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I think you’d be surprised mate. There is WAAAY more room for me inside the Evora cabin than there is in the 86. Tonnes more headroom and the seat offers even more leg room. Assuming the Emira is similar (on basically the same chassis), I’d imagine there would be enough space, at least as much or more than a BRZ. The Toyota V6 was a huge surprise for me too. It really screams to redline, yet has a lovely warble down low. It’s a good unit |
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During the conversation I had with the dealer when I left my deposit, the representative told me the headroom of this car will be significantly higher than the Evora and should fit a 6’3-6’4 reasonably.
Apart from that several of the people at Goodwood who were lucky enough to pop in and out say it was the easiest Lotus they’ve ever went into haha.
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Really!?? I may have to track one down and try it on.
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How tall are you?! Also beyond overall height, I realize some of it has to do with proportions (legs:torso). I had tons of headroom in my Cayman, but wished I had 1-2 more inches of legroom available. BRZ offered LOTS of legroom for me, def loved that about mine.
I sat in an Elise last month and it had plenty of legroom and headroom for me.
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To be honest though, a few quibbles aside, I'm quite happy with the BRZ.
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If I was 6'6" I don't think I'd fit in anything (mentioned above) except the BRZ. That sucks man.
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I’m just happy I fit in the BRZ. Discovering this car was liberating. Lol
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Really. I’ve tried several and with seat all the way back they just didn’t work.
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Did anyone actually run it up the hill? I haven't seen anything on how the car drives yet.
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Just FYI for you tall guys, JB is 6ft.
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Wife will finally let me get a Lotus 2022.
I'm curious if I should let the Emira settle in a bit and see how that affects the used Evoras before pulling the trigger on purchasing. However, it seems the used Lotus market is impervious to anything that would affect the prices. rain or shine, Elise are $30k, Exige and 2017+ Evora are ~$70k. |
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