Emira colours - seeing cars at Hethel

[VL3X]

Nimbus Grey: this is not as "plain silver" as I was expecting, it is much more complex. Sometimes like a liquid metal effect (if you've ever stirred a pot of metallic silver paint to get it to mix) and it has some undertones of light brown and cream. It behaves a bit like Storm Titanium on the previous Lotus cars, but isn't that colour, in the way it changes colour and tone with angle and lighting. Really classy and not "boring silver" or "resale grey".

I think I'm back to Nimbus after your description and the new configurator. How does the config compare to it in person? How would you say Storm Titanium differs from Nimbus?

*edit - Just read your description over on Lotus Talk (I really gotta stick to just one forum for Emira talk instead of 4. I think it'll be this one!)

 

[TXEMIRA]

I think I'm back to Nimbus after your description and the new configurator. How does the config compare to it in person? How would you say Storm Titanium differs from Nimbus?

This is so awesome. I love that this forum is causing decision making.

 

[CarGuy07]

Not sure if already posted somewhere but just saw this pop up on my YouTube feed.

 

[SloAlfa]

Do you mean collect your car from the factory and ship it yourself? I asked Lotus about this last week, as I knew of one US buyer who wanted to collect from Hethel, do a driving tour around Europe and then ship the car home to the US. They thought it would be extremely difficult to do, as it would require registration in the UK if you intended to drive it here and that could mean having to UK register rather than US register. Complexities then about re-registration into the US and taxes in each country.

But if you think other marques have done it then it may be feasible.

I would be more than happy to jump on a plane when my car is done, take a drive around the track in Hethel and then go home while they ship it to me. I think that’s what Porsche does as a friend of mine did it with his. He didn’t drive around Germany, just drove around the test track with his car before they shipped it. I think BMW does something like this also.

 

[TXEMIRA]

I would be more than happy to jump on a plane when my car is done, take a drive around the track in Hethel and then go home while they ship it to me. I think that’s what Porsche does as a friend of mine did it with his. He didn’t drive around Germany, just drove around the test track with his car before they shipped it. I think BMW does something like this also.

I’m in.

 

[Leonard]

I’m in.

Private Jet between you all?
What colour Jet would you choose though???

 

[Billyidoliser]

Not sure if already posted somewhere but just saw this pop up on my YouTube feed.

I thought it was Louis Walsh

 

[SJR202]

I thought it was Louis Walsh

Im pretty sure the fake Louis Walsh said he's buying 2 Emira's!! Thats one way to make choosing colour and chassis set up easier! ;-)

 

[Billyidoliser]

Im pretty sure the fake Louis Walsh said he's buying 2 Emira's!! Thats one way to make choosing colour and chassis set up easier! ;-)

I do confess I have a deposit down for the i4 also!

 

[TomE]

I would be more than happy to jump on a plane when my car is done, take a drive around the track in Hethel and then go home while they ship it to me. I think that’s what Porsche does as a friend of mine did it with his. He didn’t drive around Germany, just drove around the test track with his car before they shipped it. I think BMW does something like this also.

There may be another way of achieving the same thing. I've read today that Lotus Driving Academy may be adding Emiras to their fleet this year. So you could fly over, do the factory and Classic Team Lotus tours and then do one of the driving experiences or driver training sessions in an Emira.

The added advantage is it'll be an LDA Emira not yours, so you won't be ragging your own brand new and not yet run-in Emira on track. Meanwhile yours is in a container crossing the Atlantic to be at home when you return.

 

[klho001]

I would be more than happy to jump on a plane when my car is done, take a drive around the track in Hethel and then go home while they ship it to me. I think that’s what Porsche does as a friend of mine did it with his. He didn’t drive around Germany, just drove around the test track with his car before they shipped it. I think BMW does something like this also.

BMW called it the European delivery program; i believe they stopped it in 2020 cos of decentralized production and changing tastes in large vehicles (X vehicles made in the US). Audi also stopped it couple yrs before that. With BMW you take delivery (in addition to tours, driving school at their HQ etc) and when you're done driving in Europe you drop it off at designated ports to be shipped home.

 

[Lots_Of_Trouble]

thought it was Louis Walsh

So did I

 

[Honeywell]

Private Jet between you all?
What colour Jet would you choose though???

I can fly it for us.

 

[Daz]

Private Jet between you all?
What colour Jet would you choose though???

Would you also go auto or manual

 

[klho001]

"Look at this cool thing, I can change the colour mid-video"

"Oh wow, wouldn't that be great in real life...."

BMW: hold my beer

 

[Leonard]

Would you also go auto or manual

You obs need auto pilot. Drinks party in the back then

 

[frazzer]

BMW called it the European delivery program; i believe they stopped it in 2020 cos of decentralized production and changing tastes in large vehicles (X vehicles made in the US). Audi also stopped it couple yrs before that. With BMW you take delivery (in addition to tours, driving school at their HQ etc) and when you're done driving in Europe you drop it off at designated ports to be shipped home.

Volvo used to do this at Torslanda, mostly American's flying over and getting a factory tour and maybe a piece of salmon and plenty of coffee. My senior contact at Volvo told me it was a very successful program.

 

[DenzilP]

Solid. Like on a certain well-known S1 Esprit

Could this be the new EV esprit, found it on the Lotus twitter feed today ?

 

[TomE]

That's the Type 135 teaser. Echoes of the S1 Esprit (and some Elite and Eclat too).

The lines in the sketch do keep reminding me of this version though...

 

[Johnson]

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Could this be the new EV esprit, found it on the Lotus twitter feed today ?

This bodes well. I always thought the original Esprit was like drawing a Ferrari 308 if you could only use a ruler — not a bad thing, as the proportions were still drop-dead gorgeous. I’m thinking the Type 135 will be another stunner.