Lotus Emira

[Matty]

Nice to see Tiff showing off his first race car (even if it clearly has a whiff of Trigger's Broom).

I'm still dumbfounded about how much they are to buy new.

£117k (as specced here) is insane, near £15k more than a base 911.

I've only just watched this, suprised it seems to be Tiff's own car.

[mik]

I've only just watched this, suprised it seems to be Tiff's own car.

He gives that impression, but I don’t think it is - have seen the same car being used by others

[Matty]

I've only just watched this, suprised it seems to be Tiff's own car.

He gives that impression, but I don’t think it is - have seen the same car being used by others

But he says at various points "I paid X for <option>" - some on SELOC reckon it's just some strange first-person presentation style, but seems odd if it is.

[mik]

But he says at various points "I paid X for <option>" - some on SELOC reckon it's just some strange first-person presentation style, but seems odd if it is.

Yeah I had the same response, but I think they are right. Unless he loaned it to this dude for a test too….?

[Matty]

Might have. No idea who that fella is, and he's the only one I can find who's driven it after a search on the plate...

Note his YT video also references him driving the car in the Summer, and he also posted about the perfect 2 car garage here in January.

https://x.com/tiff_tv/status/2012832267807105132

[RobYob]

I still blows my mind that Geely didn't go through Lotus like a dose of proverbial and sort it tf out.

Economies of scale will stomp on you all day long unless you're at the very very boutiquest end of the market.

[MikeHunt]

I considered this car too expensive at circa £75k when the first edition came out, back when the quality issues were still unknown it looked poor value compared to a cayman. An inflation busting nigh on 50% rise is insane.

[mik]

https://www.motor1.com/news/788176/lotu ... edition/my m

[RobYob]

Hmmm has an Emira ever competed at Bathurst? (Not that I know of).

I'm happy to take delivery of one on your behalf though Mik

[mik]

Yeah it’s a bit of a weird one, although SSC have been upgrading Lotuseses for some time, so there is at least a smidge of heritage to draw on. Bathurst just sounds good.

(For examples https://www.simplysportscars.com/shop/s ... sport-350/ )

[mik]

Sahm peepol shooldn't be allaaahdd manuels

[scotta]

Sahm peepol shooldn't be allaaahdd manuels

Oh Well. He's fucked the clutch and surprisingly warranty won't pay

[Matty]

Surprisingly cheap parts for a main dealer. I've been told it's more labour intensive to do a clutch swap on an Emira too, but not sure how true that is.

Either way, at 16k surely you'd have to be riding that clutch like it owes you money?

[jamcg]

I’d bet either pulling away like my mother, high revs and slow off the clutch, or fast and furious-ing it, launching it everywhere, changing gear like it’s an on/off switch so it slams back together, and no throttle blips on high revviing downchanges

[mik]

Someone apparently discovered this on an unpublished website page - no idea if accurate or not.

Would appear to be a slightly upgrade 4-pot (420 rather than 400bhp), removable roof section, louvered rear panel in place of glass, less weight.

https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/something-new.7856/

[duncs500]

Someone apparently discovered this on an unpublished website page - no idea if accurate or not.

Would appear to be a slightly upgrade 4-pot (420 rather than 400bhp), removable roof section, louvered rear panel in place of glass, less weight.

https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/something-new.7856/

Looks tremendous in that orange with the louvres.

[Matty]

I mean, it's a start - but I'd rather a full targa top.

I've still absolutely no idea why we never saw an Evora (or yet an Emira) with a removable roof.

[mik]

Wrong thread I suppose, but things are really looking a bit crap for Lotus now….

[Rich B]

Wrong thread I suppose, but things are really looking a bit crap for Lotus now….

Its the EVO model though, with the W412C engine - very desirable.

[Explosive Newt]

Sahm peepol shooldn't be allaaahdd manuels

I had to stop listening to his voice after less than a minute and a half and I can only guess the clutch decided the same.