Pugwash

I understand it’s one of the reasons the bulkhead was moved forward in Emira compared to Evora. It means there is less room behind the seats in the Emira but more room in the engine bay. This space could be clearly seen at Goodwood when I looked under the hatch at the grey cars engine bay. Can’t see the i4 core engine being much physically bigger than a V6 so can only surmise it’s for the turbo and cooling arrangements.

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I was told on the stand that the blue one was riding lower than it would be in production. I think it has been previously mentioned that its boot was full of car batteries to get it to move.

So this is the sign next to the car at Goodwood. Assume it’s an i4 at £59k. How much to add the listed options to get to a First Edition?

I was told that the red is a bit like the red that Mazda has. I think they call it Soul Red.

The weather was fine, thank you. There were queues in the morning but as a deposit holder I was allowed straight onto the stand. Towards the end of the day people could just walk on. Spoke to a number of staff about the blue and grey cars. Blue one was closed today but sat in the grey one. I didn’t ask anyone about deposits.

Had a good poke about the grey one today. There is less space behind the seat than an Evora as the engine bulkhead has been moved forward a little creating more space in the engine bay and less in the cabin.

No guard over the start / stop button on the manual?

I’ve got mine. Thank you.

I also got an invite from Lotus Silverstone for tomorrow evening.

Optimum number of Lotuses is N+1 where N is the number you currently have 😄

What makes you think there will not be an open version?

Surely if Lotus want to significantly increase volume sales then they would be looking to attract those who would otherwise be looking at BMW / Jaguar / Audi etc? Where else are buyers coming from? That dictates a move away from harder core machinery.

My deposit is with Silverstone and it is refundable.

That’s it.