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Evija Hypercar - electric

8K views 66 replies 39 participants last post by  brgelise 
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I like the name. Easier to pronounce than Huayra.

No telling how often the Hot Wheels car has been presented as the new Lotus.
 
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Is Exige a female name?

The 'E' starts with the Eleven, which was most often published as the word rather than '11.'

Then Elite, Elan, Europa, Eclat, Esprit, Elise, Exige, Evora, now this.

There was even the Etna concept car.

Only the 7 and the (pre electric) hybrids veered from the convention: Cortina, Talbot, etc.
 
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I agree, I like it too. The Evora's original name was Eagle. If you dig around in the early S1 Evoras you will can find stickers on the inside of panels with the name Eagle. But not all Lotus cars started with E. Not sure if there are more but the Lotus 7 and the Carlton cars comes to mind.
 
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I went to Goodwood were they had the Evija in their enclosure. There was a Type 130 experience that we queued up for.

I'm not really sure what to say. After going to it, I don't really know more than you guys do about it. The car was behind a glass screen, and we were in a tent (ironically, the Type 130 experience leaked water badly in the rain...) They projected up a little promo that was all words onto the glass screen to describe how they were daring to innovate for the drivers, etc.

Then that went away and the car was theoretically revealed. Except it was in a dark room with no light. They poured some smoke in and did some flashes of light, but you didn't really get to see much. What I could see looked a bit like McLaren features mixed with an Evora. That said, I didn't really see enough to form any sort of image.

Photos were strictly forbidden. If you had any sort of photo-taking device on you, it had to go into a sealed shipping bag and you didn't get it back until you left.

In the end, all I really have to show for it is

 
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I went to Goodwood were they had the Evija in their enclosure..In the end, all I really have to show for it is

Thanks for sharing. I think anyone who gets the car will be interested in those glasses so you may have something of value...:)

The unveiling process is certainly fun for the marketing folks. Building some anticipation is cool but when it gets strung out for too long (NSX) it becomes tedious! Dealers got a sneak peek a few months ago. The rest of us get to see the Evija very soon...:up:
 
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Jaw dropping design.
 
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Ok, now that the euphoria is wearing off.... Here is a downer, this will likely be track only duty in the US, as there is a requirement for rear view mirrors (at least two side mirrors) and they have a certain specification. I remember the cool thin mirrors on the "new" Camaro in the first Transformers that had to be beefed up for the production line version.
 
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. I though the US has finally come around to accepting side cameras, which this has.
 
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Not a big fan of the huge tail lights. Maybe it's my screen but it also looks narrower and taller than I would have expected.

I'm very much looking forward to seeing the thing perform though.
 
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https://youtu.be/_VlJUHn8CWM

Nice video with Carr discussing the design was released. I’m in love. Although my wife suggests that I shouldn’t be watching this while on narcotics (had a 3 level spine surgery today lol). Not sure how long until I can get in the Evora again now that I think about it. ?

2,000HP for $1.7euros. But 0 to 62 claim is just “under 3 seconds” and top speed 186. Same top speed as the Evora 400. Way higher than Tesla P100D that’s electronically limited though.

If the 0-60 speed is 2.5s or less than this is a serious competitor to other true Hypercars. Only 130 being built. 1 is coming to Florida!!! ?
 
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Spec's aren't definitive probably to not key competition. Under 3 seconds could be 2.1. Top speed was listed as over 200, so probably under 250 mph. 186 mph (300 kph) was used in context of 0 to 186 mph .. under 9 sec. Oh price is in British pounds not euro's, so budget 11% more.
 
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CNN showing some love for the Evija. They even mention that the Tesla Roadster was based on the Elise frame.

https://apple.news/AuTJ2QcfyR_GA4WA_U3eCmA

You heard it here first!!! ?
I predict that Elise and Evora used prices will surge 20-30% or more in the next 2 years because of the spotlight the Evija will give to the Lotus brand. Most people have no clue what Lotus is about and haven’t ever seen an Evora. The questions you get at the gas station:

Who makes Lotus? “Ummm, Lotus. You’ve heard of Lotus racing right?”. Not sure they really did though.

What did that cost, like $300-$400K. “Yes” (small white lies won’t hurt anyone right ?<img src="https://www.lotustalk.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Wink" class="inlineimg" />

How fast does it go? Faster than a Lambo? “Yes”, again lol

Is that street legal? “Really?!?”

I think if people actually knew about or test drove a Lotus they’d be shocked how it drives and sales would sky rocket. I would pick this car over a Cayman or Vette any day.

Lotus needs to push for major marketing dollars from Geely. The Evija is out of reach for 99.8% of people. But it will draw many new people to the brand. The Evija tech is obviously why Geely purchased them and made them their new technology division hub.

Great things to come for this historic brand!
 

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I found the Russel Carr talk through very interesting. There's a lot of reach in this design - it goes places that nobody else has gone in both styling and (particularly) aerodynamic management. I really like that Carr is very experienced with both design and the reality of getting something into production - his talk about the ongoing pain of getting the badge right and the pleasant surprise of actually being able to do the taillights as desired provided the sort of detail you don't get from some gushy talking head waving his arms.

I'll be a little surprised if there isn't a way to adapt a lot of this to a hybrid or conventional ICE powertrain car. I am curious if they're going to go downmarket with carbon fiber tubs or are going to stick with the very successful and flexible aluminum tub model.
 
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The design considerations and how it all resolves into the final form for the Evija is so incredibly thoughtful. Huge fan and I'm wondering what kind of halo effect this will cast over the brand's line-up moving forward. We are definitely at the advent of a new era of motoring. Super exciting stuff.

Rimac Concept Two, Tesla Next Gen Roadster, Lotus Evija. The first two are technological wet dreams seemingly created in a vacuum created by the gravitational forces of decades of science fiction -- all flat screens and facial recognition. For my money (which, to be clear, I'll never have), the Lotus take on the hypercar is the correct one because it's harnessing futurism in service of the romance and tradition of driving beautiful, engaging machines. I'd like to think Chapman wouldn't be too disappointed if he were still around --- using all the benefits of all the latest technology to make it go fast and turn well, but leaving the extraneous off the table.

I'm looking forward to dreaming about never driving, let alone owning, this car.
 
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