Lotus Emeya - EV hyper-GT coming soon

So they say

Lotus Emeya: name revealed for Porsche Taycan rival

And next week we’ll be able to put a name to a shape when the car itself is unveiled

www.topgear.com

 

[TomE]

Full launch coming on 7 September

 

[Jack Stone]

Great news to see another Lotus plan coming to fruition. But has anyone asked Lotus Cars (and got a sensible answer) about how it proposes to support the huge global installed fleet it is threatening to accumulate if sales claims are based on the truth?

 

[TomE]

Get ready for all the jokes about the name - I emeya or I emeya not buy one

 

[Pegasi]

Sounds expensive.

 

[dgrace]

This is Type 133, right?

 

[Jack Stone]

This is Type 133, right?

Definitely emeya-be

 

[Pegasi]

This is Type 133, right?

Yes

 

[981KMAN]

I hope the Lotus Emeya is successful, yet I have my doubts. They are based on the large number of Porsche Taycans sitting unsold on North America Dealer lots......

I just get the feeling that the US market is not ready to go EV yet. Yes, some early adopters, yet not enough to support all the new EVs coming to the market.

 

[benjh1028]

Get ready for all the jokes about the name - I emeya or I emeya not buy one

Too easy Tom! You can do better!

 

[TomE]

I hope the Lotus Emeya is successful, yet I have my doubts. They are based on the large number of Porsche Taycans sitting unsold on North America Dealer lots......

I just get the feeling that the US market is not ready to go EV yet. Yes, some early adopters, yet not enough to support all the new EVs coming to the market.

The largest market for it will be China not the US. Europe the second largest market.

 

[nelly111s]

Get ready for all the jokes about the name - I emeya or I emeya not buy one

And the launch edition Emeya Enema?

 

[DerTheDer]

My next vehicle after the Emira will be a EV. My daily almost has 200k and I am looking for a replacement. Seriously considering the Mustang Mach E. I would love to have the Emeya but there is NO way I am getting on this crazy train again. Ill stick to something else.

 

[Ozmira]

EV's are a hard sell for me, it'll be a while before I get over the fact that you're buying based on mostly aesthetics, and not as much on engineering. (i know there is a lot of engineering in EV's, but still..) hard to justify buying a ferrari EV when it might get wiped 0-60 by a pedestrian looking tesla plaid.

 

[FlyNavy01]

I've been daily driving and occasionally tracking an EV for 5 years and it's been great. The only reason I put up with the Lotus shitshow (for lack of a better term) is the opportunity to have a modern yet still somewhat "analog" sports car to complement the EV experience.

If and when I get another EV, it will not be from Lotus. I'll stick with the established brands who know how to communicate and run a business. Still curious to see what they come up with; the few Eletre reviews I've seen were surprisingly very positive.