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Is it even available in the UK yet? Initial launch in March was for China customers then a global rollout....

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Instagram today - Type 134 maybe?

My "use case" is as a GT/Touring/Holiday/Occasional back road blast car - given your current Maserati GT I would imagine that yours is similar. I drove V6 Auto and i4 DCT back to back and much preferred the V6 auto, however I'm sure someone will be along soon to tell you that the only variant to buy is the V6 Manual...... IMHO Touring chassis and Goodyear tyres is definitely the right choice for UK/Continental roads and no (or very occasional) track use... If you can compromise on exterior colour there's a really good price saving here and no 1000 mile run in - I saw this car "in person" just last night when on Strattons monthly car run.... Also has the Milltek manual override exhaust valve fitted and 3rd CAT delete... https://www.strattonmotorcompany.com/shop/lotus/2023-lotus-emira-3-5l-v6-ip

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And factor in that Emira production (for the UK and probably for much of Europe, at least, too) will have to cease by 2030 if our new government reverse the EV only extension from 2035....

Not necessarily..... I would be double-checking that they're LTS marked though.... Front : https://www.camskill.co.uk/m63b0s13831p210842/Goodyear_Tyres_Car_Goodyear_Eagle_F1_Super_Sport_245_35_R20_95Y_XL_(LTS)_FP_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_71dB (Shipped) https://www.f1autocentres.co.uk/tyres/index/245-35-r20-y/goodyear/gdy-eagle-f1-supersport-95y-xl-lts/18482 (Fully Fitted) Rear : https://www.camskill.co.uk/m63b0s13834p210804/Goodyear_Tyres_Car_Goodyear_Eagle_F1_Super_Sport_295_30_R20_101Y_XL_(LTS)_FP_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_C_Wet_Grip%3A_A_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_73dB (Shipped) https://www.f1autocentres.co.uk/tyres/index/295-30-r20-y/goodyear/goodyear-eagle-f1-supersport-101y-xl-lts/18736 (Fully Fitted) Disclaimer - prices not checked and other companies may be able to supply (but not blackcircles.com!)...

Hi - I've had mine (V6 Auto) since last October and, apart from one known issue (HVAC fan resistor fixed under warranty) it's been faultless. Hope Bibs is OK with the link but there's loads of info over on the "dedicated" Emira forum : https://www.emiraforum.com/ but do bear in mind that a) people do tend to go on forums more to complain than praise and b) it's not just a UK forum 😬 It's still a Lotus, (mostly still) hand built at Hethel, and does have it's foibles and some minor design compromises, but then again, it's still a Lotus and the drive is very Evora-like (a good thing!). As far as prices and depreciation go, nobody can know for sure, but with no UK V6's being built until "delivery in 2025" and some great 0% finance offers the new cars in stock at Lotus look better value with a significant interest saving (or gain if you have cash that can be invested). If you can find a low mileage ex-demo car (like I did - 254 miles on it and £10k off) then so much the better as there's an extra hedge against depreciation from the off.... Personally, having driven all three derivatives, I'd avoid the "Emira Turbo" (we're not allowed to say i4 any more as BMW got upset) as it's really not that good, even compared to the V6 auto (which are few and far between).....

I had my Emira test drive there, before Hethel was even up and running for those.... 😉

Also - the "Lotus Hethel" dealership has dropped off the list of Sales Agents and anecdotal evidence suggests that new car factory collections are no more. With Stratton Motors/Lotus Norfolk (currently? 🤞) a Service Agent only there's a big geographical gap in the East of England / Hethel heartland for a new car sales agency....

Me too - cancelled my 4 order (placed on launch day) last Autumn when I got a drive in a press car (I can say thanks to Scott Walker now that he's left Hethel - the i4 was disappointing) and it was delayed again - and bought a V6 Auto ex-dealer demo with >250 miles and £13k off list - there are still plenty of lightly used or ex-demo UK FE V6's around...... https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?advertising-location=at_cars&make=Lotus&model=Emira&postcode=NR14 8EZ&sort=price-asc And ex-factory orphaned orders at list prices including i4's too : https://www.lotuscars.com/en-GB/car-locator?model=Emira It seems odd that any new UK orders via the online configurator (Emira AND EV's) now get sent to a "Lotus Centre" for processing (as opposed to an online deposit and then being left to Lotus CS to deal with) - is this a sign that the direct sales model is failed/reverting??

I don't believe, from personal experience, that they ever have been.....

Assuming an Emira production crossover (or there's no need for the new buildings to house a second production line) with Type 135 I would imagine that the new buildings (currently a greenfield site adjacent to the test track and behind the Hethel Engineering Centre) are probably on the critical path for a production start date and would take at least a year or two to construct once permission (applied for last Summer) is eventually granted.... The Emira production line in the new(est) Chapman building was in place for development and testing around a year before production-ready customer cars started being delivered in any sort of volumes.....

The planning permission for the new assembly, logistics and staff buildings at Hethel hasn't been approved yet (submitted last summer....)