Eletre

[Sach506]

Ordered end of June, call today to dealer and customer care resulted in "no update....try call again next month"

[Adam1980]

Some updates from people on Eletre fb groups, seems there are 5-6 month delays for anyone whose orders were placed after a certain date, seems Lotus emailed out late this week

[ds666]

Test drove an Electre this week . Was really disappointed with both performance and road/wind noise . This was the R . I fancied an s to replace my Taycan Turbo as I want to be able to tow my hillclimb car ,but I guess that would feel really slow ?
I really wanted to like it .

Edited by ds666 on Saturday 14th September 09:14

[pdp16]

Anyone who ordered from CVL heard anything about the car? Have been told they are waiting for an update from lotus for a while now

[Adam1980]

[BertBert]

What fabulous comms, if I may paraphrase...

The delays are due to the three following reasons:
1 longer transport route
2 they're delayed and
3 they're delayed.

What an accomplished company Lotus are at communicating!

[Adam1980]

I got my VIN number yesterday and was able to find the boat my car is on, it arrives into port first week of October, so hoping I have it mid month.

[QueQwamo]

i have a strange feeling that this car is likely to be on a 25 plate...if it ever turns up!

[Adam1980]

Hold on for dear life- you likely got an excellent price.

The CVL prices (that I missed due to slow finance approval) was about £50 a month cheaper than what I got from Lotus

[Venisonpie]

Spotted in the Dordogne, I didn't realise they were in the wild yet.

[HELLBOY..]

ds666 said:

Test drove an Electre this week . Was really disappointed with both performance and road/wind noise . This was the R . I fancied an s to replace my Taycan Turbo as I want to be able to tow my hillclimb car ,but I guess that would feel really slow ?
I really wanted to like it .

Edited by ds666 on Saturday 14th September 09:14

Exactly how I felt. Was about 99% sure I was going to order an R on the day, pre test drive.
The R was soulless during test drive. Felt nothing whatsoever.
A Taycan on the other hand, man that thing can move and is like driving on rails.
Depreciates nearly as quickly as it moves though!

[Adam1980]

The boat with my car has docked- now just the wait for it to get to the dealer……

[aliwtsn]

Adam1980 said:

The boat with my car has docked- now just the wait for it to get to the dealer……

Great stuff, some pics once it arrives would be good. I have had to re-schedule my ceramic coating until Jan 2025 in the hope it turns up then

[Adam1980]

Will do, sadly when I get it it’s being handed to a detailer for a polish and then for PPF, the delay will be torture

[CSK423]

I paid my local dealer a visit today and had a prod round their showroom car and few stock cars.

What have most folks opted for ? The R would be my preference but the cost diff is substantial from the S and I’m wondering if it’s worth the jump. Or a better spec'd S which is probably all I'll need in the real world.

Anyone got thoughts on must have options ?

The 0% APR for PCP at the moment is very tempting

Edited by CSK423 on Monday 4th November 22:31

[giveitfish]

Review seem to think the S drives better?

[ARF8885]

CSK423 said:

I paid my local dealer a visit today and had a prod round their showroom car and few stock cars.

What has most folks went for ? The R would be my preference but the cost diff is substantial from a S and I’m wondering if it’s worth the jump. Or a better specd S for all I need from it.

Anyone got thoughts on must have options ?

The 0% APR for PCP at the moment is very tempting

From a purely range perspective, I’ve opted for the S. I test drove both and whilst the R is bonkers fast and acceleration is insane, the reality is the range suffers massively. Having said that it is a 900bhp+ EV so it is to be expected.

I felt the S was extremely well equipped and whilst the R has some nice additions, the additional cost, reduced range and increased insurance, it wasn’t worth it for me.

I pick up my S Today!

[CSK423]

ARF8885 said:

From a purely range perspective, I’ve opted for the S. I test drove both and whilst the R is bonkers fast and acceleration is insane, the reality is the range suffers massively. Having said that it is a 900bhp+ EV so it is to be expected.

I felt the S was extremely well equipped and whilst the R has some nice additions, the additional cost, reduced range and increased insurance, it wasn’t worth it for me.

I pick up my S Today!

would be interested to hear if you added any options. Colour aswell, as it seems pretty limited.

[CSK423]

Looking at the numbers it's £1,000 deposit and £1,146 for a no option S. Not sure if that's a good deal or not ?

Are you able to push for support ? dealer said no due to the 0%.......

[ARF8885]

After ordering on my birthday 3rd July and 4 long months, today was the day I collected my S off the back of the ridiculous deals that we’re doing the rounds End of June/Beginning of July.

Absolutely blown away by it! Prep and handover of the car by JCT600 Lotus Bradford were second to none, worth making the journey to experience my first showroom handover.