Can you test drive at the Factory?

[luciddaydream]

Can you test drive an Emira at the factory?

 

[ADC]

Kind of... Lotus Driving Academy | Lotus Cars United Kingdom

 

[JimH]

As suggested above - only if you pay for a driving academy session, which close from October to February...

Lotus Driving Academy | Lotus Cars United Kingdom

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Otherwise, sales agents only (formerly "dealers" - Hethel isn't set up as one of those and neither is Lotus Norwich/Stratton Motor Company who elected to be service and approved used cars only) provide test drives and you can book here :

Request test drive for Lotus Emira | Lotus Cars

Ready to get behind the wheel of the Lotus Emira? Request your test drive today and experience our true sports car.

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The nearest to the factory is Colchester then Silverstone, depending where you start from.....

 

[Scott@Lotus]

Can you test drive an Emira at the factory?

Yes, you can. In advance of a formal announcement, Hethel Retail Operations are expanding their activities and supporting retail activity directly from the factory, in addition to continuing the successful factory handover programme. Customers are more than welcome to visit Hethel, see the Emira being built, and talk to people truly passionate about the brand and who understand the car. We will run on an appointment basis to ensure that customers have the time that they need, and in time we will provide access for all Emira derivatives - plus of course, for the forthcoming range of our all-electric performance models.

We’ve a decent test route too - though it’s not the 2.2 mile one that runs within the factory complex!

Further details of how to arrange a visit can be found on our website, under “Lotus Centres” and you’ll see us on the UK map.

All the best, Scott.

 

[JimH]

Yes, you can. In advance of a formal announcement, Hethel Retail Operations are expanding their activities and supporting retail activity directly from the factory, in addition to continuing the successful factory handover programme. Customers are more than welcome to visit Hethel, see the Emira being built, and talk to people truly passionate about the brand and who understand the car. We will run on an appointment basis to ensure that customers have the time that they need, and in time we will provide access for all Emira derivatives - plus of course, for the forthcoming range of our all-electric performance models.

We’ve a decent test route too - though it’s not the 2.2 mile one that runs within the factory complex!

Further details of how to arrange a visit can be found on our website, under “Lotus Centres” and you’ll see us on the UK map.

All the best, Scott.

Wow - great news and about time this got up and running Scott - there was a big gap in the retail map with Strattons being service only but I suspected this was why….

PS - I can’t change my Lotus Centre to Hethel in “My Lotus” yet - you’re not on the map in there…..

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Discover the heart of Lotus at Hethel, our home since 1966. Meet our passionate experts and explore our product range. Book your visit today!

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[TomE]

Thanks for the update Scott and for sharing it here first.

And welcome to the forum! Your passion for Lotus has been a recurring theme in feedback from many owners posting about their experience of Emira collection from Hethel.