USA/Canada Delivery Thread

[cedricchew]

Hi all! SoCal here and just picked up my i4 (DV and tan). Been lurking here reading on all Emira related things since I made my initial deposit in fall 2021, and told myself I will officially join the moment I get the car, so here I am after 3+ long arduous years! The car is everything I’ve dreamed about and more. So gorgeous and pictures don’t do justice. Already got my first thumb up from a random driver 30 mins into the drive from pickup to home (am sure many more to come). Thanks all for your great info and contents, and hi again!

Wow, congrats! You might have the longest wait time from deposit to delivery that I know of. I suffered much less in comparison, with deposit in Jan. 2023 and delivery in Nov. 2024.

 

[Nova]

Alright people, finally, first shipment of 2025 cars have arrived in the US on 3/17/2025. 150 cars total in this batch, all look like base edition V6 cars. As usual, the VINs are in the sheet linked by the image:

 

[RoryBellows]

Looks like mine is in there. Time to start lining things up.

 

[Stella 凛]

I can see mine in the list. my dealer (in austin TX) told me it's en route. Counting the days now.... Apparently they messed up my order by adding the forged wheels when I asked for standard... at least it's not a bad option lol.

 

[Dragoon]

I can see mine in the list. my dealer (in austin TX) told me it's en route. Counting the days now.... Apparently they messed up my order by adding the forged wheels when I asked for standard... at least it's not a bad option lol.

Congrats! It's great to have more Emiras in the area!

 

[gcmak]

Might not see more units hitting our shores...at least for now.

 

[RoryBellows]

My car arrived at the dealer. Should have it in hand by end of next week.

 

[F1 SML8R]

Please consider the source. This is coming from a dealer (albeit a very reputable one amongst the US Lotus community). I'm old enough, and have purchased enough cars in my life to surmise this is more about moving current inventory cars, than what will actually happen in the future. Additionally, if you understand manufacturing, cost of goods sold accounting and how tariffs work, you'd quickly realize any car already built and on a boat would not be impacted.

Is there a great "unknown" about how parts and cars will be priced based on the actual implementation of tariffs in the near future, absolutely. However, as of now, it's really a wait and see environment. And by the way, if you really want an Emira, there are several hundred available in the states with a very broad selection of specs in all engines and transmissions.