I'm assuming low drag and high horsepower, but the bar has been raised: SSC Tuatara now world's fastest car at 316.11 mph
Kevin
Kevin
Lotus has never announced 0 - 60 or top speed numbers for the Evija. They only gave vague answers to those. The only thing they did announce was it would get to like 180MPH in 9 seconds or something crazy. I forget exact numbers.On paper its slower than the Tesla Plaid for 0-60 and top speed which is 1:20th the price (and those are real numbers).
You make sense. I welcome Lotus' expansion to other market segments as long as they maintain a focus on their original mission. I'm eager to see what's coming. The Evija looks great in photos and on paper. I wish all who are lucky enough to afford one the happiest of trails. Those guys, they probably have all the other amazing stuff too!I'm tired of all this Evija sucks, the Evija is not a Lotus, the Evija is all wrong for Lotus crap (and to be fair the same goes for the Lotus SUV). As a lifelong Lotus fan and having owned at least one for over 13 years I've had plenty of time to consider all this.
Lotus needs a halo car to rebuild the brand - to get people talking. Bahars nice jackets and C list celebs were not the way.
Lotus needs to make money. SUVs make money. Lotus always has built other types of cars and even previewed an SUV years ago before they were fashonable. Deal with it, once it's dynamically competitive (like a Stelvio), built well and reliable then it should introduce new people to the brand and provide $$$$ to build new Eliges/Elans/Evoras/Esprits.
The Evija? I haven't seen this Top Gear video on here but it's worth watching. It tells a lot about the car and it is very Lotus like (bar the banshee sound). Its very light (for an electric car - way less than a Rimac which is its only real competitor) so job done there. They are not directly shooting 0-60 times, largely cause the car is too powerful and too light to put all the power down at go. It is insanely fast at speed (it takes half the time a Chiron takes to go from 124 to 180). While this is truely academic, it is a nice metric to outrun the hypercars. It seems like it handles like a Lotus - lets face it, theres no way it wouldn't. If they can do something with the charging and make it truely fast too then I think it's job completely done showing that Lotus is back and you need to take our new Evorelige seriously.
Saying that, if it had an LFA V10 in the back, it definitely might be more desireable but I really don't think it would stand out - going electric ensures its not just white noise
I liked the Evija from the start and get thier thinking, especially as someone who has wanted Lotus to show what they can do without money restrictions, but this Top Gear video really impressed me as it showed they have built a real Lotus - albeit one that none of us on here will ever drive....
Flat out in the quad-motor Lotus Evija electric hypercar
Video: a passenger ride in a prototype Evija revealed its startling powers of accelerationwww.topgear.com
I think someone needs to make Evolva replacement badges for the Evora!Evulva would be a bit crass.....