2.0T EMIRA will start manufacturing in July !!!

Good news for the long wait. Here it is:

Mod edit: Source confirmed

 

[Cutting42]

Good news for the long wait. Here it is: View attachment 25857

Erm, really? Text different sizes, several different spellings of Lotus, none correct? I mean, fab news but a strange looking official communication.

 

[Eagle7]

Erm, really? Text different sizes, several different spellings of Lotus, none correct? I mean, fab news but a strange looking official communication.

Yeah, the giveaway is the square LOTUS NYO pasted over the Lotus logo at the top. This is about as official as a $3 dollar bill lol.

 

[Citizen]

I like the brand LUTUS from Colon Chipman

 

[virtualmacho]

could be translation software.

 

[Eagle7]

could be translation software.

Translation software doesn't place a black square on top of a Lotus logo. If this were real, the actual Lotus NYO modified logo would be used.

 

[virtualmacho]

Translation software doesn't place a black square on top of a Lotus logo. If this were real, the actual Lotus NYO modified logo would be used.

You never know... could be a newly implemented "--unprofessional-finish" option!

 

[CDM1855]

You never know... could be a newly implemented "--unprofessional-finish" option!

Lutus and Luters. They need a special version for San Francisco residents called Looters

 

[kitkat]

Feel like we’re getting trolled.

For i4 res holders I’d be annoyed if this were true.

Production in July a couple months and not a damn review or really even any sort of substantial information outside of specs about the i4 yet? We just buying cars blindly now?

 

[lynchy73]

Feel like we’re getting trolled.

For i4 res holders I’d be annoyed if this were true.

Production in July a couple months and not a damn review or really even any sort of substantial information outside of specs about the i4 yet? We just buying cars blindly now?

Have you seen any Emira V6 AT reviews yet (outside of owner reviews on here)?

The V6 AT came in approximately on time (latest round of schedules anyway). The I4 has been scheduled to start circa July, so maybe it will be roughly on time too.

 

[Tokion]

Perhaps Matt could post the original, official Chinese language version here?

I assume that this will only have the LOTUS NYO logo properly printed (and no label pasted on top of the original logo).

How about it?

 

[Porter]

I fully believe that the "build priority to Chinese customers" narrative is true. And it sucks.

 

[JimH]

It reminded me of Officer Crabtree…. (With apologies to anyone outside the UK to whom this will probably mean nothing) 🤣

 

[denk0815]

Is this an out-of-season first aprils joke?

 

[Tokion]

I fully believe that the "build priority to Chinese customers" narrative is true. And it sucks.

But even if true, according to the write-up, there is only a backorder of a bit more than one month of I4 production (mainly July and August 2023 deliveries). And we can safely assume that 3.5 V6 supercharged cars will also continue to be produced in parallell. It also sounds like LOTUS NYO is attempting to attract more (new) orders for I4 by offering new colors to attract customers.

 

[VL3X]

Locking this thread for now until I can get some clarity from @Matt as we don't want further misinformation spread. If it's a joke, I'll unlock with that clearly stated in the original post.

 

[VL3X]

Confirmed!

 

[kitkat]

Wild — but cool, i4 coming soon.

 

[EspritGuy]

Confirmed!

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Interesting..... if 60 percent of 2023 production is dedicated to i4 for the Chinese market, somehow the remaining 40 percent will accommodate the (delayed) 700 NA FE units as well as the 600 NA FE version 2 Emiras. Proportionately, where does that leave UK and ROW? Was 4800 annual units the production target?

 

[Hell4Leather]

Interesting..... if 60 percent of 2023 production is dedicated to i4 for the Chinese market, somehow the remaining 40 percent will accommodate the (delayed) 700 NA FE units as well as the 600 NA FE version 2 Emiras. Proportionately, where does that leave UK and ROW? Was 4800 annual units the production target?

Confirmed!

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Oh wow, the Emira “14”. Looks like they tried to fix their mistakes but still doesn’t look right. They got the “i” in the header but the rest is wrong still….uggg. If you’re going to troll, at least do it well.