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I have a V6 FE Auto in Senaca, fully loaded, confirmed for April, which Lotus kindly moved from July, September, and November...........now sunny April or.......who knows! I have warmed to Lotus Yellow but never had a yellow car. Is it butter or lemon yellow? Would you stay with Senaca or move...

Can this engine configuration be remapped? Is it possible to add, say 50 bhp, without replacing hardware? I guess the supercharger would need fettling in some way? I have never owned a car with a supercharger but have seen turbo engines remapped easily. There seems to be view that the car...

The i4 was at Millbrook today, in camouflage paintwork. A couple of times I was behind it on the mile straight....... it seemed to be accelerating and braking a few times down the straight and , surprisingly, made a deep throated growl. It had large diameter exhaust outlets, very medallion man...

Today, I visited the Mclaren Technology Centre where their cars are designed and assembled. I got chatting to one of their tech-type guys and talked Lotus, which he has an association30-year history. He said the Emira is fantastic to drive, ignore the journalists, with a great road engine and...

A motorcycling buddy shared this. He said the car handles well and turns in fine on both suspension ( at Hethel track ). Thought the Sport suspension may be OK for roads as it road the track kerbs well. The engine has enough power and is linear in its delivery which mutes the excitement but more...

I've just spent 2 days driving the 296GTB. It's 830 bhp in Hybrid mode. Crazy fast with immense grip. In the hands of a pro driver. On the Milbrook Hill route, it was shockingly capable, maybe the fastest car I've been in over that circuit ........ that includes a 458, various 911s, and a...

Demand Of The 718 Series Is So High That Porsche Will Tap VW Group’s Osnabruck Plant For Extra Volume This is expected to happen middle of next year. Interesting it takes 12 months or so to organise despite having mature processes and tooling.

This is Evo on the Mclaren Artura test ride/review Evo reviewer had issues ,,,,,,, "Unfortunately, the launch cars were beset with software problems -- all of which they say will be solved for customer deliveries -- and a few mechanical failures too, one of which led me to evacuate the car in...

Many of the reviews compare the Emira driving experience against the Porsche 718 GTS and that's OK, I guess. But there is a BUT. The 718 model line has been fleshed out to 4 models, 4 cyl entry model, 4 litre GTS, 4 litre GT4 and 4 litre GT4RS. Each model has a different suspension (...

This colour pops in daylight. The car looks small on the road. Going about 45mph. Wonder if it's a dealer demo being run in?  1 I

Lotus plan a car every 17 minutes, BMW largest plant every 90 seconds.......whatever the scale the complexity is challenging epic-facts-and-figures-bmws-biggest-factory The article explains the logistics. Just puts perspective on starting up.....Spartenburg has been manufacturing high volumes...

Can any one explain what it is about the front suspension that contributes to the ride quality on the Emira? Autocar claim nothing rides and handles better than the Evora 400/410 bhp models. I have a vague memory that there is a video of Hethel employees explaining the arrangement. My guess...

Apologies if this is old news but it's good news. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/all-seams-good-inside-world-leather-upholstery

In a recent review of the latest edition of the Evora the reviewer mentions the clutch is heavy, to the point that in traffic it became wearing on his leg. The Emira reviews have mentioned the 'heavy' clutch. Any views from Evora owners what it is like on a long trip and in traffic? Currently...

My spec is Seneca Blue, black pack, diamond cut wheels.....and at the suggestion of Lotus......yellow callipers. I'm thinking black callipers, then yellow, then black....... Any wisdom out there in Lotus land?

Good news day 'Thank you for your email. This vehicle is estimated for July delivery currently. The Emira will start to be delivered within the UK in June, therefore your car will be a part of the second group of cars to be delivered.' V6 FE .......

There is a lot of chat how Lotus have improved the quality of the Emira v past products. It is easy to confuse specification with quality. An example, Most would say a paper cup is inferior to the quality of a china cup! However if the paper cup is manufactured to repeated dimensions and...