Emira was on Cup2 and GTS 4.0 was on PS4S tires, so not really apples to apples.
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Regardless, Emira / GTS are close enough in lap time that you probably wouldn't pick on that basis.
Lotus has given Smoking Tire and others bad info before for sure. Not the reviewer's fault. Also Farah keeps calling the i4 steering system EPAS, doesn't fully account for the distinction between a "Full" EPAS system like on current Porsches, as compared to the Emira system in the i4 that is...
No one has a crystal ball (look at how many bad stock picks pundits make).
But I'd wager V6 MT. Just looking at the market beyond Lotus generally, MT cars are commanding more of a premium over their dual clutch or auto counterparts. The same is true of 6 cylinder vs. 4 cylinder models. For...
Understood. It’s great that they decided to be honest once they started openly asking for adm. I’m guessing your interactions with them were after the car was revealed, and the demand was apparent.
Unfortunately, your dealings just prove that they skipped over me and other people that were...
I’m confused. Your order form with lotus shows you got an FE. So are you in fact getting an FE for MSRP? Your earlier post suggested the answer was no.
I don’t have any problem with any dealer being up front about their ADM intention or skipping people in line. That’s not what happened...
Galpin said they don’t have many i4 deposits so I imagine the market opportunity to charge ADM isn’t there frankly.
And I don’t give any kudos for charging only MSRP for base V6 editions because that’s where they are pushing early depositors who they are shafting. And plus there is no ADM...
When did you place your deposit? Definitely plausible that what you state is how they are running their list, but that is totally inconsistent with everything they told me at time of my deposit.
Can't speak to others in CA, but in July 2021, Galpin would only provide a web portal to pay the...
The answer is, he doesn't "reverse" it as you state. At best, the car might have rolled back slightly when his foot was transitioning from the brake pedal to the throttle pedal, which the car was engaging the gear. I only saw a slight jitter really at that point.
The car did seem to slide...
Out of curiosity, is anyone paying MSRP for an FE at Galpin? It's sort of water under the bridge now, but curious to see if they have honored that for anyone or whether they are just trying to move all their FE deposit holders to the base list.
I suppose we may not truly know the answer to...
I didn't have a good experience with Galpin either. Felt like they were / are playing games to basically get out of having to sell cars to deposit holders at MSRP. Many other Lotus dealers were openly promising MSRP and would have been a better choice from both a price and timing perspective...
When I pulled the factory Lotus PPF (Starshield, technically installed at port) off of my Elise after ~12 years, some paint came with it. requiring a front end re-spray. I never figured out if this was just an Elise issue, an issue with waiting far too many years to replace, or an issue with...
My sense is that all Lotus have been like this for a while, going back to the Elise platform. It's a weight distribution that Lotus actually targets (see Evija). So much so that when I bought my GT4, I was surprised at how little you need to manage the weight on the front axle in order to get...
A 718 is also mid-engined, so your explanation isn't quite right. :) Typically Lotus mid-engined cars can have more rear bias than Porsche mid-engined cars.
Nevertheless, my Elise did that as well. Applying throttle mid-corner makes the front end light, which is what causes the understeer...
I honestly just think he's waiting to give all his impressions at once, i.e. after the car is fully run-in. Keep Pagani etc. as a separate topic.
Watching Harry's video, I think the Emira makes more sense as a do-anything, drive-anywhere type of car, instead of the more single-minded /...