I4 Delivery Date USA/Canada Updates

[Medic518]

Anyone heard from the dealer or taken delivery of an i4 that was on the 12/15 boat, or is it still to early for those to be available? Just wondering when I should be expecting a notification from my dealer in S. Florida.

 

[harleyujoe]

Anyone heard from the dealer or taken delivery of an i4 that was on the 12/15 boat, or is it still to early for those to be available? Just wondering when I should be expecting a notification from my dealer in S. Florida.

Mine was on 12/19 boat in Baltimore and at Philly dealer right now for me to come in and inspect and pickup next week after new Years Day

 

[grezex]

Mine was on the 12/15 boat, dealer said invoiced 24th, expected arrival within 10 business days (Southern California)

 

[polenta]

Hang in there. Not surprising timing. Typically 1-3 weeks for prep at the port, then 1-2 weeks for transit, and likely add 1 week for the holidays. Just know Santa is coming late and you'll have a HAPPY New Year!!

Maybe I was bad boy this year and Santa's making me pay for it...!
I waited patiently over 3 years (!!), but the moment I saw @Nova post my VIN, all that patience flew right out the window!

 

[Medic518]

Mine was on the 12/15 boat, dealer said invoiced 24th, expected arrival within 10 business days (Southern California)

Mine was on 12/19 boat in Baltimore and at Philly dealer right now for me to come in and inspect and pickup next week after new Years Day

OK, so having to travel through 1/16 isn't really slowing down my pickup by too much time - I was seriously trying to come up with excuses to not travel for work the first few weeks of the new year.. crisis alleviated..

 

[MajHall04]

Did the paperwork yesterday and drove home my I4 today. Such a great car and in touring it’s still plenty powerful. Only things I would change is the basic infotainment system, the KEF, and blind spot monitoring. Besides that I’m very happy.

 

[Vintage]

Great to see all the i4 delivery's and congrats to all. Fingers crossed I'll be picking mine up next week. Question for those that have taken delivery, Touring or Sport suspension ? and your thoughts after clocking on a few miles.

 

[MajHall04]

Great to see all the i4 delivery's and congrats to all. Fingers crossed I'll be picking mine up next week. Question for those that have taken delivery, Touring or Sport suspension ? and your thoughts after clocking on a few miles.

In the V6 I honestly couldn’t tell much of a difference. In the I4 they say the touring is equivalent to the V6 sports so I went with the touring. I wouldn’t want any harsher than the touring for the road.

 

[khamai]

Maybe I was bad boy this year and Santa's making me pay for it...!
I waited patiently over 3 years (!!), but the moment I saw @Nova post my VIN, all that patience flew right out the window!

And don't forget to take advantage of the GGLC's offer to new Emira owners - https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/for-new-emira-owners-complimentary-gglc-membership.4209/

 

[drjazzsk]

Did the paperwork yesterday and drove home my I4 today. Such a great car and in touring it’s still plenty powerful. Only things I would change is the basic infotainment system, the KEF, and blind spot monitoring. Besides that I’m very happy.

Is blind spot monitoring included in i4?
I assume no satellite radio either?

 

[harleyujoe]

Is blind spot monitoring included in i4?
I assume no satellite radio either?

I went to see my Emira today at Philly Lotus and was told NO Blind Spot..
Guess the extra 40 HP was our plus..

 

[drjazzsk]

I went to see my Emira today at Philly Lotus and was told NO Blind Spot..
Guess the extra 40 HP was our plus..

lol. Kinda what I figured. I’m guessing the 2025 won’t either. I think I read somewhere a while back that the Chinese versions have it.

 

[drjazzsk]

Has anyone in the US had a chance to drive an auto v6 and an i4 back to back to give us their impressions?

 

[scv]

Has anyone in the US had a chance to drive an auto v6 and an i4 back to back to give us their impressions?

Did this last week in deciding which to go with when at dealer to evaluate primary V6 manual choice; was (!) diehard manual driver, as was wife, prior to comparison.
Some differences noted:
1.Typical less smoothness of i4 motor idling and under acceleration-minimal
2.DCT shifting slightly slow on upshifts when in tour mode with leisure driving; quicker with aggressive acceleration and quicker yet in sport mode
3. Acceleration much snappier lower rpm for i4, but V6 catches up in higher rpm range and essentially same.
4. Exhaust pops/crackles more prominent with i4.
Was impressed with I4 acceleration, crisp shifts up and down under load; and......i4 DCT chosen, hopefully near future. Just my 2 cents...........although, still not 100% convinced

 

[chstockd]

Mine was on the 12/19 Boat. Dealer received the car yesterday and I went to take a look and drove the demo. Tour mode only and under 4K RPMs so couldn't really see what the car can do but, I can tell there is a lot more there. I take delivery tomorrow !

 

[drjazzsk]

Did this last week in deciding which to go with when at dealer to evaluate primary V6 manual choice; was (!) diehard manual driver, as was wife, prior to comparison.
Some differences noted:
1.Typical less smoothness of i4 motor idling and under acceleration-minimal
2.DCT shifting slightly slow on upshifts when in tour mode with leisure driving; quicker with aggressive acceleration and quicker yet in sport mode
3. Acceleration much snappier lower rpm for i4, but V6 catches up in higher rpm range and essentially same.
4. Exhaust pops/crackles more prominent with i4.
Was impressed with I4 acceleration, crisp shifts up and down under load; and......i4 DCT chosen, hopefully near future. Just my 2 cents...........although, still not 100% convinced

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[44&counting]

First post to the forum. Only a few days away from picking up my i4 at Boardwalk Lotus. Super excited reading the recent posts on the car. Really appreciate all the great info on the forum. Others have posted their Emira timeline – here’s mine:

July 1980: Arrive at Hethel to work in the production engineering department. Six month secondment as part of my engineering degree

December 1980: Leave Lotus, loving the experience, while vowing to never buy a ‘handbuilt’ British car

December 2000: Mid life crisis temps me to buy an Elise. Rational brain intervenes and I buy an S2000 instead. It does not break down

November 2021: Geely investment and Emira looks overwhelm my rational brain. Place deposit

November 2024: Three year anniversary. Hope for a commemorative plaque from Lotus. Does not arrive

December 2024: Kyle from Boardwalk insists the car is on the boat and will arrive soon (actual soon, not Lotus ‘soon’). Trust but verify with Nova’s spreadsheet

Pictures to follow when I pick up the car this week…

 

[Nova]

Did this last week in deciding which to go with when at dealer to evaluate primary V6 manual choice; was (!) diehard manual driver, as was wife, prior to comparison.
Some differences noted:
1.Typical less smoothness of i4 motor idling and under acceleration-minimal
2.DCT shifting slightly slow on upshifts when in tour mode with leisure driving; quicker with aggressive acceleration and quicker yet in sport mode
3. Acceleration much snappier lower rpm for i4, but V6 catches up in higher rpm range and essentially same.
4. Exhaust pops/crackles more prominent with i4.
Was impressed with I4 acceleration, crisp shifts up and down under load; and......i4 DCT chosen, hopefully near future. Just my 2 cents...........although, still not 100% convinced

Great comparison. The torque out of the M139, especially at low RPMs, is phenomenal. The Germans really changed the game with their small turbos. People decried them getting rid of normally aspirated V6/I6 engines from their entry and mid level line up, but these little turbo 4s are overachievers in every way compared to those older engines.

 

[RS3R_X]

Well, last Saturday I got word that my Emira was on the truck that just arrived. As I was about to arrive, I got a text that it was not on the truck. Apparently, the manufacturer reversed the ports that the trucks shipped out with cars from. The guy after me in line got his before I did. I should have mine arriving today or tomorrow.