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Are they letting people without one on order test drive? Palm beach is supposed to get their demo car in February/March over their guy. I am 2 hours away from naples but if I could get a test drive slot tomorrow I would make the drive as where I was on the fence to just see it. I will call...

Thank you, I may drive across for it, I will call and confirm if I can!

Called west palm, supposed to have one tomorrow for test drives but not for someone like me to see (wonder if I just popped in how that would go) but it hasn’t arrived yet. Too bad they couldn’t let someone just look it over for 2 min but it is what it is. First quarter is when demo car comes...

What dealership, west palm or naples? Is that this Saturday the 10th? Thanks!

Does anyone know when naples or WPB is going to have an actual car that isn’t for the FE buyers that people can see and demo? Wouldn’t it make sense for lotus to try to make some cars to get in the best dealers to stay as a demo car to keep the orders coming?

Harry’s euro tour trip in a spec I would take myself except for black roof and wheels, is really keeping the Emira on my radar. Like it is this or a 991.2 carrera T, those are the only 2 things that will budge me off my current car.

This is really so cool. I have to say, not only can you sense the joy in your photos, but picking up from the factory, from the main guys, pretty special for the price. So many things are 100 grand and it’s like buying a bag of groceries. I am not a materialistic spender and I am usually a...

That sounds exactly like an i4 turbo would sound. I think it is a good idea.

So I built a 992 Carrera T last night. 142-146k. How in the F? Starting at 116, and I didn’t do anything nuts, I built it like I was paying for it. I really didn’t have much fluff or so I thought. What struck me is what is Porsche thinking here? Or P car customers. Because I then built a...

Totally biased comment as I want the nimbus myself, but that color is pick of the litter!!!!! Congrats!

Let us know how it goes. I think you are going into your drive with the right mindset and from a nice driving car that the emira should be similar to but better in all ways. I think the reality is that it is going to be a while before anyone who didn’t order a FE will be able to drive one...

That is what I figured. Thanks for the confirmation

I think you nailed the rationale for this. Plus the fact that while I normally wouldn’t run a car, this one would be bagging for it and the rest of car I’m sure can handle it.

nah, perfect. Just look deadpan at the rep with you after and tell him it’s not a good look for the demo car to have engine problems already. Also, Find some hills before traffic lights for the demo. On that note, I live in flat Florida. Have only had 2 stick cars and last one was 18 years...

So the engine is safely capable of higher revs? I always thought that was a physical limitation for failure?

I said this in a joke but the more I think about it the Audi 5 cylinder is perfect for this car. Compact, loads of torque, 400hp, a little over 7000 redline, great sounds and would have a positive impact on the 0-60 I’d imagine. Also probably cheap enough considering what an RS3 cost. That or...

If turbo it will not be anything that high. I think mine redlines at 7100, but it sounds like a “race car” after 3500. I assume the amg is an excellent engine. Modern turbos have little lag and hold power through the range. If race car sounds at the high end that would be a huge bonus to...

Isn’t the lotus suspension supposed to be a strong point?

I have read alot on this and it had me a little concerned. I can’t thank TomE enough for posting pics of the LHD and RHD in another thread. Maybe those who test drove can confirm, but it appears my current pedal box has the brake quite close to the accelerator as well. One reviewer said...

So I’m obsessive, and even though I just joined I have been lurking for a while and overloading info on the Emira. In the kind of person who will spend 2 years obsessing on this before I get it. This morning coming back from coffee I had a thought. I nailed a couple Rev matched down shifts...

In fantasy I think you are spot on. This thing should be above a cayman, there is really no other cayman alternative, and there has to be a huge (I’m biased) market for a mid engine mini supercar that is “attainable”. Let’s face it, the emira looks soooo amazing that it deserves maybe not...

Congrats on getting an FE! Can’t wait to hear about the drive!

Meh, Perspective is uniquely yours. You would be disappointed to find I am very type A, outgoing talk to strangers in line at store type of hater with a sense of humor to the point I take nothing serious to an extreme. My company at a cocktail party as a hater wouldn’t be as bad as you think...

That is a fantastic spec on the colors! Beautiful car. Have you test driven the Emira yet? Because you are the man I need to talk to when you do. Yeah, I think I have the same draw to cars that are not the common consensus myself. Before I got my RS I looked at evora as my list was...

Thanks!

Thanks emira spain. It is good to know I was judging it right. It helps to get some affirmation on guesswork! Pops, I. have all the respect in the world for you going nimbus and white interior. In a perfect world where I am more refined and my kids won’t be passengers that is the freshest...

Thanks! I will volunteer a free photo shoot to any south Florida Emiras that get here before I can see one at the dealer😝

See I think the TT has a huge feeling bubble cabin(considering the size, it is more mental than real from the glass and sloped hatch). I haven’t been in a corvette in years, but I do remember not liking the cayman. Not deal breaker but not ideal. I think the shelf behind goes along way for...

My current ride. Sorry all BW, I’m also a hobby photographer so the only pics I have if it was when I was playing with a plug in for monochrome editing and used the car as subject matter and one from when I was shooting a sunrise.

Yeah, but I am ok with that. I want to know all the bad, but I’m the kind of person that knows everything has faults and trade offs and doesn’t get caught up in the good swaying me until after I accept the bad. When we bought my house I said all the negatives the whole walk through and we...

So I have a question I haven’t seen directly answered. In the drivers seat, how roomy does the cabin feel? I is there a car you could compare it to? Is it bigger than a cayman but smaller than a 911? I didn’t like the nothing behind me feel in the cayman and my best guess is the cabin feels...

Thanks guys! I am in south Florida right by lotus PB (I think they sell out of the lambo dealership there). I guess by scary I meant quality control things and things wearing and just being not sorted(Water leaks). I am not bashing lotus by this it is just the stigma. I do love the TTRS and...

Can you describe this more? I’m used to a 2013 very analog Audi and any manual before was less modern. When you go to rev match you are saying the revs stay up longer or drop sharply after clutch in and foot off?