Ian C
Well-known member
I did the factory tour yesterday, 27th Oct. I was the only attendee and so got a full personal tour, the guide was excellent (I think it was Nick, I am crap with names !!!). He gave me the full tour and explained everything in great detail. I would recommend anyone who has the chance to do the tour. My technical and mechanical knowledge is almost zero, so it was great to get to understand some of the technology behind the car and how Lotus have applied it from cut aways of the supercharger to how the dual clutch works and the work that goes into making the gear box fit to the engine. What struck me most was the focus on quality, I can finally throw away the rag in my car for mopping up the rain! I now understand simple things such as how dampers work and watched them setting touring and sport mode on the springs
I can't add much to the recent posts on delays or production, but the factory had a real buzz about it, there were cars coming off the line at regular intervals and quite a few in the car park. There seems to be an equal split between left- and right-hand drive cars, many of the left-hand drive going to China. (where they are badged Lotus NYO). Loads of Senaca blue and Hethel yellow, I only saw one Magma red going down the line( a shame because it looks stunning), Dark verdant lives up to the name of being very dark but get it in the right light and it looks great.
I was asked to check about the mesh on the gear mech and it is defiantly open with mesh on all the cars that I saw.
I understand the target is 20 plus cars a day and they are currently getting working towards this, they were not giving anything more away about current production or delivery, but the good news is the car looked even better than I remember from the roadshow last year, it has a real presence on the road and sounds fantastic.
I had been wavering after all the delays but everyone I met and spoke to was excited about the car and eager to talk about it and answer my questions, can't wait for January!!
I can't add much to the recent posts on delays or production, but the factory had a real buzz about it, there were cars coming off the line at regular intervals and quite a few in the car park. There seems to be an equal split between left- and right-hand drive cars, many of the left-hand drive going to China. (where they are badged Lotus NYO). Loads of Senaca blue and Hethel yellow, I only saw one Magma red going down the line( a shame because it looks stunning), Dark verdant lives up to the name of being very dark but get it in the right light and it looks great.
I was asked to check about the mesh on the gear mech and it is defiantly open with mesh on all the cars that I saw.
I understand the target is 20 plus cars a day and they are currently getting working towards this, they were not giving anything more away about current production or delivery, but the good news is the car looked even better than I remember from the roadshow last year, it has a real presence on the road and sounds fantastic.
I had been wavering after all the delays but everyone I met and spoke to was excited about the car and eager to talk about it and answer my questions, can't wait for January!!
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