My new Lotus Emira is built! Join me at the Lotus HQ and Chapman Production Centre to check out my Emira First Edition on the assembly line, to discover the build process for the Emira and see my own car for the very first time. Plus, there's a final detail before it's ready to be delivered!

It's been quite the journey already, a few years from placing a deposit through to seeing the car revealed for the first time, and even riding on board with Jenson Button at the famous Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb, but it's nearly time for mine to be here. I've ordered a First Edition with the Supercharged V6, Sport chassis, in bright and bold Hethel Yellow, with of course a manual gearbox, but unusually with an Ice Grey interior to link to the silver wheels - so I've been anxious to see how that would look as most just go with black against the yellow car.

However, we're setting off from @TheShmuseum in Firefly, the final Lotus Elise Cup 250 Final Edition for what is actually my first proper drive in it since the running in process was completed. As a car marking the end of an era, it's also quite exciting to take it to view my new car that marks the start of the next era for Lotus Cars.

Upon arrival, we're immediately visiting the Chapman Production Centre, the facility that houses the pre-production and assembly for the Emira and is quickly up to speed with around 500 cars already built. On the line we can find everything from the parts like the engine and body panels arriving, through to the fit and finish of everything as the cars take shape making their way through. With the First Edition, all the cars come with a very high spec and the options are limited to just a few colours and minor elements, meaning a sea of Seneca Blue, Nimbus Grey, Shadow Grey, Magma Red, Dark Verdant, and Hethel Yellow cars making their way through.

It's not until the end and quality control areas that we find my car, nearly complete and awaiting the badge being placed on the noise. There's also an opportunity for me to start it up, and shuffle it forward a step before it will head for final sign-off and ultimately delivery in only a matter of weeks. I can't wait for delivery, and a lot of fun ahead!

Thanks for watching, Tim

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:07 Firefly Update
02:15 Driving to Hethel
07:42 Chapman Production Centre
11:34 Main Production Hall
15:12 Final Quality Control
15:45 Revealing My Lotus Emira
17:22 Fitting the Lotus Badge
18:07 Starting up the Emira
20:36 Wrap Up

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