Nimbus Grey Lotus Emira Photo Thread

[eclat2emira]

thank you for the description. It's so difficult settling on a color without seeing actual photos of the full FE ensemble in various conditions.

Ain't that the truth - welcome to our world! 😅

 

[denk0815]

I'd say Nimbus is very very similar to Blade Silver. In strong direct light they both appear lighter than on an overcast day, so you see photos of Blade Silver where it looks to be noticeably lighter or darker depending on lighting. Nimbus will behave like that too. Lotus Storm Titanium has a similar behaviour but is darker. Nimbus has a slight bronze tone which isn't so apparent in Blade Silver.

@TomE
Sorry if you have already answered the question in another thread but:

Have you seen both colours live?

 

[DrNio13]

@TomE
Sorry if you have already answered the question in another thread but:

Have you seen both colours live?

some people have seen almost all FE colors plus some other colours.

i am planning to pay a visit to Lotus factory soon https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/factory-tours/

i just need to wait a bit more to renew my passport, otherwise i would have travelled already

 

[TomE]

@TomE
Sorry if you have already answered the question in another thread but:

Have you seen both colours live?

I’ve seen all the FE colours plus most of the future colours and several trial colours (some old Lotus ones and some from other sources). Plus most of the old Lotus colours used on Elise, Exige and Evora. And the McLaren Blade Silver.

 

[denk0815]

I’ve seen all the FE colours plus most of the future colours and several trial colours (some old Lotus ones and some from other sources). Plus most of the old Lotus colours used on Elise, Exige and Evora. And the McLaren Blade Silver.

Thank you very much.
Then I will go to a Mclaren dealership at the next opportunity and have a look at the Blade Silver.

 

[Magma]

I’ve seen all the FE colours plus most of the future colours and several trial colours (some old Lotus ones and some from other sources). Plus most of the old Lotus colours used on Elise, Exige and Evora. And the McLaren Blade Silver.

Hi Tom!
Sorry if you've already talked about this, but have you seen the osmium color in person?

 

[JumboJet]

Thank you very much.
Then I will go to a Mclaren dealership at the next opportunity and have a look at the Blade Silver.

I have just come back from the factory tour, saw all the FE coloured cars, except DV, white cars, brilliant red painted parts. Under factory lighting Nimbus is absolutely stunning, darker than I expected ( seen the discs & bucks) tempted to say almost gun metal. Easily my first choice colour, have no doubts, it is outstanding.

 

[Leonard]

I have just come back from the factory tour, saw all the FE coloured cars, except DV, white cars, brilliant red painted parts. Under factory lighting Nimbus is absolutely stunning, darker than I expected ( seen the discs & bucks) tempted to say almost gun metal. Easily my first choice colour, have no doubts, it is outstanding.

Oh how id love to see a photo! 😖

 

[Car66]

I have just come back from the factory tour, saw all the FE coloured cars, except DV, white cars, brilliant red painted parts. Under factory lighting Nimbus is absolutely stunning, darker than I expected ( seen the discs & bucks) tempted to say almost gun metal. Easily my first choice colour, have no doubts, it is outstanding.

Hi Tom,
on the factory tour was production in full swing or very limited?
were there many cars already built and parked up?

Thanks

 

[JumboJet]

Hi Tom,
on the factory tour was production in full swing or very limited?
were there many cars already built and parked up?

Thanks

David-Jumbojet here, slow pre-production in progress, perhaps 6 cars parked in workshops but not for customers, perhaps for dealers/press, couple of Magma, a couple of white, couple Nimbus but certainly no storage facility that I saw. All on the basic wheels. Photos burnt in to my retinas! No chance to sit in any of them, just saw tan & ice grey from a distance. No i4 on line today but they must be tucked away somewhere. Saw the robot bonding roof & cantrails to chassis ( manually loaded first).

 

[Maverick1]

I'd say Nimbus is very very similar to Blade Silver. In strong direct light they both appear lighter than on an overcast day, so you see photos of Blade Silver where it looks to be noticeably lighter or darker depending on lighting. Nimbus will behave like that too. Lotus Storm Titanium has a similar behaviour but is darker. Nimbus has a slight bronze tone which isn't so apparent in Blade Silver.

Anyone considering nimbus grey should also consider a tan interior looks fantastic.
So Tom the nimbus you said look similar to this.

 

[Tonyshepp]

I have just come back from the factory tour, saw all the FE coloured cars, except DV, white cars, brilliant red painted parts. Under factory lighting Nimbus is absolutely stunning, darker than I expected ( seen the discs & bucks) tempted to say almost gun metal. Easily my first choice colour, have no doubts, it is outstanding.

I love gun metal ... Sounds better than reports of a champagne colour...

 

[JumboJet]

I love gun metal ... Sounds better than reports of a champagne colour...

No champagne, no pensioner beige, pure dark silver ( inside lighting) sure will appear more silvery in sunlight. It is better in the metal than any photos or the configurator. Remember when you first saw the blue car in the metal how it blew your mind & put a huge smile on your face? Nimbus does that all over again!! I was so pleased with it.

 

[Tonyshepp]

No champagne, no pensioner beige, pure dark silver ( inside lighting) sure will appear more silvery in sunlight. It is better in the metal than any photos or the configurator. Remember when you first saw the blue car in the metal how it blew your mind & put a huge smile on your face? Nimbus does that all over again!! I was so pleased with it.

Ty for this info it's the best bit of news I've heard for some weeks...

 

[Maverick1]

Ty for this info it's the best bit of news I've heard for some weeks...

Tony from this photo unfortunately it looks more champagne than gunmetal, you can really see the golden colour come through when you look at the silver Wheels.
I'm hoping it's just the lighting or camera, because I'm not a fan of silver with gold/champagne tones, I just want silver, plain old silver.

 

[Tonyshepp]

Tony from this photo unfortunately it looks more champagne than gunmetal, you can really see the golden colour come through when you look at the silver Wheels.
I'm hoping it's just the lighting or camera, because I'm not a fan of silver with gold/champagne tones, I just want silver, plain old silver.
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That's the photo I saw with references to Champagne but I think others have mentioned the phone camera might have adjusted the true lighting.

 

[JumboJet]

Tony from this photo unfortunately it looks more champagne than gunmetal, you can really see the golden colour come through when you look at the silver Wheels.
I'm hoping it's just the lighting or camera, because I'm not a fan of silver with gold/champagne tones, I just want silver, plain old silver.
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Maverick, I think you are going to be sadly disappointed, plain old silver it ain’t.

 

[Pugwash]

I saw two of them in the factory earlier in the week. I would have said silver with a distinct bronze hue under the factory lights. I was pretty blown away by it to be honest. What it looks like in daylight or to someone elses eye I could not say.

 

[DenzilP]

Tony from this photo unfortunately it looks more champagne than gunmetal, you can really see the golden colour come through when you look at the silver Wheels.
I'm hoping it's just the lighting or camera, because I'm not a fan of silver with gold/champagne tones, I just want silver, plain old silver.
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i saw this car at the factory, its not plain old silver and the photo is a very good representation of what it looks like in the flesh (minus the photoshopped black pack) If it was like the porsche GT silver I would of definitely chosen it, but saying that it is still a fantastic colour.

 

[NicolasB]

Maybe you saw the Osmium silver and are mistaking it for Nimbus? That McLaren needs different color wheels, the bright silver looks funny against the color of the car.