Factory Tour Thread

[GetawayDriving]

That will be exactly 3 months after the prior media embargo was lifted (Monday 8th March).

And three months after Monday 7th June (6th September), the Emira configurator will have Base Edition options in it. See a pattern here?

Yes I think you're saying my car enters production on November 7 and gets delivered February 5.

 

[TomE]

I take some comfort from the fact they are making outbound calls every day to people about delivery options and updating them on their delivery month for July/Aug/Sept. If there was a significant risk of further delays they'd pause that process - as we saw them doing earlier in the year.

The next two weeks are key. They need to start customer car production and start contacting the first delivery people about payments and delivery dates. If they're delivering the rumoured 200-300 cars in July, then the contact needs to be starting by about 10 June. The timing of the 7 June press reviews may be significant and coincide with Lotus announcing customer production has started on 6 June. Fingers crossed.

 

[NickR]

I take some comfort from the fact they are making outbound calls every day to people about delivery options and updating them on their delivery month for July/Aug/Sept. If there was a significant risk of further delays they'd pause that process - as we saw them doing earlier in the year.

The next two weeks are key. They need to start customer car production and start contacting the first delivery people about payments and delivery dates. If they're delivering the rumoured 200-300 cars in July, then the contact needs to be starting by about 10 June. The timing of the 7 June press reviews may be significant and coincide with Lotus announcing customer production has started on 6 June. Fingers crossed.

@TomE Tom, any idea who the LotusCars contact is on FB / Messenger? I thought it might be PR?

 

[TomE]

I'm pretty sure it's PR, not Marketing or Customer Service.

 

[EBZ]

Hi all !

First of all I want to thank you all for this amazing forum!
So interesting, passionate (sometimes too much) and caring.
Over the past few months, I've read almost every post there.
You are all epic!!

I'm from Belgium and I have a deposit for a V6 Manual nimbus BP (initially for July 22 … no idea when now ). Today I'm driving an M2 and it will be my first Lotus. Very happy to be part soon of this wonderful community.

Just got back (today) from visiting Hethel factory and was lucky enough to see a nimbus grey Emira in the main hall
Nick was great and the group was cool too (all Emira depositors)

I took the photos with an iPhone 13 pro, the hall lighting is quite white (so the color is a bit brighter and less warm so the car should be a bit darker on normal cloudy days).

DISCLAIMER: Please note that these pictures look a bit more "silvery" than in the flesh (actually a bit warmer/more "copperish") depending on camera angles/lights (and probably due to image processing of the iPhone?).

To get a better idea of the color tone, I took some pictures with the white Esprit and the Seneca Blue.

PS:
- The ride height is still pre-production (aka Nick): the dampers (or other part) is not the final/production one.
- IMHO the “shut-line” (in the front bonnet) isn’t really an eye-catcher in the flesh even on this light color.
- The car look stunning in all colors

I hope this will help you.

 

[NicolasB]

A week late! I can't change now

 

[Citizen]

You made my day brooooo!!!

 

[Evotion]

The Nimbus car looked amazing in the flesh - probably the real stand out colour, especially with red leather.

They should have called it 'silver'. I suspect calling it another 'grey' put many off.

 

[Emiragirl]

Hi all !

First of all I want to thank you all for this amazing forum!
So interesting, passionate (sometimes too much) and caring.
Over the past few months, I've read almost every post there.
You are all epic!!

I'm from Belgium and I have a deposit for a V6 Manual nimbus BP (initially for July 22 … no idea when now ). Today I'm driving an M2 and it will be my first Lotus. Very happy to be part soon of this wonderful community.

Just got back (today) from visiting Hethel factory and was lucky enough to see a nimbus grey Emira in the main hall
Nick was great and the group was cool too (all Emira depositors)

I took the photos with an iPhone 13 pro, the hall lighting is quite white (so the color is a bit brighter and less warm so the car should be a bit darker on normal cloudy days).

DISCLAIMER: Please note that these pictures look a bit more "silvery" than in the flesh (actually a bit warmer/more "copperish") depending on camera angles/lights (and probably due to image processing of the iPhone?).

To get a better idea of the color tone, I took some pictures with the white Esprit and the Seneca Blue.

PS:
- The ride height is still pre-production (aka Nick): the dampers (or other part) is not the final/production one.
- IMHO the “shut-line” (in the front bonnet) isn’t really an eye-catcher in the flesh even on this light color.
- The car look stunning in all colors

I hope this will help you.

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Hi all !

First of all I want to thank you all for this amazing forum!
So interesting, passionate (sometimes too much) and caring.
Over the past few months, I've read almost every post there.
You are all epic!!

I'm from Belgium and I have a deposit for a V6 Manual nimbus BP (initially for July 22 … no idea when now ). Today I'm driving an M2 and it will be my first Lotus. Very happy to be part soon of this wonderful community.

Just got back (today) from visiting Hethel factory and was lucky enough to see a nimbus grey Emira in the main hall
Nick was great and the group was cool too (all Emira depositors)

I took the photos with an iPhone 13 pro, the hall lighting is quite white (so the color is a bit brighter and less warm so the car should be a bit darker on normal cloudy days).

DISCLAIMER: Please note that these pictures look a bit more "silvery" than in the flesh (actually a bit warmer/more "copperish") depending on camera angles/lights (and probably due to image processing of the iPhone?).

To get a better idea of the color tone, I took some pictures with the white Esprit and the Seneca Blue.

PS:
- The ride height is still pre-production (aka Nick): the dampers (or other part) is not the final/production one.
- IMHO the “shut-line” (in the front bonnet) isn’t really an eye-catcher in the flesh even on this light color.
- The car look stunning in all colors

I hope this will help you.

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Met you today on the tour. You got some great photos

 

[912Matt]

Hi all !

First of all I want to thank you all for this amazing forum!
So interesting, passionate (sometimes too much) and caring.
Over the past few months, I've read almost every post there.
You are all epic!!

I'm from Belgium and I have a deposit for a V6 Manual nimbus BP (initially for July 22 … no idea when now ). Today I'm driving an M2 and it will be my first Lotus. Very happy to be part soon of this wonderful community.

Just got back (today) from visiting Hethel factory and was lucky enough to see a nimbus grey Emira in the main hall
Nick was great and the group was cool too (all Emira depositors)

I took the photos with an iPhone 13 pro, the hall lighting is quite white (so the color is a bit brighter and less warm so the car should be a bit darker on normal cloudy days).

DISCLAIMER: Please note that these pictures look a bit more "silvery" than in the flesh (actually a bit warmer/more "copperish") depending on camera angles/lights (and probably due to image processing of the iPhone?).

To get a better idea of the color tone, I took some pictures with the white Esprit and the Seneca Blue.

PS:
- The ride height is still pre-production (aka Nick): the dampers (or other part) is not the final/production one.
- IMHO the “shut-line” (in the front bonnet) isn’t really an eye-catcher in the flesh even on this light color.
- The car look stunning in all colors

I hope this will help you.

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Loving the photos, thanks for sharing When looking at the front on shot, two observations; those mirrors look awesome, properly supercar . However, the standard UK no. plate sticks out like a sore thumb. Thinking of getting a 3/4 plate - anybody have experience with them, ie are the old bill likely to leave me alone, or am I just asking to get pulled?

 

[Evotion]

If you get the shortest characters you can, even in the same font, it will make a huge differece.

S1 or L1 would be nice - alas probably 250k each

 

[DerTheDer]

I went with Nimbus and red leather. Seeing these first photos of the actual car makes me happy that I chose nimbus. Such a great color.

 

[Evotion]

That WAS my spec on the 2nd Emira.

I think Nimbus + Red & Verdant + Tan are the two best combos.

I went safe with black alcantara on the magma myself.

 

[GetawayDriving]

I went with Nimbus and red leather. Seeing these first photos of the actual car makes me happy that I chose nimbus. Such a great color.

Me too

Edit: Brightened these up a little, and reduced the amount of yellow cast from the decor. Also selfishly changed the seats to red

 

[912Matt]

The reg I have means I can have standard size font on a 3/4 plate and it will fit - I am hoping that will be ok, but appreciate strictly speaking 3/4 plates are not legal

 

[Citizen]

Please any master of photoshop could paint black roof and pillars but no mirrors painted please

Also add silver wheels ??

 

[GetawayDriving]

Please any master of photoshop could paint black roof and pillars but no mirrors painted please

Also add silver wheels ??

I don't think I have a proper image of the silver wheels. Have you seen one?

 

[eriegz]

Hi all !

First of all I want to thank you all for this amazing forum!
So interesting, passionate (sometimes too much) and caring.
Over the past few months, I've read almost every post there.
You are all epic!!

I'm from Belgium and I have a deposit for a V6 Manual nimbus BP (initially for July 22 … no idea when now ). Today I'm driving an M2 and it will be my first Lotus. Very happy to be part soon of this wonderful community.

Just got back (today) from visiting Hethel factory and was lucky enough to see a nimbus grey Emira in the main hall
Nick was great and the group was cool too (all Emira depositors)

I took the photos with an iPhone 13 pro, the hall lighting is quite white (so the color is a bit brighter and less warm so the car should be a bit darker on normal cloudy days).

DISCLAIMER: Please note that these pictures look a bit more "silvery" than in the flesh (actually a bit warmer/more "copperish") depending on camera angles/lights (and probably due to image processing of the iPhone?).

To get a better idea of the color tone, I took some pictures with the white Esprit and the Seneca Blue.

PS:
- The ride height is still pre-production (aka Nick): the dampers (or other part) is not the final/production one.
- IMHO the “shut-line” (in the front bonnet) isn’t really an eye-catcher in the flesh even on this light color.
- The car look stunning in all colors

I hope this will help you.

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Gorgeous!!

Also, these 9 photos are literally the best photos of Nimbus Grey in existence.

Also, I can't believe that I'm seriously considering switching to Nimbus Grey now...

 

[Emiragirl]

More photos of the nimbus from today! We were allowed to sit inside too so go one of the tan leather!

 

[TomE]

Hi all !

First of all I want to thank you all for this amazing forum!
So interesting, passionate (sometimes too much) and caring.
Over the past few months, I've read almost every post there.
You are all epic!!

I'm from Belgium and I have a deposit for a V6 Manual nimbus BP (initially for July 22 … no idea when now ). Today I'm driving an M2 and it will be my first Lotus. Very happy to be part soon of this wonderful community.

Just got back (today) from visiting Hethel factory and was lucky enough to see a nimbus grey Emira in the main hall
Nick was great and the group was cool too (all Emira depositors)

I took the photos with an iPhone 13 pro, the hall lighting is quite white (so the color is a bit brighter and less warm so the car should be a bit darker on normal cloudy days).

DISCLAIMER: Please note that these pictures look a bit more "silvery" than in the flesh (actually a bit warmer/more "copperish") depending on camera angles/lights (and probably due to image processing of the iPhone?).

To get a better idea of the color tone, I took some pictures with the white Esprit and the Seneca Blue.

PS:
- The ride height is still pre-production (aka Nick): the dampers (or other part) is not the final/production one.
- IMHO the “shut-line” (in the front bonnet) isn’t really an eye-catcher in the flesh even on this light color.
- The car look stunning in all colors

I hope this will help you.

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Welcome and fantastic first post!

More photos of the nimbus from today! We were allowed to sit inside too so go one of the tan leather!

Great pictures too and lucky you to get to see the tan leather and sit in a nearly final car. What did you think of the seats?


Could you both post your pics on the Nimbus thread as well for reference, as a few people are following that?

Nimbus Grey Lotus Emira Photo Thread

After spending some time playing around with the online configurator tonight, I'm leaning towards Nimbus Grey. It seems to show off the lines of the car very well. Is anyone else thinking about this color?

www.emiraforum.com

And a polite request to people copying these pictures and re-posting them on other sites - it would be nice to acknowledge the original sources