GranTurismoEra

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-americancars/ford-opens-mustang-gtd-orders-in-europe/48634

Florida? Smoking hot rocks. At $65,000 its still a stretch. Its going in Japan for more. 15 to 17 GTR can be got in UK for that. Crazy market. Markups need to be outlawed.

Yes known. I had it years ago.

Wish i could attend. Was great last time. Good opportunity to "network". Other cars do turn up as well. Great timing before the drizzle and overcast

Seats deeper on Nismo. You do sit higher in GT

PPF can be expensive £1500 up to £3800 for a whole car over here. It will protect against stone chips but the paint wont look as HD as it could. It will look reflective but the colour would be dulled somewhat because of the film. Polish, prep, Ceramic coat it. Stone chips Will Happen if you tailgate or get caught on the motorway while behind an hgv or salt truck. Tbh youd probably need to be close to beyond quarter of a mile behind anyone to avoid bouncing stones.

Appreciate the feedback. I think its just getting used to it as i've driven mostly front engined cars up til now!

Lol No doubts there for "feel" "proper" "sports car" out of the extreme and useable daily. Touring suspension has a good balance. Still very compliant. Cant be debated. My only criticism would be more downforce at the front and add synchro rev matching. Aside from that all good.

https://newatlas.com/automotive/lotus-evija-fastest-ever-prod-lap-at-nordschleife/

Its just a performance measurement against other cars. In the real world we know the results of pitting them against each other. On a straight road or winding track. I know its not about 0-60.. if youre putting £79k which is what HR Owen are charging for a new pre reg one and comparing with other similar sports cars new and used and in some cases supercar. You tend to look at the whole package. Then again ive never driven any other Lotus. I still doubt it weighs 1568kg. If its a car built around a skeleton Evora. Many sites including official forum are saying 1460 to 1480kg depending on interior materials when weighed on a scale. American sites say slightly over 3200 pounds. Obviously chuck in carbon custom seats and can get it closer to 1405 claimed weight. Some car check database claiming 1568 i wouldn't trust it...It didnt feel as heavy as a 370Z which weighs around that. Especially taking roundabout multiple times and swerving pot holes.

A bit surprised the Emira weighs that much?! Maybe I'm looking at dry weight of 1405kg according to autotrader. Possibly 1460kg with fluids and an extra 80kg for driver. Still lighter than Z. Its worth a test drive since its open to public. Yeah its a very nice car no doubt. The Emira is around 4.3 or so. The fastest 370Z is 4.7 and manual 5.1 According to fastest laps Emira 0.2 seconds quicker on the quarter mile than new Z lol. Since autos are not a hit with the v6 Emira. I assume the auto Emira will be a match for auto Z with Auto Z doing 12.3. couldn't find any results for IPS version. So ive gone with 12.0 for the Emira quarter mile Auto

Test drove the Emira this morning. Arrived and chatted with the sales guy. They ask to sign for day insurance with a £2500 excess. All that out of the way. We went around the industrial estate then he jumped out and said you go unaccompanied. Took it on a host of roads picks up well. Picks up like an NA car. Its nippy not mind blowingly fast. Supercharger is much like an assistant than a devil on the shoulder. Seating position is good, snug cabin and more space in it than an F Type. Good ground clearance and not the most storage space. Getting in and out is not bad for a 6 foot 2 guy. Good amount of headroom. Its a tricky one as couldnt really push the car on a public road with a dashcam recording. Despite driving around 11am traffic was still a bit heavy. Only drove in touring and sports modes. It grips well around corners. A bit light in the front due to engine being behind the driver. Also i felt the car does damp well with Touring suspension. Im not used to lightness at the front end. Its probably similar to the Cayman and Alpine. That would take getting used to. Steering feedback is good. You can feel everything even small rocks on the road through the hydraulic system. One tunnel run not bad at all you can hear the exhaust but not the loud angelic trumpety sound of the Z without a backbox lol. Some people get Larini or other custom exhaust for a few grand. The car is head turner. As I took it around the industrial estate it did turn heads. I circled a few roundabouts like a crazy test engineer to a few onlookers, grip was good. Exhaust is not too loud. Theres a bit of OPF filtering going on. So its reasonable for residential areas. In Sport you can still hear the burbling from the exhaust. Not the best test drive as hit 15 minutes of typical roadworks traffic. So levelling the clutch wasnt the most fun thing. It is what it is. Soon after the traffic cleared up was off, put on Sport mode on the A road and responsive but felt light at the front on occasion and stuck to the return route to HR Owen Hatfield dealership. Coming off the roundabout and into the slip road car picks up great. Could do with a bit more shove but its well balanced. The car felt good. I wouldn't say its much faster than the 370Z but the handling is better and car feels lighter. There is more shove and less agricultural feel than the 370Z. 1450kg vs 1550kg. Edit: Gearbox felt tight and gaited. Clutch was solid and well sprung. No synchro rev match apparently. If buying through Lotus they have cars with 10 miles pre registered at £79,000 Privately you can sneak one with a few thousand miles for a good £64000 to £70,000. As a Polish guy once said. "Price is price". Apparently theyll stop making the v6 temporarily and i4 has a slow build time. Performance wise not much in it. I4 will have DCT. Its not a V6 though. The i4 already being tuned in China. 4 pot is from A45 amg but detuned from 430 hp to 360hp. From reading around the Emira has a shorter rev range than Evora. Not sure how true that is. Never driven an Evora so cant comment. Also somehow walked out of the dealer and saw yiannimize Revuelto with white wheels and the Urus with white wheels filming with a crew and cameras. Wife in tow...Got to get content right?!...right.... Had a bit of a laugh when the sales guy said you have to pander to these guys. I said its not personal its business 😂. The same dealership sold Bentleys and Ferrari was next door. Not sure what he and his crew were doing there though. There is a service site for Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bugatti and Maserati there. Its possible the car came from there and maybe getting checked over. Probably got issues already. Also thanked the sales guy and was off. He did enquire about possible sale. I told him id let him know. I want to test a few other cars. Parking this car in my area not sure about that. Would probably need a garage in all honesty. Anywho that was my wee little adventure on a Monday morning! If you're curious you should book a test drive.

Wrong Thread. Specsavers! Posted here

2:25 New Z meet in Japan. Many with newer official front bumper. Second video more focused on meet

Not yet. Check with Davey

The DE is torquey but the HR flies. My brother had no issues keeping on the tail of my brothers 911 Carrera.

Europe eventually Mustang GTD confirmed for Europe - eventually https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-americancars/mustang-gtd-confirmed-for-europe--eventually/48561

Hawks are good. They have good bite and less fade. Coupled with RBF cant go wrong. OEM pads are silk. No good for spirited driving

Bargain of the century. Interior pics if you have! GLWTS

It only took 8 years to be able to insure the 350Z at an acceptable price. Then another 8 years after seeing the 370Z in Vegas to get the Nismo....So worth the wait 😆. In this case it wont take that long to see reasonable prices. Just whether anyone can stomach giving 30% to customs!

The one in the background is being released in USA this year. Are you looking to get one with a few miles on it? @davey_83 Apparently theyve only sold 2034 cars since 2022....Lol....That will keep prices inflated until production goes back to full speed end of the year and by then theyll have no choice but to offer heavy discounts as most people have moved on and hype is long dead. I can't see the Nismo selling huge numbers at $66k. Mustang and M2 will outsell it by 8 times. They should position it at the same price as the previous proto spec..55k Or do what Nissan UK did place them very close to the GT model by couple of grand. Theyll do better numbers!

I didnt watch the whole thing but the main points. Thought id post it here. Instead of hijacking the adjacent thread. My mate reckons the Emira will drop further to used 4.0 Cayman GTS territory. I dont think theyll go below mid 50s at best by next summer. I saw a video of the Emira in shadow grey. It does look even better!

Looks clean

83k Euros...Deluded...guys trying to make 30k+ on each car in Germany. Get out of here! Lol..