Nice video bro

@bhptours

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it bro, I’ll look up some of your content and send you a message 🤝

@realasscracka

Ай бұрын

@@bhptours was the quality control Good or just Avg

5:00 Just an observation, as someone who used to race on track: I noticed you were sitting upright with your back off the seat rest. That suggests your everyday driving position is wrong for hustling the car. By having the seat in that position you are using your biceps and shoulder muscles to hold yourself upright. These are exactly the muscle groups which need to be free for fine control of the wheel. If you notice, Racing drivers sit quite close to the wheel, to the point of having a 90 degree angle at the elbow - the optimum angle for freeing the biceps and shoulders for precise wheel control.

This video is like a love letter to an old flame. Bittersweet and thankful for the memories. Safe travels!

Awesome recap. Very enjoyable and comforting. Sad to see this lad go but excited to see what's next. ❤

Great content 👍👍

Great recap of all your Lotus Emira videos. I enjoyed everyone....and yes, I'm also sad to see it go but looking forward to your next adventure. You make great videos with exceptional camera angles...very professional!!!

WHAT a journey!

Another great video🔥 Emira was nice car💯 looking forward for next one👍✌🏼

Can't get over how you only have 708 subscribers, big things soon come!! All the best mate !

C8 Corvette next? Should be interesting, safe travels brotha

Sometimes I think about painting my orange elise, maybe even trading it in. But then I take a drive and it makes people happy.

I think this is the first video on your channel that i watch. Since a few months i own a Elise S2 and i look a lot of Lotus video's and today i found yours. Your presentation is good! At 1 inboard piece your voice was overwelmed trough the engine. Maybe you missed a good microphone? Keep up and your channel will grow for sure!!! I subcribed😊

Blimey you have thrashed it around a bit. I wonder who will be the lucky used buyer 😉

Love this 🔥

Good video and review content!

@bhptours

7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Emira was a great car, onto the next one bruva .... yeeehaaaa 🤠

Great video!

American here. I dropped my Emira reservation for a C8 which I now have and love. Not many C8 owners cross shopped those two and you're the only one I know of who will have owned both. Subscribed.

@ZackVuldin

7 ай бұрын

i have a c8 and i was thinking of getting an emira. what are your thoughts on that?

@switchlanez

7 ай бұрын

@ZackVuldin What tipped me to C8 is availability/affordability/faster shipping of replacement parts, 1st year gremlins mostly sorted, and dealership network. C8 is cheaper in US vs UK, Emira is cheaper in UK vs US so C8 wins in value only in US. I'll mostly be driving on average American roads (not as much in twisties) for which the C8 is tuned for whereas Emira suspension is tuned for average British roads which are very different. So I'll get more out of the C8 vs Emira in terms of engineering intent. C8 makes more sense if you're in America due to its pricing, the type of roads, and and ease/cost of maintenance. Its body lines don't flow as elegantly but it has more aggressive supercar road presence due to its wider proportions. Almost a wash, but slight edge to C8 if you're in America. But Emira makes sense if you prioritize exclusivity (not being as ubiquitous as the C8 comes with its own set of pains I described earlier), handling feel, and manual transmission. I've had my C8 Z51 with mag-ride for 3 months. It feels more futuristic spaceship than old school analog. Mag-ride completely eliminates body roll. It's dartier than I expected and can be set much stiffer than I expected (I always drive in full soft). So concerns I had about handling are completely quelled. Some sound is processed and artificially pumped through the speakers. Some hate it but I find it satisfying and futuristic because it still sounds good plus consistent. People say it drives like a video game which I thought I'd hate but oddly like because I've been playing racing games since even before Gran Turismo (part 1) and games with the C8 the last few years before I got the real one. Longwinded way of saying you should consider what you grew up liking. C8 nails it for people like me in the millennial demographic.

@ZackVuldin

7 ай бұрын

@@switchlanez gotcha!!! Thanks for the explanation man! I really didn’t think of it that way when you were comparing the UKvsUS differences. Isn’t the c8 straight up better in performance too?

@switchlanez

7 ай бұрын

@@ZackVuldin oh yeah you're right the C8's performance on paper does give you more bang for buck. But I saw it as kind of a wash because Emira loses some performance in exchange for a more analog, lighter weight and manual transmission experience.

@user-kb8gh5jv9t

7 ай бұрын

lol, I did the exact opposite… after seeing the C8Z06 I dropped it like a hot potato to get the Emira. To each their own taste…

Looks like C8. Ironically I'm looking at both as well but I believe the C8 will be the winner as I can pick up a used one under $70k USD that is still under warrantee and not to mention more power with significant power increase from the V8 if needed💪💪

Keep it up 👍

Not a Corvette, what in the World 🤦‍♀️

Congrats on the incoming new car ownership experience.

C8 is an amazing choice, by far the best Corvette to date. Not many cars come close to the C8's stock performance. Enjoy that supercar, I am sure it turn heads everywhere.

@bman1668

6 ай бұрын

Heads only in Europe not in usa lol

@shaunwilliams3387

3 ай бұрын

@@bman1668 yeah... I think I would stick with the Evora unless that is a C8 Z06

Yooo what happened to the drone did you crash it?

i'm definitely interested in your view of the C8 after the Emira. a hard act to follow.

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 I suppose a Corvette would be as special over there as a Lotus would be over here 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@fnkdrspok7181

7 ай бұрын

Over here, every old black dude owns a Vette, I'd be the only black dude in the area with my Emira.

You'd fit right in with the old black dudes here in the states, they LOVE vettes. I went the other route, I have a Supra and now I'm awaiting this Emira. Both will have their purposes. I really wanted an exotic with a manual, the vette does not satisfy that need.

@bhptours

7 ай бұрын

Happy to be part of the Corvette club 🙌

@HiHi-bd4rn

4 ай бұрын

Are you gonna trade in your Supra for the emira ? I’m torn between a Supra or Emira

is that the corvette i saw you driving around fulham a few months ago🤔🤔😂😂

Lol a corvette

Emira >c8 bad choice in uk it might be exotic since less c8 there but emira is better car.

looks like a corvette next then, good luck

The Black Mountain road has been totally ruined by average 40mph speed cameras

Oh you tease....;-) Could it be a Corvette? ;-)

Corvette c8 my wife had it . Piece of crap comparing to emira

@dsdyork

Күн бұрын

That comment is madness, show me an Emira in a GT race or even winning a cup race lol😂. Small and look decent but it’s still an over rated slow Lotus ? Ask Clarkson

@tobiaszdabkowski5450

Күн бұрын

@@dsdyork Of course, no one is buying the Emira for performance alone. I bought one because it’s a mid-engine manual, it looks stunning, drives better than anything else I've driven, and evokes a range of emotions in me.

@tobiaszdabkowski5450

Күн бұрын

@@dsdyork My opinion is based on experience with both cars .

So, nosey, but for a reason.... how much did it go for? The early ones are around 70k now, 69 even, but are still not selling. They are over priced now, so just curious as I could be tempted at 65, but still dont think 70k is a good price with all the issues and rapid depreciation......

@bhptours

7 ай бұрын

The values have dropped quite quickly on the Emira, especially as the I4 and more colours are available!

@garymurraya

7 ай бұрын

@@bhptours Yeh but that’s not the son they are dropping. They have so many quality problems and are not a hit in general and hence people don’t want them. This is the reason plus high interest rates etc

@dlj1285

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, you go into the forums and read about the quality issues there’s many cropping up. No dealership near me here in Canada so the car was taken off my list. It would be too much of a hassle. Reasonably nice looking car though for sure, and no doubt the performance is great.

So why he sell it

Sooo... you bought a C8 corvette.... another underdog 😎

Will miss it! Hmm, is that a C8?

@jonembury

9 ай бұрын

Looks like a C8 wing mirror

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Got my deposit back, been waiting two years while they raised the price. Test drove it, not impressed as an owner of 981 boxster, the interior of emira feels cheap, plastic, too much of a whining noise coming from the engine, shifter is not that great as people describe. For 75K might be worse it, for 110 hell no. I will get a manual supra instead if I can find it in US, if not a manual GR86/BRZ to have fun in the canyons.

@gergokiss1989

7 ай бұрын

I respect your opinion, but.....The 981 Boxster is not even close to the Emira, neither in performance nor in quality.. if you say Cayman GT4 the OK, but hey... Feels cheap, compared to what exactly, but you go for a GR86/BRZ or a Supra? What do you think they will feel like?? I understand, that you had to wait two years, but that is quite a paradox, you are saying... Btw. don´t buy a car with a compressor if you don´t like the whining.

I actually opted to not buy a c8 corvette after I rented one for a weekend. To me they are no fun to drive unless your foot is all the way down to the floor. Currently waiting for my Emira instead.

@thehendleys1

8 ай бұрын

I’d look at the mk5 Supra cheaper, quicker and more hp than the emira still fun to drive

@uglypewp

7 ай бұрын

@@thehendleys1 I already own a MK5 Supra =D , just looking for a canyon carver with a manual.

@thehendleys1

7 ай бұрын

@@uglypewp don’t have the manual Supra? Or just wants something different?

@uglypewp

7 ай бұрын

@@thehendleys1 it's a 2021, so no manual at the time. Supra is the daily, so the Emira will be the weekend warrior.

@IamWhiteTurtle

3 ай бұрын

I did the same thing! I actually ended up renting the C8 two times and something was off about it. American muscle, sound, and response in the body of an exotic “sort of”. I took out the Emira for a test drive today and it is way more fun. I had a smile the entire time ! 😊

Oh... traded the Emira for Corvette? Hm... that is difficult (my opinion at least).

No, American cars like Mustang and C8 are normally not good at handling and cornering. I can tell you exactly as one of Mustang GT owners. I hate stupid rolling of that car. Otherwise Lotus Emira is a perfect sport car as a mid-ship engined.

@dlj1285

6 ай бұрын

To be fair, I think the new C8 handles pretty good…Certainly better than a typical Mustang.

A good or better microphone is your friend...

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Corvette? You get more power but American quality. And that’s cooking from an American

Next car? Get a Lotus Evora GT 430.

@bhptours

7 ай бұрын

I’ll be going back to Lotus again in the future for sure!

Total bullocks…😂😂😂

😂 not a Lotus Driver

@bhptours

3 ай бұрын

I’m not anymore no, hope to get back into one again though! #ForTheDrivers