📓 Journals Hethel Yellow First Edition is mine now!

[TomE]

Great pictures and excellent to read your thoughts about the car. Looks like an awesome trip on brilliant roads through some fantastic scenery.

 

[TomAce]

And here some fotos of the Penser Joch:

And some drone shots still to come, my friend sat in the car and followed my Emira up the mountain pass, should be some epic views.

And by the way, Emira in Hethel yellow is the star of the show. We had so many different cars there all with color, but Emira was the one that got most of the attraction. Someone called it "das Einhorn / unicorn".

Lotus may be relatively widespread in UK, but here in mainland-Europe it's still a rare sight. It's unreal.

 

[Robbierob]

Just came back from my trip to South-Tyrol. Wow, what an experience with this car. I love it!

But first things first. On Friday I had a short stop at Sportivo Leipzig in order get the things done like A-pillar trim and software updates. They are doing a great job, I could stand next to them doing their work and talk to them. They have already some experience with the Emira as I am already late to the party doing this recall. Although the following foto seems to tell a different story...

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As planned I could start the journey to the Dolomites, with a friend of mine and his Audi TT RS.
At The Hotel Leitner the cars already had gathered, because we did a complete package with Chef as the tour-guide. He knows best where to go there and we as the drivers can concentrate on driving.

Some nice cars on the parking lot of the Hotel.

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Some impressions of the tour:

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Emira handled all beautifully, composure of the chassis is sublime. These roads are perfect, especially Mendel-Pass was a joy. Some very positive observations are that the gearbox is such a joy to use. I didn't miss a single shift. You can really use first gear in those tight sections and the then the rear steps out when you hit the throttle. But it feels so natural and not intimidating, of course you somehow need to know what you're doing.

Second gear has already so much grip that the rear won't step out, at least on the road.

Seats are very comfy and to my surprise were up to the task, if you're really on it there is enough support for me (Alcantara).

The engine sound / Exhaust sound gets better and better. I now have already 6.000 km with it and it screams through the tunnels!

Power is good, but to keep up with the BMWs who have so much torque down low you really have to wring it out and sometimes use first gear.

Overall experience is so great. Also my friend was with me one day as passenger and he said it's Mega!

Sounds great. I have now driven 500km. Can you explain how the sound is increasing? Does it get much louder or deeper?

 

[TomAce]

Sounds great. I have now driven 500km. Can you explain how the sound is increasing? Does it get much louder or deeper?

Here is a taste what you get, both windows fully opened and in track mode:

YouTube Emira video to follow

It gets much more vocal. It's howling growling and barking, a true great sounding V6. It's a big part of the sex-appeal.

 

[eriegz]

Here is a taste what you get, both windows fully opened and in track mode:

Instagram Emira video take

It gets much more vocal. It's howling growling and barking, a true great sounding V6. It's a big part of the sex-appeal.

It says your Instagram account is private?

 

[Porter]

I requested as well. Great trip recap, thanks for taking the time to share with us!

 

[TomAce]

It says your Instagram account is private?

Sorry, did not think about it, it‘s my friend‘s account. Will tell him that there may come some requests in the next hours…

Edit: He seems to be very anal about his instagram account, so my apologies. Soon I hope, there will be a video take of my Emira on YouTube available, I keep you informed...

 

[TomAce]

Here is a video take, so you get an impression how Emira sounds like on the road irl.


From 5:30 min. onwards behind the GT3 is the take I already wanted to show you.

And for the drone shots of my Emira you have to watch this one, it starts at 18:54 min.:

 

[Rollie]

Hmm, nice roads and ride!where in Germany?

 

[TomAce]

Hmm, nice roads and ride!where in Germany?

Thanks! This is all South-Tyrol, south of Austria, already belonging to Italy.

 

[TomAce]

Just found some old footage on youtube from my Speedster Turbo driving on some tracks nearby Berlin :


Maybe I'll revive this channel someday when my little kids let me do this kind of stuff again...

 

[TomAce]

Exhaust of my Emira has opened up a bit over the last 2500km, I‘m enjoying it Even more now.

Hibernation for my Speedster, last photos of the season.

 

[TomAce]

Today's the first day I can drive the Emira and I used lunch time making a short inspection run.

Of course, during winter months Emira is connected to a battery tender. Engine started faultlessly, no problems here.

Smiles per miles, I can tell. It's just so satisfying to drive, parked in the garage and you get out the car with a grin. Priceless.

And then I met a 992 GT3 RS, what a monster. This wing, such a presence. 3x the price. We drove past each other and I took some photos. He must live in my hometown. Rare sight, but he also has a season plate (03-10), so he was on the same mission today.

 

[TomAce]

instant classic.

 

[TomAce]

raining day and this Yellow still pops:

 

[eriegz]

raining day and this Yellow still pops:

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[TomAce]

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Just for you!

 

[TomAce]

Just some photos from the Dolomites:

 

[TomAce]

Yesterday was a rather special day as I made a dream come true for a teenager seeing and experiencing his first Lotus.

His mother and me were at colleage in one class ages ago. And she knows that her son is an absolute car nut, playing Forza Horizon the whole day, taking photos of sportscars everywhere he goes.

But she did not know anyone who's into cars except me. We had a graduate meeting last month and so she asked me if I could come over as a surprise for his 15th birthday.

We did a ride with the Emira and he was overwhelmed by this experience. I had fun, too. Teaching him all the basics about cars, engine and suspension.

Well, we all need to "raise" the kids and give them goals in life, let the seed grow to become a Lotus member of the future.

 

[scc.131.fe]

Well, we all need to "raise" the kids and give them goals in life, let the seed grow to become a Lotus member of the future.

First-class move. I'll never forget Fox Valley Motorcars outside of Chicago that always welcomed my friends and I (16-17 yrs old) to hang around the showroom, drooling and asking questions.

Once I asked a salesman, "are you sure we're not bothering you?"

- "Kid, you guys know more about these cars than most of the people buying them. Stay as long as you like"

If they were still in business and selling Lotus I would loved to have ordered from them! But he helped plant a seed, and that's what we should all be doing every day.

Always drive with a smile!