The great big "all the customer test drives" thread

[Elisesquared]

I'm seriously considering pulling my deposit and getting an Evora GT instead. I haven't driven an Evora, so those who have driven both the Emira and Evora, can you provide any insight as to how they compare?

I think for a pure driver's car (which is what I want) the choice is obviously the Evora. However, I don't really love the Evora's looks and I really like how the Emira looks. The question is, are the looks of the Emira enough to pull me away from an Evora? Or, are they similar enough where I should just get the better looking Emira?

 

[KCMO68_510]

I had my test drive last Monday at Holman Motorcars in St. Louis, MO. I'm 100% still purchasing one, but I feel like I have some thoughts that may help others by either confirming things they've heard elsewhere or stating things slightly differently.

1) Power: I think the power delivery is going to really split people. There will be those who are used to high torque cars, or turbo-charged cars that have an instant "throw you in the seat" feel. This car is NOT that. This car has smooth acceleration, that feels like it hits a different power arch at 4500-5000 rpms. In some weird way my immediate thought was it feels like a higher powered S2000 power delivery with a lower RPM redline. Long way to say that the power/engine seems designed so that mid-turn you know exactly what will happen. It is not setup to "feel" fast. Maybe the best way to say it is the power feels intentional to an overall experience. If you just want the feeling of power you will be disappointed. If you want the power to perfectly match the chassis and just give you the ultimate feeling that you can push this car hard... then it's just right.

2) Transmission: It's good. Short shifts, felt direct. That being said, it didn't feel "special".

3) Handling: Car just feels planted and stuck. Never had a moment where I felt like I could upset it in the few curves of the test drive. Steering was very direct. Point and shoot. This car is going to be a great track day type car. Gives you all the optimism that you can do it. This 100% is where the "special" comes from.

4) Brakes: Jesus, the initial bite is huge. I had raced a MINI JCW in SCCA autocross that I used to say it felt like the brakes were boat anchors and could just stop the car instantly, and the Emira was the first car that gave me that same feeling. How the brakes are that good on just normal every day materials is amazing.

I think this car is all about use case. If you are going to track it. Great, fantastic car 10/10. If you are going to stand by it at shows and let people look at it 10/10 (beautiful). If you are going to drag race/make pulls on the highway against other cars 6/10 (wrong kind of car). If you are just daily driving the car and never intend to track it, and strangers talking to you about your car is not your thing 5/10.

 

[PaperLawyer]

I had my test drive last Monday at Holman Motorcars in St. Louis, MO. I'm 100% still purchasing one, but I feel like I have some thoughts that may help others by either confirming things they've heard elsewhere or stating things slightly differently.

1) Power: I think the power delivery is going to really split people. There will be those who are used to high torque cars, or turbo-charged cars that have an instant "throw you in the seat" feel. This car is NOT that. This car has smooth acceleration, that feels like it hits a different power arch at 4500-5000 rpms. In some weird way my immediate thought was it feels like a higher powered S2000 power delivery with a lower RPM redline. Long way to say that the power/engine seems designed so that mid-turn you know exactly what will happen. It is not setup to "feel" fast. Maybe the best way to say it is the power feels intentional to an overall experience. If you just want the feeling of power you will be disappointed. If you want the power to perfectly match the chassis and just give you the ultimate feeling that you can push this car hard... then it's just right.

2) Transmission: It's good. Short shifts, felt direct. That being said, it didn't feel "special".

3) Handling: Car just feels planted and stuck. Never had a moment where I felt like I could upset it in the few curves of the test drive. Steering was very direct. Point and shoot. This car is going to be a great track day type car. Gives you all the optimism that you can do it. This 100% is where the "special" comes from.

4) Brakes: Jesus, the initial bite is huge. I had raced a MINI JCW in SCCA autocross that I used to say it felt like the brakes were boat anchors and could just stop the car instantly, and the Emira was the first car that gave me that same feeling. How the brakes are that good on just normal every day materials is amazing.

I think this car is all about use case. If you are going to track it. Great, fantastic car 10/10. If you are going to stand by it at shows and let people look at it 10/10 (beautiful). If you are going to drag race/make pulls on the highway against other cars 6/10 (wrong kind of car). If you are just daily driving the car and never intend to track it, and strangers talking to you about your car is not your thing 5/10.

As my car of the last 20 years has been an S2000, I was hoping the supercharger would give a similar linear power delivery. I am not a fan of turbo power delivery (going against the flow, I am sure).

 

[Leonard]

I'm seriously considering pulling my deposit and getting an Evora GT instead. I haven't driven an Evora, so those who have driven both the Emira and Evora, can you provide any insight as to how they compare?

I think for a pure driver's car (which is what I want) the choice is obviously the Evora. However, I don't really love the Evora's looks and I really like how the Emira looks. The question is, are the looks of the Emira enough to pull me away from an Evora? Or, are they similar enough where I should just get the better looking Emira?

Or buy an Exige...?

 

[duff]

Had my test drive at Rybrook Bristol today. Nimbus with red leather on touring suspension. The test route offered wasn't that great but I managed to skip the motorway sections and take a couple of local B roads instead which improved things.

The car still looks lovely on the outside, even the dirt spatter pattern resulting from the damp and mucky roads complements the shape nicely. The interior is ok but overly minimal, particularly with the leather which made it all seem a bit clinical - note that I have spec'd alcantara as I like the tactile aspect it brings. It all seemed to be nicely put together but sits in a bit of a no mans land between the sparse but purposefulness of an Exige interior and the functional but sporty elegance of a 911 and as such seemed to lack a bit of character. I felt the seat was a bit high and felt like I was sitting on rather than in it when I first got in, but I realised now I didn't think about them again after that and I am normally a constant shuffler as I try to find the perfect position.

The car only had 100 miles on it so obviously not run in at all, although I wasn't asked to keep the revs low so put it straight to sport mode and took the opportunity to stretch it as and when the roads allowed. The engine & exhaust noise was good but a little muted, I guess it may get a bit louder as more miles are added. You can hear the supercharger doing its stuff and the burbles as you lift didn't seem overly in your face although are ever present. At low speeds a gravelly sound from the transmission dominates which I assume is the bearing noise referenced from the Evora by others which is less nice.

At low speeds it isn't too bad over your standard British B road imperfections but you do know it is a sport car. However as you gather pace things smooth out and you are mostly just aware of the undulations and broken surfaces as opposed to feeling them. The touring chassis seemed a great match for the roads I was driving on staying flat and composed where others (M, Cayman, Boxster) have struggled even in 'comfort' mode. On the damp roads the traction was impeccable and the car was willing to go where ever I pointed it. It clearly had a lot more in it than I was trying to extract. It might not the fastest thing out there but it did feel fun and alive at public road speeds which is good for the driving license.

Other things:

• The steering wheel (leather) feels really nice in the hands when threading the car down the road but I'd rather something round when manoeuvring.
• As noted already there is a reliance on menu diving to set or change anything and the display is very minimal. I was going to say function over form but I found I really had to look to work out how to do anything
• The touch sensitive action of the steering wheel buttons was a bit annoying as I kept swiping by mistake, but if you can turn that off they will be fine and even if you can't I suspect you would quickly get used to them.
• There seemed to be some wind noise coming from the rear of the drivers window when closed, I checked because I though I had left it open a crack.
• When checking out 'that' seal I noticed the front boot seemed to misaligned, lower on one side than the other.

 

[KCMO68_510]

Had my test drive at Rybrook Bristol today. Nimbus with red leather on touring suspension. The test route offered wasn't that great but I managed to skip the motorway sections and take a couple of local B roads instead which improved things.

The car still looks lovely on the outside, even the dirt spatter pattern resulting from the damp and mucky roads complements the shape nicely. The interior is ok but overly minimal, particularly with the leather which made it all seem a bit clinical - note that I have spec'd alcantara as I like the tactile aspect it brings. It all seemed to be nicely put together but sits in a bit of a no mans land between the sparse but purposefulness of an Exige interior and the functional but sporty elegance of a 911 and as such seemed to lack a bit of character. I felt the seat was a bit high and felt like I was sitting on rather than in it when I first got in, but I realised now I didn't think about them again after that and I am normally a constant shuffler as I try to find the perfect position.

The car only had 100 miles on it so obviously not run in at all, although I wasn't asked to keep the revs low so put it straight to sport mode and took the opportunity to stretch it as and when the roads allowed. The engine & exhaust noise was good but a little muted, I guess it may get a bit louder as more miles are added. You can hear the supercharger doing its stuff and the burbles as you lift didn't seem overly in your face although are ever present. At low speeds a gravelly sound from the transmission dominates which I assume is the bearing noise referenced from the Evora by others which is less nice.

At low speeds it isn't too bad over your standard British B road imperfections but you do know it is a sport car. However as you gather pace things smooth out and you are mostly just aware of the undulations and broken surfaces as opposed to feeling them. The touring chassis seemed a great match for the roads I was driving on staying flat and composed where others (M, Cayman, Boxster) have struggled even in 'comfort' mode. On the damp roads the traction was impeccable and the car was willing to go where ever I pointed it. It clearly had a lot more in it than I was trying to extract. It might not the fastest thing out there but it did feel fun and alive at public road speeds which is good for the driving license.

Other things:

• The steering wheel (leather) feels really nice in the hands when threading the car down the road but I'd rather something round when manoeuvring.
• As noted already there is a reliance on menu diving to set or change anything and the display is very minimal. I was going to say function over form but I found I really had to look to work out how to do anything
• The touch sensitive action of the steering wheel buttons was a bit annoying as I kept swiping by mistake, but if you can turn that off they will be fine and even if you can't I suspect you would quickly get used to them.
• There seemed to be some wind noise coming from the rear of the drivers window when closed, I checked because I though I had left it open a crack.
• When checking out 'that' seal I noticed the front boot seemed to misaligned, lower on one side than the other.

Any pics of that color combo? Curious about people's opinions that have seen it in person. Thoughts?

 

[duff]

Any pics of that color combo? Curious about people's opinions that have seen it in person. Thoughts?

I thought the colours worked well together. I didn’t take any pics but there are some here:

Post in thread 'UK dealer demo cars - specifications'
https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/uk-dealer-demo-cars-specifications.1766/post-60470

 

[Elisesquared]

Or buy an Exige...?

Can't get the V6 Exige's here in the US...wish I could. I do have an Elise, though.

 

[RafP]

First time poster who also had test drive on Sat.

This was at Hendy Exeter.

For context had a few Lotus before recently 2018 Evora GT410 Sport, prior to that Exige 380 sport and prior to that 2010 Evora about 10 years ago.

So know my way around the V6 drive train (also had lots of other nice cars like GT4s and the like).

No doubt looked amazing in flesh, step up over Evora, also nimbus and the red leather really nice in flesh.

But we all know what it looks like.

To summarise the drive after sleeping on it …. Underwhelmed.

Drive set up seemed at step back not forwards.

Gear box was very bad, gone backwards not forward. More notchy than the last Evora and reverse was not great, took a few attempts to get in as stiff. After 12 years still having cable issues!

The Auris gear box also more chattery. Also a vibration when stationary when warm and clutch depressed.

May be just that car but really saddened as my last Evora was best of 3 of the same drive train I’ve had over last 12 years. This was step back to 2010 Evora I had and possibly the worst of the 4.

Sound also very muted. Not sure if that’s just gpf or they have also toned down. I found lack of exhaust button a step back also. Much prefer to be able to select exhaust and drive modes in isolation. I am sure it can be made to sing like the last of evoras did from factory as they sounded amazing for a v6.

Had just enough power but isn’t fast. Now to be fair I had driven down in our 750bhp M6, but I only sold my Evora earlier in year and it was def quicker (or better exhaust note made that sound quicker perhaps).

I prefer sports suspension over touring as touring wasn’t quite firm enough and I suspect would lead to front wash out when pushed. That said I am more a B road blast than a cruise and I also lean to firmly sprung cars, happy to compromise so fidgeting at times.

Seats look great, the interior is next level for a lotus and it’s a lovely shade of red, very classy.

But sadly doesn’t matter how nice they look I didn’t find them that comfy., I rarely get bad back but lower back ached after 40 mins. Thought it may be the 40 min drive down and then test drive that did it. But hopping back in M6 and doing 1 hour drive and ache went away. Hopefully it was just me needing to adjust lumbar on it better or angle.

Build quality also doesn’t seem they have stepped up all that much. Rear hatch opended and got water in luggage area.

We’re also quite a few rattles. One from driver door, one from behind seat and one from console, which after a bit of playing worked out was the start button cover. That is just tacky I am sad to say, feels cheap and an see it’s getting quite annoying

I allegedly have UK customer car 243 which is coming in Feb (Jan build).

I was much lower in queue but took a cancelled order to move up. Had to sacrifice caliper colour and tyres.

On fence now I’ve driven it, leaning towards cancelling. As exterior looks def lovely, interior very nice but the drive seemed a step back.

I will arrange another drive and better adjust seats before confirming 100% and try a different car as perhaps that one has some issues.

Wish I had kept my Exige if honest. Best lotus I’ve owned when all things considered and as far as every day drivers car GT4 wins it.

Emira kind of sits in a no man’s land and it looks a million dollars. The driving experience doesn’t live up to the looks.

I4 may be better but actually I think that is also a step back in terms of paddle shift. Also having had same engine in something else no matter what you do to it sounds awful and power delivery not engaging.

Such a shame for me I was hoping it would be a better drive than an Evora and I am real fan of that V6 for its sins.
Based on the drive in many ways it’s a step back rather than even having parity. It would def need a komotec kit that’s for sure!

 

[VL3X]

On fence now I’ve driven it, leaning towards cancelling.

Certainly sounds like your mind should be made up after reading the first part of your review!

 

[Eagle7]

I had my test drive last Monday at Holman Motorcars in St. Louis, MO. I'm 100% still purchasing one, but I feel like I have some thoughts that may help others by either confirming things they've heard elsewhere or stating things slightly differently.

1) Power: I think the power delivery is going to really split people. There will be those who are used to high torque cars, or turbo-charged cars that have an instant "throw you in the seat" feel. This car is NOT that. This car has smooth acceleration, that feels like it hits a different power arch at 4500-5000 rpms. In some weird way my immediate thought was it feels like a higher powered S2000 power delivery with a lower RPM redline. Long way to say that the power/engine seems designed so that mid-turn you know exactly what will happen. It is not setup to "feel" fast. Maybe the best way to say it is the power feels intentional to an overall experience. If you just want the feeling of power you will be disappointed. If you want the power to perfectly match the chassis and just give you the ultimate feeling that you can push this car hard... then it's just right.

2) Transmission: It's good. Short shifts, felt direct. That being said, it didn't feel "special".

3) Handling: Car just feels planted and stuck. Never had a moment where I felt like I could upset it in the few curves of the test drive. Steering was very direct. Point and shoot. This car is going to be a great track day type car. Gives you all the optimism that you can do it. This 100% is where the "special" comes from.

4) Brakes: Jesus, the initial bite is huge. I had raced a MINI JCW in SCCA autocross that I used to say it felt like the brakes were boat anchors and could just stop the car instantly, and the Emira was the first car that gave me that same feeling. How the brakes are that good on just normal every day materials is amazing.

I think this car is all about use case. If you are going to track it. Great, fantastic car 10/10. If you are going to stand by it at shows and let people look at it 10/10 (beautiful). If you are going to drag race/make pulls on the highway against other cars 6/10 (wrong kind of car). If you are just daily driving the car and never intend to track it, and strangers talking to you about your car is not your thing 5/10.

Your description of the power is exactly what a momentum car is supposed to be and do. I've read where someone was talking about the long throw of the gas pedal, which is also what you want in a momentum car. You don't want gobs of power just by twitching your toes, you want a very smooth, precise application of fuel as you're going through the twisties.

I've not even seen one yet, but I have no doubt based on all I've read from those who've seen and driven it, that I'm going to really enjoy this car.

 

[TomE]

I'm seriously considering pulling my deposit and getting an Evora GT instead. I haven't driven an Evora, so those who have driven both the Emira and Evora, can you provide any insight as to how they compare?

I think for a pure driver's car (which is what I want) the choice is obviously the Evora. However, I don't really love the Evora's looks and I really like how the Emira looks. The question is, are the looks of the Emira enough to pull me away from an Evora? Or, are they similar enough where I should just get the better looking Emira?

One review posted after your question from a previous owner of an Evora GT410 and Evora S:

The great big "all the customer test drives" thread

I had my test drive last Monday at Holman Motorcars in St. Louis, MO. I'm 100% still purchasing one, but I feel like I have some thoughts that may help others by either confirming things they've heard elsewhere or stating things slightly differently. 1) Power: I think the power delivery is...

www.emiraforum.com

Also a few other reviews if you scroll back through the pages, particularly amongst the US test drives.

 

[Cachaco131]

I test drove it at Boardwalk Lotus today at 4 PM. Hethel yellow with black pack, sport suspension, Michelin Cup 2, and manual transmission. The pedals were close together but I didn’t have any problems. That was one of the easiest manual transmission I have driven. Did not miss shift or anything. The only time I stalled it was at one of the final lights where we stopped for a few minutes waiting for it to turn green. The clutch catches really early which I wasn’t used to and forgot about it.

The whole thing was 10-15 minutes. We took it around some turns and a quick freeway drive (1 exit). Car looked really good. Interior felt nice. Kef stereo was alright: clear and bright and hence lacked a bit of warmth. Car sounded good from the outside, inside wasn’t as loud as I thought. There was some wind noise. I brought up the window seal thing and the Lotus corporate guy that rode with me haven’t heard about it. I initially liked the sport suspension as it was a nice firm and compliant. Roads were nice. On the way back, however, I felt it being more skittish (same roads). I was told that unless you plan on tracking it a lot, the touring suspension is the way to go.

Talking to the Boardwalk Lotus folks, they’re expecting the base V6 people to order in January with deliveries in late Spring. The real demo cars will arrive in March. That poses a dilemma because most of us would have only driven the sport suspension car and not touring. You can get pushed further down the line if you want to wait to drive the demo with touring suspension first (I’ll most likely do that). Overall, it was a good looking car, easy to drive, nice fit and finish, and drove well. Seats also felt fine to me. There was not a whole lot of character in the car IMO. Acceleration was linear so no low end drama there when taking off. That was the first Lotus I’ve driven and I felt it was okay. It didn’t wow me. I would give it a 7 out of 10 (maybe 7.5). Did get a thumbs up from a guy in a Lexus IS. I wonder if they will make a more hardcore version. For comparison, I drove a 718 GTS few years ago at PEC LA and that thing felt like it was waltzing with me. We were very in sync. Steering felt telepathic. Granted, I was pushing it more on the track. I just remember it to be such a great experience vs the Emira where, while I pushed it a bit around corners and accelerated well on the freeway (not pass 4K RPM), it felt too refined. I suppose that was Lotus’s goal. The Emira lacks a bit of rawness is the best way I could describe it.

How did you find the suspension while driving on 101 and Neighboring roads? Any comparison vs another car that you can make?

 

[CarGuy07]

How did you find the suspension while driving on 101 and Neighboring roads? Any comparison vs another car that you can make?

The first part of inner roads were fine. The part of 101 that we drove on was newly paved so it was firm but compliant and smooth. I didn’t notice the skittishness of sport suspension until we came back on inner roads. It was basically backtracking the same way we came. I think it was because I have only been in the car for 2 minutes before hitting the freeway that I wasn’t used to the suspension and feel. After about 10-15 minutes with the car, I got a better feel for it and noticed the skittishness.

 

[Matt]

I'm seriously considering pulling my deposit and getting an Evora GT instead. I haven't driven an Evora, so those who have driven both the Emira and Evora, can you provide any insight as to how they compare?

I think for a pure driver's car (which is what I want) the choice is obviously the Evora. However, I don't really love the Evora's looks and I really like how the Emira looks. The question is, are the looks of the Emira enough to pull me away from an Evora? Or, are they similar enough where I should just get the better looking Emira?

I had a testdrive of EVORA GT410 and EMIRA (Touring suspension), both of them were AT. EVORA was a little more aggresive, so if you want more speed of Emira, you need to step deeper. Also, I felt the auto gear shift logic of Emira was better, smarter than Evora gearbox computer. Apart from these, I don't think there are more differences.

 

[kitkat]

Did anyone else find the center screen to be an awkward angle for the driver to use?

 

[CarGuy07]

Did anyone else find the center screen to be an awkward angle for the driver to use?

Honestly, it was too short a test drive to pay attention to anything else. Perhaps that was the goal to still get orders coming in. Looking back, I should have spent more time sitting in the car. It was one tested after another, but prior to me driving, others got to spend about 15-20 minutes checking out the car and sitting in it. We were toward the end of the event and it wasn’t as busy so they allowed it. I just stood around talking to people.

 

[JAhmed]

Had my test drive at Lotus of Glenview (Glenview, IL) today. Magma Red, 6MT, Sport chassis, Full black pack. It was 40*F out and dry (car was on Cup2).

Overall, I really liked the car. It was basically exactly what I expected. For reference, I currently own a modified 718 Spyder and have owned multiple 991.2 GT3/GT3RS.

Pros:
- Car rode extremely well, even on the sport suspension. Glad I went with this for my build.
- Steering was great
- Car looks amazing in the metal, lots of road presence.
- Fit and finish was beyond what I expected.
- Pedal placement and spacing worked well for me.
- Ingress/Egress much improved over previous Lotus models.

Cons:
- 6800 RPM redline really bothered me. Honestly felt as if the engine was "just waking up" beyond 5k RPM, only to hit a wall at 6800. I understand reasons of homologation/emissions/certification etc. for making the redline so low, but I found it quite frustrating.
- Shifter was fine, but not stellar. Perhaps spoiled by the shift action in 981/982/991.
- Brakes were incredibly "grabby" - was told by Lotus rep that this car was running Euro compound pads, and US cars should not behave this way
- Tall gearing (not as tall as 981/982, but still quite tall)

While I enjoyed my experience with the car and remain excited about its arrival (April, or so they say!), I have no doubts now that I will want to modify this car quite a bit upon its arrival. This is not to say others won't enjoy it in standard form...just that I would prefer a bit more "edge". I definitely want to "uncork" the engine a bit, as it certainly feels restrained in stock form.

Edit: added photo

 

[Magicman]

First time poster who also had test drive on Sat.

This was at Hendy Exeter.

For context had a few Lotus before recently 2018 Evora GT410 Sport, prior to that Exige 380 sport and prior to that 2010 Evora about 10 years ago.

So know my way around the V6 drive train (also had lots of other nice cars like GT4s and the like).

No doubt looked amazing in flesh, step up over Evora, also nimbus and the red leather really nice in flesh.

But we all know what it looks like.

To summarise the drive after sleeping on it …. Underwhelmed.

Drive set up seemed at step back not forwards.

Gear box was very bad, gone backwards not forward. More notchy than the last Evora and reverse was not great, took a few attempts to get in as stiff. After 12 years still having cable issues!

The Auris gear box also more chattery. Also a vibration when stationary when warm and clutch depressed.

May be just that car but really saddened as my last Evora was best of 3 of the same drive train I’ve had over last 12 years. This was step back to 2010 Evora I had and possibly the worst of the 4.

Sound also very muted. Not sure if that’s just gpf or they have also toned down. I found lack of exhaust button a step back also. Much prefer to be able to select exhaust and drive modes in isolation. I am sure it can be made to sing like the last of evoras did from factory as they sounded amazing for a v6.

Had just enough power but isn’t fast. Now to be fair I had driven down in our 750bhp M6, but I only sold my Evora earlier in year and it was def quicker (or better exhaust note made that sound quicker perhaps).

I prefer sports suspension over touring as touring wasn’t quite firm enough and I suspect would lead to front wash out when pushed. That said I am more a B road blast than a cruise and I also lean to firmly sprung cars, happy to compromise so fidgeting at times.

Seats look great, the interior is next level for a lotus and it’s a lovely shade of red, very classy.

But sadly doesn’t matter how nice they look I didn’t find them that comfy., I rarely get bad back but lower back ached after 40 mins. Thought it may be the 40 min drive down and then test drive that did it. But hopping back in M6 and doing 1 hour drive and ache went away. Hopefully it was just me needing to adjust lumbar on it better or angle.

Build quality also doesn’t seem they have stepped up all that much. Rear hatch opended and got water in luggage area.

We’re also quite a few rattles. One from driver door, one from behind seat and one from console, which after a bit of playing worked out was the start button cover. That is just tacky I am sad to say, feels cheap and an see it’s getting quite annoying

I allegedly have UK customer car 243 which is coming in Feb (Jan build).

I was much lower in queue but took a cancelled order to move up. Had to sacrifice caliper colour and tyres.

On fence now I’ve driven it, leaning towards cancelling. As exterior looks def lovely, interior very nice but the drive seemed a step back.

I will arrange another drive and better adjust seats before confirming 100% and try a different car as perhaps that one has some issues.

Wish I had kept my Exige if honest. Best lotus I’ve owned when all things considered and as far as every day drivers car GT4 wins it.

Emira kind of sits in a no man’s land and it looks a million dollars. The driving experience doesn’t live up to the looks.

I4 may be better but actually I think that is also a step back in terms of paddle shift. Also having had same engine in something else no matter what you do to it sounds awful and power delivery not engaging.

Such a shame for me I was hoping it would be a better drive than an Evora and I am real fan of that V6 for its sins.
Based on the drive in many ways it’s a step back rather than even having parity. It would def need a komotec kit that’s for sure!

Wow, i've driven one and liked it, rated it alongside mt gt4 for driver experience, didn''t really experience any of the things you did apart from a lower back ache i put down to seat position but you've got me wanting to cancel now! LoL

 

[RafP]

Wow, i've driven one and liked it, rated it alongside mt gt4 for driver experience, didn''t really experience any of the things you did apart from a lower back ache i put down to seat position but you've got me wanting to cancel now! LoL

981 or 718?

Interesting ref back I was really hoping it was just my positioning and that car box was one of the bad ones / still needed to bed in.

As pretty sure they have just strangled the engine a bit to meet emissions and a gpf removal, tune / pully change and fast road set up will get it sorted.

Waiting on call from customer services to see if I can arrange another drive at Bristol also before I make my mind up.

Speaking to another who had a drive last week and he also wasn’t overly impressed and has now cancelled so I expect a few slots may open up.