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Have not driven a Cayman, but I didn't find it obnoxiously loud... take that for what it's worth. Reasonably quiet, exhaust note was dulled inside, but outside it sounded great.

Sorry, been a while since I have driven a manual, so I'll work on building better habits :)

@@Shyatic That's OK, LOL. It's just that it can cause wear on the selector forks, and also both hands should be on the steering wheel as much as possible.

Was a little weird for about a minute, then became second nature.

I have a deposit on the car at Lotus of Dallas, so there were opportunities made for folks to get a test drive.

@@Shyatic amazing. Have another question, how did you deposit money towards the car? Because when I go on the main website after I customize the car, it just shows the total price, it won’t allow me to purchase from website like you would on some others…

@@alien_raider464 you have to find a local Lotus dealer and work that out with them. The configuration online is just to help them take note of your build.

@@Shyatic thank you. And if you’ve done finance option which I’m sure you did since you mentioned deposit, do you know what’s the least to most months you can finance the car? Because most cars here can be financed up to 84-96 months…

@@alien_raider464 not sure honestly, all I did was put a cash deposit down, the financing options won't be until I take delivery of the car (probably close to a year).

That's the noise level -- it's not super high inside, the outside sounds amazing though. There are a few videos of the Emira exhaust -- I'd check them out for an idea :)

@@Shyatic Yeah outside the sound level seem to be just perfect and mad but inside as a weekend car for having fun it seem to be too shy not loud enough. For a everyday ride must be just fine and civilized.

Not true. You're not doing any damage to the gearbox going side to side in neutral. Only thing that affects is the centering spring.

Bad habits -- it's in the description. Sorry I'll get better, it's just been 15 years :)

I have not driven an Evora but from what I hear, this is a lot quieter. Yes, I had a GoPro 11 mounted onto the driver's side window -- I didn't spend a lot of time fumbling with it to get it perfect since I only had limited time in the car.

Bad habits from when I drove manuals 15 years earlier. I used to drive in traffic in NY/NJ so it was more about resting my leg whenever I could. I'll have to re-acclimate for this car when I get it :)

Yeah, I think it's not very good for the car. So you are getting it, that's awesome! Congratulations, great decision Evora really doesn't make sense when you've got Emira, I hope you will continue uploading about that great car, do some GT type POVs or whatever. Did you choose sports or touring? First edition? Colors?

@@bag2963 probably won't make it in time for First Edition, but ordered a V6 manual in Magma Red. Should have it some time middle of next year, so a while to wait!

@@Shyatic Great, I'm happy for you, you'll have a lot of fun and pleasure and drive safely.

Yeah, it's been 10+ years, thanks for the constructive comment.

@@Shyatic thats the only thing i noticed. Otherwise a good Video. Its a fantastic car .

@@Shyatic I wouldn't mind the comments bud, it takes some time getting back used to manuals, you'll be alright after a day or 2 again. Heel & toe, rev matching, all part of the fun. I'm still debating just holding out to get a feel for the AMG engine, or wait until the cup editions come out later.

@@fairwayceo absolutely man, it actually helps catch me now because it will make me actively think about it when I’m driving for real.

Would love to hear your perspective on differences between the Evora

@@_VelociDad I haven't driven the Evora but from most of the Evora owners I've met, they seem to like this car more but for different reasons.

Little long throw, but not a big deal. Clutch feel was good, pedal placement was a little weird at first but got over it pretty quickly as I got into the car.

In fairness I didn’t “drop the hammer” or max rev shift, but my conclusion is that there’s plenty of power to make it a super fun car. Depends on what you value.

@@Shyatic is it faster than mk5 supra? Or similar? For the price it’s ridiculously slow

@@bman1668 the Supra is faster in a straight line, no doubt -- I don't think it will be the same in the corners. There's plenty of power for tons of fun in the car, so it's really up to what you want in a car. I want an agile, fun to drive car that has good power. If you value power over other things -- get a Corvette :)

@@Shyatic Supra can do the same in the corners it is balanced 50/50 weight distribution and can set good lap times not sure how it would fee to drive compare to lotus 3350lbs is for Supra and lotus is 3000? Extra 300lbs or so can be felt I’m sure for back road driving and etc. but wish it had more power at least like supras or like lotus evora gt

@@bman1668 Weight distribution and electronic steering isn't quite the same as the cars Lotus tries to build. Again, power is great -- heck, the BMW M3 or M2 is phenomenal for that... but the Lotus is never going to be the powerhouse other cars are, because it never was designed to be.

It definitely won't be tougher than a GT4. Lotus have much nicer suspension than Porsche in general and the Emira isn't a rival to the GT4

No markups at my dealer - price is MSRP, like $95k

I have habits from driving in traffic on the east coast to work and back -- I would constantly roll back to neutral to give my left leg a rest, because in stop and go traffic it was murder on my legs (and the cars I owned had shitty clutches). I'm sure I'll have better habits after I take delivery though :)

I was thinking the same. Growing up in England this was a big no go. Can't fault him for doing so though. Better get used to it again because that on track days will cause some problems.;) Speaking of which. Eagles Canyon.

@@fairwayceo thanks Gavin, it’s on my list! And yeah, it’s been a long while so I will need to train new habits in myself… give me time :)

Probably found the steering wheel by just looking in front of him. 🤣

Steering wheel was fine, nothing too dramatic so didn’t cause much issue. Seat comfort was good, I’m not a fan of alcantara, so I’ll opt for leather.

Even in my 20s I cared more about handling, in fairness :) I had a bunch of cars over the years, but my favorite car was my Mazda RX-8 which compared to most -- is actually pretty darn slow!

That's not how you quote someone it must be exact, I mean comas and fullstops too...

Then why buy this?

TT RS has more performance and practicality, cayman 981 sounds better and has the balance/handling, 718 4.0 is better overall, a110 has the best handling. Lotus has the looks, but not the rest.

@Cameron Regester I don't think this is much better than the Cayman in terms of gear ratios. See the Harry's Garage trip to lotus HQ, he was taken for a ride in the Emira and 2nd was long. Maybe not, but I haven't seen the final product being reviewed yet. Otherwise, it seems heavy, underpowered for the weight with some limited colour options. Also first gen bugs will be plentiful. By the time the sporty variations arrive this could be old news. The Toyota engine is leftovers, the turbos will take over. I wouldn't mind a hybrid sports, the supercar tech will flow down. Try the BRZ/GR86 for cheap fun