Autocar Type 135 news

[Mark.]

Not sure if this has been posted already but see here....

Lotus Elise successor to arrive in 2027 at £75,000 | Autocar

Electric sports car – which will also replace the Emira – to have mid-engined-style platform

www.autocar.co.uk

 

[DenzilP]

Not sure if this has been posted already but see here....

Lotus Elise successor to arrive in 2027 at £75,000 | Autocar

Electric sports car – which will also replace the Emira – to have mid-engined-style platform

www.autocar.co.uk

Just found this in CAR magazine, looks quite nice IMHO.

 

[LuckysDad]

"due to go on sale in 2027 at around £75,000"
Lotus translation: 2029 (maybe) and £95,000

 

[Pegasi]

I asked my dealer if I could place a deposit on the new EV sports car. He said, "What, the Evija?" I said hell no.

LMFAO

 

[Gprodigy]

Just found this in CAR magazine, looks quite nice IMHO.

Ahh that does looks good, I'm going to assume it's a really well-made fake render.

 

[DF_Toronto]

That looks great! But clearly a render, they will do an event to unveil it. I’m thinking this could do the 134 at this year’s Goodwood and the EV in 2025.

 

[wallstbear]

One critical question about the looks of the Type 135 is whether it will have Emira style vents given that batteries lumped behind seats will require significant amounts of cooling. Would it be MORE cooling than what the M139 needs? One of the early renders appears to have gotten rid of side vents (see attached).

One thing is certain, as long as they come up with something between the Emira and the Evija, they will have a winner.

 

[ADC]

A Lotus built in Hethel, composed completely of electrical systems and computers? Where do I sign!?! </sarcasm>

Jokes aside, the render in CAR looks pretty wild compared to the smoothed-off Emira look... I hope they can actually achieve that price point, and not creep north of £100K. I suppose time is on their side in some respects, in that battery prices will probably continue to slowly move down to meet them. I'd be curious to know how much spirited driving you could expect out of 66kwh ... 100 miles? 150?

Meanwhile, I'm hoping to get a lot of good years out of my antisocial dinosaur burner (soon).

 

[Time2Fly]

I was just at the factory. They suggested the 135 would be built there after the Emira program is shuttered.