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  1. Bee

    Jubu Emira 500

    Looks a bit tasty...
  2. Interesting that the Öhlins TTX made such a big difference (almost as much as the extra 65bhp). Komotec's recent Emira vid also highlighted how they thought the Öhlins TTX made for significant improvements, too! Wonder who'll have a 500bhp i4 first - endless A45s out there comfortably running 500bhp.
  3. Bee

    Type 135

    Fishing from the same pond? Polestar's roadster, aiming for 2026 deliveries... Polestar 6 - LA Concept edition I Polestar UK Porsche's 'E' Boxster and Cayman are launching in 2025; MG's Cyberster is to be released next summer. It does, I suppose, give Lotus a chance to benchmark against a few competitors, before it hits the road, four (or so) years from now, although they may well take it upmarket by that point. It will be interesting to see where they pitch/price it, as the 'sports car' in their range of SUVs and super-saloons.
  4. On a more positive note... Lotus produces record 2,200 sports cars in first half of 2023 | Automotive industry | The Guardian
  5. It needs more oomph. but it can't do that without treading all over the V6. It's a little depressing that the 2016-2017 four-door hatchback A45, weighing 56kg more and boasting 376bhp, does 0-60mph in 4.2s. Delimited, they outstrip the i4's top speed, too. I'm sure the Emira 'S' or 'R' will be considerably quicker; I would have thought that a 440-460bhp version will drop the 0-60 time to under 4s and the top speed should start to look like supercar territory. Given that we're still on the launch editions, though, with base models coming in 2024 (at a guess), then I would imagine that an Emira S/R model is going to be 2025 at the earliest, as a last ICE hoorah before Lotus's electric sports car. I think the £81,500 price is a bigger issue, though. I appreciate that Lotus has been seriously hit by inflation but the Alpine S and GT are both £62,500 (and the base model £52,500, being only 0.1s slower to 60 than the Emira i4). A Cayman GTS with added leather and PDK comes in at £77,500, leaving you free to spend another £4000 of options. None of these would matter too much for a Lotus enthusiast, but for an unbiased customer considering their first Lotus...
  6. I don't mean to come across as any kind of 'grammar Nazi', but it does not look great for a professional company, least of all its MD, to post the plural of Eletre as: Eletre's; it comes off as looking unprofessional on what should be a stunning photo.
  7. If Lotus - as a whole - were happy to have the CEO make said statement 'I commit to you that these costs will not be passed on to you, the price you are being quoted will be the price you pay for your Emira. That is a promise.' then they have to ensure it is honoured, or raise serious question marks over his (which would be disrespectful and unfair), and their own, integrity. Yes, other car manufacturers raise prices for preorders, but I can't think of an example where they promised not to, and then did! Given the promise/commitment already made, an announcement should have been made much sooner, r.e. the increased pricing, and then applied to those ordering from that point.
  8. Very good look at an Eletre in action - it's certainly not slow!
  9. Great AutoTopNL drive of the Emira - no chat, just an extended POV country road drive!
  10. Many congrat's! Looking forward to seeing the pics!
  11. Not wishing to sound overly despondent. but it's October now: is there not one other Emira buyer with news of an imminent collection? Is it looking more like November for UK customers? Either way, I'm still looking forward to hearing TLF members documenting their early experiences!
  12. Does anyone know whether first customer deliveries still on for October? I'm really looking forward to seeing some reviews for the Evija. I'd love to see what it can do on circuits like Spa or the 'ring!
  13. Can't understand a word, but a great look round a gorgeous green Eletre, especially the interior... And another (same vehicle)...
  14. That's what you get for leaving said knickers on the seat instead of stowing them in the glovebox!
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