Why I'm Saying Goodbye to My Lotus Emira: Adventure Recap & Next Moves 🚗💨

Get ready for a bittersweet journey as I share the news that I'm parting ways with my beloved Lotus Emira. It's been an incredible ride, and in this video, I'll sum up my adventures, discuss some of the challenges I've encountered, and reveal why I've made the difficult decision to bid farewell to the Lotus.
Our journey with the Emira started with a thrilling run-in period, during which I took it to Wales via the breathtaking Cheddar Gorge. The pinnacle of this road trip was undoubtedly the exhilarating drive along the Black Mountain road.
Once the car had been driven and properly run-in, I set my sights on my very first European road trip through the stunning landscapes of Spain. Starting from Santander, I traversed through the Picos De Europa into Portugal. From there, I journeyed south to the vibrant city of Seville and the picturesque Southern Coast near Malaga.
The adventure continued as I drove east, crossing the captivating Tabernas Desert en route to the awe-inspiring Alto De Velefique, and finally arriving in Valencia. An overnight ferry then transported me to the beautiful Balearic island of Mallorca before a boat ride returned us to Barcelona.
After these incredible road trips, I made a pit stop at Spa Francorchamps, the legendary home of the Belgian F1 Grand Prix. The experience was nothing short of breathtaking.
For my grand farewell, I took the Lotus Emira to Scotland to explore my own variation of the North Coast 500 (NC500). It was the perfect send-off, featuring unforgettable moments at Applecross Pass, Kylesku Bridge, and the awe-inspiring Cairngorms.
And now, as we reach the end of this chapter, I'll provide a sneak preview of the car that's next in line to join my sports car adventures. It's a petrol-powered beauty with two seats, and I can't wait to share more about it!
Thank you for joining me on this incredible journey with the Lotus Emira. Stay tuned for more adventures to come, and don't forget to subscribe to catch all the exciting updates in my automotive world.
Up the Tours!

[@BerthOh]

Nice video bro

[@bhptours]

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

[@realasscracka]

@@bhptours was the quality control Good or just Avg

[@darkmatter6714]

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.

[@tobiaszdabkowski5450]

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

[@chasephotos4780]

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

[@andrewbox8984]

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!!!

[@kid_omega]

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

[@Niaz_Mario]

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

[@Oliver-kz6xh]

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

[@vramirez112]

C8 Corvette next? Should be interesting, safe travels brotha

[@beetalius]

WHAT a journey!

[@Strebor.11]

Good video and review content!

[@bhptours]

Much appreciated!

[@dreamweavergroup]

Great video!

[@beetalius]

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

[@nickvlaanderen]

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😊

[@leehossain8339]

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

[@Eleanajorrdan123]

Love this 🔥

[@user-iq1ry8gq3w]

Yooo what happened to the drone did you crash it?

[@jfhession-gl8sp]

Keep it up 👍

[@leshardley4248]

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💪💪

[@user-kb8gh5jv9t]

Not a Corvette, what in the World 🤦‍♀️

[@JBsC6]

Congrats on the incoming new car ownership experience.

[@tylerforde8367]

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

[@Desolaire]

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]

Heads only in Europe not in usa lol

[@shaunwilliams3387]

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

[@user-sm1nv2ee9i]

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

[@phobeika]

Lol a corvette

[@mnewlyn]

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

[@johnphilips406]

looks like a corvette next then, good luck

[@fnkdrspok7181]

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]

Happy to be part of the Corvette club 🙌

[@HiHi-bd4rn]

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

[@howardhill4077]

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

[@cbttrainee5961]

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

[@fnkdrspok7181]

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

[@Plasmali1]

Will miss it! Hmm, is that a C8?

[@jonembury]

Looks like a C8 wing mirror

[@Swftlyswm]

So why he sell it

[@switchlanez]

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]

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

[@switchlanez]

@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]

@@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]

@@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]

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…

[@PeterKirton-nu9iv]

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

[@garymurraya]

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]

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

[@garymurraya]

@@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]

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.

[@bman1668]

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

[@mattyb1624]

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

[@uglypewp]

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]

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

[@uglypewp]

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

[@thehendleys1]

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

[@uglypewp]

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

[@IamWhiteTurtle]

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 ! 😊

[@jakeroberts4091]

🧨

[@craftingmat5425]

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

[@ilyamuromec2867]

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]

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.

[@theclutch19]

A good or better microphone is your friend...

[@_kevin723]

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]

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

[@strikingitrich7630]

😢

[@Docinaplane]

Next car? Get a Lotus Evora GT 430.

[@bhptours]

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

[@Calvin1911]

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

[@fragu123]

Total bullocks…😂😂😂

[@An3dmax]

😂 not a Lotus Driver

[@bhptours]

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