Does it turn differently than a 911?

[seriously]

Most higher end brands have customized tires. But I’m not sure how different they really are. I would only choose the custom brand on a track focused tire. Maybe the cups 2s if I were to rebuy. Can’t imagine it’s a huge difference for a street focused tire.

 

[virtualmacho]

It's "LTS" short for LOTUS.

I stand corrected. Thanks for the catch!

 

[Totally Average]

Hi there

I am used to driving 911s, and I love the Emira.

But I find mine a bit unusual when it comes to turns.

I'm no car expert or professional driver, so forgive me.

I hope this makes sense:

Imagine I am exiting a highway on a cloverleaf. I take a right and I am taking the turn at a moderate speed.

It seems like when I take the turn in a 911, the nose is right in the turn. I aim it, and it's there.

But with the Emira, the nose feels like it's pointed more out of the turn (straight ahead).

I hope I explained this ok. For some reason that was hard for me to explain

Is this normal with Lotus Emiras? Is it something I can adjust, or will I just get used to it?

Thanks a ton.

No reference to 911 (I'm coming from an Audi R8) but I've noticed on the Emira, later braking sharpens up the turn-in in a good way. This struck me when I was done with break-in miles and was able to accelerate more aggressively on the same roads, resulting in higher speeds and heavier braking into the corner. Initially, I felt like I could use more weight on the front wheels and was considering Nitrons or Ohlins so I could adjust the rake of the car a bit, but now that I know it doesn't tend to understeer from too much front weight shift (but rather not enough) and I can even get away with trail braking, I think they might have set it up that way on purpose. Drive it harder, later into corners and it works better, has been my experience. I'm on sport suspension w goodyears.

 

[MickOpalak]

I haven't driven a lot of 911s, but all of the ones I have understeered unacceptably. Like a lot. By comparison all of my Lotus cars have had super-sharp turn in.

 

[Eagle7]

No reference to 911 (I'm coming from an Audi R8) but I've noticed on the Emira, later braking sharpens up the turn-in in a good way. This struck me when I was done with break-in miles and was able to accelerate more aggressively on the same roads, resulting in higher speeds and heavier braking into the corner. Initially, I felt like I could use more weight on the front wheels and was considering Nitrons or Ohlins so I could adjust the rake of the car a bit, but now that I know it doesn't tend to understeer from too much front weight shift (but rather not enough) and I can even get away with trail braking, I think they might have set it up that way on purpose. Drive it harder, later into corners and it works better, has been my experience. I'm on sport suspension w goodyears.

"Might have"? lol, yep. It's Gavan Kershaw. It's setup to be a momentum car in the corners, which to me is much more fun because you have to figure out what to do and how much, to reach and maintain the momentum. Instead of overcoming inefficiency with horsepower, you have to learn how to dial into and reach the efficiency point then try to maintain it. I enjoy this sort of thing a lot. It's a mental challenge as much as anything. The car is more than capable; it's a fun car to drive.

 

[frazzer]

No reference to 911 (I'm coming from an Audi R8) but I've noticed on the Emira, later braking sharpens up the turn-in in a good way. This struck me when I was done with break-in miles and was able to accelerate more aggressively on the same roads, resulting in higher speeds and heavier braking into the corner. Initially, I felt like I could use more weight on the front wheels and was considering Nitrons or Ohlins so I could adjust the rake of the car a bit, but now that I know it doesn't tend to understeer from too much front weight shift (but rather not enough) and I can even get away with trail braking, I think they might have set it up that way on purpose. Drive it harder, later into corners and it works better, has been my experience. I'm on sport suspension w goodyears.

I went on the driver training at Hethel, a full day in an Emira with plenty of track time. The instructor was great, had me slalom with left foot braking and turn in, it really is more nimble when the timing's right. On track I was a "get all your braking done in a straight line" kind of driver, but the Emira is very tolerant of trail braking and much keener to turn in when done right.

 

[hagen111]

On my first test drive in the Emira I found it too soft in the front and too slow in turn-in. So my Emira is on the Michelins and on Nitron 3-way, with the car lowered about 2 cm's. Boy does it change and become so much better at turn-in and it is way sharper. More like a GT3. Love it!