Lotus goes electrical, as evidenced by the Emeya SUV and the Eletre sedan. The Emira, in the meantime, is the model’s final gas-powered car and can solely survive one other few years. However that does not imply we cannot get sports activities vehicles below Lotus’s new electrification technique. The primary one (at the very least an idea of which) debuts on September 17.
Lotus shared two movies on social media previewing the next-gen sports activities automotive. Lotus calls it the Idea 1 and tosses out phrases like “analog” and “pure” to explain it, meant to harken again to the automaker’s glory days.
From what we will see within the teaser, the car has slim taillight bars on both aspect of a “LOTUS” wordmark. There is a Kammback-style rear finish and an aggressive spoiler perched on prime of it. It definitely would not seem like an Emeya or Eletre from these angles.
The title Idea 1 suggests that is only a idea, however one that would preview an eventual manufacturing supercar or sports activities automotive. A brand new Lotus coupe was due in 2027—which the corporate codenamed the Sort 135—however it could be pushed again as a consequence of battery expertise points. That EV would tackle the upcoming Porsche Boxster / Cayman EV.
Rumors advised this electrical sports activities automotive would have 469 horsepower in base kind and as much as 872 horsepower with the dual-motor mannequin, whereas beginning at below $100,000. It might substitute the Elise and Emira within the lineup, and use the Lotus LEVA (Light-weight Electrical Car Structure) platform.
We’ll have to attend and see if this electrical Lotus really involves fruition.
