Thoughts now nearly run in
Discussion
DubaiJohn said:
I’m in the UAE and we’re already in the high 30c temp range here. AC is as cold as you like. Almost too cold sometimes.
There’s a couple of people the Emira forums that have complained about poor ac. Apparently some kind of pressure sensor issue.
Thanks for this reassurance DubaiJohn. I'll take it to the nearest dealer to sort that out.There’s a couple of people the Emira forums that have complained about poor ac. Apparently some kind of pressure sensor issue.
Now over 2000 miles, still loving it.
- AC fine on mine, really good in fact
- Suspension has carried on getting more supple, now I'd say it's only really rough roads at low speed or particularly crap bits of motorway where I'd want it softer
- Steering is now as free as the Evora on centre (loads of feel) but I'm still going to have a play with the geo at some point as it definitely doesn't give you quite as much feel for the limit of front end grip, particularly when you're on the throttle and the diff is locked
- Gearshift has also loosed up more and is now sweet. I've baulked a couple of high-rpm gearshifts but I think it's because I rushed the shifts and the clutch biting point is a fraction low, feels like it could do with a bleed.
- Engine also loosening up, it feels like it's got all of it's 400bhp now. May still look to wind it up a bit further in the future though!
- A couple of minor occasional creaks on rougher roads, one between the dash and the centre console and another seems to be the carpet pad on the parcel shelf against the bulkhead. No proper rattles though so it's doing better than my Cayenne at the same mileage.
- Right hand touch pad is a bit annoying as it's easy to brush it and change the dash menu without realising, wish I could turn it off and just let it be buttons
- Stereo has bedded in and is decent enough but not staggeringly awesome. For the class of car it's good though
- Had one or two spurious ESP warnings which have disappeared with an off and on
- It can occasionally be a bit grumpy on first start and for the first mile or so in the morning (seems to be on a lower fuel level) if you start and pull away quickly without giving it a few seconds for the RPM to settle. My Evoras were exactly the same (although usually accompanied with a MIL light which I'm not getting on the Emira), no idea what it could be.
- Wipers now work full speed so was there an over-the-air update??
Overall it's definitely still a Lotus in that it has a few quirks but drives fantastically, but it's a much more liveable thing than an Evora
- AC fine on mine, really good in fact
- Suspension has carried on getting more supple, now I'd say it's only really rough roads at low speed or particularly crap bits of motorway where I'd want it softer
- Steering is now as free as the Evora on centre (loads of feel) but I'm still going to have a play with the geo at some point as it definitely doesn't give you quite as much feel for the limit of front end grip, particularly when you're on the throttle and the diff is locked
- Gearshift has also loosed up more and is now sweet. I've baulked a couple of high-rpm gearshifts but I think it's because I rushed the shifts and the clutch biting point is a fraction low, feels like it could do with a bleed.
- Engine also loosening up, it feels like it's got all of it's 400bhp now. May still look to wind it up a bit further in the future though!
- A couple of minor occasional creaks on rougher roads, one between the dash and the centre console and another seems to be the carpet pad on the parcel shelf against the bulkhead. No proper rattles though so it's doing better than my Cayenne at the same mileage.
- Right hand touch pad is a bit annoying as it's easy to brush it and change the dash menu without realising, wish I could turn it off and just let it be buttons
- Stereo has bedded in and is decent enough but not staggeringly awesome. For the class of car it's good though
- Had one or two spurious ESP warnings which have disappeared with an off and on
- It can occasionally be a bit grumpy on first start and for the first mile or so in the morning (seems to be on a lower fuel level) if you start and pull away quickly without giving it a few seconds for the RPM to settle. My Evoras were exactly the same (although usually accompanied with a MIL light which I'm not getting on the Emira), no idea what it could be.
- Wipers now work full speed so was there an over-the-air update??
Overall it's definitely still a Lotus in that it has a few quirks but drives fantastically, but it's a much more liveable thing than an Evora
matrignano said:
How are the seats?
I remember sitting in one of the pre-production show cars and feeling the seat was way too high.
Lotus then said the production model would come with a different and lower seat, yet it looks the same to me?
I'm 6'5" with it on the lowest setting and I feel fine in it, maybe a gnats cock higher than the Evora S1 Recaros and a chunk lower than the Evora S2 Sparcos. It feels a good inch or so lower than the pre-prod car they were touring round the dealers with.I remember sitting in one of the pre-production show cars and feeling the seat was way too high.
Lotus then said the production model would come with a different and lower seat, yet it looks the same to me?
ETA It's worth noting that, as with the Evoras and the Elises, because the scuttle is relatively low it does initially give a superficial impression that you're sat high in it, but it disappears. Where it's better than the Evora is that the top of the screen is higher, so I was sat in a similar position but the roof obscured a bit more than I would have liked, that's not the case in the Emira.
They're generally comfy enough, they're firm but they don't give me any aches or pains at all, whereas the seats in a Cayman give me lower back ache. they might not be quite as well shaped for me as the Recaros but miles better than the Sparcos.
As a subjective comparison, even with the Sport Suspension my tolerance for feeling fine but like I've spent enough time in it for a day is probably 5 hours where it's probably 6-7 in the Cayenne. It was probably 4-5 hours in my Evora but I was ten years younger!
Edited by The Wookie on Wednesday 19th April 10:20
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