For all those moaning about Colin Chapman and weight, his daily driver when he died was a Range Rover and his final (unreleased) model was a large four door saloon styled with Paulo Martin.
@@EvoraGT430 Exactly, SUV and Pick Up truck sales are on the rise, makes good economic sense for car companies to move in the direction the market wants them to.
We're going to need some serious breakthroughs in battery tech to 'add lightness' to any EV, but hats off to the styling, this looks good, and obviously the Evija looks amazing! I'm really rooting for Lotus!! Hope they get the success they need to keep on innovating!
I disagree. If companies focus their engineering on maximizing efficiency like Tesla and Lucid, the EVs actually weigh about the same or sometimes even less than gasoline/hybrid competitors. A Model S Long Range weighs under 4600lbs which is about the same as V8 midsize and fullsize cars from germans.
Everybody think they are a good driver until you drive off a cliff and crap in your pants. Don't confuse get a high score in a game of the Need for Speed with real carefully learn driving skills. Stick with a dash and zoom vehicle like this Emeya and avoid car like handling car like the lotus 7, you may live longer.
It's most certainly coming. There's already a fair few good alternative battery technologies that have much better energy density. The main issue with bringing some of these to mass production is the tooling required to make the batteries.
@@russellsmith1375 Subsidies don't mean jack. Many fools can take that free money and squander it or worse corruption pocket it. Geely is actually delivering impressive cars to customers not just pie in the sky empty promises.
@@russellsmith1375 Yeah that's how you dominate. You invest in local businesses to go International. EU EV companies can't compete at the price point. Could care less that it's Chinese.
@@benjones7117if you want a brilliantly engineered car, then go Tesla Model S. The engineering in that is next level, though this lotus is hitting the emotional side more
@@thedumbconspirator4956 Teslas are known for poor build , Matt Watson called out only last year over their shoddy build. American teslas have worse quality to Chinese, this is pointed out by Rory auto trader UK review of Chinese made Tesla over American made ones
Nice, but not really a lotus. Lotus could have done an amazing electric car, but this ain't it! Could have created something that drove like a go kart with a crazy power to weight ratio, even with an electric powertrain but this is just ANOTHER hench luxury electric saloon
@@darrentaylordigital I think that is what is coming down the line with future generations of the emira. gotta sell cars like this to generate r&d money for the cutting edge/purist-oriented stuff.
They are supposed to offer a 2 seat lightweight coupe ev cayman/boxter fighter in late 2025 or 2026. Project 135 is the code name and the engineers stated getting within 100kg of the emira is one of the goals for it. 👍🏻
@@timgriffith9333 since electric will be the foreseeable future i think lotus is doing a fine job of making a proper sports saloon, fun SUV, and insane supercar. too many manufacturers are falling behind, clinging to older tech and not utilizing what is out there to really set themselves up for the future. the biggest problem with EVs today is some countries refuse to move from century old tech and move into the new world, updating infrastructure and whatnot. in areas that HAVE that infrastructure, EV use is skyrocketing, especially with home-solar systems coming in (free fuel for the car). i will never see over 150 in a car. my current 200k mile economy hatchback (albeit with a huge v6 stuffed in it by yours truly) and it's 140+ top speed will soon bow out to an EV once i strap a solar system to my roof. i'm already in talks with an installer, and the power should cover all my ridiculous computer systems, AC, and charging an EV to boot, and i will basically stop paying the electric company ANYTHING. for me, thats 250 dollars a month in electric deleted, 300 dollars a month in gas deleted. 550 dollars a month goes a long way to paying off my solar panels! plus, im not changing oil every 5k....
@@timgriffith9333 FYI Caterham Project V is a thing. Lotus is trying to branch out like Porsche and offer a wider range of products. Lotus ain't going to abandon their own "911".
Good to see they're putting their investors dollars to work. It might not follow the old philosophy, but at least they're making interesting things. I'm very interested to see how much of this comes thru in final production form. 🙂
Great car! But Taycan slayer not. I don't think it will be competitive at this price point and market segment - all Lotus EVs will be made in China at Geely OEM factories... nor there is anything wrong with this engineering wise but the cache.
It probably won't beat Taycan as it's larger n heavier and Lotus have tried to cater to a hyper luxury sports Sedan segment rather than a lighter purely sports bred EV instead with cruising in mind as Asian appetite are high for such vehicles. Also the global launch was in NYC rather than euro, the American market is in sights where luxury long distance cruising is much bigger thing
emeya is the thirteenth in the overall list of Zhejiang International Circuit. First place in the electric car category and first place in the four-door sedan category. The second place in the electric vehicle group is zeekr 001 FR The third place is electre The Porsche Taycan scores very poorly. Zhejiang International Circuit is China’s star racing circuit. (Very important)
Doesn't look like a Lotus. It looks Chinese which is not surprising. Lotus is owned by Geely. It's designed at the Geely Design Studio in Coventry and is assembled in Wuhan, China.
Went to that showroom two weeks ago. All I can say is omg about both the eletra and Emeya. Both absolutely stunning would have the exact spec of the emeya. The video does not do it justice. The black eletra that’s there was stunning as well would have that as well without the black wheels
@@EvoraGT430 well porsche kept the essence of their design and sportiness and they applked that to every car they make, which is where i think Lotus is failing, they now lack brand recognition due to change in design and they lack loyal customers since they no longer make light weight agile cars, its a shame really
The emeya (and electre) are there to improve Lotus’ profit margins, the company now has an order book of over 17,000. They’re not there to reflect the Lotus of old, thats going to be the purpose of the upcoming type 135. The new all electric lotus sports car will be designed in Hethel with the promise of being a lightweight rear-wheel drive sports EV. I shall save my judgement for when that’s released to the public.
This Lotus looks like a homerun. The real test will be how it handles around a track, a canyon road, and on the Autobahn as it copes with thermal longevity, high speed range, and recharging speeds. In North America, this will need to get access to Tesla's Supercharger network with the right hardware to use Tesla's 400v charging systems.
You would hope so for the price. Basically, I'm happy for any company to make better looking cars and a more interesting alternative to drearily designed Tesla.
Looks great, but fear it will become one of the most heavily depreciating performance EVs in history - and in a totally biased view, I bought a Taycan CT4S purely because I wanted a change from my Tesla Model S and I needed to carry my dog. There is no way unless you have a mini dog, you’re getting anything other than flat luggage in the back of there. Looks like to me that the design is a little comprised.
Geely took their time, intelligently I believe, revamping Lotus but have returned with a fury. I was a service partner to Lotus USA so was up close and personal for many years. I moved on just as the Evija concept was released. I had always wondered why Lotus was allowed to stagnate for so long given its incredible pedigree. Clearly Geely felt the landscape shift to EV and waited to see how best to react. They, intelligently, didn't give up on ICE and released the gorgeous Emira while also throwing out two of the best looking EV's I have seen to date. Hats of Geely and Lotus for bringing this brand back to where it belongs.
based in China, I've driven many EVs. Went and test drove the Electre last month and I was blown away, it's super impressive that such a huge fat SUV drives and handles like a top notch compact sports car, it maneuvers better than my tesla model 3 performance in tight parking structures, I believe the sedan can only be even better. Lotus truly makes the best EVs for drivers.
@@drzhanga I am jealous! While I had nothing to do with the brand, short of being a service partner, I have a very personal emotional loyalty to the brand. I have watched numerous reviews but it is wonderful to hear from a "man on the street" confirm that their vehicles are everything I hoped they would be. Thank you for sharing. =)
I love how Lotus has stopped being held back by perceived tradition (2 seats, light w/ pistons) and are moving forward just viewing new styles and trends simply as engineering challenges. Lotus has always been an engineering company that builds cars.
Looks like any other chinese ev sedans rolling out. Not to mention all the small electrical issues theyll have to sort out w limited dealer network. Even porsche has hard time selling tycans. Dealers using them as courtesy vehicles now, because of overflow inventory. Not going to do well. Too much of cookie cutter ev bs, and too much competition. Instead investing billions into ev, give 7-10yr warranty to fix their poor reliability image, and bring out sedans, suvs that are sub 3400lb w dct or manual options. Sharp sporty exterior design + Efficient 4cyl turbo that sound half decent and meet emissions regulations. Price them near bmw/audi/merc counterparts, Make them drive like all lotus does. Make your brand best at what it does. You are just not going win over ev market share from tesla, porsche, audi, bmw, etc.
New electric cars lose value quickly because only brand new ones are eligible for VAT and tax reclamation, making second-hand vehicles unappealing to business owners. Consequently, the market is flooded with previously leased electric cars.
Wow! What a great looking car. If it has typical Lotus handling, and why shouldn’t it, they’ll have a phenomanal vehicle on their hands. But Alcantara steering wheel covering?! - what a terrible idea!-finger tips are naturally oily - I don’t fancy trying to keep that clean and what about the nap on what is the most frequent touch point of the car - how long will that look good for?!
I recently made a deposit on an Emeya at Wearnes Thailand after my first visit to their showroom. Despite the showroom's low class and quality, I was impressed by the design and build of the Emeya. After negotiating and making a deposit, the salesperson contacted me a few days later, stating they could not honor the agreed-upon price and needed to increase it. I am very disappointed with Wearnes Thailand. Lotus should not appoint such an unprofessional and unscrupulous company as their sole dealer in Thailand. I’ll wait to see how they respond to this situation. The way they treat their customers is unacceptable.
Love the fact it can be sucked closer to ground for the school run….. Don’t want those kiddiwinks damaging themselves like those that fall out of mummy’s RR Sport….
Stunning car that is very eye catching! Good to see Lotus releasing some outstanding cars to be a competitor and a visble alternative ensuring its survival, well done.
Surprisingly for an electric car it actually looks good. Inside the quality and finish also looks good. But whats with all the electronic rubbish, electronic mirrors, silly sunroof patterns and crap like that, that no one wants or will use. And all the controls on the touch screen. The screen is too big and looks stupid. What is this obsession with huge ugly screens stuck in the middle of the dash recently. Stick in a 10 inch screen, put physical controls back in the car, and get rid of all that unnecessary electronic gimmicks and crap no one needs then Lotus will have a car to watch out for. Having said that I would still never buy it as its electric. An electric sports car is just wrong. It needs to sound like a car, not a whiny milk float.
It's a bit bland looking, tbh, despite the hyperbolic review - "It demands to be driven, with a capital "D"", I mean wtfh does that mean? Advertorial content.
...all these frikkin' performance SUVs look the same to me. This Lotus saloon has clearly taken some inspiration (roofline, at least) from the Kia Stinger GT
The Chinese have come so far, this car looks like a Ferrari. And i would rate it over the Porsche taycan, brand name means nothing, innovation is what i am about, colin chapman would be proud, and rolling in his grave with joy.
All this car HD rendering in central screen (to big and badly placed, a lot of head turning from road a head) is unnecessary, simple icon is all you need, that way a information is conveyed much better, driver have no need to look up to screen an later check if anything is open or not. It is there for the sake of being there. Overall Taycan with much more readable gauge cluster is simply better.
To slay a Taycan it will need excellent steering feel and wonderfully developed chassis balance. The first "Lotus' EV had neither. So time will tell. I do hope that this will not be just another pretty, very very expensive appliance.
I think this is one of the most stunning vehicles ever conceived. It’s bang up to date, luxurious, elegant and sort of minimalist (I think). However I am concerned by the size of the battery pack. It’s too big IMO. Overall, an imaginatively designed and brilliantly executed benchmark for the 4 door tourer segment. What’s not to love.
A battery in an EV can never be big enough, believe me. Had four of them in the last 2 years. Current technology is just too heavy, too slow to charge and ultimately not sufficient to bannish range anxiety. I'll come back in three years when hopefully solid state batteries will change the whole dynamics of the entire crop of EV's.
@@K22MDL I am not so sure. Solid state are tricky to make and expensive. Scalability is key here, but we are not there yet IMO. We are using rare minerals at a rate that is not sustainable, even with recycling in mind (if you can find it). Limitations on battery materials is not my thing either, so I don’t think regulation is necessary. But I do wish that we could find better tech to get around this issue, and fast. Talk about save the planet……. We are looking at this from the wrong point of view and focusing far too much on range anxiety. Smaller batteries with faster charging (OK, it’s not that fast really what with rapid gating and cold gating considerations) with more frequent but quicker charging is the way forward. Only my opinion, but look to companies like Caterham, who have a different mind set in this regard. If you can get 250km range before a recharge then that dovetails with a 2 hour drive time before a rest period, provided chargers are plentiful along the way. Instead of lugging heavy battery packs around and using energy to move a mass, make them lighter and smaller. It’s also a safety (crash) and infrastructure issue to keep them small. It makes sense.
@@K22MDL Elon Musk says you do not need a car that does over 300 miles in range, mainly because nobody drives 300 miles in one go without a rest, or should not be doing that sort of milage without a break.
This car is awesomely classy, thanks for the concise in depth look, as a car lover and gamer, I get the best of both worlds in this car, almost swayin me off a taycan. Having this paired with Emira as my ice combo with this electric GT, wud be so cool. 😃👍
One of the best looking electric sports sedans out there. I really like the interior, especially the alcantara on the dash, steering wheel and those sports seats looks super comfy and supportive. I bet this will be a Tesla Plaid killer around a track but not in a straight line.
Lotus Emeya R specs Car type 4-door saloon Curb weight 2490 kg (5490 lbs) You really need to look at the specs before coming for Tesla. No carmaker right now, pound for pound, can match Tesla's Model S, not even Lucid with their Sapphire.
When the plaid can beat an 2008 enzo and 2023 mc20 around the green hell? I wouldn't bet on that, this is down on power to the plaid&up on weight, does it offer torque vectoring which the plaid has? Does it have sufficient battery performance to run the ring for even 1 lap? My guess is this would be in the 7:30s or even 7:40s at the nurburgring vs the 7:25 of a plaid. Or 7:30 of the taycan. Now the lotus evija is the one I want to see run the ring, I believe that could be the first road legal sub 7min ev. 👍🏻😎
@@ciybersal3499 It feels more luxurious and plush, not more track worthy. A 5,500 lb 900 hp fatty can't outperform a 4,700 lb 1020 hp tri-motor sedan. Go ask Porsche why they're working on a tri-motor.
@@4literv6 It won't be. It will have substantially worse handling the the model S plaid. Here is why: 2 motors instead of 3 which means no torque vectoring which that alone makes it an 8 minute car, has the weight of a model X plaid meaning it weighs 322kg more then the model s plaid! That's just to much weight, then we have the hp, 900hp and the top speed of 153mph is really bad as a model s plaid does 200mph. Although top speed only adds like 2-3 seconds to a model S's time so it doesn't matter that much on the nurburgring. Then we also have the fact that it doesn't sustain 900hp due to the motors not being carbo sleeved, then we need more info on the battery to know if it overheats or not.
I like almost everything about it, the only thing i hate is the fact that it's electric. I Want the base sound of a V8 Monster engine or adleast a hybrid.
Love the aero and the look! The Taycan is pretty stiff competition though and it could/should be due for a mid-model cycle refresh before these hit the streets in any numbers.
The "early adopters" of the new BEV are going to get scorched on resale irrespective of what brand they buy. The market is evolving too fast for it to be otherwise. All, imo, of course.@@TheNorville2
There's a lot I like about the Eletre but this is just a lowered one of those. It's way too similar inside and out. I don't see the point of it. Could (and should) have looked amazing but not nearly as handsome as the Audi e-Tron GT to my eyes. Shame.
It (and the eletre) look very cool, however, I dont think these cars should be 'lotuses'. Let me explain: Geely owns Lotus. We in Britain (and Europe) dont know who they are, so when they inevitably come to sell a cheap electric car in the UK, we'll buy a vollswagen instead. What they should be doing is bringing over their normal, cheap cars (of which we dont have nearly enough) and making Lotus versions of them, like ford did with the lotus cortina, and then taking them racing. Then we see these new cars, and we want to buy them. Lotus themselves should just go on making sports cars and maybe they should make these a few years down the line. I know that this is the traditional lotus model, but it's worked so far
Love the design and color. Although, still prefer integrated infotainment screens like Porsche, Mercedes, Cadillac and others use, rather than the tack on tablet look, which I also feel intrudes into the cabin.
I have to say thit car convinces me all around! I dont really know about the Audi e-tron but the Lotus sure holds some advantages over a Tesla Model S. Also it looks very beautiful. Great job Lotus!!
For all those moaning about Colin Chapman and weight, his daily driver when he died was a Range Rover and his final (unreleased) model was a large four door saloon styled with Paulo Martin.
you missed the point completely
@@drakvaclav826 I understand the point, I just think it’s ill-informed tosh.
Also, Porsche became the most profitable car company in the world by moving away solely from sports cars; why shouldn't Lotus?
@@EvoraGT430 Exactly, SUV and Pick Up truck sales are on the rise, makes good economic sense for car companies to move in the direction the market wants them to.
As some one that's just sold my exige because of the company being so different I can't help but disagree. Sold their soul imo
Rory is looking good this week, I like what he's done with his hair.
Yeah, looks like a proper bloke now.
She's his sister ... silly.
Colin Champan just rolled over in his grave.
Why? China cars are the future,sorry
"Overcomplicate, then add heavy batteries."
Good riddance
Adapt or be confined to history
Move with the times, or get left behind.
We're going to need some serious breakthroughs in battery tech to 'add lightness' to any EV, but hats off to the styling, this looks good, and obviously the Evija looks amazing! I'm really rooting for Lotus!! Hope they get the success they need to keep on innovating!
Agreed, imagine how fast EV’s would be if they were light
@@milesyounghamilton not so much the speed, they're already rapid, the dynamics though.....the Caterham EV looks really interesting in that respect!
I disagree. If companies focus their engineering on maximizing efficiency like Tesla and Lucid, the EVs actually weigh about the same or sometimes even less than gasoline/hybrid competitors. A Model S Long Range weighs under 4600lbs which is about the same as V8 midsize and fullsize cars from germans.
Everybody think they are a good driver until you drive off a cliff and crap in your pants. Don't confuse get a high score in a game of the Need for Speed with real carefully learn driving skills. Stick with a dash and zoom vehicle like this Emeya and avoid car like handling car like the lotus 7, you may live longer.
It's most certainly coming. There's already a fair few good alternative battery technologies that have much better energy density. The main issue with bringing some of these to mass production is the tooling required to make the batteries.
Volvo, Polestar, Smart, Zeeker, Lotus ... Geely cars are on a roll.
I thought smart was owned by mercedes 🤔
It's half half Mercedes and Geely
Chinese government subsidies go a long way
@@russellsmith1375 Subsidies don't mean jack. Many fools can take that free money and squander it or worse corruption pocket it. Geely is actually delivering impressive cars to customers not just pie in the sky empty promises.
@@russellsmith1375 Yeah that's how you dominate. You invest in local businesses to go International. EU EV companies can't compete at the price point. Could care less that it's Chinese.
This car looks truly stunning. I'd choose that over a Taycan any day!
It’s looks nice but doesn’t mean it’s engineered as well as a taycan
Absolutely this over a crying face Taycan
I mean if you want something that looks like a lowered SUV instead of a nimble looking sports car...
@@benjones7117if you want a brilliantly engineered car, then go Tesla Model S. The engineering in that is next level, though this lotus is hitting the emotional side more
@@thedumbconspirator4956
Teslas are known for poor build , Matt Watson called out only last year over their shoddy build. American teslas have worse quality to Chinese, this is pointed out by Rory auto trader UK review of Chinese made Tesla over American made ones
I think it’s a beautiful car, well done Lotus.
you mean "well done Geely"? this car screams chinese from every angle
@@darkwingduck47 The Chinese saved our legacy brand.
Nice, but not really a lotus. Lotus could have done an amazing electric car, but this ain't it! Could have created something that drove like a go kart with a crazy power to weight ratio, even with an electric powertrain but this is just ANOTHER hench luxury electric saloon
"new" owner, "new" direction.
They already did with the Evija...
@@ThePedroDB that's a hypercar, not like a typical lotus small, fun weapon in the corners. It's 2 million quid!
@@darrentaylordigital I think that is what is coming down the line with future generations of the emira. gotta sell cars like this to generate r&d money for the cutting edge/purist-oriented stuff.
They are supposed to offer a 2 seat lightweight coupe ev cayman/boxter fighter in late 2025 or 2026.
Project 135 is the code name and the engineers stated getting within 100kg of the emira is one of the goals for it. 👍🏻
Miles better looking than the SUV counterpart 🔥🔥🔥
Absoutely not. But it looks great in its own right.
Looks like all the other ostentatious offerings.
I'm really impressed with the direction Lotus has been heading. This looks fantastic.
@@timgriffith9333 since electric will be the foreseeable future i think lotus is doing a fine job of making a proper sports saloon, fun SUV, and insane supercar. too many manufacturers are falling behind, clinging to older tech and not utilizing what is out there to really set themselves up for the future. the biggest problem with EVs today is some countries refuse to move from century old tech and move into the new world, updating infrastructure and whatnot. in areas that HAVE that infrastructure, EV use is skyrocketing, especially with home-solar systems coming in (free fuel for the car). i will never see over 150 in a car. my current 200k mile economy hatchback (albeit with a huge v6 stuffed in it by yours truly) and it's 140+ top speed will soon bow out to an EV once i strap a solar system to my roof. i'm already in talks with an installer, and the power should cover all my ridiculous computer systems, AC, and charging an EV to boot, and i will basically stop paying the electric company ANYTHING. for me, thats 250 dollars a month in electric deleted, 300 dollars a month in gas deleted. 550 dollars a month goes a long way to paying off my solar panels! plus, im not changing oil every 5k....
@@timgriffith9333 FYI Caterham Project V is a thing. Lotus is trying to branch out like Porsche and offer a wider range of products. Lotus ain't going to abandon their own "911".
Let us just hope electric vehicle's don't do a nosedive.
Good to see they're putting their investors dollars to work.
It might not follow the old philosophy, but at least they're making interesting things.
I'm very interested to see how much of this comes thru in final production form. 🙂
Worked for Porsche, after all.
Most of it is already in the Electre, the only thing i saw that was different was the sunroof ..
Great car! But Taycan slayer not. I don't think it will be competitive at this price point and market segment - all Lotus EVs will be made in China at Geely OEM factories... nor there is anything wrong with this engineering wise but the cache.
It probably won't beat Taycan as it's larger n heavier and Lotus have tried to cater to a hyper luxury sports Sedan segment rather than a lighter purely sports bred EV instead with cruising in mind as Asian appetite are high for such vehicles. Also the global launch was in NYC rather than euro, the American market is in sights where luxury long distance cruising is much bigger thing
emeya is the thirteenth in the overall list of Zhejiang International Circuit.
First place in the electric car category and first place in the four-door sedan category.
The second place in the electric vehicle group is zeekr 001 FR
The third place is electre
The Porsche Taycan scores very poorly.
Zhejiang International Circuit is China’s star racing circuit. (Very important)
Doesn't look like a Lotus. It looks Chinese which is not surprising. Lotus is owned by Geely. It's designed at the Geely Design Studio in Coventry and is assembled in Wuhan, China.
Hm...I think I'd rather an Ioniq 5 N.
Went to that showroom two weeks ago. All I can say is omg about both the eletra and Emeya. Both absolutely stunning would have the exact spec of the emeya. The video does not do it justice. The black eletra that’s there was stunning as well would have that as well without the black wheels
I'm so jealous wish I could see in real flesh
So do I. Really interested in this car
Lotus is having to reinvent itself to stay relevant and in business. And it looks to be doing that! Let's hope it works.
Porsche became the most profitable car company in the world by moving away solely from sports cars; why shouldn't Lotus?
@@EvoraGT430 I didn't say they shouldn't.
@@EvoraGT430 well porsche kept the essence of their design and sportiness and they applked that to every car they make, which is where i think Lotus is failing, they now lack brand recognition due to change in design and they lack loyal customers since they no longer make light weight agile cars, its a shame really
@@victormiguelmontero136what is the 'essence of Porsche' that can be found in the Taycan? Please elaborate bcos i really want to know
@@notagain2856 Never mind the Taycan, I want to know about the "essence of Porsche" in the lumbering Cayenne AKA trophy wife mobile!
The emeya (and electre) are there to improve Lotus’ profit margins, the company now has an order book of over 17,000. They’re not there to reflect the Lotus of old, thats going to be the purpose of the upcoming type 135. The new all electric lotus sports car will be designed in Hethel with the promise of being a lightweight rear-wheel drive sports EV. I shall save my judgement for when that’s released to the public.
Order book of 17000 for what? Do you have a source?
@@Cassp0nk- 17,000 is likely the pre-orders for this and the Electre
This Lotus looks like a homerun. The real test will be how it handles around a track, a canyon road, and on the Autobahn as it copes with thermal longevity, high speed range, and recharging speeds. In North America, this will need to get access to Tesla's Supercharger network with the right hardware to use Tesla's 400v charging systems.
It’s a Geely
@@ki5168with that mentality we might as well call every brand”boardroom” its brands heritage and where it originated that’s relevant nowadays.
To be honest the quality of fit and finish looks surprisingly good.
You would hope so for the price.
Basically, I'm happy for any company to make better looking cars and a more interesting alternative to drearily designed Tesla.
Looks great, but fear it will become one of the most heavily depreciating performance EVs in history - and in a totally biased view, I bought a Taycan CT4S purely because I wanted a change from my Tesla Model S and I needed to carry my dog. There is no way unless you have a mini dog, you’re getting anything other than flat luggage in the back of there. Looks like to me that the design is a little comprised.
Geely took their time, intelligently I believe, revamping Lotus but have returned with a fury. I was a service partner to Lotus USA so was up close and personal for many years. I moved on just as the Evija concept was released. I had always wondered why Lotus was allowed to stagnate for so long given its incredible pedigree. Clearly Geely felt the landscape shift to EV and waited to see how best to react. They, intelligently, didn't give up on ICE and released the gorgeous Emira while also throwing out two of the best looking EV's I have seen to date. Hats of Geely and Lotus for bringing this brand back to where it belongs.
based in China, I've driven many EVs. Went and test drove the Electre last month and I was blown away, it's super impressive that such a huge fat SUV drives and handles like a top notch compact sports car, it maneuvers better than my tesla model 3 performance in tight parking structures, I believe the sedan can only be even better. Lotus truly makes the best EVs for drivers.
@@drzhanga I am jealous! While I had nothing to do with the brand, short of being a service partner, I have a very personal emotional loyalty to the brand. I have watched numerous reviews but it is wonderful to hear from a "man on the street" confirm that their vehicles are everything I hoped they would be. Thank you for sharing. =)
Why would you buy a Porsche or Audi electric car ... When you could have this for the same money 🤩🤩🤩 amazing bit of kit well done lotus 👌🏻👌🏻
I would,have said residuals before they collapsed!
Lotus will devalue faster than Porsche
Taycan Beater? More like Taycan Eater!
Even thought the Emeya looks good, I like the look of the Taycan a bit more.
Thats lovely!
Not bad overall design.
I love how Lotus has stopped being held back by perceived tradition (2 seats, light w/ pistons) and are moving forward just viewing new styles and trends simply as engineering challenges. Lotus has always been an engineering company that builds cars.
That's one way to look at it.
@@Leon_GeorgeWell all Lotus got out of “Simple and Light” was Bankruptcy, so this is an improvement.
Stopped being held back by physics and are moving forward just viewing new styles and trends simply as marketing challenges, you mean?
Nah. The world is full of beauty, my friend, you just need to be open to it.@@grahamthompson5581
Well, you have to thank the Chinese for that (Geely is the owner) ;-)
Well if it depreciates like a Taycan in the first year on the road I’ll wait a bit and snap up a bargain
Really good looking car, it would be interesting to see a shoot out btw it ,the taycan and the etron
Because a Tesla would show up the legacy brands?
And also Tesla Model S and Lucid Air.
@@mrflippant absolutely not. Terrible interior and a copious amount of wear and tear. Terrible cars, great software companies.
@@samguest8165no, because teslas are minimalist and ugly, incapable of anything but drag racing
@samguest8165 Tesla wouldn't even exist without Lotus
Looks like any other chinese ev sedans rolling out. Not to mention all the small electrical issues theyll have to sort out w limited dealer network. Even porsche has hard time selling tycans. Dealers using them as courtesy vehicles now, because of overflow inventory. Not going to do well. Too much of cookie cutter ev bs, and too much competition. Instead investing billions into ev, give 7-10yr warranty to fix their poor reliability image, and bring out sedans, suvs that are sub 3400lb w dct or manual options. Sharp sporty exterior design + Efficient 4cyl turbo that sound half decent and meet emissions regulations. Price them near bmw/audi/merc counterparts, Make them drive like all lotus does. Make your brand best at what it does.
You are just not going win over ev market share from tesla, porsche, audi, bmw, etc.
Taycan and Audi Enron gt depreciate horrendously. I think you would be very brave to buy expensive EV new. Looks great though 😊
Because they’re no longer Automobiles. They’re electronics
New electric cars lose value quickly because only brand new ones are eligible for VAT and tax reclamation, making second-hand vehicles unappealing to business owners. Consequently, the market is flooded with previously leased electric cars.
just buy a depreciated second hand - buy low sell high
@@fk14mudwhich is fantastic news honestly. Idk why so many people complain about that. Basically makes luxury cars affordable after minimal usage
@@MaticTheProto Absolutely
Electric cars will soon be like cell phones. All that will matter is the operating system
Wow! What a great looking car. If it has typical Lotus handling, and why shouldn’t it, they’ll have a phenomanal vehicle on their hands. But Alcantara steering wheel covering?! - what a terrible idea!-finger tips are naturally oily - I don’t fancy trying to keep that clean and what about the nap on what is the most frequent touch point of the car - how long will that look good for?!
I recently made a deposit on an Emeya at Wearnes Thailand after my first visit to their showroom. Despite the showroom's low class and quality, I was impressed by the design and build of the Emeya. After negotiating and making a deposit, the salesperson contacted me a few days later, stating they could not honor the agreed-upon price and needed to increase it.
I am very disappointed with Wearnes Thailand. Lotus should not appoint such an unprofessional and unscrupulous company as their sole dealer in Thailand.
I’ll wait to see how they respond to this situation.
The way they treat their customers is unacceptable.
This car looks awesome inside and out. Also the video was good, great quality 👍😁
The good, it's a Lotus, the bad, it's an EV. ABSOLUTELY ZERO interest in ANY EV. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Stunning, well done lotus 👌
Love the fact it can be sucked closer to ground for the school run…..
Don’t want those kiddiwinks damaging themselves like those that fall out of mummy’s RR Sport….
Stunning car that is very eye catching! Good to see Lotus releasing some outstanding cars to be a competitor and a visble alternative ensuring its survival, well done.
the Taycan beater.. yes and 4times the price... Why not compare this lotus with Rimac Nevada. nearly the same difference..
*That is a very very sleek looking car*
Surprisingly for an electric car it actually looks good. Inside the quality and finish also looks good. But whats with all the electronic rubbish, electronic mirrors, silly sunroof patterns and crap like that, that no one wants or will use. And all the controls on the touch screen. The screen is too big and looks stupid. What is this obsession with huge ugly screens stuck in the middle of the dash recently. Stick in a 10 inch screen, put physical controls back in the car, and get rid of all that unnecessary electronic gimmicks and crap no one needs then Lotus will have a car to watch out for. Having said that I would still never buy it as its electric. An electric sports car is just wrong. It needs to sound like a car, not a whiny milk float.
Well done China.
It's a bit bland looking, tbh, despite the hyperbolic review - "It demands to be driven, with a capital "D"", I mean wtfh does that mean? Advertorial content.
Lamborghini Emeya
...all these frikkin' performance SUVs look the same to me. This Lotus saloon has clearly taken some inspiration (roofline, at least) from the Kia Stinger GT
Thought she said Enema! And I was like whoa!
😅 😂
@@legouix You too?
Looks fantastic
As a e-tron GT owner, my car looks OLD 😄
I think this model has better looking than its SUV. Great job Lotus!!
The Chinese have come so far, this car looks like a Ferrari. And i would rate it over the Porsche taycan, brand name means nothing, innovation is what i am about, colin chapman would be proud, and rolling in his grave with joy.
The car is stunning!
All this car HD rendering in central screen (to big and badly placed, a lot of head turning from road a head) is unnecessary, simple icon is all you need, that way a information is conveyed much better, driver have no need to look up to screen an later check if anything is open or not. It is there for the sake of being there. Overall Taycan with much more readable gauge cluster is simply better.
It's not the best looking car, but it will be interesting to see how useful it really is once we see it on the road. Lots of potential there.
Need to get rid of those impractical camera wing mirrors, otherwise a nice looking car!
Looks brilliant! The future is electric, so great to see car manufacturers starting to design beautiful electric cars.
Its just not
u sounds like u get salary paid from some big CCP car manufacturer
To slay a Taycan it will need excellent steering feel and wonderfully developed chassis balance. The first "Lotus' EV had neither. So time will tell. I do hope that this will not be just another pretty, very very expensive appliance.
Really good looking car, it would be nice to see head to head comparison against Taycan turbo s
Electric. Ugh! Nobody wants electric. It's nice though.
The Lotus Emeya is such beautiful work of art
Nice video but I absolutely dislike the cars rear. Reminds me of many asian cars these days. Just ugly.
I like it but it looks like a supercar Prius
I think this is one of the most stunning vehicles ever conceived. It’s bang up to date, luxurious, elegant and sort of minimalist (I think). However I am concerned by the size of the battery pack. It’s too big IMO. Overall, an imaginatively designed and brilliantly executed benchmark for the 4 door tourer segment. What’s not to love.
A battery in an EV can never be big enough, believe me. Had four of them in the last 2 years. Current technology is just too heavy, too slow to charge and ultimately not sufficient to bannish range anxiety. I'll come back in three years when hopefully solid state batteries will change the whole dynamics of the entire crop of EV's.
@@K22MDL I am not so sure. Solid state are tricky to make and expensive. Scalability is key here, but we are not there yet IMO. We are using rare minerals at a rate that is not sustainable, even with recycling in mind (if you can find it). Limitations on battery materials is not my thing either, so I don’t think regulation is necessary. But I do wish that we could find better tech to get around this issue, and fast. Talk about save the planet…….
We are looking at this from the wrong point of view and focusing far too much on range anxiety. Smaller batteries with faster charging (OK, it’s not that fast really what with rapid gating and cold gating considerations) with more frequent but quicker charging is the way forward. Only my opinion, but look to companies like Caterham, who have a different mind set in this regard. If you can get 250km range before a recharge then that dovetails with a 2 hour drive time before a rest period, provided chargers are plentiful along the way. Instead of lugging heavy battery packs around and using energy to move a mass, make them lighter and smaller. It’s also a safety (crash) and infrastructure issue to keep them small. It makes sense.
@@K22MDL Elon Musk says you do not need a car that does over 300 miles in range, mainly because nobody drives 300 miles in one go without a rest, or should not be doing that sort of milage without a break.
How big did she say?
@@TheNorville2 I agree in this instance, but I don't think I'd ever quote Elon Musk!
i hate seeing carbon ceramics as the standard brakes... Normally costs $8,000 to replace
This car is awesomely classy, thanks for the concise in depth look, as a car lover and gamer, I get the best of both worlds in this car, almost swayin me off a taycan. Having this paired with Emira as my ice combo with this electric GT, wud be so cool. 😃👍
Anyone wanna tell them that the MG4 Xpower already thrashed the Taycan
One of the best looking electric sports sedans out there. I really like the interior, especially the alcantara on the dash, steering wheel and those sports seats looks super comfy and supportive. I bet this will be a Tesla Plaid killer around a track but not in a straight line.
Lotus Emeya R specs
Car type 4-door saloon
Curb weight 2490 kg (5490 lbs)
You really need to look at the specs before coming for Tesla. No carmaker right now, pound for pound, can match Tesla's Model S, not even Lucid with their Sapphire.
When the plaid can beat an 2008 enzo and 2023 mc20 around the green hell? I wouldn't bet on that, this is down on power to the plaid&up on weight, does it offer torque vectoring which the plaid has? Does it have sufficient battery performance to run the ring for even 1 lap?
My guess is this would be in the 7:30s or even 7:40s at the nurburgring vs the 7:25 of a plaid. Or 7:30 of the taycan.
Now the lotus evija is the one I want to see run the ring, I believe that could be the first road legal sub 7min ev. 👍🏻😎
@@KyleHubb
Mkbhd has in his channel stated the driving dynamics of Emeya are superior to Tesla S and it feels more luxurious so job well done
@@ciybersal3499 It feels more luxurious and plush, not more track worthy. A 5,500 lb 900 hp fatty can't outperform a 4,700 lb 1020 hp tri-motor sedan. Go ask Porsche why they're working on a tri-motor.
@@4literv6 It won't be. It will have substantially worse handling the the model S plaid. Here is why: 2 motors instead of 3 which means no torque vectoring which that alone makes it an 8 minute car, has the weight of a model X plaid meaning it weighs 322kg more then the model s plaid! That's just to much weight, then we have the hp, 900hp and the top speed of 153mph is really bad as a model s plaid does 200mph. Although top speed only adds like 2-3 seconds to a model S's time so it doesn't matter that much on the nurburgring. Then we also have the fact that it doesn't sustain 900hp due to the motors not being carbo sleeved, then we need more info on the battery to know if it overheats or not.
Did I miss perhaps the biggest reason I’ll never buy this?
It’s 100% made in China!
Wow, this Lotus is a breath of fresh air among its rivals. Looks way much more interesting and exciting.
I like almost everything about it, the only thing i hate is the fact that it's electric. I Want the base sound of a V8 Monster engine or adleast a hybrid.
Wow. Finally a car that makes me excited about the automotive future!
No self driving, no outstanding specs, begs the question, why?
Looks like a hyundai
Moreover is there a British car which doesn’t have realiablity issues in the past 10 years ?
Finally Lotus started designing cool cars.
How were the legacy Lotus cars not cool? Bond Esprit too tame for you?
*stopped
porosity, huh. who needs enemies when you've got a PR-department.
I didn't like it at first but the design's starting to grow on me
Wow!
Alexandra, that was an awesome standalone demo in a showroom!!
Actual driving review would have been good.
I think it looks great
Love the aero and the look! The Taycan is pretty stiff competition though and it could/should be due for a mid-model cycle refresh before these hit the streets in any numbers.
They Taycan also has problems and the prices just like the Audi are collapsing
Wait on the taycan turbo gt it has 1000hp+
The "early adopters" of the new BEV are going to get scorched on resale irrespective of what brand they buy. The market is evolving too fast for it to be otherwise. All, imo, of course.@@TheNorville2
I can only hope it looks better in the flesh than it does here, in the video.
The roof tech looks bonkers.
It should keep the Chinese factories busy
Seen this one in reality last week (camouflaged) and must say: It looks SO awesome!!!
Great one
Electric cars are a dead end, this vehicle would be more impressive if it were a petrol hybrid....
so its a Chinese design, made in China and has actually never seen Hethel....?
Correct
Damn, i didn't even know about this one 😮
I'm cultishly fond of Lotus, but a scab-on dash tablet? Not good enough! In this price range, integrate, or leave it out.
Bi rastî ez heyranî dîzayna vê Lotusê bûm.
The words " Taycan slayer " never go together, sorry Alex😂
How many cup holders?, that’s the real question.
Probably the best EV to date overall, IF cheaper than Lucid Air.
I think this car might look better without the floating roof
If you go to China you will concur it looks like an average Chinese electric car.
There's a lot I like about the Eletre but this is just a lowered one of those. It's way too similar inside and out. I don't see the point of it. Could (and should) have looked amazing but not nearly as handsome as the Audi e-Tron GT to my eyes. Shame.
Lower centre of gravity for better handling. Smaller frontal area for less drag. So many benefits to not being an SUV.....
Possibly the only desirable electric saloon car I have seen. Definitely a game changer!!!
Car looks great, but i bet it's a chinese EV with lotus emblems
The only Problem i think it has it that its a bit it high a lower body on the taycan looks better i would say
BEAUTIFUL IF ONLY AT PRICE FOR MASSES UNDER 75K
Much too advertisement-like, this video.
It (and the eletre) look very cool, however, I dont think these cars should be 'lotuses'.
Let me explain: Geely owns Lotus. We in Britain (and Europe) dont know who they are, so when they inevitably come to sell a cheap electric car in the UK, we'll buy a vollswagen instead. What they should be doing is bringing over their normal, cheap cars (of which we dont have nearly enough) and making Lotus versions of them, like ford did with the lotus cortina, and then taking them racing.
Then we see these new cars, and we want to buy them. Lotus themselves should just go on making sports cars and maybe they should make these a few years down the line.
I know that this is the traditional lotus model, but it's worked so far
Porsche became the most profitable car company in the world by moving away solely from sports cars; why shouldn't Lotus?
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Love the design and color. Although, still prefer integrated infotainment screens like Porsche, Mercedes, Cadillac and others use, rather than the tack on tablet look, which I also feel intrudes into the cabin.
I have to say thit car convinces me all around! I dont really know about the Audi e-tron but the Lotus sure holds some advantages over a Tesla Model S. Also it looks very beautiful. Great job Lotus!!
With a Big fat capital "D" I can only think of one thing