Storage space

[eclat2emira]

I do love your color combination of the DV with tan interior. I'm still leaning towards the future black exterior with the tan, which I think will also be beautiful. Oh, and I like the Lotus bags as well. Thanks for the useful photos to see how well they fit in both the trunk (boot) and behind the seats. Still waiting to see if golf clubs will fit behind the seats.

When there is no direct sunlight most people say the car looks black - and the tan looks great with black so you are onto a winner there!

I think a set of golf clubs will be a tight fit behind the seats - there may not be enough width especially for a driver or woods but it may fit in the boot (trunk) if you take the woods out and put them in separately - I used to do that with my Vantage. In fact, my Vantage could take two sets of clubs and two trolleys, one of the trolleys going behind the seats.

 

[Billyidoliser]

I’ve posted this before but it shows what you can do if you can’t stretch to fancy Lotus-branded bags and you’re prepared to slum it with some Samsonite wally-trollies.

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Does anyone know if a boot rack is in the pipeline?

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

Does anyone know if a boot rack is in the pipeline?

Something like this ?

 

[Billyidoliser]

Something like this ?

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Maybe a trailer too!

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

Another test for storage. Gone for 4 weeks trip. This is what I handled:

Boot storage:

Behind the seats:

The seats go all the way back:

And you can still see perfectly through the rear window:

 

[Toomanyloti]

wow

 

[digilotus]

It's surprisingly roomy, you just need to put a bit of thought into how to arrange things and have right-sized bags. Great work @Bilbao-Emira !

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

It's surprisingly roomy, you just need to put a bit of thought into how to arrange things and have right-sized bags. Great work @Bilbao-Emira !

Thanks, you're right about arranging, but once you get it I am pleasantly surprised, and still had some spare room behind the seats. Guess I am going champagne shopping today to fill the gap !

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

and the gap is filled: champagne for the week!

 

[Calran]

Not sure if it’s been answered all ready but golf clubs easily fit behind the seats and in the boot, so no issues with 2 sets and a passenger

Will update shortly on car bht in short it AMAZING. No issues at all and love it

 

[Drlonline]

Not sure if it’s been answered all ready but golf clubs easily fit behind the seats and in the boot, so no issues with 2 sets and a passenger

Will update shortly on car bht in short it AMAZING. No issues at all and love it

That’s great. First time I’ve seen it confirmed that clubs fit behind the seats.

 

[ChrisJ]

Extra space underneath shifter on the auto. Presumably will be similar on i4

 

[Robbierob]

Extra space underneath shifter on the auto. Presumably will be similar on i4

Oh nice

 

[CanadianEmira]

Another test for storage. Gone for 4 weeks trip. This is what I handled:

Boot storage:

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Behind the seats:


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The seats go all the way back:

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And you can still see perfectly through the rear window:

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Okay, I have to ask where you got that green Lotus bag!

 

[action_turtle]

Extra space underneath shifter on the auto. Presumably will be similar on i4

Is that USB for Apple CarPlay? Would be handy, no cable routing to trays as i can just get a 5cm cable and leave the phone in that gap

 

[digilotus]

Is that USB for Apple CarPlay? Would be handy, no cable routing to trays as i can just get a 5cm cable and leave the phone in that gap

The USB port under the shifer is power only. The two USB ports in the glovebox are both data ports that support CarPlay and Android Auto.

 

[Pugwash]

Is that USB for Apple CarPlay? Would be handy, no cable routing to trays as i can just get a 5cm cable and leave the phone in that gap

CarPlay is wireless so you can do as you suggest just to keep the phone battery topped up.

 

[Bilbao-Emira]

Okay, I have to ask where you got that green Lotus bag!

Here you go!

Classic Team Lotus type 25 holdall

Classic Team Lotus is pleased to announce a brand new leather holdall that celebrates the iconic Team Lotus identity of the Sixties, created by

shop.classicteamlotus.co.uk

 

[Billyidoliser]

CarPlay is wireless so you can do as you suggest just to keep the phone battery topped up.

Still can't get Android auto to work wirelessly, the only fault I have with the car so far... It just feels so special! Any help/ideas on the AA problem would be gratefully accepted.

 

[KJD]

Is that USB for Apple CarPlay? Would be handy, no cable routing to trays as i can just get a 5cm cable and leave the phone in that gap

In case you missed it, there’s a channel to route a cable from that outlet to the phone tray in front of the gearlever.