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I've run an A45S as my daily for the past two-and-a-half years and @Nova has summed up the M139 engine characteristics very well. I came from a fettled 400bhp Golf R and the Merc sure did feel NA by comparison, big-engined and well in excess of it's 2.0 displacement. It actually took me a little...

I used to find Scmee extremely annoying but he's calmed down a bit of late and fair play to him for a. going in to considerably more informative detail than most and b. giving a balanced assessment of what the car's like to live with 'day to day, in the real world, warts and all. IMO this was...

Apologies if this podcast review has already been posted somewhere. https://podcastaddict.com/episode/140817561

I was yesterday after being generally underwhelmed by what I was watching and reading. But I reset my expectations, considered the price point and VFM, watched several reviews again with different eyes, and reflected upon the compromises and foibles, which I readily accept in my 981 GT4, (and...

Hmmmm, Harry's reaction and opinion aside, I don't sense an overwhelming love or 'must have' buzz for the car, or the use of lots of over-enthusiastic superlatives to get the juices flowing. 😁 Although someone surely 'dropped the ball' by allowing EVO to test a sports chassis with Goodyear tyres...

@TomE , as you have a 'Bat Phone' link to Matt Windle, ;) what are the chances of him providing you with a pic or two of the seat(s), that will actually be going in the production model? (Even before fitting and outside the car would be something) Configurator images aren't conclusive, changes...

Those 3D printers are working 24/7 ;)

The very same Jamie told me 10mm. :) It's all kinda subjective anyway because, as you say, factors like padding materials will influence things, regardless of mounting height. Gonna need to sit in one and play around with the adjustability, including recline, to know for sure.

I wonder if @TomE can reach out to Lotus and get a definitive answer here because the concerns about seat height, the range of any adjustability, and the driving position available, are very genuine and understandable ones. Production has started, things may have changed since the Prototype...

11th July. (Early AM)

Just received a call to advise September delivery being brought forward to August but that there would be no improvement on that. (Deposit paid 11 July)

I've just had a call from Lotus to advise that my delivery date has been moved forward from September to August. I mentioned the confusion and concern about the seat height and was advised that they would be lowered by 10mm (compared to the roadshow car) and not by the 20mm we were told to...

Ditto this as the comment suggested a choice was / would be available. I can't recall there being an option to choose a specific type of seats in the configurator, just material, colour and stitching. If so, I missed something.

06:47am 😁 Dog wondered what the hell was going on.

Received my third call yesterday for September delivery. (11th July deposit) Changed my mind to Magma from Nimbus (both with black pack) at the very last minute after switching back-and-forth a gazillion times on the configrator before confirming with Lotus by end of day, to secure my slot. Now...

Started my love of Sevens with a very well-sorted 220bhp Westfield Zetec. Miss that car to this day. Sold that to buy my dream Cateham R500 Duratec. It's absolutely epic on track and off, although I quickly swapped out the shocks for Quantum two-ways and ditched the roller barrels in favour...

Must admit that I wavered for a moment recently and considered asking for my £5k back then took stock and applied my "you only live once" and "you work damn hard for it" mantras. Like many, this will be my first Lotus. I've come incredibly close to Elise and Exige ownership over the years but...

Ta very much for that Tom. Very informative. Think I'll be sticking with alcantara. Ironically after being set on either Magma Red or Hertha Yellow, I decided to 'dull down' the colour to Nimbus Grey, (silver / grey in more natural light?), to be a bit less 'shouty' than my Guards Red GT4...

Many thanks for the quick response. That's interesting. As those pics appear to show a mix of materials, (might just be the light), are they representative of the leather or alcantara option? Cheers.

Due to a bit of a balls up, my arranged viewing in Poole didn't happen. I've since spec'd my car and paid the configuration deposit but remain unsure whether to go for the nappa leather or alcantara interior, albeit I'm leaning towards the alcantara, which I've optioned, with yellow stitching...