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I’d be worried if my good lady thought a 911 was cuter than the Emira…… I‘d worry about her mental state and suggest a trip to the opticians would be needed (if it isn’t already) 🤷‍♂️
The 911 is a distant cousin of the VW Bug is where my wifey is coming from. She does like the fact that the Emira costs half as much as a 458 (what I really want).
 

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That mesh will be coming off my car on day one. The mechanism is a thing of beauty and needs to be seen clearly :)
 
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Nothing like a video. That is one of my favorite features of the car.
 

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Does it have a metal gate under the leather surround? Or is that clicking the mechanism itself?
 

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Does it have a metal gate under the leather surround? Or is that clicking the mechanism itself?

Based on what I've seen in other videos and photos, it's a non-gated shifter. The noise is from the stops built into the shifter linkages themselves.
 

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Does it have a metal gate under the leather surround? Or is that clicking the mechanism itself?
No gate. If you take the gaiter and mesh off it'll look similar to the Exige V6 exposed setup - this is my plan.
exposed shifter.jpg
 

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No gate. If you take the gaiter and mesh off it'll look similar to the Exige V6 exposed setup - this is my plan.

Huh. Does that mean it’s got a bit of play in it? Or is the linkage quite stiff?

I had an MX-5 (Miata) for a few years… best gearshift I’ve experienced. It had a little metal gate that would click with each shift.
 

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It doesn't rely on a gate to align the changes. It's got inherent stiffness in how it's set up. The downside is you've got no visual indication of which gear you're in, but as it's sprung to self-centre on the 3rd/4th gear plane it's not an issue - move it to the left for 1st/2nd and right for 5th/6th. My experience is it needs a positive action but is rewarding because of that. It gets great reviews.
 

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It doesn't rely on a gate to align the changes. It's got inherent stiffness in how it's set up. The downside is you've got no visual indication of which gear you're in, but as it's sprung to self-centre on the 3rd/4th gear plane it's not an issue - move it to the left for 1st/2nd and right for 5th/6th. My experience is it needs a positive action but is rewarding because of that. It gets great reviews.
Still getting used to the “0 visual” factor in the Evora. Not that I’m out of 3rd too often anyway…

Also, unless I’m missing something on the dash indicating my gear…
 
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