USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[C7R35]

While we’re all here hanging out I figured I’d drop a pic of this Nimbus Grey Emira hanging out at Lotus SLC for a couple of days. They told me 1.0 holders will have their cars next month as well.

 

[JimH]

Anyone know what market will have best pricing on replacement parts ?

The U.S. should be getting the parts catalog soon.

The first UK Emira handover at Hethel was a year ago and we still haven't got access to the online parts catalogue Emira section here yet....

 

[EspritGuy]

The first UK Emira handover at Hethel was a year ago and we still haven't got access to the online parts catalogue Emira section here yet....

Worth the Wait slogan has been replaced with
What's the Hurry?

 

[Hell4Leather]

Wait, so have I been wrong this past year telling my 4 year old to "pick up his Legos"?

Yea. It’s just Lego. You can say, “pick up your Lego bricks”

 

[Hell4Leather]

Since EPA is approved, does a Federal shut down stop CARB approval?

I keep hearing that EPA is approved. But the EPA site doesn’t say that. It can take a couple weeks to update sure, but, it’s been a couple weeks. Just sayin.

 

[Hell4Leather]

Many of us test drove the car a year ago when the original demos toured the US…only FE 1 depositors were allowed to test drive the car. Myself and others posted in a thread devoted to driving impressions. Here is what I wrote in November 2022:

I just finished my demo drive…Overall, it is an 8 out of 10. One troubling potential deal-breaker: The f-ing parking break goes on automatically when you turn the car off (in any mode, including Track)! I do a lot of track time, and the last thing I need is for the calipers and rotors to seize together because the parking break applied automatically to hot rotors.

Other than that, a few miscellaneous ramblings:
• the steering was great, very well weighted
• the gear shift had very short throws
• the engagement point for the clutch felt a bit high, but it’s a non-issue and something you get used to in your own car
• excellent acceleration, the supercharger takes car of business above 3500 RPM
• Sport chassis was great…soaks up bumps as well as any Evora (and better than my BMW 1M and Cayman)
• no heated seats, but the seats were quite good
• the center air vents are really low…if you like fresh air on your face when the windows are closed, you are out of luck…
• fit and finish was excellent
• when you put the car in reverse, the passenger mirror drops to see the curb
• the brakes have a lot of initial bite

I have size 11 (US) shoes (45 EU) and the space in the footwell was adequate. Average height, so no problem with the seats.

Of the cars I have now or had over the last ten years, it isn’t as good as my 2016 Cayman GT4 - but it is better than the Shelby GT350 (except for exhaust sound) I sold a few years ago. It kills the Alfa 4C and Elise, and has a lot more “theater” than a run-of-mill 911.

I can second the narrow footwell. I wore Hoka shoes on my second test drive and it was near impossible to control.

 

[Cwolf]

Behold the first NA build!

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That could be my car based on the visual spec.

 

[4MIR3]

X LOTUS EMIRA 2023 FIRST EDITION V6 (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) VIN: SCCLEKAXXRHN10004

Unloaded at Baltimore 11/10

Single car

 

[spiorro]

X LOTUS EMIRA 2023 FIRST EDITION V6 (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) VIN: SCCLEKAXXRHN10004

Unloaded at Baltimore 11/10

Single car

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! just one???

 

[WarriorHockey2266]

NO FUCKING WAY!!!! just one???

Demo car?

 

[Dr.JDK]

X LOTUS EMIRA 2023 FIRST EDITION V6 (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) VIN: SCCLEKAXXRHN10004

Unloaded at Baltimore 11/10

Single car

Could be the car first seen on production line in Sep 2023. Who will be the lucky first US owner???

 

[spiorro]

What color is it

 

[410 JPS Fan]

What color is it

Someone decode that VIN ASAP!!!

 

[benjh1028]

X LOTUS EMIRA 2023 FIRST EDITION V6 (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) VIN: SCCLEKAXXRHN10004

Unloaded at Baltimore 11/10

Single car

Any and all details please!

 

[spiorro]

X LOTUS EMIRA 2023 FIRST EDITION V6 (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) VIN: SCCLEKAXXRHN10004

Unloaded at Baltimore 11/10

Single car

Whats the source of this information? how did you hear about it?

 

[4MIR3]

Whats the source of this information? how did you hear about it?

US Import log

 

[kitkat]

 

[VL3X]

I'll allow it.

 

[silent cilantro]

also, 2023? I thought they said all cars were gonna be 2024

 

[azlambo]

Someone decode that VIN ASAP!!!

The “N” designates “right hand drive”.
Something’s fishy!