Sport or Touring

[antipodes40]

Have had a search but there doesn't seem to be a dedicated thread on this.

Now that folk have had their Emiras for some time, which is preferable - Sport or Touring chassis?

I'd be keen to hear from folk who have had experience of both. Youtube reviewers seem torn, with some preferring Touring for everyday and Sport for more track focussed work, while others seem to think the Sport setup is perfectly acceptable for all-round use.

Most interested in V6 manual.

Edited by antipodes40 on Sunday 17th May 23:35

[Beachbum]

With the Emira, the V6 & I4 suspension is different, even though called the same
V6 Touring is the softest
V6 Sport and I4 Touring are considered comparable
I4 Sport the firmest

I have I4 Touring and its more than enough for UK roads. I believe people that track their cars, go for the I4 Sport, in the case of the V6s a number have upgraded to Nitrons

[BertBert]

Beachbum said:

With the Emira, the V6 & I4 suspension is different, even though called the same
V6 Touring is the softest
V6 Sport and I4 Touring are considered comparable
I4 Sport the firmest

I have I4 Touring and its more than enough for UK roads. I believe people that track their cars, go for the I4 Sport, in the case of the V6s a number have upgraded to Nitrons

I hadn't realised that, I'd just assumed that sport and touring was the same with both variants. Be interesting to see what happens with the new horse V6 when it comes.

[Olivera]

I like the Emira, but I'm still baffled that the programme couldn't offer a £1k option for adjustable dampers, like other manufacturers do on 40k cars.

[jamesgareth]

Olivera said:

I like the Emira, but I'm still baffled that the programme couldn't offer a £1k option for adjustable dampers, like other manufacturers do on 40k cars.

Lotus are not like - nor do they try to be like - 'other manufacturers'. You decide what chassis you want - sports or touring - and that's what you get. Nothing wasted on giving you a choice you shoulda made when you bought the thing.

Remember what Lotus stands for: Less Of The Unnecessary Stuff!

[BertBert]

jamesgareth said:

Lotus are not like - nor do they try to be like - 'other manufacturers'. You decide what chassis you want - sports or touring - and that's what you get. Nothing wasted on giving you a choice you shoulda made when you bought the thing.

Remember what Lotus stands for: Less Of The Unnecessary Stuff!

Other than when they have made cars with adjustable dampers, or with the option of them of course!

[jamesgareth]

BertBert said:

Other than when they have made cars with adjustable dampers, or with the option of them of course!

Hmmm. Well according to my friendly AI 15-20% of Lotus car models ever made have come with adjustable dampers.

So I stand 15-20% corrected.

[sjc]

I thought the Touring on Goodyears was very good for road use and you can always go for a more aggressive tyre like the cups if not.The Sport I just found way to jiggly and unsettling, and very un-Lotus in anything other than billard smooth surfaces, and nowhere near as good as my previous track biased Noble M400 leyalone the 3R that preceded it.