That interior is how it should be done. Physical buttons where they should be, a good screen, quality interior, and the interior design definitely the best from all the EV's ive seen. Putting this car on my short list to purchase.
@@stevehartley7504 it’s a Wuhan made car. It’ll fall off or spontaneously combust in the first two years after purchase. It’s not a Lotus. Glitzy, looks great, but not actually that great. The only think so insanely durable and long lasting coming out of Wuhan is the wuhan virus.
Chinese electric car, Chinese CCP owned company. Lotus being used to steal UK engineering knowledge. China repeatedly threaten the UK. 1 million Uyghurs is Detention centres. An entire ethnicity imprisoned illegally. Democracy in Hong Kong destroyed.
As an owner of KEF speakers and knowing how amazing they sound in the home, can only imagine just how substantial the sound is in the car with that setup. Really nice and modern design to the cabin too.
It’s as fast as a super bike can get to 60 due to physics of the front lifting. 3 flat is very fast. Actually most riders on super bikes do quarter mile in around same time as this truck does. Sure a pro will do mid 9s but damn. Fast
This performance combined with that much space and that high built quality is just awesome. I've seen one on the road for a test drive and it looks very special and insane. Lotus delivered although so many ppl cried about them building another SUV
I`ve driven the final production version on the public road for like 100km and it is ASTONISHING. Besides it has plenty plenty plenty of power (which is the least important feature of Eletre), the ride quality, the quietness, the brake feeling, all are TOP. Especially the NVH control, just AMAZING. I would say the noise number is around W223 level, if you`ve driven one, you would totally agree with me. It`s like combined with the luxury of S-Klasse and the handling of M5. There is a common problem for EV which is the braking pedal feeling. In the most EVs it feels soft, unsolid, hard to control it precisly. but it is NOT a problem in Eletre. No doubt it`s the BEST brake I`ve ever had in a EV, and it`s better than the most normal ICE cars.
Chinese electric car, Chinese CCP owned company. Lotus being used to steal UK engineering knowledge. China repeatedly threaten the UK. 1 million Uyghurs is Detention centres. An entire ethnicity imprisoned illegally. Democracy in Hong Kong destroyed.
The best electric SUV and all-round electric car I've seen so far. Competition is heating up. I also love the fact that Lotus also included shortcut physical buttons to things like climate control. Just shows that Lotus is listening to the general preference out there in regard to physical buttons vs having that in touch screens/software.
The same reason why I like Holden HSV Supercharged V8s is the same reason why I like Pure Electric Cars. The reasons why I hate some ICE cars especially 4 Bangers is the same reason why I hate the 100% Petrol powered Toyota Prius. Funny how things actually work in reality and not based on misconceptions.
So its a well build, practical Lotus SUV!? Sounded strange when it was shown the first time, but now seems REALLY good! But how can you so easily gloss over the 60W USB-C charger in the back? That's so amazing to finally see, so one can actually charge a Laptop in the back without any annoying dongle or adapter!
@@notagain2856 Chinese electric vehicles exist (and indeed all their technology) because the Chinese government does not allow the sale of foreign technology without being given the IP. It’s all ripped off from Tesla. That’s the true reason why Tesla has open IP for anyone to use. They have to give it up in a trade with China to sell there…and they sell loads of Teslas. Geely manufactures Zeekr and Lotus in Wuhan. It’s a Geely, not a Lotus. Zeekr is basically their Chinese fancy brand offshoot. Costs peanuts here, as to X-peng and a whole host of ripped off technology e-car brands
I sat in this car around Zandvoort Circuit last year. Absolutely amazing car. The attention to detail, the driving, the music installation. But the one thing that really did it for me where the design and feel of the buttons in this car. Its just perfect. If I where looking for a new car in this price range it would be up there!
Honestly I was REALLY skeptical about Lotus doing an SUV, not to mention an electric SUV. But with this, they've cracked it and hit the nail on the head. Fantastic looking car and good to see they haven't spoiled handling!
@@purwantiallan5089 poor IQ🦍， to google Knowledge，Lotus has nothing ，Only one logo left，All technologies are supported by Geely, If Lotus is any other technology that needs to be mentioned, just tire tuning
@@ZX-mg5xs geely provide the funds and let lotus do everything from design to development and manufacturing, just like how tata doing with land rover.
Really not a fan of electric cars but what lotus has been doing lately both with petrol cars like Lotus Emira & this electric SUV Lotus Eletre has really made me think about looking into electric SUVs. For that price, the quality of both the interior & exterior it's a great package & if I was searching for an electric car this would be it. Wow Lotus keep the great work
The sad part is Emira is their very last car with internal combustion engine, they'll just focus on only EV (most of the EVs are literal boats, which goes against Colin Chapman's ideology of Lotus).
I loved the interior of that car, and with that kind of speed I expected the price tag to be twice as much. Of course I'll never have one until it's half that price. I hope it's reliable though, all those little things messing up a bit makes me think reliability will be a concern. However, lotus has always been great Fun to drive
I raised an eyebrow the first time this car came up but, damn, it seems Lotus absolutely nailed it from every reasonable perspective. Also mad props to the interior.
@@MAM-x3s Having wild colors is way better than the drab greys and blacks of other manufacturers. Look at Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Ferrari, or even Bugatti and Pagani. The highest end clients have more varied taste than the middle class.
@Patrice Bernhard lambo just rebodied audi and the ferrari just a monstrosity. Yeh people buy them because they're nothing more than fashion accessories, I just want it to end and go back to desirable cars again.
Poor old Colin Chapman must be spinning in his grave faster than the electric motors in this. He was all about lightness and agility and this while being very fast is 2700kg and Big. The brakes and tires may be coping admirably but you can't get away from the laws of physics. With the badges around the car proclaiming Chapman's heritage because NYO has none, you would have thought that Lotus of all people (or the Chinese owners Geely) would have brought us a lightweight performance EV but they seem to have fallen into the same trap and just made another massive, expensive SUV. So in this case, the fruit has fallen a very long way from the tree and probably rolled several fields away. Looks and seems to perform great but should it really be wearing a Lotus badge?
As Mat said, this is just like the Porsche Cayenne. The Cayenne saved Porsche from bankruptcy. So this Eletre is a way to fill the pockets of Lotus to be able to make other sport cars like the Evija and the Emira… Lotus is just diversifying, but they still have their light weight sport cars. For my situation, this car is more suitable for me and my family than any other sport car, so I don’t care if it’s not light. For me it’s a family luxury car with a sport edge to it… So it does the job and at the same time it’s more fun to drive than other family cars!!
@@fernetcetc buy a dacia, it’s cheaper, consumes less and does the job. This is a luxury sport vehicle, so yes it’s heavy, and yes it consumes, but people don’t buy it for its efficiency !!
Raspberry pink on Magenta interior!!! Only in China would that combo be on sale. European bound Lotus models will only come in much more boring color combos.
It's utterly ugly. Its an SUV, heavy as fuck, handles weirdly, no soul or sportiness and yeah probably a good daily driver. All the things you don't want from a Lotus. Perfect.
@@karuzo4116You must have absolutely not watched the fucking video? Being ugly is subjective I think it looks damn fine, matt also just said that it handles well and you could see it for sure, last 2 notes are just something 0 electric cars can ignore so Il do the same with u
@@karuzo4116 You’ll never be in the market to buy one, so there’s no need to be nasty lol. Business sell to make money, not to satisfy broke “car enthusiasts”
@josephquinto5812 Ah yes, a wealthy distinguished gentleman. I have an idea for you. What if we, as a society, stop talking about art, music, food, watches and jewelry, cars, architecture, clothing and so on. After all, those are things made to be sold and many of them, especially those falling in the luxury sector (like this ugly lotus SUV), are unobtainable for the very most of us. Sounds like a dumb idea? That's because it is. So why do you exactly defend the design of a car you will never buy?
Nah. Can’t spell lotus without L 🤡🤣🤣🤣 bro this piece of Garbage is Chinese made, since when is Lotus Chinese? This video is nothing but commie Propaganda.
The fact that it is based on the same platform and tech used in Volvo's EX90 and Polestar 3 makes it really interesting how same base can be modified into completely different cars.
Glad to finally see an English review and someone driving it, very happy Matt liked it as I have an R on order with July Delivery - It is always scary ordering a car without test driving it - Thank you carwow I CANT WAIT !!
I'll bet you can't! You'll have to come back with an updated comment once you've had it for a couple of weeks. TBH it does look like it ticks all the boxes and is indeed the kind of car one would be tempted to order unseen. I want something that will pretty much do everything i.e. cope with horrible rural country roads, something that my wife will be ok driving, that I can chuck the dogs (and mother-in-law) in the back and that I can have some fun with. I was toying with the idea of a 4S Cross Turismo for my next car but this has got me thinking........
@@MrArchie800 I will come back and comment - hope its good news lol :D I have a Taycan at the moment, amazing car but really lacks room even the CT - go order an Eletre :)
I'm ever so glad that Lotus have done a good job on ensuring all of the switches and knobs inside the vehicle are manufactured from quality materials, as we all know by now just how much Matt does enjoy touching a knob or two.
I was about to say, all these praises in the comment section and yet Colin Chapman himself is rolling in his grave. 2.7 (oh sorry only shy of 2 for the R) tons does not a Lotus make.
This is a shockingly, confusingly good effort from Lotus. It’s expensive but there are plenty of others in that price range and this looks like it may best them all. It may have an issue keeping up with demand
I would get one of these over a Tesla. Sure, the Tesla is 780 milliseconds faster to the quarter mile at 130 mph which I always like to do in a school zone. But I know that if I take it to the continental mainland and drive it in Italy or Germany, I won't die after a second high-speed slowdown as I would in a Tesla thanks to its pipecleaner-armed, 100 lb-weakling, atrophied Mini-Minor brakes. Teslas should be banned in Europe until they figure out how to engineer them properly.
That greeen thoo!!!!! At first I loved the purple interior but didn't feel quite my match, then the green was perfect, imagining it outside with some orange/blue paint 🎨 then the exterior green was perfect too
Great video as always! Looks spectacular in that silver with the red hints in the paint, but my gut continues to tell me that green is the way to go (but not with the green interior; that's a little too much green for me). I have one of the first 4 of these coming to South Florida on reserve. Really looking forward to seeing what reviewers think of the final production model and I can't wait for it to hit the US next year. But more than that, I look forward to finally sitting in the car I will have waited some 2 years to have. Until then, back to saving my pennies. Go Lotus, go! 🚀🚀
Lotus is majority owned by Geely and this is a high quality car that Matt is reviewing in China. Honestly, Chinese brands are making some of the best electric cars out there.
A few friends have recently received tickets for very minor speed infringements of late (34 mph, 23 mph, so easily done without meaning to), makes all this power totally irrelevant. If only we had access to private roads like you do.
Sadly all the backroads around Hethel now have these speed restrictions...The days of how fast you could get from Lotus to New Buckenham are a distant memory...😉
Not a fan of that front end design but the quality of materials, the interior, practicality and performance for that price. Off the bat this looks like it's going to be great car overall with those kinks ironed out
Its still much better than being bankrupt. Staying true to their roots didnt work well for a lot of car companies. Porsche wouldnt be here if not for the Cayenne.
@@notagain2856 Porsche used the Cayenne to make profit and keep producing 911’s and caymans/boxster. The Lotus brand car is already dead, the most “sport” lotus is now a sport car, not a lightweight analog racetrack focused road car. A sport car (emira) that is already annouced to die, since the brand will go fully electric. So if lotus won’t use profit to keep producing Elise, Exige, Evora and not even the Emira, this is just brand exploitation.
Chapman was a businessman presiding over a successful but permanently cash-strapped company, & there was a rea$on why the design philosophy was to keep things light on the road cars ...😉 He'd have loved the Eletre & all it stands for....
Looks great and has the bells and whistles without being stupid (Merc massive screens eg). As long as that steering click isn't something breaking or really is due preprod, then looks fine. The rear wheel steering sounds like character you should get used to and master.
Still not convinced on this. Looks better in person for sure, but not a single Lotus customer has EVER asked for this. Why would someone choose this over an X5, GLE, or a Range Rover? They wouldn’t. I hope it brings money in for the brand, but I can’t see it.
You don’t have to 😅 this car is meant for the Chinese market, they love it, and hope it sells well while lotus can focus on their sports car market later on 🎉
Because all the models you have mentioned are ICE Cars ,this is pure electric which will cost maybe 25% to run compared to the others ,yes a New Pure Electric Range Rover is coming soon.
@@CWSern Regardless target markets. Think about what Porsche did twenty years ago and Ferrari recently. It’s just a trend or even a necessity for sport brand to do it.
@@harryy33 nahhh most European people will go like nooo this is not how I want my lotus to be🤣 that’s why lotus gonna bet on the Chinese people’s purchasing power to resurrect their brand….that’s why it’s an EV in the first place and lotus currently owned by the Chinese basically explains it all
Long time watcher, first time poster. Your a lucky man. The amount of money people pay to have it drive itself while watching a sat nav boxset boggles my brain.
Wow! I’m really impressed what Lotus has done with this car. I can’t believe a Lotus is the first electric car I actually like, but anyways well done Lotus
@@ciybersal9833 No, it's quicker from 0-60. Not faster And a Lambo doesn't cause any cancer. The only one's getting cancer are the black people mining those Lotus batteries
@@ciybersal9833 ''not cancer causing...'' Oh dear...someone else has taken the PR guff hook, line & sinker. Get yourself to Asia & see the damage caused by cobalt, lithium & rare earth elements mining....
If Porsche can do it (and make a lot of their profits from this type of car) then Lotus could too. This is essentially a Chinese car but then Porsche SUVs shared parts with Volkswagen so the marque isn't necessarily diluted in this respect. Companies like this have to expand and diversify to survive and Chinese backing and ownership will help here.
I'm so happy to see Lotus coming back with all these good looking and sexy cars and now this SUV.....SWEET!!! Can't wait to see it on the road!! Great review Mat 👏👏 One thing though, i think the side camera can be hidden inside the side vent instead of exposing it as is now!!
Crazy that most EV makers still can’t have a big frunk like Tesla has! This car seems fantastic and so tempting, but I’ll still stick to Model X, not just because of the frunk, but the charging network, the full self drive (which is not “full” at all, but still better than any other) and especially because of the falcon wing doors🤪 Great car though, it touched my heart!
Lol, wouldn't touch the douchey troll mobile with your barge pole ... excited that proper alternatives are here. This Lotus is probably a segment leader now.
If you like falcon wings then youll love the hiphi x, self drive is pretty pointless for a personal car and definitely not a selling point, neither is frunk size, did you see the amount of space in the passenger seat of the lotus? Not to mention physical knobs>>>screen, charging network is only relevant if youre in the us, eu will be universal
@@martintop2605 Martin I believe you are confused. Lotus NYO is used in China as the Lotus brand name is owned by the old importer in China. NYO translates as “New” so it’s “Lotus New”. It’s not linked to the NIO brand. With regards to it being in China, the cars are manufactured in China so they timed press around the cars rolling of the production line and U.K. press being at the Shanghai auto show.
why are people giving this car so much praise as if it's actually a Lotus? It's a Chinese Geely with a Lotus badge, and it's solely made in China. I doubt Lotus UK had any part to play in making this car whatsoever. Colin Chapman would be rolling in his fucking grave right now I also remember when the Top Gear website and loads of other news websites parroted the narative that "They are selling the Eletre to produce funding to build cars they actually want!" Then Lo...Geely announced that the Emira would be the last non-EV Lotus...
@@carterrogers4055 I had to rebuild both my Elise and Exige to rectify 'lapses' in design including full engine rebuild in the Elise. So yes, myself, like many others who have been in the Lotus fold over the last couple of decades do have first hand experience of these things.
The Porsche Taycan Turbo S is the best looking BEV to date! I always go for looks & I've never been disappointed by their performance, agility or dynamics! Wish my choice in women was half as good!
I'm an old fashioned, manual transmission ICE type of guy, but when I'm older I could see myself enjoying something like this. Hopefully Lotus make an electric Elise.
Looks decent, im still leaning in the Polestar 3 direction though. Its an SUV and its electric. Two things which mean ill never be doing anything in it other than wafting along from point A to point B. I also think the Polestar 3 looks better.
to think that this brand made the Elise, Exige and Evora only a few years ago and now this..... unreal, they better make the emira for as long is legally possible.
@@notagain2856 more like lotus needs to be profitable so the chinese geely can sell sports cars to the world because no one will buy a Chinese sports car but in reality this is more geely than lotus.
This R version would be a great comparison with the All New Cayenne Turbo GT but that is spewing to hear it won't be coming in the UK. Despite that, Mat will still find a way to get his hands on one to review.
@@TRX25EX I have seen purosangue in London... it does not have that wow factor of a ferrari. While from the get go people compared this car to Urus interms of looks. I think thats a great thing for lotus. For a product to be compared to something that costs twice asmuch and might give you bang for buck. this is a great sign of where Lotus is heading as a brand and im excited for it.
@@BrownHotPot0096 Purosangue I have seen and sat in one, the car to me is best performance SUV ever, not only in looks but in literally every aspect apart of infotainment garbage system Ferrari using nowadays..... Eletre is my second best in terms of looks, I don't think it will drive better than DBX or Cayyene Turbo GT but definitely the best as an EV I mean the fact that it weighs less than Urus/Cayyene while being EV is just sensational, the interior however I sat in Eletre and I think apart of DBX it's better than Cayyene, Purosangue and Urus
Name a better looking electric car. We'll wait...
Uh
Tesla Roadster
Even that looks ugly
Hi carwow!
Audi RS Etron GT
Taycan, bmw I4, rimac, model s plaid
That interior is how it should be done. Physical buttons where they should be, a good screen, quality interior, and the interior design definitely the best from all the EV's ive seen. Putting this car on my short list to purchase.
The colours are terrible though...
Check out Nio or Zeekr SUVs. Fisker and Rivian both have great designs as well.
A Lotus with a Bentley interior! That's just Class!!!
looks like it was designed by a 7 year old girl.
@@stevehartley7504 it’s a Wuhan made car. It’ll fall off or spontaneously combust in the first two years after purchase. It’s not a Lotus. Glitzy, looks great, but not actually that great. The only think so insanely durable and long lasting coming out of Wuhan is the wuhan virus.
Lotus accidentally discovered how to make the car more fun with that rear wheel steering bug😂
Not a bug, but a feature! lol
🐛🐛🐛🐛 8-))...
@@TheEchelon its a bug when it happens that isnt supposed to
Yes but the joke is the idea of playing an unplanned bug off as a "totally planned" feature
Chinese electric car, Chinese CCP owned company. Lotus being used to steal UK engineering knowledge. China repeatedly threaten the UK. 1 million Uyghurs is Detention centres. An entire ethnicity imprisoned illegally. Democracy in Hong Kong destroyed.
As an owner of KEF speakers and knowing how amazing they sound in the home, can only imagine just how substantial the sound is in the car with that setup. Really nice and modern design to the cabin too.
2.99 second 0-60 is crazy to get your mind wrapped around despite how heavy this is. I wonder what its drag coefficient is???
It’s as fast as a super bike can get to 60 due to physics of the front lifting. 3 flat is very fast. Actually most riders on super bikes do quarter mile in around same time as this truck does. Sure a pro will do mid 9s but damn. Fast
And yet the plaid model x is even faster and has been available for 2 years now. Plus it can seat 6 or 7 adults. 😎
@@damonm3 Most new liter bikes do the 1/4 from 9.2 to 9.9. Older liter bikes did it in the mid 10’s.
@@damonm3 the acceleration is also as fast as even the 1985 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evo 2.
@@4literv6 or even Mitsubishi MIEV?
I love that they made the wheel arches round instead of the ugly trend to square them. Over all I like the design of it inside and out.
I haven't seen any such trend...
It's a banger 🔥
trend ? give some examples
The new bmw xm's have ugly squared wheel arches.
The new dacia and skoda both have the same new trend of squaring up the wheel arches.
This performance combined with that much space and that high built quality is just awesome.
I've seen one on the road for a test drive and it looks very special and insane.
Lotus delivered although so many ppl cried about them building another SUV
9:44 "Oh. I think the car is pleased to see me".
Love Mat. That line had me chuckling.
🤣
😂😂I though I was the only one who heard that
Lmao
I really burst out laughing at that!!! 😂
Matt is too horny
Lmaoo
I`ve driven the final production version on the public road for like 100km and it is ASTONISHING. Besides it has plenty plenty plenty of power (which is the least important feature of Eletre), the ride quality, the quietness, the brake feeling, all are TOP. Especially the NVH control, just AMAZING. I would say the noise number is around W223 level, if you`ve driven one, you would totally agree with me. It`s like combined with the luxury of S-Klasse and the handling of M5. There is a common problem for EV which is the braking pedal feeling. In the most EVs it feels soft, unsolid, hard to control it precisly. but it is NOT a problem in Eletre. No doubt it`s the BEST brake I`ve ever had in a EV, and it`s better than the most normal ICE cars.
I seriously started to replace my W222 with this one in the upcoming months. Brilliant design, it looks gorgeous.
Bro what do you do for a living?
@@adamal9560 damn just went for a test drive that everyone could do :))
@@mcmitonet8032 really how through their website?
@@adamal9560yessijr
For me this car smashes the competition. What a great car. Attention to detail is amazing!
that’s a futuristic yet somehow traditionally luxurious interior. Exterior seems kinda weird looking but that interior is 10/10
The paint itself is amazing
Such hideous design, inside and out
The exterior looks like a Ferrari.
@@martinqizeaq maybe a Ferrari made by Toyota. Or Citroen.
@Noel 718 The interior is another copy of the Tesla Model 3 interior.
Woah, Lotus. This car is actually REALLY good! 😂Potentially best SUV in its class
Chinese electric car, Chinese CCP owned company. Lotus being used to steal UK engineering knowledge. China repeatedly threaten the UK. 1 million Uyghurs is Detention centres. An entire ethnicity imprisoned illegally. Democracy in Hong Kong destroyed.
Lotus SUV seemingly gonna go full electric.
@@purwantiallan5089Do you have brain leakage?
Its chinese car nyo overpised and using lotus name. The same car that get in flames occasionally on the CCP parades
@@ksm1985 that's just your opinion but ok.
The best electric SUV and all-round electric car I've seen so far. Competition is heating up. I also love the fact that Lotus also included shortcut physical buttons to things like climate control. Just shows that Lotus is listening to the general preference out there in regard to physical buttons vs having that in touch screens/software.
Never been into electric cars too much, but this one is very nice - lots of very good features, nice build, nice space. I like it!
The same reason why I like Holden HSV Supercharged V8s is the same reason why I like Pure Electric Cars. The reasons why I hate some ICE cars especially 4 Bangers is the same reason why I hate the 100% Petrol powered Toyota Prius. Funny how things actually work in reality and not based on misconceptions.
@@Neojhun Ren Hazuki, one of the characters from Liella also loves electric cars like this Lotus Eletre.
So its a well build, practical Lotus SUV!? Sounded strange when it was shown the first time, but now seems REALLY good! But how can you so easily gloss over the 60W USB-C charger in the back? That's so amazing to finally see, so one can actually charge a Laptop in the back without any annoying dongle or adapter!
Yes, i noticed that rare feature too
It’s a Lotus by name only. It’s a Zeekr. I live in China, looks very similar inside and out.
@@benfinesilver2250 talking about Zeekr, i like the Zeekr X's funky styling and interior
@@notagain2856 Chinese electric vehicles exist (and indeed all their technology) because the Chinese government does not allow the sale of foreign technology without being given the IP. It’s all ripped off from Tesla. That’s the true reason why Tesla has open IP for anyone to use. They have to give it up in a trade with China to sell there…and they sell loads of Teslas.
Geely manufactures Zeekr and Lotus in Wuhan. It’s a Geely, not a Lotus. Zeekr is basically their Chinese fancy brand offshoot. Costs peanuts here, as to X-peng and a whole host of ripped off technology e-car brands
@@notagain2856 Expect the forthcoming Lotus Type 134 smaller SUV to be based on that very car...😉
I sat in this car around Zandvoort Circuit last year. Absolutely amazing car. The attention to detail, the driving, the music installation. But the one thing that really did it for me where the design and feel of the buttons in this car. Its just perfect. If I where looking for a new car in this price range it would be up there!
Honestly I was REALLY skeptical about Lotus doing an SUV, not to mention an electric SUV. But with this, they've cracked it and hit the nail on the head. Fantastic looking car and good to see they haven't spoiled handling!
It’s Geely not Lotus
@@ZX-mg5xs Geely?😂
Same. Was ready to roll my eyes but came out impressed. Not bad at all.
@@purwantiallan5089 poor IQ🦍， to google Knowledge，Lotus has nothing ，Only one logo left，All technologies are supported by Geely, If Lotus is any other technology that needs to be mentioned, just tire tuning
@@ZX-mg5xs geely provide the funds and let lotus do everything from design to development and manufacturing, just like how tata doing with land rover.
Really not a fan of electric cars but what lotus has been doing lately both with petrol cars like Lotus Emira & this electric SUV Lotus Eletre has really made me think about looking into electric SUVs. For that price, the quality of both the interior & exterior it's a great package & if I was searching for an electric car this would be it. Wow Lotus keep the great work
Ren Hazuki and Kanon Shibuya both are a fan of electric cars.
@@purwantiallan5089 Nobody asked
I bet it is really lovely and if I had the money, I would definitely buy it. But, as Jeremy Clarkson once said with the Citroen C6, watch it flop.
The sad part is Emira is their very last car with internal combustion engine, they'll just focus on only EV (most of the EVs are literal boats, which goes against Colin Chapman's ideology of Lotus).
@@AHondaCivicEX They have to. No ICE cars allowed from 2030.
I loved the interior of that car, and with that kind of speed I expected the price tag to be twice as much. Of course I'll never have one until it's half that price. I hope it's reliable though, all those little things messing up a bit makes me think reliability will be a concern. However, lotus has always been great Fun to drive
I raised an eyebrow the first time this car came up but, damn, it seems Lotus absolutely nailed it from every reasonable perspective. Also mad props to the interior.
It’s definitely practical and luxurious, I like that but not the materials or the colours👎👎.
@@SwiftTelly20 you surely have more settled colors
@@MAM-x3s Having wild colors is way better than the drab greys and blacks of other manufacturers. Look at Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Ferrari, or even Bugatti and Pagani. The highest end clients have more varied taste than the middle class.
It depends on how the car is designed really. For an angler car it can work just fine.
Lotus absolutely nailed it? Its a badging exercise. Even Mat is standing outside the chinese factory!
Fantastic vehicle, interior design is spot on, individual rear seating is fantastic …… very impressive….. yes please !
What is impressive I read that it's lighter than Urus and Cayyene which is mind blowing how they did that in an EV
A lotus suv? This goes against everything lotus stands for ! What next Caterham suv ! This stupid suv craze has to end soon .
@@paulthomson9014 yoz mean like the ferrari and lamborghini suv? Lmao
Everybody makes suv these days, cause they sell the best.
@@paulthomson9014 lotus is a completely different company now
plus SUV's are a very profitable market
@Patrice Bernhard lambo just rebodied audi and the ferrari just a monstrosity. Yeh people buy them because they're nothing more than fashion accessories, I just want it to end and go back to desirable cars again.
I do have a lotus Elise s1 I love lotus philosophy and this is definitely a car I would consider buying.
That purple pearlescent type colour is stunning! And the interior with those single rear seats looks amazing. I’d have one if I had the money!
That is the best looking interior i've seen in a long time. Wow.
Poor old Colin Chapman must be spinning in his grave faster than the electric motors in this. He was all about lightness and agility and this while being very fast is 2700kg and Big. The brakes and tires may be coping admirably but you can't get away from the laws of physics.
With the badges around the car proclaiming Chapman's heritage because NYO has none, you would have thought that Lotus of all people (or the Chinese owners Geely) would have brought us a lightweight performance EV but they seem to have fallen into the same trap and just made another massive, expensive SUV. So in this case, the fruit has fallen a very long way from the tree and probably rolled several fields away. Looks and seems to perform great but should it really be wearing a Lotus badge?
Perfectly put! The thing is hideous, too!
As Mat said, this is just like the Porsche Cayenne. The Cayenne saved Porsche from bankruptcy. So this Eletre is a way to fill the pockets of Lotus to be able to make other sport cars like the Evija and the Emira… Lotus is just diversifying, but they still have their light weight sport cars. For my situation, this car is more suitable for me and my family than any other sport car, so I don’t care if it’s not light. For me it’s a family luxury car with a sport edge to it… So it does the job and at the same time it’s more fun to drive than other family cars!!
@@MAM-x3s Lotus said the Emira would be the last car with ICE. :(
yet another big heavy suv that takes loads of energy to move from a to b...
@@fernetcetc buy a dacia, it’s cheaper, consumes less and does the job. This is a luxury sport vehicle, so yes it’s heavy, and yes it consumes, but people don’t buy it for its efficiency !!
The amount of luxury, quality and performance you get from that price is actually insane. Potentially the best SUV on market
Did you smoke your breakfast? This car is absolute shit.
It’s super expensive
That paintwork looks amazing!
Raspberry pink on Magenta interior!!! Only in China would that combo be on sale. European bound Lotus models will only come in much more boring color combos.
@@tren133 i feel like china always get the most exclusive kinds of colors or just other countries other than the US
I liked the Jade green one more tho
Even the colors look super high quality
This was probably the best car review I’ve ever watched. An unbearable amount of comments, but nonetheless all of them were absolutely spot on.
I like it. It’s looks crazy, it’sfast, but seems like a comfortable daily driver too. Well done, Lotus!
It's utterly ugly. Its an SUV, heavy as fuck, handles weirdly, no soul or sportiness and yeah probably a good daily driver. All the things you don't want from a Lotus. Perfect.
@@karuzo4116You must have absolutely not watched the fucking video? Being ugly is subjective I think it looks damn fine, matt also just said that it handles well and you could see it for sure, last 2 notes are just something 0 electric cars can ignore so Il do the same with u
@@karuzo4116this car is just the breadwinner for Lotus to make cooler cars
@@karuzo4116
You’ll never be in the market to buy one, so there’s no need to be nasty lol. Business sell to make money, not to satisfy broke “car enthusiasts”
@josephquinto5812 Ah yes, a wealthy distinguished gentleman. I have an idea for you. What if we, as a society, stop talking about art, music, food, watches and jewelry, cars, architecture, clothing and so on. After all, those are things made to be sold and many of them, especially those falling in the luxury sector (like this ugly lotus SUV), are unobtainable for the very most of us. Sounds like a dumb idea? That's because it is.
So why do you exactly defend the design of a car you will never buy?
i'd definitely pick this over any Eq mercedes or ix bmw, it's a good value for money
Nice to see an electric Lotus!! Good to see how good it looks, great to tell what things are really like!! The question is if it’s a true Lotus!!
Massive win for Lotus. By far the best car in its segment.
Nah. Can’t spell lotus without L 🤡🤣🤣🤣 bro this piece of Garbage is Chinese made, since when is Lotus Chinese? This video is nothing but commie Propaganda.
True, but I would get the iX M60 instead if that ugly grill was different!
Not a lotus!!!!
Well. This explains why Mat Watson was in Shanghai Auto Show. He was invited by Lotus to review this electric SUV in China.
in West Taiwan*
@@rustler08 In ur dreams lmao
@@rustler08 😂 shush u utter plank
@@rustler08 west republic of China you can say. Taiwan is never an official name😂
Lol good one
The only thing Lotus on this is the badge. Well done Geeley 😂
Lots people is still sleeping.
The inside was really good
That green interior 🔥 🔥 🔥
The fact that it is based on the same platform and tech used in Volvo's EX90 and Polestar 3 makes it really interesting how same base can be modified into completely different cars.
You said that Volvo Polestar uses Geely's sub-brand zeekr and other new-energy electric vehicle technologies and platforms.
Lotus is completely its own platform
Glad to finally see an English review and someone driving it, very happy Matt liked it as I have an R on order with July Delivery - It is always scary ordering a car without test driving it - Thank you carwow
I CANT WAIT !!
buy a fire extinguisher bcs this actually its rebrandet chinese car nyo and they like to go in fire for CCP parades
I'll bet you can't! You'll have to come back with an updated comment once you've had it for a couple of weeks. TBH it does look like it ticks all the boxes and is indeed the kind of car one would be tempted to order unseen. I want something that will pretty much do everything i.e. cope with horrible rural country roads, something that my wife will be ok driving, that I can chuck the dogs (and mother-in-law) in the back and that I can have some fun with. I was toying with the idea of a 4S Cross Turismo for my next car but this has got me thinking........
@@MrArchie800 I will come back and comment - hope its good news lol :D
I have a Taycan at the moment, amazing car but really lacks room even the CT - go order an Eletre :)
@@MrArchie800 mate for me its better to give a bit more and get the porsche or tesla
But they didn't let him mention the car's origins or even that pink interior.
This is definitely my favourite SUV currently on sale right now 🙌
Great job Lotus 👏
*comment paid for by China* 🤡
It's like sayung it's your favorite wart
I'm ever so glad that Lotus have done a good job on ensuring all of the switches and knobs inside the vehicle are manufactured from quality materials, as we all know by now just how much Matt does enjoy touching a knob or two.
All the parts are geely parts not lotus.
Some really great features, loving the air vents blue for cold, red for hot, all the storage, drink holders etc etc. well done Lotus
The seat colour didn’t jar?
I'm surprised at how good this is. Well done Lotus
you should said well done geely wuhan. design by lotus uk, build in wuhan
Lotus has some really fantastic cars in their lineup right now. I hope the quality is on par!
I reckon Chapman would hate this, he’d have to make a stripped down version with nothing but the skateboard chassis and one driver seat!
“Simplify, and add lightness!”
I was about to say, all these praises in the comment section and yet Colin Chapman himself is rolling in his grave.
2.7 (oh sorry only shy of 2 for the R) tons does not a Lotus make.
Amen to that!
Lotus is dead. Lotus is now just a brand name for a Chinese EV manufacturer.
@@zarbon700
They still make performance cars.
This is a shockingly, confusingly good effort from Lotus. It’s expensive but there are plenty of others in that price range and this looks like it may best them all. It may have an issue keeping up with demand
I would get one of these over a Tesla. Sure, the Tesla is 780 milliseconds faster to the quarter mile at 130 mph which I always like to do in a school zone. But I know that if I take it to the continental mainland and drive it in Italy or Germany, I won't die after a second high-speed slowdown as I would in a Tesla thanks to its pipecleaner-armed, 100 lb-weakling, atrophied Mini-Minor brakes. Teslas should be banned in Europe until they figure out how to engineer them properly.
That greeen thoo!!!!! At first I loved the purple interior but didn't feel quite my match, then the green was perfect, imagining it outside with some orange/blue paint 🎨 then the exterior green was perfect too
Great video as always! Looks spectacular in that silver with the red hints in the paint, but my gut continues to tell me that green is the way to go (but not with the green interior; that's a little too much green for me).
I have one of the first 4 of these coming to South Florida on reserve. Really looking forward to seeing what reviewers think of the final production model and I can't wait for it to hit the US next year. But more than that, I look forward to finally sitting in the car I will have waited some 2 years to have. Until then, back to saving my pennies. Go Lotus, go! 🚀🚀
Agree.
I think you will be getting an incredible car! Nice!
It's an awesome car
Love the design, and the interior is brilliant
Lotus is majority owned by Geely and this is a high quality car that Matt is reviewing in China. Honestly, Chinese brands are making some of the best electric cars out there.
A few friends have recently received tickets for very minor speed infringements of late (34 mph, 23 mph, so easily done without meaning to), makes all this power totally irrelevant. If only we had access to private roads like you do.
Sadly all the backroads around Hethel now have these speed restrictions...The days of how fast you could get from Lotus to New Buckenham are a distant memory...😉
Amazing car, best in class. It’s Lotus in name only though, all Geely
More like inputs from various brands under Geely like Volvo, Lynk&co and Polestar. Chassis tuning still all done by Lotus
Not a fan of that front end design but the quality of materials, the interior, practicality and performance for that price. Off the bat this looks like it's going to be great car overall with those kinks ironed out
A lotus suv? What next? A Caterham minivan? 😁
entire thing is just a tube frame with some seats in it lmao
Lotus is really making moves. 👏👏👏
As an old school lotus Elise owner with high bias towards ICE. Must say this is very appealing as an EV SUV. Well done
“Simplify then add lightness” Colin Chapman would be horrified by this.
It’a a good SUV but is not worthy at all of the Lotus brand.
Its still much better than being bankrupt. Staying true to their roots didnt work well for a lot of car companies. Porsche wouldnt be here if not for the Cayenne.
@@notagain2856 Porsche used the Cayenne to make profit and keep producing 911’s and caymans/boxster.
The Lotus brand car is already dead, the most “sport” lotus is now a sport car, not a lightweight analog racetrack focused road car.
A sport car (emira) that is already annouced to die, since the brand will go fully electric.
So if lotus won’t use profit to keep producing Elise, Exige, Evora and not even the Emira, this is just brand exploitation.
Wrong and dumb.
Chapman was a businessman presiding over a successful but permanently cash-strapped company, & there was a rea$on why the design philosophy was to keep things light on the road cars ...😉 He'd have loved the Eletre & all it stands for....
@@enricocolombo If you want an analog Lotus road car, then buy a Radford Lotus 62-2....simple really.
Looks great and has the bells and whistles without being stupid (Merc massive screens eg). As long as that steering click isn't something breaking or really is due preprod, then looks fine. The rear wheel steering sounds like character you should get used to and master.
I haven't seen a Lotus on the roads for the longest time.
I sincerely hope that changes, because their latest range of cars is truly impressive.
I ABSOLUTELY love the interior color schemes!!
Yep. Reminded me to the one from Juiced 2.
Still not convinced on this. Looks better in person for sure, but not a single Lotus customer has EVER asked for this. Why would someone choose this over an X5, GLE, or a Range Rover? They wouldn’t. I hope it brings money in for the brand, but I can’t see it.
You don’t have to 😅 this car is meant for the Chinese market, they love it, and hope it sells well while lotus can focus on their sports car market later on 🎉
Because all the models you have mentioned are ICE Cars ,this is pure electric which will cost maybe 25% to run compared to the others ,yes a New Pure Electric Range Rover is coming soon.
This is the car that is going to save Lotus.
@@CWSern Regardless target markets. Think about what Porsche did twenty years ago and Ferrari recently. It’s just a trend or even a necessity for sport brand to do it.
@@harryy33 nahhh most European people will go like nooo this is not how I want my lotus to be🤣 that’s why lotus gonna bet on the Chinese people’s purchasing power to resurrect their brand….that’s why it’s an EV in the first place and lotus currently owned by the Chinese basically explains it all
Long time watcher, first time poster. Your a lucky man. The amount of money people pay to have it drive itself while watching a sat nav boxset boggles my brain.
Wow! I’m really impressed what Lotus has done with this car. I can’t believe a Lotus is the first electric car I actually like, but anyways well done Lotus
China
@@boxz1984 China? I thought it was UK.
@@boxz1984 they are made in the uk
@@purwantiallan5089 china Geely owns lotus that car designed in Wuhan from all the places in china Wuhan 😄
@@yota8325 no they are not, they are assembled in Wuhan,Hubei Zhejiang Geely factory
Loved it in that green color - a really interesting car that reminds me a bit of a Lamborghini Urus, just electric (which is better!) 😄
Why is that better
Better?
@@jordikorthals003
It's quicker and not cancer causing
@@ciybersal9833 No, it's quicker from 0-60. Not faster
And a Lambo doesn't cause any cancer. The only one's getting cancer are the black people mining those Lotus batteries
@@ciybersal9833 ''not cancer causing...'' Oh dear...someone else has taken the PR guff hook, line & sinker. Get yourself to Asia & see the damage caused by cobalt, lithium & rare earth elements mining....
I wasn’t an SUV type guy, until now. Love this car! Great job lotus! 🎉
If Porsche can do it (and make a lot of their profits from this type of car) then Lotus could too.
This is essentially a Chinese car but then Porsche SUVs shared parts with Volkswagen so the marque isn't necessarily diluted in this respect.
Companies like this have to expand and diversify to survive and Chinese backing and ownership will help here.
I’m not an SUV person at all but I’d buy this 💯 😍
You know what you just said makes no sense?
China Cuck Moment
You= 🤡🤡
I'm so happy to see Lotus coming back with all these good looking and sexy cars and now this SUV.....SWEET!!!
Can't wait to see it on the road!!
Great review Mat 👏👏
One thing though, i think the side camera can be hidden inside the side vent instead of exposing it as is now!!
Crazy that most EV makers still can’t have a big frunk like Tesla has! This car seems fantastic and so tempting, but I’ll still stick to Model X, not just because of the frunk, but the charging network, the full self drive (which is not “full” at all, but still better than any other) and especially because of the falcon wing doors🤪
Great car though, it touched my heart!
Lol, wouldn't touch the douchey troll mobile with your barge pole ... excited that proper alternatives are here. This Lotus is probably a segment leader now.
@@hieroglyph321 best selling EV in 2023, BET lol
@@gc4924 So is McDonald's
If you like falcon wings then youll love the hiphi x, self drive is pretty pointless for a personal car and definitely not a selling point, neither is frunk size, did you see the amount of space in the passenger seat of the lotus? Not to mention physical knobs>>>screen, charging network is only relevant if youre in the us, eu will be universal
Model x has terrible doors QA, and that car is for those who wants to carry more people
That was a fast release! Wow 😮
edit: still getting used to the styling; so far "interesting" for me🤔
Agree.
its just rebranding of the chinese car Nyo for double the price .
@@martintop2605 Nope. Designed from scratch in the U.K.
@@hdxela than why its in china and they use nyo name ? Knowing how good uk cars are maybe its better to be chinese :))
@@martintop2605 Martin I believe you are confused. Lotus NYO is used in China as the Lotus brand name is owned by the old importer in China. NYO translates as “New” so it’s “Lotus New”. It’s not linked to the NIO brand. With regards to it being in China, the cars are manufactured in China so they timed press around the cars rolling of the production line and U.K. press being at the Shanghai auto show.
Doing powerslides with a eletric SUV is amazing and a boot is actually over 600L - My dream car right there ;)
First 200 miles must be a blast.
After 200 miles of Lead Foot Hooning you'll need to take a rest, that's can be exhausting. Perfect time for a Charge.
Yep. Lotus Eletre also accelerating faster than even Delta S4 WRC and Ford RS200 RALLY CAR.
@@Neojhun you wouldn’t get anywhere near 200 miles with a lead foot
@@James__bond007 100 at best
@@purwantiallan5089
I'd take any group b car over an electric car.
They should keep the "Lotus NYO" logo for their electric cars, and still use the normal "Lotus" logo for their ICE cars.
They have to use NYO in China because some other company owns the Lotus brand in China.
why are people giving this car so much praise as if it's actually a Lotus? It's a Chinese Geely with a Lotus badge, and it's solely made in China. I doubt Lotus UK had any part to play in making this car whatsoever. Colin Chapman would be rolling in his fucking grave right now
I also remember when the Top Gear website and loads of other news websites parroted the narative that "They are selling the Eletre to produce funding to build cars they actually want!"
Then Lo...Geely announced that the Emira would be the last non-EV Lotus...
The engineers are germans and most of the parts are made in uk. Its only manufactured in china
I just Love how Matt always has a sly dig at Mercedes and their terrible build quality 🤣
Real life Lotus ownership experience showing earlier than expected I see😂
Yes because it's a pre-production model let's see you go and design a car.
@@carterrogers4055 I had to rebuild both my Elise and Exige to rectify 'lapses' in design including full engine rebuild in the Elise. So yes, myself, like many others who have been in the Lotus fold over the last couple of decades do have first hand experience of these things.
@@SabretoothBarnacle quality control has stepped up massively since with the new cars
@@TheHesK9 It did start improving around the period of the Evora👍🏻
@@SabretoothBarnacle I can confirm it's stepped up further with the Emira
The Porsche Taycan Turbo S is the best looking BEV to date! I always go for looks & I've never been disappointed by their performance, agility or dynamics! Wish my choice in women was half as good!
15:00 his laugh 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
An excellent Chinese car. Well done geely!
Well done Lotus, or can't you read?
@@cenciende9401 Lotus is owned by Geely, this is a completely Chinese car
@@insajder6684 It was designed in Britain though. Assembled in China.
Lotus interior is amazing!
As much as I don't like this thing too much ,I hope it makes enough profit for them to make cars like evija, emira in future.
that was their last internal combustion car as they stated they fully convert to electric only, just like anybody else
Yes just like anybody else
I'm an old fashioned, manual transmission ICE type of guy, but when I'm older I could see myself enjoying something like this.
Hopefully Lotus make an electric Elise.
This is the Honda E of SUVs. I love it, I want it. The fact it actually has sensible range is a bonus. The price is not outrageous either.
Looks decent, im still leaning in the Polestar 3 direction though. Its an SUV and its electric. Two things which mean ill never be doing anything in it other than wafting along from point A to point B. I also think the Polestar 3 looks better.
I love the paint finish! IDK why not many people are talking about it.
it's tacky
@@carlosandleon and also epic.
@@carlosandleon It's dull, boring
@@MuppetsSh0w Agrees
Great video. I think this is the Lotus "Cayenne". Future is bright for Lotus!
to think that this brand made the Elise, Exige and Evora only a few years ago and now this..... unreal, they better make the emira for as long is legally possible.
This exists for that reason
Lotus need to be profitable to continue making sportcars. Just like how the Cayenne saved Porsche
And let's not forget the wonderful Elan. Emma Peel, your car awaits...
They need this to be profitable and allow them to make cars like the Emira
@@notagain2856 more like lotus needs to be profitable so the chinese geely can sell sports cars to the world because no one will buy a Chinese sports car but in reality this is more geely than lotus.
Been in one last month and wow that car looks and feels great. Just not been able to drive it
This lotus is much better than all of Tesla's electric cars. I think it would be the best option in this range. Thanks for this. 💙💙❤❤🏎🏎
Should have started "This is ugly"
I really like New Lotus actually it looks sick by the way
I agree it looks Puke really Puke
I also agree, I do feel sick just looking at it!
My favorite EV SUV I've ever seen good job lotus 👍
This R version would be a great comparison with the All New Cayenne Turbo GT but that is spewing to hear it won't be coming in the UK. Despite that, Mat will still find a way to get his hands on one to review.
Cayenne Turbo GT and S gonna get a big run on their money for sure.
No 5 annoying things and cool things?
Nothing bad about ir
Imo this is one of the best looking cars I’ve seen, too me lotus just did it right.
where to buy? where to buy? where to buy?
Complicate, and then add heaviness...
Please buy us Geely, and then we can survive... Just be thankful Lotus are even still around after the Dany Bahar years....🙏
Mat never got over that "Speed Racer" cartoon show. Ooooh, he's wearing the same helmet!!
Looks like a Purosangue ordered on Wish.
Edit: or maybe an Urus, that someone described over the telephone. 🤔
yet this looks better than both cars you picked
How does this look like Purosangue? Also it came out before Purosangue + looks miles better than Urus
@@TRX25EX I have seen purosangue in London... it does not have that wow factor of a ferrari. While from the get go people compared this car to Urus interms of looks. I think thats a great thing for lotus. For a product to be compared to something that costs twice asmuch and might give you bang for buck. this is a great sign of where Lotus is heading as a brand and im excited for it.
@@BrownHotPot0096 Purosangue I have seen and sat in one, the car to me is best performance SUV ever, not only in looks but in literally every aspect apart of infotainment garbage system Ferrari using nowadays.....
Eletre is my second best in terms of looks, I don't think it will drive better than DBX or Cayyene Turbo GT but definitely the best as an EV
I mean the fact that it weighs less than Urus/Cayyene while being EV is just sensational, the interior however I sat in Eletre and I think apart of DBX it's better than Cayyene, Purosangue and Urus
so much for "simplify and add lightness" i guess
It's actually one of lightest performance SUVs despite being electric which is mind blowing how Lotus done it, it weighs less than Urus and Cayyene
Might just wait for the 135 version to arrive