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This is an interesting video. If Porsche does this, others are soon going to follow.

Merry Christmas everyone, and wishing you all a blessed and safe day.

I was cleaning my car last night, when I just happened to wipe all around the sideview mirror on the right side of the car, and to my surprise, there's a switch button underneath it! There isn't one on the left sideview mirror, only the right side. Does anybody have any idea what this is for?

Here's a link to a website that has designed digital versions in the theme of great classic dashboard displays, and they work with Apple's CarPlay! https://blackboxinfinite.com/CarPlay-Generations-Apple-HMI

As of today, I'm now free to roam about the cabin as it were: I was going to wait until the dyno run stock to get this started, but I've been accumulating enough things that I think I'll go ahead and get this journal underway. Here's the first time I saw the car when my sales guy sent me a...

This is a very interesting video by Number 27 concerning news that Geely and Renault (which is really Stellantis, and would include Alfa Romeo) have announced they've already started shifting away from EV only. This has just come out after Japanese auto manufacturers announced a joint effort to...

I just got a message that popped up on my dash saying I need to activate or deactivate the SOS feature. When I checked the manual, it says contact your retailer. I contacted the dealer and they said it's a separate contract Lotus has with a cell service provider, and not something the dealer...

Here's wishing the very best to everyone here on the forum for a great holiday season, and a great Emira year next year. By Christmas next year, there should be at least 500 of us here in the U.S. with our cars at last, and the forum experience in here should be very different than it's ever...

This is very interesting, and Volvo is on the list as one of the manufacturers that have already committed to using this. I like what's described. It's supposed to be available within the next few months. I wonder if Lotus would be able to allow this for the Emira...

https://electrek.co/2023/07/03/chinese-ev-drops-entire-battery-pack-while-driving/

Not specifically Emira related, although it could end up being relevant due to expansion of dealerships, and especially any electric Lotus. https://discernreport.com/china-owned-car-company-could-get-a-boost-from-biden-harris-regime-tax-credits-meant-to-help-u-s-automakers/

This is an interesting article. https://electrek.co/2023/05/18/geely-aston-martin-ev-powerhouse-new-stake/

Here's an interesting article from November 2022 with an interview of Matt Windle where he talks about adding dealerships in the U.S. This is the relevant part from the article (bold emphasis is mine): "What potential annual volume is Lotus expecting in the U.S. once you get all your vehicles...

Here's a video from Harry's Garage with Gordon Murray and his latest creation, the T.33 Spider which is decked out in a stunningly beautiful blue. I would love to see that color as an option on the Emira. Interestingly enough, there's some interesting comments from Murray about Lotus. There's...

The footage after the Emira content is all about riding a bicycle at a bike park. If you don't want to watch that, you can stop the video after he picks up his Emira.

This is an interesting clip someone did for an ASMR experience of an Emira. Be sure and listen to it on headphones to get the full effect.

Wanting to mod is one of those things that doesn't seem to matter what the price of the vehicle is. Ferrari, Lambo, etc. owners mod their cars too. It's an innate desire to make it 'your own'. My first mod if you want to call it that, will be to replace all the oils at the 1000 mile mark...

Anyone in Scotland, is this for real? Is the Scottish government actually now going to start discouraging personal car use??

Question for anyone who is going to do a test drive, or someone who has their car: How easily does the car roll forward when it's in gear but no throttle input, and how easily does it roll forward when it's not in gear? For example, let's say you're going along at a steady speed in 3rd. Take...

I'm sure this will be laughable to most of you, but I made a compliment to a YouTube video I was watching, and they replied "Telegram me" and asked me to direct message them, they had a fan gift for me. I have no idea how to do that. Are there any YouTubers on the forum who know what that is...

Interesting article about the last Chrysler 300C: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/gone-in-less-than-half-a-day-the-2023-chrysler-300c-has-sold-out-198845.html

REMEMBER... if you decide to do something like this, it's going to put out more heat, so you're going to have to improve the engine cooling. Pay attention to the engine compartment temperatures including the exhaust and catalytic convertor temps. You'll also probably need to replace the...

Here we see the height of hypocrisy, as the self-appointed 'elites' fly around in their private jets, and take vacations on their private diesel powered yachts, and have multiple residences in multiple countries; some even have multiple in the same country, and they say we the peasants are the...

If this is for real, this is insane! If this is a taste of the electric future, they can keep it. https://nypost.com/2022/07/12/bmw-owners-outraged-over-18-a-month-charge-to-use-heated-seats/

Not necessarily in this case, because the cost of batteries is really going up fast, with no indication that they're going down due to the rapidly rising cost of their materials, in particular lithium which has already seen a price increase of 470% in the last year. There's also the cost of...

Is anybody playing Gran Turismo 7? I've got it on my PS5, and while it looks good, some of the physics are seriously frustrating. I spent most of the day yesterday, getting my International B license. I got all gold on all the tests, but it was a ridiculous pain to do so. The brakes don't...

Here's an interesting article that discusses the cost of the electric future, and how states in the U.S. are planning on adding taxes and fees to make up for the loss of revenue from reduced gas sales...

This is an interesting article on the KEF systems that will be used in the Emira and the Eletre. The Eletre system is bonkers. https://www.whathifi.com/us/news/23-speaker-kef-reference-system-unveiled-for-lotus-eletra-electric-suv

Instead of having complaints all over the place, I'm starting this thread so they can be focused and all in one place. I'm going to do 2 things; One, I won't post anything in here, so everyone who wants to, can complain to their heart's content. Two, I won't even read this thread. I'll stay...

Price for the i4 FE is $85,900 and all the steering wheel options are available. Base edition info is up too.

With regards to politics, would an exception be made for context, where government and/or politics might have an effect on Lotus, or the automotive industry in general? Since our electric future is being mandated by governments, which of course is politics, as we move towards that future I...

Meridian Blue appears to be a VERY dark blue! Almost like the dark blue version of Dark Verdant.

I personally don't want Lotus drilling holes in the front bumper for the front license plate mount. I would rather they just include the bracket and let me decide whether to install it or not. Not all states in the U.S. require a front plate.

Here's a great article from Autocar in the U.K. about the Emira.

Having spent some time creating replicas of the FE colors for the 3D Emira model, I noticed there was a familiarity. It was Magma that did it. I had a 1972 Europa twincam in Regency Red, and Magma Red reminds me a lot of that color. I remember first seeing a Europa in French Blue way back...

Many people have asked to see colors other than the standard FE colors, so here's a sample of different colors, from regular enamels to exotic metallics. Standard black Standard soft white British Racing Green Bright Green Sky Blue Metallic Dark Royal Blue Navy Blue Sapphire Blue...

Here's every paint color in each of the 5 color combos. There's only one for Alcantara since I don't have the ability to add color stitching on the model, but you can tell the difference between black leather and Alcantara. These include all the combos, including the ones "NR" (Not...

The Alternate Configurator thread was getting a bit messy with things other than the FE configurator options, so I'm starting this thread for everything else. This will be for any color, paint or theme idea that's not part of the FE configurator. This is where we can guess at what the other 7...

After being frustrated with the lack of accuracy and/or realism with the official configurator, I decided to buy a 3D model of the Emira and come up with my own. These are my 4 best guesses for Magma Red, Hethel Yellow, Dark Verdant and Nimbus Grey. Nimbus is the one I've been having the most...