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It’s certainly a bit steeper of a learning curve with this car. The touchy brakes, as you mentioned, certainly makes its presence felt. Having the car in track mode, which sharpens throttle response, helps a ton. It makes smaller throttle inputs result in larger throttle action. This somewhat...

This is exciting. Thanks for pioneering this!

Will do. Thanks for the heads up

Woohoo! Just registered!

The factory valve logic isn’t fully open in sport/track. There are times and engine speeds where valves close or partially close even in the aggressive modes. This is especially evident in lower RPM ranges. With the valve controller, you can fully open the valves at all RPM’s. I have both and...

My wife got me this from Temu for like $2. She got me red (to match the start button cover) and white (to match the interior seats color). I have been using the red one and I love it. Cute little detail that is also functional!

My Evora GT was in Exige Orange. I really wish that was offered in the Emira.

2024 Honda Civic Type R (and a little about the 2018 Civic Type R) Pros If you have to own one car as your fun and daily vehicle, there is no better car… full stop. The newest generation of Honda Civic is an outstanding everyday efficient, practical and shockingly spacious place to be...

Thanks for the update. You can take me off the list for now. I’ll keep an eye on this thread in the future. Thanks!

I have had as few as two concurrent cars and as many as seven. It fluctuates based on need and my insanity level. As for a score, I am actually working on a scoring system and scale to apply to ALL the cars I have owned. I will post that soon... it's quite the undertaking!

These look like the OEM touch sensitive ones, not the Individual button clicky ones OP mentioned (and GRP also sells).

Just dropped my Emira off at Lotus of Boston. The team was very accommodating and responsive. Let’s see how they handle the repair and turn around. Good news is they had a loaner car and everything so that made it easy. Previously, they had done some great work on my Elise SC including some...

You got it! I’ll put that together this week!

Haha! True love.

Thank you! Currently, I have tried to keep it simple. Wifey (and sons) drive a 2023 Hyundai Palisade. I daily a 2024 Tesla Model Y Performance and drive my 2024 Lotus Emira for pure bliss and joy!

2000 Honda S2000 (AP1) Pros A 4-cylinder naturally aspirated motor that makes 240hp and revs to 9000rpm with seductive motor and induction noise. Sounds like a recipe for a dream motor, right? Yes, it definitely is. Sure, it makes less torque than a riding lawn mower when below 6000rpm...

Ford Mustang Shelby GT350/R Pros The motor… oh my! Linear power, revs forever, flat-plane crank coupled with careful exhaust tuning from Ford gives it a signature sound unlink any others. Sure the C8 Z06 has a flat-plane crank motor and sure other Mustangs and GM products have the good ol’...

Congrats!!

My situation didn’t improve with a battery disconnect. I tried. However, mine will randomly start working again. The lose connection at the position sensor cable mentioned by @NorCalEmira is definitely what it is so the disconnect won’t make a difference, I would think.

I’ll write up a piece about the Type R as well. I can comfortably and confidently say that the FL5 Type R is a very close second to the Emira in my list of cars. More on that shortly.

The S2000 was one of those I forgot. I had a silverstone gray with red seats AP1. I’ll write up a piece on that as well. You’ll see why I wasn’t as keen on that car as, well, EVERYONE else.

Sure thing. I’ll write that up in his weekend and post it here.

Quite a great list! Love a bunch from that list!

The posts above are in reverse chronological order starting with the Emira today and going backwards. Interspersed with those, there are a bunch of other notable cars I have owned that aren’t “reviewed” here. I would happy to help answer any questions anyone has on these or any car. 2016 Ford...

For those interested in my views and comparisons between the Emira and many of my past cars (including the GT4 you mentioned), I just wrote up and posted this: https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/emira-vs-my-past-cars.5346/

2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S Spec Platinum Silver, back interior, 7-speed manual transmission, SUPER rare SportDesign package (GT3-ish front bumper and duckbill wing in the back), heated and ventilated 18-way seats. Pros So comfortable… the seats were excellent. Being heated and ventilated took...

2008 Lotus Elise SC Spec Storm Titanium with black interior, manual, supercharged, Rota Torque wheels, AIM MX2E gauge cluster, Android head unit, ShiftR111 kit, GRP goodies, full Exige clam swap, Larini exhaust Pros No car unites the driver and the machine better than an Elise/Exige. None...

2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Spec Sapphire Blue, Ceramic Brakes, Carbon buckets, full leather everywhere Pros Balance, poise, precision, confidence… these are things we want in our cars. The 981 GT4 delivers on ALL accounts. The electronic steering is no where near as good as the Elise but darn...

2020 Lotus Evora GT Spec Exige Orange, black interior with orange stitching, manual transmission Pros Right after unexpectedly selling the 981 GT4, I needed a replacement. My local Lotus dealer (what a blessing to have one so close to my home!) had a new Exige Orange Evora GT that they were...

2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus Spec Suzuka gray with red interior, carbon everywhere, ESS Supercharger Kit (825hp), Fabspeed exhaust Pros I have loved the design of the Audi R8 since its inception. Low, wide, looks like it was chiseled from a solid block, simply gorgeous. I think it’s one of the more...

2021 Porsche 718 Spyder Spec Miami Blue (with XPel Stealth Matte PPF), Carbon Buckets, Carbon Ceramics, ALL of the leather!, manual transmission, Kline Inconel full exhaust system from engine to tips Pros Holy heck… what a machine. The steering is as good as electronic power steering can get...

2016 Alfa Romeo 4C Spyder Spec Madreperla White, Red interior, Spider Track Pack 3 Pros Second to the Emira, this car is gorgeous. I love the design elements, swoops, curves, sculpted and molded in a seductive way. It is SO wide! The width is amplified by its short length. The interior...

2024 Lotus Emira First Edition Spec Seneca Blue with full black pack, Ice Gray interior, manual transmission, V6 with yellow calipers Pros The Emira takes the Evora GT’s formula, sands out some rough edges, slaps on a dollop of refinement and technology, sprinkles in some reliability fears and...

Thank you! I am in Marlborough. I am actually getting the 3rd cat delete and the Milltek Valve Controller installed today. PM me and we can setup some time to meet up!

Check to see if the car has PPF on it anywhere. That can be an easy value-add of anywhere from $2500-$7000 (if it's just nose or full body). Mine had the entire front clip as well as a few high impact areas already PPF'd so I figure it had about $2500 worth of it at least. That made me feel...

I purchased from a Porsche dealer near me. Use my deal as your comp for negotiations. Every car for sale on the market now has flexibility (apart from some super exclusive stuff). But ultimately, don't let a couple grand sway you from a car you want! As for issues with mine, I have had...