I asked my dealer about this specifically... I'd love to do this. Apparently no plans for US customers at this time.... hopefully that will change!
Finally some photo's of pre-production cars in the various launch Edition colours. Hethel Yellow Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Magma Red Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Shadow Grey Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Zinc Grey (a colour that will be available on the regular production models) Image Unavailable, Please Login Dark Verdant Image Unavailable, Please Login
A Dark Verdant First Edition car on display in a store in China. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
These are the only photo's of Nimbus that I've seen thus far. Both shots were taken indoors under articial lighting in the factory so the colour will likely appear darker in them. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Thanks! That is the first live photo I have seen...................like it - especially with black rims and roof. I am going to ask if I can switch my order from Shadow to Nimbus without impacting delivery date. Not sure how Lotus works..............
Looking forward to reading some real world feedback as deliveries start arriving. I was on the fence last year on putting a deposit down and creating a build knowing all the delays and challenges going on around the world. The car still holds some interest for me and looks like a huge step forward for lotus. I have not followed closely but has anyone received their cars yet or is there still some months before the first round gets into customers hands?
There have been no customer deliveries thus far. UK dealers and buyers will get the first production cars which, at this moment in time, are scheduled to commence delivery during July.
Very nice, thank you for the update. Excited for Lotus, this car is going to bring them to a new place with a whole new spectrum of customers. Shame that v6 doesn't produce more power into the 500 range. From the specs I found, it's still a 3000'ish lb car, so not exactly hugely light weight.
its still as it always has been. its a cayman competitor that offers exclusivity, style, driving experience over reliability, dealer network, and performance for the porsche. i dont think it ups the comparison more than it ever was to make lotus successful and overtake porsche. imo, it will remain a niche vehicle no different than evora was.
Its much better less clown/kit car like looking design is opening it up to a larger audience. The Evora was a big improvement but IMO the Emira takes the company into a much better/bigger audience position and when I was considering getting on the list at my local Lotus dealer, the demand was like nothing they had experienced with Evora, so I think the Emira does bring a whole group of new customers out of the woodwork who had never seriously considered a lotus. Not saying its going to overtake Porsche lol, that will never happen but the emira imo does grab some more Porsche Cayman/variations customers than ever before.
evora was much better looking than cayman and had all the attributes i listed in my previous post but still didnt make a dent in porsche sales. emira has wait lists now because all new sports cars have wait lists in this insane economy. its still just an even better looking evora with a new interior and will settle back into that same sales space. i hope that works for lotus long term because they will fail if they need much more out of it
I certainly like the evora and considered purchasing at one time but it was the poor reviews when compared to the cayman that partially bummed me out/stopped me. I'm not really a big cayman demographic though. While I had a 981 Boxster S about ten or so years ago and thought it was a great car and of course recognize how good/great the Gt4's are, my 911 GT3 blew the doors off of all cayman variations and I don't think I would ever go back, with the possible exception of the Spyder. I just didn't want to take a performance step backwards with the evora, but the Emira seems to have changed that proposition, though maybe I'm just more of a sucker for the Emira's great looks since real performance reviews have yet to really come out or comparisons with the caymans. I thought the Emira platform was quite different from the evora, is that not the case?
Emira is same powertrain in modified evora chassis with new body and interior. So performance will be similar to last evora. Big upgrade is in quality, comfort, noise, harshness, etc
Very nice, what color and options did you go with? And seeing you're in CO, I hope to see your car one of these days
Verdant Green, black pack, alcantara interior with yellow, yellow calipers. Went with the silver wheels as well.
thats not too bad if they in fact deliver. I was on the fence on putting the small deposit they wanted to get an allocation last year but with all the drama around the world, I decided I would rather just wait and see how and when the first round of cars are delivered. That green is beautiful and which engine did you go with?
