The road you traveled after lunch on Day 1 are my driving roads. I am a driving technique coach in rallying, so above average driving nerd, and I have to say that with all the tight corners, bumps, bad tarmac, etc, if a 2,5 tonne car felt good and entertaining there, the chassis is really really good!
It’s a great review of what has got to be a massively important vehicle for Lotus and if it allows them to keep making the sports cars they’re brand is built on then I hope that it’s really successful 👍
@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 regardless of whether it is actually a lotus or not, it's still very important for the brand- given even the Emira isn't making much money at the moment despite being brilliant.
I'm glad that you briefly talk about Geely. It seems most other reviews omit that the car is made by Geely. Not sure why, but I find it odd. For a brand that's always been assembled in England, THAT is the proverbial Asian elephant in the room. In this case, a pretty nice elephant indeed. It makes me wonder if Lotus suggested to the reviewers that the SUV was the elephant, since it's the common expression in three reviews I've watched so far. Odd. You are the first to even mention Geely, so good on you.
@@treborheminway3814 there is also a lotus plant in china with brits employed producing the same lotus for chinese market and over seas so thats a win win
@@Houthiandtheblowfish so make it bonus feature. 2 other reviews never mentioned it, and I was curious to see if this one did. He did, but all three used the elephant in a room line. It's almost like it's scripted. You want access and posh trips, here's the company line. I don't trust them when they all say the same thing. At least this guy mentioned Geely. Briefly.
@@treborheminway3814 Geely owns Volvo, polestar, lotus and zeekr. Nobody knows Zeekr but Geely is trying to make Zeekr a premium Chinese brand. Look at the Zeekr 001 that is sold at 45 k USD in China.
Have you and Tony discussed the trend of jumbotron screens glued to dashboards? I can’t be the only person who hopes we’ve reached “peak screen” and things will dial down.
Never thought the day would come up when you would drive past my house! (On the way back, curvy road, a few houses before the white one with the new and unpainted picket fence.) Our road is used a lot by bikers and car enthusiasts, so I am impressed about the roads that were chosen. Lotus is I think the first EV SUV that I actually want (don’t count the lifted Taycan as an SUV.) And I agree, I think it looks cool.
Really nice test !! The Elletra , I m from Portugal , but I went to London and I saw there in a Lotus Shop and is amazing .Really nice looking car and also the quality.Great car .
I think this is the future of EV's for most performance car manufacturer's. A mile crunching car which is an absolute tech fest. Something to make your A to B a little more enjoyable with some performance, something to sustain the world's demand for EV's, meanwhile (hopefully) the engine, lives on in a sports car with sustainable fuels for us "petrol heads". Great review, I am definitely not sold on the looks but I would assume it looks better in person. Seems like a genuine competitor in the premium SUV market.
Very surprised with how much this impressed me. Just watched Shmee's video previously about his Emira it really does feel like Lotus is onto great things. The UI they have for their infotainment looks super slick and responsive. Punching well above their weight in my opinion
Thanks for producing what the best review on the Eletre yet. Great job. Love to know what you think the best specification/colour is. I have mine being delivered later on this month 😀
Looks like great car for Lotus. I have been a fan of the brand for years and am happy to see them evolve with an offering such as this. I hope it is a success for them.
Absolutely love it. Don’t like it with black wheels. Think like you said come at it with a clean slate and it makes perfect sense. If the driving ability is there then lotus have put their dna into it. Great video Sam
First time watching your channel. Great review. Saw many reviews about this vehicle. You’re the most positive. I share your enthusiasm , just from the video. Only downfall for me is the rear 3 qtr view. Lots of unused sheet metal . Thank you for the review!! Greetings from the States!
I'm very excited for the Type 133 saloon. If the Eletre can handle so well with it's size, imagine what a lighter and lower saloon will handle like! Gonna be a serious rival to the Taycan
I'm not realy am EV lover but your revue on the new Lotus was fantastic. I think its a game changer for Lotus.... it would still be better with a good Petrol and Diesel option 😂
Sam, I have to say your cinematography, music choices, and editing is so professional and tastefully done....really one of the best on UA-cam car review channels!!! 👏👏👏👏 Thanks for another great review and showing us around Norway!!!
Good rhythm to the editing and following the music. Your past time with the band is serving you well. What a wonderful automobile. It looks like it was a blast in a straight line and around the twisty bits! Mad Props!!!
I was on the fence about sending my deposit to get an allocation for the Eletre, your review has made me a believer. I'm placing my order tonight. Thanks for the review.
@@nickgalla-barth6336the alcantara was what I was most concerned about. That’s going to be a bitch to maintain and imagine if coffee or soda spills in there. It’s going to mess up the alcantara and the gum up the mechanism
Realistically, I can't imagine anyone will be really using the open/close feature of the cup holders. If it was my car, I'd pop the cup holder down, and then it would just stay there until I sell the car 4 years later
Looks excellent in black with red leather. Norway have invested in charging and so they use their own cheap hydro electricity and don’t have to burn oil. I agree Sam it’s just as good as a Taycan
So glad this review is on the positive side. Already invested in one of these undriven. It seemed like an obvious choice given how prices on electric cars plummet in second hand values. With the Porsche alternative being so much more money and widely available, this may be the alternative high performance electric car of the time. Hopefully being first to ownership we may avoid the initial depreciation, or love it enough to keep it long term for the enjoyment…. If it’s that good. Saying that I’m buying it for my other half, so it won’t be my choice! Thanks Sam keep cracking out positive reviews on cars I’ve bought. (Although I won’t be getting a 360)
I'm not an SUV fan, but I like the way it looks and after seeing lots of reviews, it seems like a really good car. Also, the splitted paddles with the modes on one side and regen on the other, other manufacturers, please take notes!
It’s 2023 not 1973….so a Chinese manufacturer, keeping a classic British brand going (Geely have form, look at Volvo and Aston Martin) is fine by me. Not a car for me, but another great review and the best one on this model I have seen.
For the record Lotus is owned by Geely the owner of Volvo and Polestar also. So the build is Volvo quality, the electronics are Geely, the battery control could be polestar and the driving dynamics Lotus.
Yellow does it no favours. I love it especially in grey or electric blue! Id buy one in a heart beat. Just don't have the money!!!!! Plus four seat woul be my choice!
Holy cow! You drove past my house! I saw you while driving and I have seen multiple Lotus Eletre the last months. Saw a bold guy and thought it was just a bald norweagian.
The Lotus brand enables a Chinese brand to get access to the UK market with Eletre. Prices mean its up against Merc, Porsche, BMW, Tesla with no history, distribution, service & support in a rapidly evolving EV market akin to smart phones, flat panel TV's etc, that all age like milk, with alarming depreciation. They don't need luck, they will need to be consistently brilliant for 5 yrs+. It's a brave person who will spend £100k, even with ultra generous finance and warranty packages, to contemplate taking that risk. The Emira is a different proposition.
looks very nice and I always look for the upgrade sound system. The added benefit of having the KEF sound system available now is a good move, if it is anything like my KEF LS50 Metas home speakers, is a must tick box for me.
Thanks Sam. I love all your videos but this one in particular was just that bit different and fascinating as I didn’t know anything about this car despite living 5 minutes from Lotus and regularly cycling past 🤪
I hate that Sam's "reviews" always just feel like those of an influencer, rather than any type of journalistic review. . Maybe he feels like he has to be so positive to keep getting invited? Idk but I wish he took a more critical view - not negative but a pros and cons, honest review
Have you seen the new Caterham?????????? THAT is what Lotus should be doing. Gorgeous, lightweight & quintessentially English. You know, rather than a rebadged Geely bus.
Great review and the Electre looks superb. I’m sure there is plenty of Lotus DNA wrt feel and handling and if this means that Lotus can develop more sports cars, regardless of how they’re powered, then carry on.
Playing „Bird Bump“ while charging an EV… finding that cool indeed makes you a little „over excited about new cars“, as you say :) Thanks for the great review, I enjoyed it even as a traditional Lotus fan, and a fan of your channel.
@@markevans3488 Yes, many people have said it before because it is true. Many UK automotive journalists that have driven the Eletre are saying that it seems to be a decent EV but there's no way it looks or feels like a Lotus, whereas Porsche got the Macan and Cayenne right. Perhaps Geely should have tried harder.
@@lukemallory7832 I'm old enough to remember a time when Porsche nearly declared bankruptcy. Cayenne and Macan at least look like a Porsche, have been designed and developed by Porsche and sell well.
@@bw1376 point is that Colin Chapman died over 40 years ago. Who’s to say what he would have thought about ? Might have even bought one with the money he ripped off the government 😉
Sat in one at FOS after listening to BTG on the way down. Was impressed. Agree with everything you say here re interior and trust your judgement on the drive BUT at 111k….it seems very steep. It’s not even a full size SUV…luggage space limited
I always love you videos and look forward to Sunday mornings….. don’t love this car…. Well, I didn’t think I did… but in black it looks pretty good, I live the back end a lot, but that front is a face only a mother could love. Have a great day…. Classics any time soon?
As you rightly say, every car lover wants Lotus to succeed but isn’t that because they have always produced cars that are not mainstream? I think brand dilution is going to be a major issue for modern car companies as they become homogenised and Lotus might regret this shift to the mainstream. Maybe.
It is the same as when Porsche first introduced the Cayenne 20 years ago. Everyone was saying it is not a true Porsche, who up to that point had only every made small sports cars. Now everyone accepts they sell more SUVs than sports cars. However, Porsche say that they will not have been able to survive if they had not started selling SUVs. So we can all hope that Lotus will sell many electrice SUVs if that means that they can continue to sell exciting small sports cars. Better that than going the same way as TVR etc.
Thats so smart from the Chinese guys, they bought Lotus for cheap and are playing the long game - planning to deliver high end electrical cars to Europe already 10 years ago. Great Review!!!!! And thats the best Chinese car for me until now. I would buy one! It is not a Lotus - that would be half the weight, but all EV´s are that heavy until we have the next gen battery tech.
I like how it looks. Because they made the front look good, and not like the typical EV's with a flat boring front end with nothing going on. (the weird "ears" on the roof are a bit strange though)
Would be nice to have some nice classy colours on the configurator rather than just standard lotus given where this car sits in the market. A nice dark blue or green wouldn’t detract from the fact it’s a lotus, but black being the only dark colour isn’t for everyone
The road you traveled after lunch on Day 1 are my driving roads. I am a driving technique coach in rallying, so above average driving nerd, and I have to say that with all the tight corners, bumps, bad tarmac, etc, if a 2,5 tonne car felt good and entertaining there, the chassis is really really good!
It’s a great review of what has got to be a massively important vehicle for Lotus and if it allows them to keep making the sports cars they’re brand is built on then I hope that it’s really successful 👍
It's a very important car for Geely with the Lotus brand glued to it. but it looks very good.
@@bavariancarenthusiast2722exactly
@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 so is a Volvo XC90
@@bavariancarenthusiast2722exactly
@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 regardless of whether it is actually a lotus or not, it's still very important for the brand- given even the Emira isn't making much money at the moment despite being brilliant.
I'm glad that you briefly talk about Geely. It seems most other reviews omit that the car is made by Geely. Not sure why, but I find it odd. For a brand that's always been assembled in England, THAT is the proverbial Asian elephant in the room. In this case, a pretty nice elephant indeed. It makes me wonder if Lotus suggested to the reviewers that the SUV was the elephant, since it's the common expression in three reviews I've watched so far. Odd. You are the first to even mention Geely, so good on you.
so what
@@Houthiandtheblowfish Geely wants it downplayed obviously.
@@treborheminway3814 there is also a lotus plant in china with brits employed producing the same lotus for chinese market and over seas so thats a win win
@@Houthiandtheblowfish so make it bonus feature. 2 other reviews never mentioned it, and I was curious to see if this one did. He did, but all three used the elephant in a room line. It's almost like it's scripted. You want access and posh trips, here's the company line. I don't trust them when they all say the same thing. At least this guy mentioned Geely. Briefly.
@@treborheminway3814 Geely owns Volvo, polestar, lotus and zeekr. Nobody knows Zeekr but Geely is trying to make Zeekr a premium Chinese brand. Look at the Zeekr 001 that is sold at 45 k USD in China.
Have you and Tony discussed the trend of jumbotron screens glued to dashboards? I can’t be the only person who hopes we’ve reached “peak screen” and things will dial down.
Never thought the day would come up when you would drive past my house!
(On the way back, curvy road, a few houses before the white one with the new and unpainted picket fence.)
Our road is used a lot by bikers and car enthusiasts, so I am impressed about the roads that were chosen.
Lotus is I think the first EV SUV that I actually want (don’t count the lifted Taycan as an SUV.)
And I agree, I think it looks cool.
Consistently enjoy your content Sam. It’s informative, engaging and brilliant. 👍🏻
Really nice test !! The Elletra , I m from Portugal , but I went to London and I saw there in a Lotus Shop and is amazing .Really nice looking car and also the quality.Great car .
I think this is the future of EV's for most performance car manufacturer's. A mile crunching car which is an absolute tech fest. Something to make your A to B a little more enjoyable with some performance, something to sustain the world's demand for EV's, meanwhile (hopefully) the engine, lives on in a sports car with sustainable fuels for us "petrol heads".
Great review, I am definitely not sold on the looks but I would assume it looks better in person.
Seems like a genuine competitor in the premium SUV market.
Nothing like pretending to save the environment in an overpowered, overweight, tax-subsidized battery-electric SUV.
@@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8Xanother one drinking the Cool aid
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Beg your pardon?
Very surprised with how much this impressed me. Just watched Shmee's video previously about his Emira it really does feel like Lotus is onto great things. The UI they have for their infotainment looks super slick and responsive. Punching well above their weight in my opinion
Thanks for producing what the best review on the Eletre yet. Great job. Love to know what you think the best specification/colour is. I have mine being delivered later on this month 😀
Congrats from Germany! Still figuring out if I should replace my 2019 S-Class…
Congratulations Lotus (Geely) ! You did it! You really did!
Looks like great car for Lotus. I have been a fan of the brand for years and am happy to see them evolve with an offering such as this. I hope it is a success for them.
Absolutely love it. Don’t like it with black wheels. Think like you said come at it with a clean slate and it makes perfect sense. If the driving ability is there then lotus have put their dna into it. Great video Sam
Great review Sam. Really enjoyed your thoughts and as always the video production is on point
First time watching your channel. Great review. Saw many reviews about this vehicle. You’re the most positive. I share your enthusiasm , just from the video. Only downfall for me is the rear 3 qtr view. Lots of unused sheet metal . Thank you for the review!! Greetings from the States!
I'm very excited for the Type 133 saloon. If the Eletre can handle so well with it's size, imagine what a lighter and lower saloon will handle like! Gonna be a serious rival to the Taycan
I'm not realy am EV lover but your revue on the new Lotus was fantastic. I think its a game changer for Lotus.... it would still be better with a good Petrol and Diesel option 😂
Sam, I have to say your cinematography, music choices, and editing is so professional and tastefully done....really one of the best on UA-cam car review channels!!! 👏👏👏👏
Thanks for another great review and showing us around Norway!!!
Good rhythm to the editing and following the music. Your past time with the band is serving you well. What a wonderful automobile. It looks like it was a blast in a straight line and around the twisty bits! Mad Props!!!
I was on the fence about sending my deposit to get an allocation for the Eletre, your review has made me a believer. I'm placing my order tonight. Thanks for the review.
When that cup holder breaks (and it will) , what you’ve got yourself there is a coffee catapult. Genius 😂
Plus the bottom is alcantara. That's going to work out well!
There’s design and there’s style, the two hardly ever inhabit the same circle of any Venn diagram.
@@nickgalla-barth6336the alcantara was what I was most concerned about. That’s going to be a bitch to maintain and imagine if coffee or soda spills in there. It’s going to mess up the alcantara and the gum up the mechanism
Realistically, I can't imagine anyone will be really using the open/close feature of the cup holders. If it was my car, I'd pop the cup holder down, and then it would just stay there until I sell the car 4 years later
Looks excellent in black with red leather. Norway have invested in charging and so they use their own cheap hydro electricity and don’t have to burn oil. I agree Sam it’s just as good as a Taycan
So glad this review is on the positive side.
Already invested in one of these undriven. It seemed like an obvious choice given how prices on electric cars plummet in second hand values. With the Porsche alternative being so much more money and widely available, this may be the alternative high performance electric car of the time. Hopefully being first to ownership we may avoid the initial depreciation, or love it enough to keep it long term for the enjoyment…. If it’s that good. Saying that I’m buying it for my other half, so it won’t be my choice!
Thanks Sam keep cracking out positive reviews on cars I’ve bought. (Although I won’t be getting a 360)
I’ve always liked the look of the electre since I first seen it. It looks really fresh and modern
Gonna go check the Eletre at Lotus dealership in Arizona when they arrive.
Great review you have encouraged me to really consider an Eletre👍
Sam, you’re the best, bro, love to see your enthusiasm 😊👍🏻 followed you since you started
External looks better than the iX imo
That's not too hard to achieve. My boys nappie contents look better than the iX
I think in general this is one of the better looking ev suvs
front end on the iX I will never understand, it looks both bad and cheap.
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I'm not an SUV fan, but I like the way it looks and after seeing lots of reviews, it seems like a really good car. Also, the splitted paddles with the modes on one side and regen on the other, other manufacturers, please take notes!
Great video as always Sam & I'm glad you like it as I personally think it looks fantastic inside & out!
Interesting times ahead for Lotus me thinks.
Sam, you’re a star. Love your enthusiasm and approach.
It’s 2023 not 1973….so a Chinese manufacturer, keeping a classic British brand going (Geely have form, look at Volvo and Aston Martin) is fine by me. Not a car for me, but another great review and the best one on this model I have seen.
I must admit its one of the more interesting ones , looks good in black!
I also like how to badge advertising doesn't shout what it is.
For the record Lotus is owned by Geely the owner of Volvo and Polestar also. So the build is Volvo quality, the electronics are Geely, the battery control could be polestar and the driving dynamics Lotus.
Awesome review! Especially liked this more casual interior showcasing.
Brilliant video, i like the Lotus EV quite a bit, both inside and out. And the scenic shots of the car were beautiful 🤌🏻
Beautifully made, great camera work and sound bites. Nice car too. Love the design.
Literally live a stone's throw from Lotus in Norfolk. So pleased to be hearing positive things from the Brand 👏
Yellow does it no favours. I love it especially in grey or electric blue! Id buy one in a heart beat. Just don't have the money!!!!!
Plus four seat woul be my choice!
Most people still hate the new m3 styling lol
Yeah, because it still is hideous
@@skeeplays4409 indeed
It's looks aggressive but yes also very ugly lol and sounds shite.
Holy cow! You drove past my house! I saw you while driving and I have seen multiple Lotus Eletre the last months. Saw a bold guy and thought it was just a bald norweagian.
Lotus is part of the Volvo, geeley, zeekr, polestar group. All have different strengths and somehow brought them together in this baby.
The Lotus brand enables a Chinese brand to get access to the UK market with Eletre. Prices mean its up against Merc, Porsche, BMW, Tesla with no history, distribution, service & support in a rapidly evolving EV market akin to smart phones, flat panel TV's etc, that all age like milk, with alarming depreciation. They don't need luck, they will need to be consistently brilliant for 5 yrs+. It's a brave person who will spend £100k, even with ultra generous finance and warranty packages, to contemplate taking that risk. The Emira is a different proposition.
looks very nice and I always look for the upgrade sound system. The added benefit of having the KEF sound system available now is a good move, if it is anything like my KEF LS50 Metas home speakers, is a must tick box for me.
Saw one at FOS Lotus stand. Really well finished so great to hear it drives well.
As always Sam. Absolutely brilliant content
Ooo snap! All black with silver wheels. Over tan. Don’t mind if I do!
Definitely my favourite electric car right now
Gorgeous, inside and out. I love this steering wheel.
Looks a good car Sam. Think they’ve hit the nail on the head with practical usable EV car
Thanks Sam. I love all your videos but this one in particular was just that bit different and fascinating as I didn’t know anything about this car despite living 5 minutes from Lotus and regularly cycling past 🤪
I hate that Sam's "reviews" always just feel like those of an influencer, rather than any type of journalistic review.
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Maybe he feels like he has to be so positive to keep getting invited? Idk but I wish he took a more critical view - not negative but a pros and cons, honest review
Have you seen the new Caterham?????????? THAT is what Lotus should be doing.
Gorgeous, lightweight & quintessentially English. You know, rather than a rebadged Geely bus.
There's one in the product pipeline but it comes after a saloon car and a small SUV
This car looks so good. Much better than the Purosangue. And KEF speakers ftw!
I think it looks great, but the yellow not so much, I'd get it with normal ring mirrors.
I'm just upset what happened to Lotus Brand... we're losing all our best IP in UK.
Wasn’t able to watch this video until now, but I just want to say it was worth the wait. Another triumph.
Another fantastic review!
Great review and the Electre looks superb. I’m sure there is plenty of Lotus DNA wrt feel and handling and if this means that Lotus can develop more sports cars, regardless of how they’re powered, then carry on.
Got a message asking me to DM you on telegram?
I saw the car displayed at last years London Concours. It looked brilliant with a stand out interior!👍🏽
When you said that you were pushing on I hope that you were aware of the very strict speed limit in Norway. Big fines for very minor infringement.
Playing „Bird Bump“ while charging an EV… finding that cool indeed makes you a little „over excited about new cars“, as you say :) Thanks for the great review, I enjoyed it even as a traditional Lotus fan, and a fan of your channel.
I really like it and think it looks very good, I would drive one.
Love your videos and opinions. Very underrated.
Cool to see you so excited for an EV 😄 says something about the brilliance of this car -> heading to the configurator..
Thanks for the Hello Fresh link, used in anger! Great video Sam.
Colin Chapman would be turning in his grave "Simplify then add lightness"
Thanks for your originality when commenting 🥱
@@markevans3488 Yes, many people have said it before because it is true. Many UK automotive journalists that have driven the Eletre are saying that it seems to be a decent EV but there's no way it looks or feels like a Lotus, whereas Porsche got the Macan and Cayenne right. Perhaps Geely should have tried harder.
@@bw1376 Porsche got the Cayenne right? Are you serious?
@@lukemallory7832 I'm old enough to remember a time when Porsche nearly declared bankruptcy. Cayenne and Macan at least look like a Porsche, have been designed and developed by Porsche and sell well.
@@bw1376 point is that Colin Chapman died over 40 years ago. Who’s to say what he would have thought about ? Might have even bought one with the money he ripped off the government 😉
Sat in one at FOS after listening to BTG on the way down. Was impressed. Agree with everything you say here re interior and trust your judgement on the drive BUT at 111k….it seems very steep. It’s not even a full size SUV…luggage space limited
Got me looking at the configurator now!!! What’s the boot space like?
It is stunning might be my first lotus
Love the channel and that Lotus of all people includes a version of flappy bird for games 😂
thanks for giving a perspective that took actual fun into account and not "ew EV, must suck" really great
I always love you videos and look forward to Sunday mornings….. don’t love this car…. Well, I didn’t think I did… but in black it looks pretty good, I live the back end a lot, but that front is a face only a mother could love. Have a great day…. Classics any time soon?
I have seen many other Lotus Eletre reviews and very fews of them mentioned the sound system so it's great to hear your feedback on that
20:07 Cupholders should always have a cover/lid, especially in a luxury vehicle to maintain an elegant aesthetic. Cupholders that don't are uncouth.
I miss the personal styled videos
Great vid regardless
thanks Sam, hope the family’s happy and healthy
Your first 40 seconds is reminiscent of everyone when Porsche said they were building the Cayenne.
Now they’re all doing it.
I had a look at one at Goodwood festival of speed in my opinion looks like a great car unfortunately out of my price range but a good car .
well done Sam !
I feel like over the past several months you have been over-using the adverb "super" as an amplifier. It's impacting my enjoyment of your content.
Looks freaking awesome.
Such a beautiful car, definitely a dream daily
Excellent review
Please share spec if you order one. Looking forward to the US launch!
As you rightly say, every car lover wants Lotus to succeed but isn’t that because they have always produced cars that are not mainstream? I think brand dilution is going to be a major issue for modern car companies as they become homogenised and Lotus might regret this shift to the mainstream. Maybe.
This wasn't designed at Lotus HQ in Hethel and is being built in China. It may as well wear a Geely badge.
@@bw1376but it does have a Lotus badge on it so people will lump it in.
Great review as ALWAYS Sam. Big love, kindest regards, Richard U.K
I generally don’t like EVs but I think it looks nice. Fairly futuristic looking.
"Think it looks good" - has it framed 20 meters away 😂
It is the same as when Porsche first introduced the Cayenne 20 years ago. Everyone was saying it is not a true Porsche, who up to that point had only every made small sports cars. Now everyone accepts they sell more SUVs than sports cars. However, Porsche say that they will not have been able to survive if they had not started selling SUVs. So we can all hope that Lotus will sell many electrice SUVs if that means that they can continue to sell exciting small sports cars. Better that than going the same way as TVR etc.
Welcome to norway, cool specs and video!
Thats so smart from the Chinese guys, they bought Lotus for cheap and are playing the long game - planning to deliver high end electrical cars to Europe already 10 years ago. Great Review!!!!! And thats the best Chinese car for me until now. I would buy one! It is not a Lotus - that would be half the weight, but all EV´s are that heavy until we have the next gen battery tech.
I like how it looks. Because they made the front look good, and not like the typical EV's with a flat boring front end with nothing going on. (the weird "ears" on the roof are a bit strange though)
Yeah, I don't think Sam liked it very much. But I bet Viki would REALLY like it!
how far can you get with one battery at average 180-200 km/h speed?
“Elephant in the room” is that a thinly veiled nod to the fact it hardly adheres to the Simplify And Add Lightness ethos of ACBC?
Hey, like your reviews. Question: how quiet the cabin (noise level) is compared to the bmw ix and Audi etron q8? Thnx
That is just a cracking car that ! Looks, interior, everything very nice
Price… not so much
Well done, just hope they do RHD for NZ.
Would be nice to have some nice classy colours on the configurator rather than just standard lotus given where this car sits in the market. A nice dark blue or green wouldn’t detract from the fact it’s a lotus, but black being the only dark colour isn’t for everyone
Nice in black!
Norway is beautiful.