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I love the donkey badge and will get one for my Emira. It's clearly mocking the snootiness of the Ferrari owners that I've met.

200 hp more than stock yet they quote a 0-60 time equal to the stock I4. Weird.

Pro Tip: download the maps for when we lose cell service: 1. pull up this event on your phone in Facebook. 2. click on the link for the first set of directions. This will open up Google Maps with the directions. 3. click the X at the bottom to clear the directions. 4. tap and hold the center...

I love it and will do this to my Emira.

Swapping out shocks, springs, sway bar, bump stops, bushings, and alignment. Or just wrap it. Changing color sounds easier than an entire suspension setup to me at least.

The weather is getting nice enough for another drive in the mountains. I'll be leaving from Dahlonega (5461 S Chestatee, Dahlonega, GA 30533) at 9am sharp. We'll head north into Tennessee, drive the Cherohala Skyway, and have lunch in Robbinsville NC. From there we'll take the fun roads south...

My M3 with a DCT also bucks when I first start the car. Once the gearbox oil warms up it drives normally.

Stick to the Tesla. You'll be happier.

Are they available in fiberglass?

Yes, and nimbus has a distinctive beige hue in the sun.

A less grippy tire will last longer on track. Lap times will go down but also the amount spent on tires.

After some thought I'm going to revise my prediction above. I now think that the current Emira will be in production for another 5-6 years with only modest power bumps up to around 450hp. It will be retired when the type 135 debuts with the hybrid drive train described above. Much high MSRP...

I think we all can agree that a faster version of the Emira is on the horizon. What will it be exactly? Few know. However I have my ideas. In the short term (12-24 months) I think Lotus will announce an Emira R with a hotter tune and some minor hardware upgrades. Due to the fact that the...

REMINDER: the LLSE Chil Cook Off is in just one week at Motorcars of Atlanta. Noon until 5. See you there!

I'm not so sure about that. Among the younger generations there is very little market for manual cars. 20 years from now 99% of buyers won't even know how to drive a manual.

LLSE Chili Cook Off Jan 25th Noon until 5pm Motorcars of Atlanta It is time again for a chili cook off! Motorcars of Atlanta has graciously offered to host this event in their beautiful facility. Prizes will be awarded for the top three crowd favorites. If you don't want to bring chili feel...

I know Emira owners seem to be loathe to acknowledge it, but the Emira is simply an evolved Evora. New interior and exterior styling, and tweaks everywhere, but still just an evolved Evora. Which isn't a bad thing at all.

But that's what an Emira is. An evolved Evora. Same chassis and drive train. Updated styling.

You don't really need data to observe this. While both may have 60% of the car's weight over the rear axle, the 911 has the bulk of that weight (the engine) behind the rear axle while the Emira (or any rear-midengined car) has it in front of the rear axle. This gives the 911 a pendulum affect...

The Emira only shares the weight distribution across the axles. Its polar moment of inertia is vastly superior to a 911 and why it changes directions so much better than a rear-engined car.

The factory aero on the Elise/Exige does produce actual downforce, it doesn't just reduce lift. 9lbs of downforce for the Elise and 90lbs for the Exige.

A little birdy told me that Lotus USA is bringing a couple of AMG Turbo Emiras to LOG43 in Austin. 🐤

You used "cool" and "EV sports car" in the same sentence. Oops.

Gold wheels!

I disagree. I always purchase the plastic or GRP version of an aero device. It's a much better value proposition than carbon. Plus, I'm completely over carbon as an aesthetic.

I have a '23 RF, but only because it's my wife's daily driver and she insisted on a power top. She didn't want to have to deal with a manual top. I personally think the traditional soft top looks better and has its benefits over the RF. But in defense of the RF, it pretty much feels like a...

Again, please reference the Evora chassis picture I posted above, the picture with the orange body next to the bare chassis. There on the left is the bare chassis with the windshield header and roll bar attached. The Elise/Exige/Evora/Emira all have a multi-point roll bar attached to the...

First, the order of release doesn't matter. The Elise/Exige/Evora/Emira all use a bonded, extruded aluminum tub-style chassis. The 111 chassis (Elise/Exige) is obviously smaller than the 131 chassis (Evora) but very similiar nonetheless. The Evora chassis is almost identical to the Emira...

In reality I'm sure I've seen more of this negativity on FB groups than here in this forum. I didn't mean to cast this forum in a bad light. It's a great forum.

Folks, We’ve got to be thankful. Lotus has blessed us with so many choices. Sport or touring chassis. Auto or manual transmissions. Lots of great interior and exterior colors. Speccing your own Emira can be daunting with so many choices, but in the end your spec is your spec. Far too often...

I too have a ‘23 Miata RF and a Evora 400. Don’t know which one I love more.

Absolutely! I went to my first LOG (LOG24 in Birmingham AL in 2004) in my Miata because my Elise hadn't arrived yet. Took first place in the autocross in the Everything That's Not a Lotus class. Had a great time and made friends I still have today.

I imagine a slow DCT is about as fast as the torque converter auto with the V6, which is plenty fast as is.

And to further illustrate this, here's a picture of an Elise (same chassis technology) with it's body removed. Also just as stiff as with its body panels and clams.

False. The roof is simply a layer of GRP (fiberglass) that goes over the roll bar and connects to the windshield header. You can remove the front and rear clams, the doors, and the rest of the body and the chassis will be as stiff as with the body. I attached a couple of photos to illustrate.