even match the colors. Dark Verdant green on the Emira is nothing like the BRG Type 25. The other cars aren’t any better. Disappointing.

It might be made available to a potential customer that’s ready to walk if it’s not provided.

Ok, now that I typed that, I wouldn’t want a terribly abused car.

That stinks. On the one hand, I would be weary. I would want a complete, upfront explanation about the miles. If the answer were honest and satisfactory, bucks off the sticker, full PPF with warranty, and once ALL issues are 100% fixed, I’d think I’d be alright. It is a new car with a...

I have come to this realization with my 2006 Mustang GT. The stock mufflers sound pretty dang good. No drone, no rasp, and fairly loud at WOT. When my car was new, I had multiple people ask what exhaust I had on it. Everyone looked surprised when I said completely stock. Bonus, there was...

We just need someone to do recording- studio quality samples or before and after of all the major brands and combinations! Somebody get on that. And make it available for free… These cars just sound sooo good with a 3rd cat delete and valve controller. Added bonus, it doesn’t seem that...

This one reminds me of photos in EVO I spent hours looking at when I was a teenager. I enjoyed reading the articles, as they were written very differently than US auto journalism. Let me try my hand: "Treadwell says the Emira's the ticket when the road gets technical. I'm inclined to agree...

You might ask one of our great sponsors that sell 3rd cat deletes exactly what happens when the 3rd cat is removed. My understanding is that does not throw any error codes and is unmonitored.

I can’t imagine there’s any perceivable difference between the sounds of various 3rd cat deletes. They all accomplish the same thing with nearly identically dimensions.

This car sounds soooooo good with just the 3rd cat delete and valve controller. It would have to sound an order of magnitude better to make Larini or any other exhaust worth it for me, and I just don’t see that happening. I think the stock muffler/resonator/whatever has a pretty aggressive...

I think if tried lifting your car with a jack there you’d need a new front bumper.

What have you not had done that you’re concerned about?

Just having my car back in my possession, running. I had a massive electrical failure in September that required a 200+ mile round trip flatbed tow to the dealer and back. The car was gone for about a month. I missed it. Very inconvenient, but Lotus USA customer service and the Earth...

The lack of a full size spare in modern cars stinks, but then again on a car like ours with unidirectional, different size tires front to rear, I guess it wouldn’t help much to have a spare anyway. I am going to get a plug kit and learn how to do my own roadside repair, just incase this...

No federal law prevents repair of a Z rated tire. The tech either had no idea what he was talking about, didn’t want to repair the tire and needed an excuse, or thought he could sell me a new tire. No matter the motive, he was wrong.

I guess I'll find out when I replace the tire. Hopefully the sealant won't be that big of a deal. I felt the trade off/potential mess was worth it. I didn't want to have a blow out on the way home on the highway.

It should be pretty easy to shame your son to do a set in white leather. I mean, you gave him his last name. Just point to the name on the seats and remind him where it all started!

Excellent link. This might be worth printing and keeping in your car incase you get a flat and need to show a shop that is honestly leery of attempting a repair on an unfamiliar tire.

I had a flat this weekend on a road trip. I just posted a super long-winded sotry about it under the title" Beware Tire Repair, or How to Deflate an Anniversary" To answer your directly, there is nothing "custom" about these tires. They are production line items from Michelin and Goodyear...

A little background... In 2021, my wife and I traveled to Sedona, Arizona to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary trip. We rented a 2020 Evora GT through Turo for that trip, and were gobsmacked. The car was fantastic, unlike any I had driven before. The mountain roads around Sedona were the...

Granted, I did actually rent an Evora GT for a 4 day period back in November 2021. Apart from that actual experience, I like to reference my dream as a legitimate experience. It's kind of like Val Kilmer who (I'm paraphrasing here) once argued that as a method actor, he could more accurately...

If old-style Road & Track magazine were still in print, this would be one of the greatest “PS” ever printed.