Lotus are making a hypercar. Meet the Type 130 - Evija

[Flibster]

https://www.lotuscars.com/model/evija/

2000ps (1972hp)
1254 lbs of torque
1680kg
200mph plus.
Sub 3.0s to 60 (well, naturally... 1900+hp will see to that)
0-186mph in under 9 seconds.


Oh, and it's fully electric with a 250 mile range. Battery capable of full charge in 7 minutes (but can't yet due to current available charging technology)

Powertrain developed by Williams Advanced Engineering. Full carbon construction. Track mode raises a huge wing and increases the diffuser size, so more downforce than weight.

And yours, for the low, LOW price of £1.5-2 million.

And by the way, there's only going to be 130 of them.

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[chroniclard]

Thats fantastic.

 

[kindai]

Thats a thing of stunning beauty....

 

[Flibster]

My first thoughts.

Wrong Lotus badge. Needs the green and yellow one. Also not entirely sure on the looks, definitely striking, definitely functional.

Everything else... Yes please. Doors and interior have more than a little McLaren about them.

If I'm a very good boy can I have one for Christmas?

 

[Malevolence]

Stunning looking thing. Gotta wonder what the acceleration is going to be like.

 

[Stephanie Peterson]

How heavy

 

[Cleisthenes]

How heavy

Just over a tonne without batteries, 1600 odd with batteries. Batteries are a bugger

 

[Stephanie Peterson]

Really getting quite bored with all these super/hypercars with silly boost pressures and electric whotsits weighing in at a ton and a half upwards (to silly numbers)

 

[Flibster]

How heavy

140kg heavier than BMW i8
130kg heavier than the McLaren P1
90kg heavier than the Koenigsegg Regera
60kg lighter than a Nissan GT-R
570kg lighter than a Tesla Model S P100D

 

[Nasher]

I agree with Clarkson though. I'd rather have an Esprit V8 turbo

 

[Stephanie Peterson]

140kg heavier than BMW i8
130kg heavier than the McLaren P1
90kg heavier than the Koenigsegg Regera
60kg lighter than a Nissan GT-R
570kg lighter than a Tesla Model S P100D

Its a lotus, it should never be anywhere near an average american from a P1

 

[Flibster]

Its a lotus, it should never be anywhere near an average american from a P1

I agree, Batteries are a absolute killer if you want range. But it is still 2 Americans lighter than a Tesla S P100D.

 

[Ev0]

My first thoughts.

Wrong Lotus badge. Needs the green and yellow one. Also not entirely sure on the looks, definitely striking, definitely functional.

Steering wheel on wrong side, I’m out

 

[Flibster]

This is a good walkaround video, shows more of the car, plus a chat with the chief designer.

 

[wez130]

I think it looks absolutely stunning. I love that it even has an 'e' in the door design too. Unfortunately, electric is definitely the way forward now so i guess we need to learn to embrace it.

 

[Dis86]

Evija? Might has well have called it the vajayjay.

 

[GravyMonster]

Looks like Lotus are planning on joining the WEC in 2020 following the Hypercar regulations, then.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

A fully electric Lotus? Will they be making submarines next, then?

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

I see turbotoaster finally finished

There was a brief article on the news this morning about 350kw chargers (they were at a service station near milton keynes) rollout

8 mins for 200 mile range charging speed with compatible vehicles (the audi etron parked alongside was 150kw max, so the tech isnt really in the vehicles yet it seems)

 

[vanpeebles]

A fully electric Lotus? Will they be making submarines next, then?

Lotus did a load of work on the Sinclair C5 too