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Just had my call. Almost as exciting as knowing the date for my first son’s birth! As above, any changes must be confirmed before Friday to ensure delivery date. 6 months to finish the new garage then! Good to have a deadline..

Not me! (8am on 9th)

I have two cars with it and turning lane assist off is part of the setting off routine. It’s nigh on useless on minor UK roads and occasionally tries to pull you out into oncoming traffic if you’re approaching a parked car. It’s crazy. On motorways (particularly paired with adaptive cruise) it...

I'm an 848 for the track and a '94 900SS for the road. For me there is nothing quite like the V-twin sound, particularly on the older bikes. [edit: I have been thinking a 748SPS would look nice in the shed alongside the yellow Emira)

Be interesting to know if home delivery (or to detailer) is in covered transport. Be a bit rubbish if it isn't, having been forced to pay to have an already brand new car cleaned.

Thanks Tom. Just the kind of detail I hoped for!

Here's a question for the nerd and/or OCD-types (I'm not the only one on here I bet..) The number plate. What's it going to say along the bottom if you get delivery from the factory. Granted it's a long time before it matters (delivery or re-sale) but having Bell & Colvill or a respected...

Yeah I've had same thing (and paid deposit 8am 9th July.)

They could offer some overtime to the trimmers reassigned to torque wrench duties (the C4 Lotus documentary) to stitch the V6 manual steering wheels :D

It might include an autoglym kit (our new id3 did, which seemed like a thinly veiled excuse to help justify the £300 for delivery and pdi.) Either way it does feel a bit Ryanair for a premium brand/car to be overcharging for it, unless there’s something of actual value as yet to be revealed...

Epic! I've done some initial fishing on finance in case anyone is interested, with a chunky deposit you can get interest only PCP deals (independent super car finance companies) saving about 5k overall. Now, back to the configurator. Not much work getting done this morning!

Exciting stuff, thanks for sharing!

Agree - lack of contrast stitch was factor in my decision to go Alcantara. Together with the fact it's essentially 'half leather' in terms of how some manufacturers would describe it.

That made me laugh, thanks!

That is nice, makes me like the idea of a carbon roof!

Most jealous you attended eCOTY! Looks a lot of fun. Dickie Meaden interviewed my family in 1990 when we had 9 daily driver minis. The GR86 should be great. Having reflected on it over Christmas and driven some local roads in the Yaris again as a sense check, I realised I have enough cars on...

I had this in an email from Customer Services end of last year, "Unfortunately no Dark Verdant Emira yet in the flesh so cannot provide any pictures, however there will be some produced in the New year for press reviews etc" I think most people would take New Year to mean Jan, maybe Feb. We...

I've also seen grey and blue. I think Emiras will deliver similar visual impact to mclaren/ferrari/lamborghini, particularly in the lighter colours. It doesn't quite have the physical presence of a traditional supercar but that's a positive in my eyes, I'm not a fan of big cars. Or the image...

Does the phone storage slot have wireless charging do we know? That would be a bit of a miss if it isn't.

Yep, that reads like there's been a bit of thought put into communication. Nice.

That sub stuff is very clever. If the claims for c. 10x higher SPL than normal subs stand up it's going to be very interesting in such a small cabin. I just put an audison system around the same power in my yaris with a sub and it's more than loud enough (granted I am somewhat older than when I...

Generally a decent read and Gav's input on why it's not an Evora was interesting. Personally that's not an issue for me (a good looking Evora with a good interior is the Esprit I've always dreamed of.) But is this one more journalistic (mis)interpretation or something else? We all know the...

I think an interesting analogy is quick shifters (and slipper clutches) on sports bikes. On track days they are an absolute joy as you bang up/down through the gears, I describe it as what I imagine flying a jet plane must be like. It puts the world on fast forward. On the road though I think...

Thanks for doing this. Fortune favours the brave, I think I will go for it.

That looks stunning. Would you be able to do Hethel without black pack under same lighting. Then I would have my final choices to contemplate. Really can't decide between the fun sporty yellow option or the serious gt option. I like both very much.

Those wheels do look good, more 'finished' in my eyes. Still finding it hard to resist verdant!

Good insight, thank you (y)

Great news. With your knowledge Tom would a potential Komo-tec upgrade typically void a Lotus warranty or not? Can't imagine I will be rushing to do it but just interesting to discuss tuning options during the wait!

Bit odd they’re ‘officially’ not recommending black alcantara with yellow stitch for Hethel yellow. That’s my config and I’d have thought that would be a fairly obvious combo? Plenty of red sports cars with red stitch on black etc. *edit - why are there no Designer’s Choices for some paint...

TV i configured sport and cup 2s. Planning to stick with sport but swap to the goodyears,

I went to B&C to test drive an Evora GT410 Sport in my circuit pack GR Yaris. I found they were spookily similar in terms of taughtness and having a noticeably 'busy ride' on anything other than smooth tarmac. I can completely believe that's the price you'll pay for ticking the sport option on...

I think that's pretty common these days (the notes bit), it'll be a CRM system or some such so any call or email you send will be attached to your order ID, to help customer service avoid going over old ground and understand where you are at. Though I would imagine a few of us may potentially...

Great pics, thanks. Wonder how long it will be before carbon versions of the vents become available. The black shiny plastic was pretty much the only thing that irked me when I saw the car at Goodwood and then at the B&C evening. It seems to be a trend on recent cars (we have an ID3 and that's...

I don 't know if I'm more excited for you guys having received calls or that I may get one in the next, well, who knows (deposit on 9th at 8am). Refreshing this page is making an otherwise unremarkable Friday rather entertaining.

Looks good right