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Same here,.

I'm thinking Scotland and the NC500 but delivery estimated around October so will probably do some driving around the Yorkshire Dales and Moors (I'm nicely placed between the two) first and then maybe the Northumberland250 and a quick two day blast up to Scotland for the old military road. I'm...

The Audi RS4 from 2012 had a 4.2 V8 with 444bhp, the current generation has a 2.9 V6 turbo and has 444bhp. That's the only example I can give you. Torque has obviously vastly increased due to moving from N/A to turbocharging.

I find the feeling of slow is relative to the conditions and road though and how confident the car makes you feel in those conditions. I have no doubt the Emira will drive brilliantly on the twisty B roads around the Yorkshire Dales and Moors which i drive often. I have kept up with far faster...

Weekend, winding road car. The wife uses the RS3 as her daily and I have a 330d Xdrive touring as my daily and for the family outings (dog and two kids). When it's just us and the kids then we take the RS3 as my 4 year old daughter loves the sound and acceleration. Not having space for the two...

Note from the T&C's for the configuration fee stage says first deliveries from 30th April onwards.

Looks like the other pre-production car is back at Hethel from its travels.....

Just seen this on the Lotus social media outlets. I guess this is maybe why they are inviting deposit payers to Hethel next week, to see the other pre-production car!?!

I''m 5 hours away, i'll pick you up on my way haha

That would be good and would nudge it to around 285HP per ton which I suspect will be plenty enough. My friend had a 2018 Vantage with the 4.0 V8 from AMG in it and that worked out around 310HP per ton and breaking traction with a heavy left foot was very easy however that was probably more to...

According to BMW UK the M2C manual weighs 1625kg EU (The EU standard adds 75kg for a driver and luggage) so that would be 1550kg DIN so 265HP per ton. Emira looking like 274HP per ton from what I can gather so far.

Looking at the Emira spec sheet posted on this forum it actually shows DIN weight for the V6 FE as 1458kg and then further down on the last page shows the 'Emira' DIN weight as 1405kg. I suspect the latter is for a base i4 model then?

It does seem odd doesn't it. I decided to look at the weight figures quoted by Porsche for the Cayman GTS 4.0 and the GT4 and they quote DIN (Weight of the car with all fluids necessary for operation, including a 90% full fuel tank) weight figures of 1405kg and 1420kg respectively for the manual...

Manufacturers weight figures are always a bit difficult to fathom i find as the various standards used muddy the water so it isn't often like for like. For me if kerb weight with fluids is less than 1500kg, weight distribution is as close to 50/50 as possible and bhp per tonne is above 260 i'll...

He certainly is, I'm keeping him tapped up. He says the following is the general process that is followed (he worked at JLR so he knows his stuff I'd guess); A vehicle going into production has a number of gateways to go through. At each stage it has certain criteria it has to meet in order to...

I'm in a car club and someone in the clan has a friend who is on the Emira program and he has said 35 cars are in production and are at 'TT' (tool try out, i think that means they have been produced from production tooling?) stage with a target of first V6 cars being ready to ship in April...

When I was speaking to the Sales Manager from Lotus (not the dealership) he said 5.9% without confirming it "officially" and he was very committed in his comments about residual values being strong and supported by the finance partner (FCA). I don't think they are under any illusion that they...

When I spoke to Lotus Bradford they said Lotus HQ were taking / dealing with the orders, specification and the money directly and the dealership was being paid a fee direct from Lotus for taking delivery of the car and doing the handover with the customer.

When you spec up a Cayman GT4 to the same levels of the Emira V6 FE with an auto box the GT4 is £83k and you'll struggle to get on the list for a GT4. The GTS 4.0 is a closer more available comparison and comes in under the Emira when you specced it up but equally almost non of the FE things...

Good call (y)

Thanks for sharing some pictures, looks as good as the media stuff and that green is dark isn't it. We were thinking of going with that so will be interesting to see the swatch in the flesh and if it changes our decision. We are booked in for the 13th of October so not too long to go.

Not really, this will be the final car in the 3 car garage. My wife dailies an RS3 and I have the family wagon (330d Xdrive estate) for family and dog duties. The Emira will get used regularly though as I like to go out for a drive a couple of times a week when weather permits and in the RS3...

Nice work and I assume the deposit is still refundable at this stage!?!

If they did and the residual value after 2 years was good then they could well sell a lot of cars.

Wondering the same thing ourselves as the Porsche Cayman / Boxster GTS deals are very competitive and are our fall back plan if the Emira doesn't live up to expectation and or doesn't work out on the numbers game. We would hope to buy the car at or before the end of the finance deal so the...

Having the same reservations, we don't intend to daily the Emira however we do intend to do quite a few raod trips (NC500, Alps, Pyrenees) and we also drive a lot around the Yorkshire Dales and Moors so the touring set up might be more favourable!?! We will be quizzing the dealer when we see the...

Very hard to ascertain I would guess, however given how strong residual values are for the Cayman GTS from the off I can't imagine the Lotus will compete with them until the V6 engine demise has been confirmed. It will be interesting to see how competitive the finance deals are from Lotus as the...

You should be fine, I had similar reservations with a 2018 Aston Martin Vantage. Terrified didn't do it justice but I built up slowly and sensibly and once I was dialled in I don't think I've driven quicker point to point when the conditions have allowed. Get to know the limitations of the car...

Probably not to be honest, thinking it looks great as is but will see what the next configuration gives away and also physically seeing a car in October.