Beady

After 5th nov, has there been any indication when the deposits an specs become binding / non refundable ?

funny ours is blue and gets the same reaction, Mrs B was horrified when she first started driving it.

Also just had my call today. Deposit paid 8.30am Fri 9th July at Goodwood. Sadly it was a short call as most of the questions have already been answered on the forum. At this stage I don't want a v6, although I might well change my mind on that if I knew a bit more about the i4. So i am losing my place in the immediate queue due to lack on info. The caller was very nice, polite and tried to be helpful but they don't know anything on the i4 and anything they might try and tell you is clearly just speculation. I assume if I change my mind and spec the V6 before 5/11 then i will retain my place so I might do that once I have seen the car again at Silverstone in a few weeks. However, there is an absence of real information, the website says Autumn 22 but there is now hearsay that it may be 23 and the truth is I am losing interest. As a Lotus fan (3 Evora and 2 Elise in the last 15 years), this is a real shame - If I am reaching this point then I can only imagine what the newcomers to Lotus might be thinking. Maybe seeing it again will resurrect my enthusiasm but at this stage have gone back to browsing autotrader and pistonheads for maybe an Alpine or an Exige S for the next 18mths. 😕

we also have a macan mummy wagon... with the official porker tracker option, I find the 'find my car' great on the odd occasion at large event car parks. One of us routinely forgets the fob, probably once a month in year one, now once every 3 months in year 3 - they phone us to check that all is ok and put the alert system on hold for a short time. no hassle.

When i bought my Evora LE in 2009 (one of the first 50 or so in UK), i struggled with insurance as it was so new, most companies didnt have it on their system. All quotes I got NEEDED a tracker. My last Evora 400 (2 years old when i got it) did NOT need a tracker for insurance. If its not needed for insurance purposes then the question you have to ask is - if it gets stolen, do i really want it back anyway or would i rather have the money?

what's that square 'button' under the gear-lever space - is it usb charger ? makes me laugh the car on show has the dct box that cannot be ordered yet and date still unknown

I was 8th too, 8am…getting excited now

yep shame green is so dark it destroys the lines of the car

at the risk of controversy, the majority of early adopters and so those at the launch yesterday, and across the next month are largely likely to be lotus fans and so there is no need to impress them...they are already sold. Upping the game needs to come in the next phase - convincing those to swap from other brands.

err that's Lotus i think.... and real cars

i guess the next question then is what impact that has on own spec V6 cars. eg could own spec V6 now be available later in 2022 anyone have any insight into total number of deposits taken so far? then if 50% of those wanted i4 it would give an idea of V6 buyers v likely 2022 production numbers

if the red is indeed like fire red then i quite like it. sounds like green as closer to epsom green? any news on when more colours might be available ?

i am struggling to pick a colour based on these samples. The blue doesn't stand out in the samples but looks stunning in the flesh and the 'dark grey' looks almost black in real life but much light on the samples - this really illustrates the risk if you cannot see the whole car in your colour. agree red is much brighter than expected and the green much darker. bring on motorsport green or evora 'hethel edition' blue

Noted a post on Fb page today from somebody who had a call today and was advised current split is about 50/50 v6 v i4 - good question to ask. had a call from an 03 nr this morning - disappointed it turned out to be from O2

If the I4 FE is autumn, with winter approaching then i am to wait another 6 months and get a custom spec instead the big risk, more so for “new” lotus buyers is that is a long time to wait so might then get something else in the meantime. the big sell to non lotus enthusiasts right now might wane in 12-18 months when other shiny new alternative might also be available.