Lotus Emira review embargo lifts
Discussion
Surely the priority is getting the dealer demo cars out before any customer cars are delivered? Wasn’t the message (certainly was in my case & confirmed in writing) that test drives would be available before final commitment. And deposits fully refundable until after test drives had taken place.
To be honest, the whole process is turning into a bit of a joke. I’ve also spent a day driving several of their pre production models and I really didn’t come away with the excitement that I was hoping for. Why they would send customers out in cars that aren’t production ready is beyond me but I can also now see why there is such a variation in the reviews.
To be honest, the whole process is turning into a bit of a joke. I’ve also spent a day driving several of their pre production models and I really didn’t come away with the excitement that I was hoping for. Why they would send customers out in cars that aren’t production ready is beyond me but I can also now see why there is such a variation in the reviews.
Redline88 said:
Surely the priority is getting the dealer demo cars out before any customer cars are delivered? Wasn’t the message (certainly was in my case & confirmed in writing) that test drives would be available before final commitment. And deposits fully refundable until after test drives had taken place.
Yes, dealer cars first. And, as far as anyone seems to know, only a couple of those delivered so far - and only in the past few days. As I understand it it's just a Belgian dealer that's got theirs.I don't know where the story about any customers or 'influencers' having received cars has come from.
Just sat in a 1st edition Emira in France. The car is typical Lotus beauty and flawed. As much as I have lusted for one to go with my S1 Elise, I am not sure now.
It is neither a rip around basics car nor a well executed GT sports car. I mean if it has to be cup holders at all, at least make them big enough to hold a water bottle. Then there is the phone holder slit which is so thin and deep only a gynaecologist can retrieve anything stuck in it. Pedals are all cramped to the right Caterham tight. Dinky feet only. There is barely more storage than my Elise. Yet this thing weighs nearly double the Elise, so it is hardly engineered light.
If it is intended for touring, then make the cabin suited for long periods there and allow for decent luggage storage. If it is for performance, then strip out the lardy bits and sort the electronics. FFS a g force measurement came on screen as I sat there, zero obviously. What sort of driver even looks at that stuff whilst moving...."ooh I just cornered at 0.9g" is not a brag that interests any sane person unless you are analysing a lap to extract performance...in which case the car would be stripped out racer special.
Oh yes, the front bumper section looked attached wonky, and panel gaps....very Lotus.
So I come away totally confused about what it is intended to be.
It is neither a rip around basics car nor a well executed GT sports car. I mean if it has to be cup holders at all, at least make them big enough to hold a water bottle. Then there is the phone holder slit which is so thin and deep only a gynaecologist can retrieve anything stuck in it. Pedals are all cramped to the right Caterham tight. Dinky feet only. There is barely more storage than my Elise. Yet this thing weighs nearly double the Elise, so it is hardly engineered light.
If it is intended for touring, then make the cabin suited for long periods there and allow for decent luggage storage. If it is for performance, then strip out the lardy bits and sort the electronics. FFS a g force measurement came on screen as I sat there, zero obviously. What sort of driver even looks at that stuff whilst moving...."ooh I just cornered at 0.9g" is not a brag that interests any sane person unless you are analysing a lap to extract performance...in which case the car would be stripped out racer special.
Oh yes, the front bumper section looked attached wonky, and panel gaps....very Lotus.
So I come away totally confused about what it is intended to be.
I'm sure if you liked the Evora, you will like this. If you didn't like the Evora, you won't like this. They are essentially the same car except for the interior and exterior styling.
I liked aspects of my Evora S, but it was let down by the shoddy gearchange, and 'will it throw an CEL light' gambling.
I liked aspects of my Evora S, but it was let down by the shoddy gearchange, and 'will it throw an CEL light' gambling.
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