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

Flibster · 16 Jul 2019 at 21:56

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. :eek:

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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Flibster · 16 Jul 2019 at 22:03

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?

Flibster · 16 Jul 2019 at 22:18

Stephanie Peterson said:
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

Flibster · 16 Jul 2019 at 22:34

Stephanie Peterson said:
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.

Flibster · 17 Jul 2019 at 00:30

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

Flibster · 29 Sep 2020 at 02:15

Well, it moves...

Flibster · 29 Sep 2020 at 13:12

bJN said:
I look forward to bumping into one on the road, constantly seeing evoras etc as I live literally down the road from Hethel

As do my parents. They haven't seen one yet. They have seen a wide arch Evora in yellow though. Apparently that's the new esprit test mule.

Flibster · 29 Sep 2020 at 18:12

Kenai said:
It's going to be a Toyota sourced 3.5 V6 Hybrid I thought?

Matches what I've heard. Will be around 500bhp though.

I know they're said recently that they are planning to go with fully electric range after the next car.

Shame, I remember Top Gear testing the Elise vs the Tesla Roadster, Tesla zoomed away, but corners.... Elise wins. And as it's a Lotus, that's the way it should be. Handling is king.