Emira Road Tests & Reviews

[Trevsked]

I’ll expect pictures then 🙂

 

Trevor.

[DaveC72]

9 minutes ago, jimichanga said:

Still, his view does nothing to change my own but it’s good news for the more easily influenced.

Could you be any more dismissive and condescending?   Or just outright rude to those who have committed? 

[pete]

On 12/06/2022 at 21:35, jimichanga said:

I expect Flintoff will stick up for it while Chris Harris tears it to shreds unfortunately. Amazing how these new unobtainable GT3 Tourings keep appearing on his driveway though…

 

Ye of little faith😜

[exeterjeep]

5 minutes ago, Trevsked said:

I’ll expect pictures then 🙂

 

Trevor.

Only after they have repaired the damage.

[Dave Eds]

Leaving the ASBO button for @Trevsked 😳

[Mctaff]

1 hour ago, Beady said:

Really positive review.

and That DV - love it!

 

proper james bond colour. magnificent!!

 

 

[jerzybondov]

Just about as positive a review as I’ve seen Chris Harris give - really positive for the Emira given the size of the audience. Interesting there were no specific shots of the interior - clearly a pre production model and that was the condition of shooting. Anyone know if it was a tour or sport chassis?

[scotty435]

56 minutes ago, DaveC72 said:

Could you be any more dismissive and condescending?   Or just outright rude to those who have committed? 

Simple answer no, obviously not the review jimichanga and a good few so called Lotus enthusiast wanted on this forum they know who i am talking about. 

[jimichanga]

1 hour ago, DaveC72 said:

Could you be any more dismissive and condescending?   Or just outright rude to those who have committed? 

Makes no difference whatsoever to me if Chris Harris loved it or hated it but many were hanging their hopes on his review. He is very influential sadly but it’s refreshing to see him giving Lotus a break with a very important car for once. Some short memories here regarding what he has written about Lotus in the past. I don’t agree with what he wrote then so I’ll wait to make my own mind up about the Emira now. Unlike Chris Harris no offence intended.

Edited June 19 by jimichanga

[jimichanga]

37 minutes ago, scotty435 said:

Simple answer no, obviously not the review jimichanga and a good few so called Lotus enthusiast wanted on this forum they know who i am talking about. 

Strange to think that anyone here would want a terrible review about a new Lotus. If I’m being honest it came as some relief given Harris’s previous utterances. Everyone I’m sure wishes Lotus every success with the Emira but not everyone wants to buy one in its current spec. That’s all there is to it.

[TomE]

1 hour ago, jerzybondov said:

Just about as positive a review as I’ve seen Chris Harris give - really positive for the Emira given the size of the audience. Interesting there were no specific shots of the interior - clearly a pre production model and that was the condition of shooting. Anyone know if it was a tour or sport chassis?

Touring + Goodyears 

[Trevsked]

I’m glad Harris liked it, shame it was such a short review but I guess as that was filed some time ago it would have been unfair to look around the car properly, not being a full production Emira. Pleasing he liked the steering feel as this is important and no moaning about steering wheel shape that other reviews have. Roll on deliveries.

 

Trevor.

[MJON]

Thought that CH review was very positive for the Emira. He was genuinely having fun and his comments were measured. Doesn’t make any difference to me either way but it is interesting to read that some of the most prolific writers on this thread have absolutely zero interest in getting one 🥱 Just saying 👍

[DaveC72]

For someone who claims to cause no offence, you really do use some quite inflammatory language.  If the reviewers, Chris Harris or otherwise, make no difference to you then why the constant chipping in with the incessantly negative slant.  No doubt, you will chime in with your few lines of praise, thinly veiled swipes though they might be.  You've made it clear that this isn't the car for you.  I genuinely have no issue with that.  Cub's honour.  I'm also not advocating that we should not be allowed to voice our opinions and debate the merits, positive or otherwise.  It is a bit wearisome though, when pretty much every post you make contains some slight on those who ARE excited about the Emira.  I get the passion, but can we not be a little bit mindful of those who are genuinely excited, intrigued or otherwise engaged?

[Evotion]

WOW!!!

Didn;t see that coming. That is a fantastic review really, for the Emira.

As I said earlier, I think the damp conditions actually help. No mention of any front-end issues but, more important than the track shenanigans, was that he rated it so high on the road.

Plus, showing how it still suits a tall chap. Perfect.

Brilliant. That has made Jethro look a tad silly really.

Oh, I am so happy. How silly, eh?  😊

[freefall_junkie]

12 hours ago, DaveC72 said:

Could you be any more dismissive and condescending?   Or just outright rude to those who have committed? 

Exactly. If I was running this forum I would be asking myself why the Emira threads have largely died a death in the last few months in favour of emiraforum.com, and I think it is in no small part due to the persistent, negative, petulant whinging from a couple of sad trolls on here. Most Emira deposit holders are sick of it and have gone elsewhere.

[ramjet]

42 minutes ago, DaveC72 said:

For someone who claims to cause no offence, you really do use some quite inflammatory language.  If the reviewers, Chris Harris or otherwise, make no difference to you then why the constant chipping in with the incessantly negative slant.  No doubt, you will chime in with your few lines of praise, thinly veiled swipes though they might be.  You've made it clear that this isn't the car for you.  I genuinely have no issue with that.  Cub's honour.  I'm also not advocating that we should not be allowed to voice our opinions and debate the merits, positive or otherwise.  It is a bit wearisome though, when pretty much every post you make contains some slight on those who ARE excited about the Emira.  I get the passion, but can we not be a little bit mindful of those who are genuinely excited, intrigued or otherwise engaged?

I'm a bit puzzled @DaveC72. Are you referring to @MJON?

He has a deposit down for an Emira. Either that or his little About' thingamy under his avatar is telling fibs.

[DaveC72]

Sorry @ramjet, that should have been obvious, and certainly not directed at MJON.  Tried to follow them there "rules" and not quote the post above and MJON's post slipped in there.

[Bibs]

@freefall_junkie, isn't that the site where a member called one of the Lotus PR team a [email protected]?! Nice!

Jimichanga is now on mod preview and a warning for attitude. While we're not North Korea and people are welcome to opinions, but I too am now tired of the barbed comments. 

 

[James DG]

Top Gear Website Review

 

Pretty lukewarm...

[exeterjeep]

Hendy Exeter have had a few calls about the Emira after TG, but have to direct them  to the Lotus web site to place a deposit. Lotus web site indicates a wait of 60 weeks for the car, which is better than I expected. Hendy think that demand will increase after interested people get the chance to drive one from the showroom.

When I parked up in my gt430 outside , there were a couple of guys who appreciated the car and had watched TG yesterday, so were aware of the new Emira and that it was well received.

Certainly the Emira is more known about today than last week.

[Eagle7]

2 hours ago, Bibs said:

@freefall_junkie, isn't that the site where a member called one of the Lotus PR team a [email protected]?! Nice!

Jimichanga is now on mod preview and a warning for attitude. While we're not North Korea and people are welcome to opinions, but I too am now tired of the barbed comments. 

 

Every forum has its problem people.  When I first put my deposit down on the Emira, I went to LotusTalk expecting there would be all kinds of enthusiasm.  I met a solid wall of "we don't like your kind around here" from the good old boy group.  Continuous downplaying of the Emira or any excitement or enthusiasm about it.  They pretty much succeeded in driving everybody away.  My next stop was here at this one, which I still frequent, although I don't say all that much.  By and large the membership here are much more polite and civil, which I like.

At the time I was eagerly looking for anything and everything about the Emira, and wound up over on the EmiraForum.  That's where pretty much most of the people either getting, or interested in getting an Emira seem to have wound up.  There wasn't much of the good old boy syndrome over there, so it was much easier to talk, ask questions, make comments, etc. about the Emira without being belittled, or spoken to as though you're being easily mislead by the con artists at Lotus blah blah, and you don't know Lotus like we know Lotus, so don't get excited about the Emira, etc.  That's not to say there wasn't some of that, there certainly was and still is from a very small number of people, but most just ignore them now I think.  The bulk of my participation is over there, mostly due to the ability to post the 3D images I was creating last year for people when the Lotus configurator wasn't really very useful (which they greatly improved), and I kept trying to balance out the negativity from the few aggressive types who constantly have to say something negative over every little thing, comment, picture (it looks like the front was  in an accident "lol", etc.), and that sort of elementary school bully behavior.  And of course, I was branded a fanboy, "How much is Lotus paying you?" etc., simply because i was trying to see both sides of an issue, or wanting to give praise to the efforts the people at Lotus were making through all the issues that have plagued everyone the last year.  I felt it was very unfair to constantly speak negatively of them, and wanted to show any of them that might have been reading the forum, that not everyone felt that way.  I was and still am in favor of them triumphing over the issues they've been struggling with, and want to cheer them on.  I got severely blasted by a few for doing that.  This was in the EmiraForum no less.

Nevertheless, the mods there have done a decent job of getting the majority of that under control, and the forum over there is pretty good now.  Just as I appreciate the unseen and unappreciated work the people at Lotus do, I feel the same way about forum moderators who wind up having to be baby sitters in some cases, just to keep things from getting out of control or becoming unpleasant.  That's the world we live in now.  The negative types always seem to be the most aggressive, and if not dealt with accordingly by someone who can, they'll ruin a forum.  They'll constantly attack those who are participating, because they're not happy unless they have a victim (classic bully behavior), so either those participating fight back, or just get tired of it and go elsewhere.  The greater majority who you usually don't hear from, won't say anything because they don't want to get attacked, and they too will go somewhere else if the aggressors have succeeded in dominating the forum.

Kudos to you and any other mods for caring, putting in the time to watch over and manage things here, and doing it in a way that makes this forum a decent place to visit and be in.

[jerzybondov]

Great post 👍

[ramjet]

2 hours ago, DaveC72 said:

Sorry @ramjet, that should have been obvious, and certainly not directed at MJON.  Tried to follow them there "rules" and not quote the post above and MJON's post slipped in there.

I did a bit more careful and thoughtful reading. Pretty sure I know what you meant now.

[Eagle7]

2 hours ago, James DG said:

Top Gear Website Review

 

Pretty lukewarm...

I actually thought it was pretty good.  They addressed the few things they felt might need improvement, but overall were quite complimentary.

This was a good statement:

"Unlike an Elise, which practically crackled with unfiltered analogue feedback, the Emira takes more time and miles to get to know. But once you’ve spent time with it, it’s a really pleasing, engaging and feedback-rich road car: balanced, fast, and involving. With a sweeter gearshift, a less annoying steering wheel and perhaps a fruitier sounding engine, it would be unbeatable."

and I thought THIS was VERY interesting:

I was fully expecting the Emira would be down around the 16mpg area when being driving in an "excitable" fashion, but if they got 24, and on a long steady speed trip you can possibly get 30, that's impressive!