'Oit Jack! We've seen enough giant SUVs we can't afford!' Is not something I thought I would ever be thinking whilst watching a video about a Lotus. Still, they're just joining the ranks of Aston Martin, Lamborghini and numerous others in churning out cars to suit the ever buoyant SUV market. Hopefully their next offerings will be more interesting.
@@johngrubb1590 No no, it starts at less than 100.000£ for the lowest model, and then I have to ask why not just buy a Model S plaid ? It's the same price, has a smaller battery but goes further by around 15%, so it's faster to charge too because of the smaller battery. It has nearly double the horsepower at 1020 vs the 600, it's faster by 1 sekund (if it matters) from 0-100km and has nearly 100 km higher topspeed, and has a gaming/information system. And you don't have to wait until 2024-25 or something to get it.
@@-JustHuman- Because Tesla looks like shit and drives like shit. Car is not all about horsepower, it is about balance. I guess Americans won’t understand.
@@yezih2694 Well joulosi is a bad thing, just because you can't afford one you don't have to act that way. I can't buy a Plaid either, but man it drives nice, I am going more for the model Y or 3, as I really don't need the horse power either. Then again you can get both for the same price as this one ;)
@@-JustHuman- I am laughing my ass off now. Why do you assume me can’t afford one. You don’t know shit about me. Design wise, Tesla looks like shit and drives like shit. The quality is like shit. Only the Chinese made ones are slightly better. How do I know? Because I drove 2 Tesla before, so I know what I am talking about. BTW, we don’t think Tesla is a supercar, at least in my circle.
Jack, I don't know where you get such inspiring intros. Whatever you are reading or searching... keep on doing it. You make these videos so special. All the best. I'll keep watching you...
@@JackScarlett1 Tell you what: I decided to re-activate my Patreon contribution again (been away for >1y - sorry :-) So impressed by that intro and in fact the rest of the vid.. This can't be for free.
Obsessive about weight, yet motors on absolutely everything, including to make the central screen tilt a bit for no apparent reason. This feels like a nod to Lotus philosophy as opposed to being actually designed using that philosophy.
yup, i hate the minature squint to look at it front dash, i hate that all controls are now going touch screen which makes cars more dangerous to drive taking eyes off the road. does look lovely on the outside but my god the dimensions are like a bus! Pretty impractical really.... upper middle class mums will love it :D
@@wibblewobble1934 My Good Lady Wife and I recently started the long process of paying for a Tesla M3 and realised you can't safely drive it without a passenger to fiddle with the touch screen. Except: we then discovered the voice control (hit button on the steering wheel and deliver the command) does most of the few things you want to do when driving (wipers, etc, if auto is annoying). Mostly, there isn't anything. If the temperature suddenly drops, you can say "my arse is cold" and the driver's heated seat comes on. There are more polite ways of doing that. It would be amazing if Lotus didn't have voice control.
Lotus or Chinese Geely? China are slowly hollowing out western companies and jobs. They cannot get traction with their own brands so they use western brands against us. This hollowing out will eventually empty out every single sector as they move all industries in house to China. Lotus knowledge will be sucked out and moved to China. The staff in the UK will be used and tossed aside. By buying a Chinese car, unlike any other purchase, you are directly supporting a Chinese Communist Party owned company. All car companies in China are directly or indirectly owned by the CCP. You are supporting CCP design, technology, and engineering. China are a self proclaimed enemy of western democracy and free people, that may sound like hyperbole but it is manifestly true. They are a communist/totalitarian regime. Partnership is not a part of their thinking process. It is the cover they use to slowly dismember western economies. They do not want partnership they want control and ownership. This is and will increasingly bleed in to political control and eventually erosion of western freedoms. China simply cannot allow freedom of thought or speech, it is not only antithetical but an existential threat to their regime. They need to extinguish freedom in as many places as possible. It is an innate need for all empires/civilisations to spread their model. We are walking ourselves in to totalitarian control. If you think it seems too far fetched then you need to think deeper and harder. If you think this process will be benign, you are wrong. China will slowly tighten their grip on democracy, it is already starting to happen, they constantly require other nations to limit their speech. On the current course, in the not too distant future, your government will be controlled by China, directly or indirectly, you will not be allowed to change your government, and your government will impose every single decision handed down by China. You will not be able to protest or question these decisions. You and your children will grow up without any freedom for the rest of your/their lives. As one example China forcibly sterilised and aborted their own women in the 80's, dragged them in to horrific surgeries, now the Uyghurs are being subjected to the same treatment....
As a fully paid-up member of the SUV Haters club, I have to give grudging respect to Lotus / Geely for the design effort that has gone into this. Some real creativity and imagination at work. It will tick a lot of boxes for a lot of people, apart from affordability. Well done to them, and beautifully presented by Jack.
Another great episode from Jack, with some of his best lines to date. Loads to choose from but my favourite was the comment likening this Lotus SUV's design to 'bringing great abs to a pie-eating contest.' Hurt myself laughing. Cheered me up big time though, as I currently have Covid, so really did need a good laugh. Can't wait to see Lotus's next EV offerings.
Some say....many say...it looks a lot like a Lamborghini Urus............... I say....it has the lines of a French Renault or Citroen small SUV. I am right, they are wrong. And nah it doesn't look like a Korean EV6, ok maybe a bit of the front grille.
Someone posted another channel's video on this car in an EV Facebook group I'm on. I watched about a third of it, gave up, and rewatched all of this one. The other video was just sooooo dry. Presentation matters, and Jack and the team have once again knocked it out of the park. Thanks guys!
At first looking at it from the front/side view I was like OMG here we go...another EV6, GV6 Nissan Rogue look alike but as the presentation went on I am very impressed with what Lotus did. That straight side and back view is nice. But when he showed that interior I was like WOAH. This is truly a work of art.
This is the backbone of the up and coming Lotus line up. There is one problem, Lotus forgot to announce they are dramatically changing their philosophy. The once famed ethos “simplify and add lightness” will be replaced by “complexify and add mass”
Lotus or Chinese Geely? China are slowly hollowing out western companies and jobs. They cannot get traction with their own brands so they use western brands against us. This hollowing out will eventually empty out every single sector as they move all industries in house to China. Lotus knowledge will be sucked out and moved to China. The staff in the UK will be used and tossed aside. By buying a Chinese car, unlike any other purchase, you are directly supporting a Chinese Communist Party owned company. All car companies in China are directly or indirectly owned by the CCP. You are supporting CCP design, technology, and engineering. China are a self proclaimed enemy of western democracy and free people, that may sound like hyperbole but it is manifestly true. They are a communist/totalitarian regime. Partnership is not a part of their thinking process. It is the cover they use to slowly dismember western economies. They do not want partnership they want control and ownership. This is and will increasingly bleed in to political control and eventually erosion of western freedoms. China simply cannot allow freedom of thought or speech, it is not only antithetical but an existential threat to their regime. They need to extinguish freedom in as many places as possible. It is an innate need for all empires/civilisations to spread their model. We are walking ourselves in to totalitarian control. If you think it seems too far fetched then you need to think deeper and harder. If you think this process will be benign, you are wrong. China will slowly tighten their grip on democracy, it is already starting to happen, they constantly require other nations to limit their speech. On the current course, in the not too distant future, your government will be controlled by China, directly or indirectly, you will not be allowed to change your government, and your government will impose every single decision handed down by China. You will not be able to protest or question these decisions. You and your children will grow up without any freedom for the rest of your/their lives. As one example China forcibly sterilised and aborted their own women in the 80's, dragged them in to horrific surgeries, now the Uyghurs are being subjected to the same treatment.
@@craigo2656 the design teams still in Britain and it's half Malaysian as well and they actually saved Lotus from going under and yes I'd prefer it to be all British owned but I don't think my £80 in the bank + whatever you've got will be enough, so it's going to be owned by another entities, the good thing being it survived. Also I don't believe the company is Chinese government owned and I hope they don't endorse the uyghur genocide.
I love this channel and the way it has evolved, and I'm surprised you guys still don't invest in captioning for your videos. Not only would it be great for people with hearing difficulties, but also for second language speakers, silent watching, etc. I'm a professional translator (into Spanish) and subtitler myself, and I think the cost wouldn't even be too high for the budget you seem to be working with. Please, look into it!
For people saying there already are subtitles: these are auto-generated captions, which are just a stream of words. No punctuation, and it's the best guess of an AI. While it is better than nothing, it is no substitute for professional captioning. I only mention this because I view this content as professional grade and pro content should keep accessibility in mind. They already have the scripts, it wouldn't even be that hard.
I have never been interested in SUVs and I've also rolled my eyes over the years as Porsche and others sports car manufacturers decide to make them. I am not overtly concerned about Lotus making an SUV and these are exciting times in the automotive industry.
If saving weight is so important why is everything motorised ? An electric motor just to swivel the display - a gimic that will probably fail after a year or too.
Great presenting 👍 The Chinese influence seems to have brought Lotus to the forefront in terms of tech and hopefully profit... Glad to see the brand growth
14:30 The camera wing mirrors dim when the driver looks away?!?! Hopefully they fully illuminate and alert the driver to detected impending collisions.
Lotus or Chinese Geely? China are slowly hollowing out western companies and jobs. They cannot get traction with their own brands so they use western brands against us. This hollowing out will eventually empty out every single sector as they move all industries in house to China. Lotus knowledge will be sucked out and moved to China. The staff in the UK will be used and tossed aside. By buying a Chinese car, unlike any other purchase, you are directly supporting a Chinese Communist Party owned company. All car companies in China are directly or indirectly owned by the CCP. You are supporting CCP design, technology, and engineering. China are a self proclaimed enemy of western democracy and free people, that may sound like hyperbole but it is manifestly true. They are a communist/totalitarian regime. Partnership is not a part of their thinking process. It is the cover they use to slowly dismember western economies. They do not want partnership they want control and ownership. This is and will increasingly bleed in to political control and eventually erosion of western freedoms. China simply cannot allow freedom of thought or speech, it is not only antithetical but an existential threat to their regime. They need to extinguish freedom in as many places as possible. It is an innate need for all empires/civilisations to spread their model. We are walking ourselves in to totalitarian control. If you think it seems too far fetched then you need to think deeper and harder. If you think this process will be benign, you are wrong. China will slowly tighten their grip on democracy, it is already starting to happen, they constantly require other nations to limit their speech. On the current course, in the not too distant future, your government will be controlled by China, directly or indirectly, you will not be allowed to change your government, and your government will impose every single decision handed down by China. You will not be able to protest or question these decisions. You and your children will grow up without any freedom for the rest of your/their lives. As one example China forcibly sterilised and aborted their own women in the 80's, dragged them in to horrific surgeries, now the Uyghurs are being subjected to the same treatment.
4:55 Prices to start at “less” than £100k? With chip shortages and supply chain constraints, Lotus will be accomplishing something major in order to keep these proposed pricing promises. Looks like a great design though, for those who can afford it. Cheers on another wonderfully produced video. :-)
Very well edited video, simply lovely 👍. Also that intro was well thought out, nice one. Altough I am struggling to like the car as much as the video. I can't really shake the feeling that it's too far from it's roots as a Lotus car.
I'm sorry, you can't claim Chapman-worth attention to weight savings, and then have an extra bajillion LEDs all over the place (with wires to them, and circuits to control them), motors and actuators on every possible thing that could move (but doesn't have to) and more wires and circuits on every part of the car etc.... Cup holders that 'will detect coffee and lower down' is the antithesis of "Simplify, then add lightness". I'm NOT saying I hate it, I just don't like empty marketing rhetoric.
This is one to lust over. I get the feeling this is how far Jag wanted to take the I Pace as some design principals are common between them. Jag obviously wanted to aim at customers wanting a less exotic price point. Lotus.... Awesome work! Always been a fan and agree with the segment you entered into as your first..... If impossible to make an EV light with todays batteries, start with a design expected to be heavy. Then when batteries improve, the low slung sports car with "added-lightness" and electric power can continue the brands future.
This is seriously impressive...just such a shame it's an oversized SUV - but hopefully this opens the gates for the follow-on cars that will be (I hope) a little smaller.
my guess is that, when batteries become small and light, then they will make a small and light car... and this (along with market forces) is one of the reasons a lot of SUVs are being built.
@@shonunezekiel How about a smaller lighter car with a half sized battery? Not everyone requires huge range. I would be happy with a 200km range for city driving (which is what I do 99.99% of the time). Something like the new Nissan Leaf but at a sensible price.
There's very very few cars in the world that I actually like the look of, idkw 🤷🏻♂️ But THIS car IS a thing of beauty. Absolutely stunning, all round!!
I've loved Lotus since I first laid eyes on a couple at a local (Adelaide) Motor Show, I was wowed by their design philosophy of minimalism & focus on efficiency. I'm a long-term hater of EVs, but the Eletre EV redefines the category with driving appeal.
It's a beautiful car as SUVs go. Thankfully, not many people will be able to afford one; I'd much rather see fewer of these types of car on urban roads. Maybe Lotus could turn their eye to ebikes instead.
Nice video and nice car but... if we want widespread take up of EVs by the masses, we'll need less of these ridiculously expensive overly spec'd luxury vehicles and more of the practical budget types... which raises the question: Where are the affordable EVs? I can't find one. I could buy 10 used Corolla's for the price of this one. This is how the economic calculation works for most people.... $10k is my sweat spot for a car. That's likely less than the price of an EV battery.
I love real holes! Nothing I hate more than fake vents on cars. This vehicle looks great, the interior looks great and I bet it's comfortable, and I hope it drives as well as we expect from Lotus.
I rather love this one! Hope it makes it to the US some day :) I'm not the biggest fan of SUVs, but this SPUV has me "sold" (were cost not an issue haha 😅)
The car looks very interesting. It’s certainly one of the most appealing SUV’s, even though the profile is a bit EV6. One point: in another video on t’internet: the Lotus rep said that much of the carbon is optional and this particular car was a very high spec car. I think the car is ‘a good thing’ as you say. If it keeps Lotus alive 👍🏻
I'm with David Gould and Terry Thomas... The Allegro was way ahead of its time. Regardless, I'd buy one tomorrow if: 1, it were available and 2, I had enough schekels to persuade Lotus to part with one. Love your work Jack and Robert on the channel keep it coming.
Kinda looks like an electrified Lamborghini Urus with a bit more aggressive front and tail ends. That interior has me drooling, from the color palate to the design and layout omg!! Sexiest SUV I've seen.
Jack, your epic in your reviews (you know that right), so just keep doing what you do best :). The other chap is quite good also. I forget his name...Robert Llewellyn? No he is awsome!!! Love you both :)
I feel like if they simply omitted the upper headlights, the front end would look much more cohesive and cool. It would match the rear end much better, too.
Beautiful styling but am I the only one who thinks the area below the headlights not only contradicts every other line on the car but rather looks like it’s been in a crash with bits flailing around before they fall off. ?? Thoughts? The way to tell is that those awkward lines does not allow my eye to roll over that area but instead thinks it needs a bandage. Not to mention the pedestrian slicing front corners that I would have thought might be illegal in Europe given their pedestrian safety concerns. How does closing holes in the front grille reduce drag coefficient?
The Cortina was a 2-door (although Wikipedia tells me there were two 4-door examples done up for the Mid-Anglia Constabulary). But the Carlton still stands :D
As much as I like this vehicle, your statement about this being the first Lotus with rear doors excludes the Lotus Carlton, which is a valid part of the Lotus Manufacturing history.
@@cpd87 yes. But this lotus is 40cm longer than the ev6 and has a 20% smaller boot and a cabin that is no more roomy than the Kia. Not exactly great characteristics of an SUV.
Lotus: cuts out a bit of the spoiler for weight saving
also Lotus: puts in motorized cup holders
'Oit Jack! We've seen enough giant SUVs we can't afford!' Is not something I thought I would ever be thinking whilst watching a video about a Lotus. Still, they're just joining the ranks of Aston Martin, Lamborghini and numerous others in churning out cars to suit the ever buoyant SUV market. Hopefully their next offerings will be more interesting.
He did just say just under £100,000 that's $130,990 is he taking the P#+%.
@@johngrubb1590 No no, it starts at less than 100.000£ for the lowest model, and then I have to ask why not just buy a Model S plaid ? It's the same price, has a smaller battery but goes further by around 15%, so it's faster to charge too because of the smaller battery. It has nearly double the horsepower at 1020 vs the 600, it's faster by 1 sekund (if it matters) from 0-100km and has nearly 100 km higher topspeed, and has a gaming/information system.
And you don't have to wait until 2024-25 or something to get it.
@@-JustHuman- Because Tesla looks like shit and drives like shit. Car is not all about horsepower, it is about balance. I guess Americans won’t understand.
@@yezih2694 Well joulosi is a bad thing, just because you can't afford one you don't have to act that way. I can't buy a Plaid either, but man it drives nice, I am going more for the model Y or 3, as I really don't need the horse power either. Then again you can get both for the same price as this one ;)
@@-JustHuman- I am laughing my ass off now. Why do you assume me can’t afford one. You don’t know shit about me. Design wise, Tesla looks like shit and drives like shit. The quality is like shit. Only the Chinese made ones are slightly better. How do I know? Because I drove 2 Tesla before, so I know what I am talking about. BTW, we don’t think Tesla is a supercar, at least in my circle.
Jack, I don't know where you get such inspiring intros. Whatever you are reading or searching... keep on doing it. You make these videos so special. All the best. I'll keep watching you...
Really appreciate it
@@JackScarlett1 Tell you what: I decided to re-activate my Patreon contribution again (been away for >1y - sorry :-) So impressed by that intro and in fact the rest of the vid.. This can't be for free.
Obsessive about weight, yet motors on absolutely everything, including to make the central screen tilt a bit for no apparent reason. This feels like a nod to Lotus philosophy as opposed to being actually designed using that philosophy.
yup, i hate the minature squint to look at it front dash, i hate that all controls are now going touch screen which makes cars more dangerous to drive taking eyes off the road. does look lovely on the outside but my god the dimensions are like a bus! Pretty impractical really.... upper middle class mums will love it :D
Well, for a large SUV and EV, it is actually quite light.
@@Jeroenneman How do you know? There has been no weight released yet.
@@wibblewobble1934 My Good Lady Wife and I recently started the long process of paying for a Tesla M3 and realised you can't safely drive it without a passenger to fiddle with the touch screen. Except: we then discovered the voice control (hit button on the steering wheel and deliver the command) does most of the few things you want to do when driving (wipers, etc, if auto is annoying). Mostly, there isn't anything. If the temperature suddenly drops, you can say "my arse is cold" and the driver's heated seat comes on. There are more polite ways of doing that. It would be amazing if Lotus didn't have voice control.
Lotus or Chinese Geely? China are slowly hollowing out western companies and jobs. They cannot get traction with their own brands so they use western brands against us. This hollowing out will eventually empty out every single sector as they move all industries in house to China. Lotus knowledge will be sucked out and moved to China. The staff in the UK will be used and tossed aside. By buying a Chinese car, unlike any other purchase, you are directly supporting a Chinese Communist Party owned company. All car companies in China are directly or indirectly owned by the CCP. You are supporting CCP design, technology, and engineering. China are a self proclaimed enemy of western democracy and free people, that may sound like hyperbole but it is manifestly true. They are a communist/totalitarian regime. Partnership is not a part of their thinking process. It is the cover they use to slowly dismember western economies. They do not want partnership they want control and ownership. This is and will increasingly bleed in to political control and eventually erosion of western freedoms. China simply cannot allow freedom of thought or speech, it is not only antithetical but an existential threat to their regime. They need to extinguish freedom in as many places as possible. It is an innate need for all empires/civilisations to spread their model.
We are walking ourselves in to totalitarian control. If you think it seems too far fetched then you need to think deeper and harder. If you think this process will be benign, you are wrong. China will slowly tighten their grip on democracy, it is already starting to happen, they constantly require other nations to limit their speech. On the current course, in the not too distant future, your government will be controlled by China, directly or indirectly, you will not be allowed to change your government, and your government will impose every single decision handed down by China. You will not be able to protest or question these decisions. You and your children will grow up without any freedom for the rest of your/their lives.
As one example China forcibly sterilised and aborted their own women in the 80's, dragged them in to horrific surgeries, now the Uyghurs are being subjected to the same treatment....
The production of these videos are just amazing.
yeah, fs7? or A7SIII, maybe GH5 ? they could do with a polariser for windscreen
I'd say even better than Carfection's take!
@@Noukz37 ...but nowhere near as good as The Late Brake Show with Johnny Smith.
As a fully paid-up member of the SUV Haters club, I have to give grudging respect to Lotus / Geely for the design effort that has gone into this. Some real creativity and imagination at work. It will tick a lot of boxes for a lot of people, apart from affordability. Well done to them, and beautifully presented by Jack.
Yet again an outstanding presentation this goes to show why this is the most informative channel on youtube well done Jack and team 👏👍🏻
Another great episode from Jack, with some of his best lines to date. Loads to choose from but my favourite was the comment likening this Lotus SUV's design to 'bringing great abs to a pie-eating contest.' Hurt myself laughing. Cheered me up big time though, as I currently have Covid, so really did need a good laugh. Can't wait to see Lotus's next EV offerings.
Get well soon mate! Glad you enjoyed
Hope you didn't cough too much when you laughed!
Jack, I like you're reviews and the way you approach things during the vid !
Looks so much like the EV6. Shows how right Kia got it.
Get sone glasses. Looks nothing like it
Some say....many say...it looks a lot like a Lamborghini Urus...............
I say....it has the lines of a French Renault or Citroen small SUV.
I am right, they are wrong. And nah it doesn't look like a Korean EV6, ok maybe a bit of the front grille.
@@Mexxx65 Its an SUV yawn!!
I agree
Agreed, with hefty dollops of iPace and etron. Inside is pretty though.
I love that Cinematic Start on every video.
Its Graceful.
Someone posted another channel's video on this car in an EV Facebook group I'm on. I watched about a third of it, gave up, and rewatched all of this one. The other video was just sooooo dry. Presentation matters, and Jack and the team have once again knocked it out of the park. Thanks guys!
What an absolutely gorgeous car. Can't wait for a test drive.
Good lord. Looks hideous to me. Ah well, that's why there's chocolate and vanilla.
@@jeffboatright Was thinking the same, as it looks like one car was dropped on another.
No chance that is under 100k
@@dalemoore11 when assembled in China….?
That interior looked like a million bucks! Lovely car, I want one
... looked like a million bucks ... and to be able to afford one you need to be a millionaire!
This looks like how I imagined the production version of the Dyson EV would look. Very nice!
It's a shame that Dyson didn't make a clean sweep with their EV's.
Says a lot about the status of the Fully Charged Show - even Thomas from Autogefüel wasn't allowed to sit inside! This is stunning!
1:37 This Dude on center-left Tripped and fell....I want full video😂😂
You guys keep that on every video 🤝🤣
Oh please, not another SUV! I always loved the brand and this is not what I had expected from them.
Dude this intro. This intro. Absolutely smoooth. Jack, I appreciate you and I appreciate the team! Keep banging out quality content!
Another entertaining and informative review, very well done sir.
I'm in Love with this Lotus, would need a Lottery win though. Great video Jack 👍👏😊
At first looking at it from the front/side view I was like OMG here we go...another EV6, GV6 Nissan Rogue look alike but as the presentation went on I am very impressed with what Lotus did. That straight side and back view is nice. But when he showed that interior I was like WOAH. This is truly a work of art.
love this narrative, videography and the review.. excellent!
Great video once again... well done to all involved!
This is the backbone of the up and coming Lotus line up. There is one problem, Lotus forgot to announce they are dramatically changing their philosophy. The once famed ethos “simplify and add lightness” will be replaced by “complexify and add mass”
I like Jack’s sense of humour. “If you made the mistake of having a third child.” 😂
or a 162 mph sieve!!
"Best abs in a pie eating contest" 😁
Great video Jack and the team. You just keep hitting it out of the park - respect!
Loving the direction Lotus is going in, such a step up quality, hope it goes well for them!
Lotus or Chinese Geely? China are slowly hollowing out western companies and jobs. They cannot get traction with their own brands so they use western brands against us. This hollowing out will eventually empty out every single sector as they move all industries in house to China. Lotus knowledge will be sucked out and moved to China. The staff in the UK will be used and tossed aside. By buying a Chinese car, unlike any other purchase, you are directly supporting a Chinese Communist Party owned company. All car companies in China are directly or indirectly owned by the CCP. You are supporting CCP design, technology, and engineering. China are a self proclaimed enemy of western democracy and free people, that may sound like hyperbole but it is manifestly true. They are a communist/totalitarian regime. Partnership is not a part of their thinking process. It is the cover they use to slowly dismember western economies. They do not want partnership they want control and ownership. This is and will increasingly bleed in to political control and eventually erosion of western freedoms. China simply cannot allow freedom of thought or speech, it is not only antithetical but an existential threat to their regime. They need to extinguish freedom in as many places as possible. It is an innate need for all empires/civilisations to spread their model.
We are walking ourselves in to totalitarian control. If you think it seems too far fetched then you need to think deeper and harder. If you think this process will be benign, you are wrong. China will slowly tighten their grip on democracy, it is already starting to happen, they constantly require other nations to limit their speech. On the current course, in the not too distant future, your government will be controlled by China, directly or indirectly, you will not be allowed to change your government, and your government will impose every single decision handed down by China. You will not be able to protest or question these decisions. You and your children will grow up without any freedom for the rest of your/their lives.
As one example China forcibly sterilised and aborted their own women in the 80's, dragged them in to horrific surgeries, now the Uyghurs are being subjected to the same treatment.
@@craigo2656 the design teams still in Britain and it's half Malaysian as well and they actually saved Lotus from going under and yes I'd prefer it to be all British owned but I don't think my £80 in the bank + whatever you've got will be enough, so it's going to be owned by another entities, the good thing being it survived. Also I don't believe the company is Chinese government owned and I hope they don't endorse the uyghur genocide.
Heretic
@@craigo2656 quit the fear mongering lotus would’ve died if geely didn’t see value in it
I love this channel and the way it has evolved, and I'm surprised you guys still don't invest in captioning for your videos. Not only would it be great for people with hearing difficulties, but also for second language speakers, silent watching, etc.
I'm a professional translator (into Spanish) and subtitler myself, and I think the cost wouldn't even be too high for the budget you seem to be working with. Please, look into it!
video was only posted a few hours ago, and the CC is available in Canada...
It's got subs , just turn them on.
For people saying there already are subtitles: these are auto-generated captions, which are just a stream of words. No punctuation, and it's the best guess of an AI. While it is better than nothing, it is no substitute for professional captioning. I only mention this because I view this content as professional grade and pro content should keep accessibility in mind. They already have the scripts, it wouldn't even be that hard.
Stunning production quality in this video !
Great review as always but such a shame that so many new good cars are so far out of reach for most people.
I have never been interested in SUVs and I've also rolled my eyes over the years as Porsche and others sports car manufacturers decide to make them. I am not overtly concerned about Lotus making an SUV and these are exciting times in the automotive industry.
If saving weight is so important why is everything motorised ? An electric motor just to swivel the display - a gimic that will probably fail after a year or too.
LOTUS……Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious…..
So much better looking than the tesla jelly moulds .. love the deployable lidar ... very 007 lotus esprit era .. brilliant
"Best abb's at a pie eating contest"
Fantastic video guys, very well done 👍 car looks amazing. Lotus, just take my money, again. Love it 😍
Great presenting 👍 The Chinese influence seems to have brought Lotus to the forefront in terms of tech and hopefully profit... Glad to see the brand growth
14:30 The camera wing mirrors dim when the driver looks away?!?! Hopefully they fully illuminate and alert the driver to detected impending collisions.
Geely just keep delivering the goods. Very impressive.
Just THE MOST beautiful SUV I've ever seen!
and i can't believe that it's a production car, not a concept
Lotus or Chinese Geely? China are slowly hollowing out western companies and jobs. They cannot get traction with their own brands so they use western brands against us. This hollowing out will eventually empty out every single sector as they move all industries in house to China. Lotus knowledge will be sucked out and moved to China. The staff in the UK will be used and tossed aside. By buying a Chinese car, unlike any other purchase, you are directly supporting a Chinese Communist Party owned company. All car companies in China are directly or indirectly owned by the CCP. You are supporting CCP design, technology, and engineering. China are a self proclaimed enemy of western democracy and free people, that may sound like hyperbole but it is manifestly true. They are a communist/totalitarian regime. Partnership is not a part of their thinking process. It is the cover they use to slowly dismember western economies. They do not want partnership they want control and ownership. This is and will increasingly bleed in to political control and eventually erosion of western freedoms. China simply cannot allow freedom of thought or speech, it is not only antithetical but an existential threat to their regime. They need to extinguish freedom in as many places as possible. It is an innate need for all empires/civilisations to spread their model.
We are walking ourselves in to totalitarian control. If you think it seems too far fetched then you need to think deeper and harder. If you think this process will be benign, you are wrong. China will slowly tighten their grip on democracy, it is already starting to happen, they constantly require other nations to limit their speech. On the current course, in the not too distant future, your government will be controlled by China, directly or indirectly, you will not be allowed to change your government, and your government will impose every single decision handed down by China. You will not be able to protest or question these decisions. You and your children will grow up without any freedom for the rest of your/their lives.
As one example China forcibly sterilised and aborted their own women in the 80's, dragged them in to horrific surgeries, now the Uyghurs are being subjected to the same treatment.
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all..
@@craigo2656 Taken your Meds today mate? 😂😂
Is it the first SUV you've ever seen?
4:55 Prices to start at “less” than £100k? With chip shortages and supply chain constraints, Lotus will be accomplishing something major in order to keep these proposed pricing promises. Looks like a great design though, for those who can afford it. Cheers on another wonderfully produced video. :-)
Well. I bloody love it.
But with a disposable income of £1.20 it's a little out of my reach.
Very well edited video, simply lovely 👍. Also that intro was well thought out, nice one. Altough I am struggling to like the car as much as the video. I can't really shake the feeling that it's too far from it's roots as a Lotus car.
Very nice! An aggressive design and an exquisite work of art imho. Appreciate the video.
What a great intro! Such an amazing design with this car! Nice review!
Loved the soft spoken intro jack 😍
Electric Lotus SUV?!
Absolute madness
Jack is the EV Poet
I'm sorry, you can't claim Chapman-worth attention to weight savings, and then have an extra bajillion LEDs all over the place (with wires to them, and circuits to control them), motors and actuators on every possible thing that could move (but doesn't have to) and more wires and circuits on every part of the car etc.... Cup holders that 'will detect coffee and lower down' is the antithesis of "Simplify, then add lightness". I'm NOT saying I hate it, I just don't like empty marketing rhetoric.
The Lotus version of the Zeekr 001?
This is one to lust over. I get the feeling this is how far Jag wanted to take the I Pace as some design principals are common between them. Jag obviously wanted to aim at customers wanting a less exotic price point. Lotus.... Awesome work! Always been a fan and agree with the segment you entered into as your first..... If impossible to make an EV light with todays batteries, start with a design expected to be heavy. Then when batteries improve, the low slung sports car with "added-lightness" and electric power can continue the brands future.
And this is just Beautiful . Well Done Jack 😘
is there anybody left? Any manufacturer left without an SUV? A lotus SUV?! Nothing can be done to stop these tanks from being made. Such a shame :(
Yes, where are all the small lightweight affordable EVs? I want one.
This is seriously impressive...just such a shame it's an oversized SUV - but hopefully this opens the gates for the follow-on cars that will be (I hope) a little smaller.
Should have made a small and light electric sportscar... not another big expensive SUV.
my guess is that, when batteries become small and light, then they will make a small and light car... and this (along with market forces) is one of the reasons a lot of SUVs are being built.
@@shonunezekiel How about a smaller lighter car with a half sized battery? Not everyone requires huge range. I would be happy with a 200km range for city driving (which is what I do 99.99% of the time). Something like the new Nissan Leaf but at a sensible price.
Jack, fantastic intro
There's very very few cars in the world that I actually like the look of, idkw 🤷🏻♂️ But THIS car IS a thing of beauty. Absolutely stunning, all round!!
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all..
You have very poor taste,. marketing professionals love people like you.
'Best abs at a pie eating contest'. Sums it right up for me.
I've loved Lotus since I first laid eyes on a couple at a local (Adelaide) Motor Show, I was wowed by their design philosophy of minimalism & focus on efficiency.
I'm a long-term hater of EVs, but the Eletre EV redefines the category with driving appeal.
I'm looking forward to my work providing me with an EV Lotus Big White Van someday soon.
It's a beautiful car as SUVs go. Thankfully, not many people will be able to afford one; I'd much rather see fewer of these types of car on urban roads. Maybe Lotus could turn their eye to ebikes instead.
Nice video and nice car but... if we want widespread take up of EVs by the masses, we'll need less of these ridiculously expensive overly spec'd luxury vehicles and more of the practical budget types... which raises the question: Where are the affordable EVs? I can't find one. I could buy 10 used Corolla's for the price of this one. This is how the economic calculation works for most people.... $10k is my sweat spot for a car. That's likely less than the price of an EV battery.
What new car is available at US$10k? A Dacia, perhaps. A Yaris Hybrid is US$27k equivalent in Australia. You're better off looking at the used market.
Haven’t even watched it all the way through yet. Awesome.
Can’t decide which I loved more, the car or the presentation! Loti!! 😃Bring back Latin plurals I say too!!
Well done Jack.
And the whole team.
Fantastic video to whet the appetite! Just hope it won't be lots of trouble, usually serious 😂😂
I love real holes! Nothing I hate more than fake vents on cars. This vehicle looks great, the interior looks great and I bet it's comfortable, and I hope it drives as well as we expect from Lotus.
OMG, I love this, please have an option under 100k.
What am I seeing here?........the future. Love it!
I rather love this one! Hope it makes it to the US some day :)
I'm not the biggest fan of SUVs, but this SPUV has me "sold" (were cost not an issue haha 😅)
You forgot Military Intelligence there Jack as another Oxymoron. ;)
The car looks very interesting. It’s certainly one of the most appealing SUV’s, even though the profile is a bit EV6.
One point: in another video on t’internet: the Lotus rep said that much of the carbon is optional and this particular car was a very high spec car.
I think the car is ‘a good thing’ as you say. If it keeps Lotus alive 👍🏻
Fantastic opening!
I'm with David Gould and Terry Thomas... The Allegro was way ahead of its time. Regardless, I'd buy one tomorrow if: 1, it were available and 2, I had enough schekels to persuade Lotus to part with one. Love your work Jack and Robert on the channel keep it coming.
Geely SUV with Lotus badges, why the gaslighting?
Looks like a faster and more aerodynamic Geely electric crossover!
I love the look of this. I am fed up of SUVs but it's a crazy looking thing. Need to see it in the metal and drive one.
As always: I'll believe it when I see it... in production.
Great review. Wow. What a car.
All the performance to get to the shops!
Can’t wait to see a test drive
Kinda looks like an electrified Lamborghini Urus with a bit more aggressive front and tail ends. That interior has me drooling, from the color palate to the design and layout omg!! Sexiest SUV I've seen.
Jack, your epic in your reviews (you know that right), so just keep doing what you do best :). The other chap is quite good also. I forget his name...Robert Llewellyn? No he is awsome!!! Love you both :)
I think it looks fantastic! Good luck to the guys in Norfolk, hopefully this is a success!
When would this be avail in the US?
Is that all, only £100,000 surely not!
Looks good for an SUV
The best abbs at a pie eating contest 😂
I feel like if they simply omitted the upper headlights, the front end would look much more cohesive and cool. It would match the rear end much better, too.
Excellent review, as always.
Brill. Love the demo and love the car.
Cool
Thanks for the video and stay safe ✌️
It’s beautiful.
Love your work 👍
I’m 50yrs old but after the very start of this video I want Jack to read me bedtime stories……😂
Great channel & review.... Thanks. 👍
Beautiful styling but am I the only one who thinks the area below the headlights not only contradicts every other line on the car but rather looks like it’s been in a crash with bits flailing around before they fall off. ?? Thoughts? The way to tell is that those awkward lines does not allow my eye to roll over that area but instead thinks it needs a bandage.
Not to mention the pedestrian slicing front corners that I would have thought might be illegal in Europe given their pedestrian safety concerns.
How does closing holes in the front grille reduce drag coefficient?
Loved the intro
First Lotus to have rear doors? 🤔 Lotus Carlton? Lotus Cortina?
The Cortina was a 2-door (although Wikipedia tells me there were two 4-door examples done up for the Mid-Anglia Constabulary). But the Carlton still stands :D
True ... but they weren't really Lotus cars ... Lotus breathed on them but most of those cars was Ford or Vauxhall.
As much as I like this vehicle, your statement about this being the first Lotus with rear doors excludes the Lotus Carlton, which is a valid part of the Lotus Manufacturing history.
Whole lot of EV6 in this thing. Interior is epic though.
It’s astounding that it is a day that we can say that a Lotus looks like a Kia or a Kia looks like a Lotus
Similar overall shape of the ev6, without the weird duck arse boot.
@@cpd87 yes. But this lotus is 40cm longer than the ev6 and has a 20% smaller boot and a cabin that is no more roomy than the Kia. Not exactly great characteristics of an SUV.