Harry's Garage videos - visit to Hethel and Matt Windle interview, Emira collection and drive

[Snakes]

Quick summary of ownership experience by Harry Metcalfe on Instagram today... HERE

 

[Citizen]

 

[Jimblob]

I love that write up.

I have to say I agree with the liveliness of the steering… I’ve never felt anything like it. Amazing.

It’s so lively it scared my wife!

 

[Magicman]

High praise indeed,

 

[Wake]

Harry’s doing more for the Emira in terms of keeping people excited/interested than Lotus, who seem intent on delivering a miserable, unenthused buying experience.

 

[CDM1855]

The production seems to be picking up pace, There must be about 100 cars per week leaving the factory now

First V6 Autos should go into production next week, so we should start to get a bit more content and reviews coming in from those shortly

 

[Captain.Kirk]

I think this is finally a Lotus communication, via Harry.

 

[Captain.Kirk]

Harry’s doing more for the Emira in terms of keeping people excited/interested than Lotus, who seem intent on delivering a miserable, unenthused buying experience.

I’m sure Harry has a private direct line to Lotus service to keep him as their # 1 spokesperson. He may even have a Lotus mechanic in his trunk. We could all be so lucky.

 

[Guest142]

The production seems to be picking up pace, There must be about 100 cars per week leaving the factory now

First V6 Autos should go into production next week, so we should start to get a bit more content and reviews coming in from those shortly

If this is true OMG

 

[CDM1855]

If this is true OMG

 

[Cachaco131]

5000 cars a year? That sounds way too many...

 

[CDM1855]

5000 cars a year? That sounds way too many...

Won’t be that many. But I heard they were picking up pace, Could be a hundred a week planned for production

I may have misunderstood the exact amount, but things are definitely moving along and Autos will start next month

 

[Cachaco131]

Won’t be that many. But I heard they were picking up pace, Could be a hundred a week planned for production

I may have misunderstood the exact amount, but things are definitely moving along and Autos will start next month

100x52...

 

[CDM1855]

100x52...

I get that, when I was on a recent factory tour the clock was indicating 15 cars, which I was told should mean cars produced that day/shift. There was still time for a few more to be completed

 

[dgrace]

The production seems to be picking up pace, There must be about 100 cars per week leaving the factory now

First V6 Autos should go into production next week, so we should start to get a bit more content and reviews coming in from those shortly

Based on?

100/wk would be above the initial projections of 4800/yr. With the line stopped on Fridays, that would be 25/day Mon-Thurs in a 10-hr shift or an average cycle time of 24min. Great if true

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

15 cars per day x 248 working days/year = 3,720 cars per year @ one shift .

That would be ideal figure

 

[CDM1855]

Based on?

100/wk would be above the initial projections of 4800/yr. With the line stopped on Fridays, that would be 25/day Mon-Thurs in a 10-hr shift or an average cycle time of 24min. Great if true

5000 cars a year? That sounds way too many...

@Cachaco131 , I am sure TomE posted a long time ago that lotus planned to be able to produce 10,000 cars a year

 

[Cachaco131]

@Cachaco131 , I am sure TomE posted a long time ago that lotus planned to be able to produce 10,000 cars a year

Wow. Just Emira or including EVs? And including China based manufacturing? They would really need to get their act together operationally.

 

[dgrace]

@Cachaco131 , I am sure TomE posted a long time ago that lotus planned to be able to produce 10,000 cars a year

They can’t make that many frames.

Also: I can plan for my stock portfolio to increase by 300% this year. Reality intrudes.

 

[Eworker]

Hopefully the Emira will bring Lotus some serious revenue, allowing them to develop even more awesome upgrades, as well as a future electric little sports car. I'm praying, the Emira V6FE is great but a bit heavy.