The Lotus Eletre is an upcoming high-performance
battery electric mid-size luxury crossover SUV to be produced by British sports car manufacturer
Lotus Cars
Lotus Cars Limited is a British automotive company headquartered in Norfolk, England which manufactures sports cars and racing cars noted for their light weight and fine handling characteristics.
Lotus was previously involved in Formula One r ...
. It was revealed on 29 March 2022 as the company's first production SUV and its first vehicle produced in China.
Overview
Conceived by then-CEO of Lotus
Jean-Marc Gales, the Lotus SUV project originally surfaced in 2016. Prior this project, Lotus had revealed the 2006
Lotus APX
The Lotus APX (APX stands for ''Aluminium Performance Crossover'') is a concept car created by the British automobile marque, Lotus. It was first introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show, and was also displayed as the Proton MSX. It is the fi ...
concept crossover SUV, the first SUV that the company had built. In 2020, it was revealed that the internal codename for the new SUV project was 'Lambda' and that the model will be revealed in 2022. Later in 2021, teasers for the SUV were released and the 'Type 132' codename name for the model was revealed. In February 2022, Lotus showed more teasers and revealed that the SUV would debut on 29 March 2022.
Ahead of its official debut, 3D patents published by the intellectual property office on 8 March revealed the Lotus Type 132, showing the SUV's
coupe-like design.
Later that month, the final production name of the Type 132 was revealed to be 'Eletre', consistent with the other mass-production Lotus model nameplates which all begin with the letter 'E'. The name of the car is derived from the
Hungarian word "életre" which means "(coming) to life".
The Lotus Eletre was designed at the
Geely Design Studio in
Coventry and is produced in
Wuhan, China.
Specifications
Battery and platform
The Lotus Eletre trim levels will be offered in battery packs ranging from 92 to 120 kWh, with an output varying between . Certain models have a time of less than three seconds.
The car's target maximum WLTP driving range is .
The Eletre is based on the Lotus Premium architecture for the company's future
C-segment and
E-segment electric models. After the Type 132, two more SUVs and a
sports car are planned to be released.
Technology
In a teaser video released by Lotus, a
LiDAR
Lidar (, also LIDAR, or LiDAR; sometimes LADAR) is a method for determining ranges (variable distance) by targeting an object or a surface with a laser and measuring the time for the reflected light to return to the receiver. It can also be ...
sensor is shown rising from the roof of the Lotus Eletre. Also shown through teasers are
digital side mirrors and a floating
infotainment system
In-car entertainment (ICE), or in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), is a collection of hardware and software in automobiles that provides audio or video entertainment. In car entertainment originated with car audio systems that consisted of radios and c ...
.
Type 134
The Type 134 is a smaller EV SUV.
References
External links
Official website
{{Lotus
Eletre
Cars introduced in 2022
Mid-size sport utility vehicles
Luxury crossover sport utility vehicles
Upcoming car models
All-wheel-drive vehicles