Excellent choice
How is the Ice White wearing? I had to settle for black leather, to change to Ice White now is about £5K
What color did you go with? what color(s) did you almost go with?
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How is the Ice White wearing? I had to settle for black leather, to change to Ice White now is about £5K
This would of been my dream spec, back in 2024.
Unfortunately Racing Green didn't exist.
On my 2024 First Edition I went with the beautiful Nimbus Grey over tan interior. My current Emira is Racing Green, Clark Edition.
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Somehow green with yellow accents might be the greatest color combo of all time.
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funny how different people see colors.....that is my least favorite color combos of all time
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Im surprised none of us have done this yet, but I get it. I did it to my old Cadillac and it wasn't worth the risk.
I’m just glad it’s in the headlight and not in the bumper
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I suppose it could always be worse!
It’s subtle, but in certain light, it makes a big difference.
I never minded the European orange or yellow small light in the side of the car for some reason, but if I grew up there I’d probably thing it was abhorrent and a wart!
I still don’t think Lotus quite nailed it with the colors. The orange, vivid red, and hethel yellow are still just a tick off to my eyes.
Silver would not normally be my first, second, or third choice for a color on a car, but I chose it because I thought (1) it showcased the design the best (2) I thought I wouldn’t get tired of it overtime (3) it was the most “right” of the colors they had at the time. I wanted yellow or green, but they weren’t the right yellow or green to my taste.
Silver would not normally be my first, second, or third choice for a color on a car, but I chose it because I thought (1) it showcased the design the best (2) I thought I wouldn’t get tired of it overtime (3) it was the most “right” of the colors they had at the time. I wanted yellow or green, but they weren’t the right yellow or green to my taste.
Thread needed some Nimbus...
FE2 for me and I like silver cars. I was tempted by osmium but Nimbus seemed more special-to-Lotus. It changes colour based on the light, and it can sometimes look almost pink. Nimbus tends to pink and clay, whereas Osmium is very blue to my eye (like my old RX8 silver was).
Same car different light; above is before sunrise, below cloudy midday...
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love nimbus....beautiful car bro!
I had a 718 in graphite blue metallic, before the R8, that was an amazing color as it could go from like a dark nardo grey to a beautiful blue depending on time of day and the setting....crazy cool color
Thanks! Love how the wheels pop with that colour.
We're all fortunate there's a selection of various Emira exterior colors (and to a lesser extent, interior color choices) so there should be one to suit any buyer's personal choice. When I went to order my first Corvette C8 in 2020, I ++obsessed over the different exterior colors being offered, to decide on THE "correct" choice for my order. I watched so many others do the same thing, not only for C8's but more recently the Emira as well.
My end conclusion which improved and continues to improve my sleep when shopping for a new or new-to-me vehicle: the main thing about any vehicle is the shape/contours/lines/vents/lights/etc. of the vehicle itself. When you've got a well designed and beautifully shaped vehicle that all melds together to create a "work of automotive art" to start with, like the Emira, it'll look good in ANY color, so there really isn't a bad choice and it all comes down to preference.
Something to consider as Lotus brings out new colors, which causes one (including me) to consider what we MAY have ordered, had those colors existed back in the day. But then I again realize: regardless of color, we all already own a very beautiful car (yes; you too)!
PS: and there's always the old standby for anyone still into obsessing about color, which would apply to me with my Vivid Red Emira: When Red Ain't Preferred (any longer), there's another solution less expensive than repainting or ordering a new car...(lol).
My end conclusion which improved and continues to improve my sleep when shopping for a new or new-to-me vehicle: the main thing about any vehicle is the shape/contours/lines/vents/lights/etc. of the vehicle itself. When you've got a well designed and beautifully shaped vehicle that all melds together to create a "work of automotive art" to start with, like the Emira, it'll look good in ANY color, so there really isn't a bad choice and it all comes down to preference.
Something to consider as Lotus brings out new colors, which causes one (including me) to consider what we MAY have ordered, had those colors existed back in the day. But then I again realize: regardless of color, we all already own a very beautiful car (yes; you too)!
PS: and there's always the old standby for anyone still into obsessing about color, which would apply to me with my Vivid Red Emira: When Red Ain't Preferred (any longer), there's another solution less expensive than repainting or ordering a new car...(lol).
If I saw videos or pictures online, my favorites were Atlantis Blue or Hethel Yellow. But I also really liked Nimbus Grey and Dark Verdant. I was never a fan of Magma Red and Shadow Grey. To be honest, I wasn’t really a fan of Seneca Blue either, but the color looks so much better in real life than it does in pictures. In the end, I went with Nimbus Grey. Atlantis lost my interest once I saw cars in person. I’m still wondering whether I should have chosen Hethel Yellow instead.
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