Poll: Lotus Emira Discussion
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Yes felt great to get the invite.
I found some pictures of the yellow car today, they don’t belong to me but seems someone manage to snap some photos at the BBC event:
It looks good here in photos but rest assured in the flesh this car really was just drop dead gorgeous, was just a giant wow moment.
Soldato
Awesome. Will keep an eye out for the factory tours opening up on Monday.
I think you just book them online, highly recommended.
Cheers for the write up Gibbo! Roll on June 
The only thing I'm still not sure i've done right is the calipers (hethel yellow car, yellow calipers) as you've pointed out it might look odd. I've been told too late to change now without impacting order date
The only thing I'm still not sure i've done right is the calipers (hethel yellow car, yellow calipers) as you've pointed out it might look odd. I've been told too late to change now without impacting order date
Video of Emira driving by:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cb2zyFIq9t_/?utm_medium=copy_link
Not sure if that link will work, Emira at end of video.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cb2zyFIq9t_/?utm_medium=copy_link
Not sure if that link will work, Emira at end of video.
Looks really good here.Yes felt great to get the invite.
I found some pictures of the yellow car today, they don’t belong to me but seems someone manage to snap some photos at the BBC event:
It looks good here in photos but rest assured in the flesh this car really was just drop dead gorgeous, was just a giant wow moment.
Yep but in the flesh it just looks so right, in some photos the proportions look a bit off, no doubt due to different lens taking photos etc. etc. but in person just looks spot on and utterly stunning. Yellow is full blown supercar looks in this car absolutely, the other colours do make it less in your face but they all look great on the car.
keep looking at it and not getting bored it looks fantastic.
what's the tuning options if any yet ?
V6 same as current options:
430HP remap: £1500ish
EX475 kit: £5500ish
EX500 plus kits: 10-20k
i4 AMG is 360PS UK and 400PS China, identical hardware.
As its same engine/turbo as in A45S (not confirmed) but its fair to say remaps should yield 430-460HP for under a grand, probably see 500HP with some breathing mods.
The AMG will for sure be the numbers car as its got AMG's close ratio 8 speed DCT box as well so one running around 500HP, been around a 1400kg car is going to be having supercar performance with some simple mods its fair to say.
I am getting a V6 FE, if I end up selling it but really like it I may re-order in my favourite colour so far which is Vivid Red (not yet available) and also go with an AMG more or less base car.
ooooh then decisions what are you going to get rid of ?
Not getting rid of anything, only the Emira potentially unless it completely renders the Exige useless but doubt that.
haha great comment, to me the exige has always been the best.
flip the ~Emira after a few miles
Caporegime
Ah, but will it sound as good?
I dunno, the Emira seems to me like a car more about the experience than the numbers. Sure it's quick, but not trying to be the quickest. Dial it up to 13 and I think you'll end up with a car that will be less enjoyable on the roads.
Why I've ordered V6.
By the time I am potentially making a decision on whether to buy another or not I am sure AMG would have hit the press by then, but its fair to say the V6 will always win the noise and throttle response game.
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Soldato
Glorious. I'd have cancelled my order there and then and asked them how much they wanted for that S3 Turbo Esprit.