lotus is back, baby. After years of dragging along building bold British sports cars which promised high performance and low weight, gave the company new impetus Support from Chinese giant Geely, helping the company advance its electric ambitions. These ambitions apparently also include breaking every lap record for electric vehicles with the latest creation. the 1,984 hp Evija X
The track-ready monster is based on the standard Lotus Evijawhich was presented in 2019 and is currently being assembled at the company headquarters in Hethel, UK. This car offers a modern designa futuristic interior and an electric powertrain that pumps out enough oomph to propel the car to 60 miles per hour in under three seconds and on to a top speed of 217 miles per hour.
Now, The Evija was treated has undergone a series of updates and been sent to the world’s toughest circuits in search of some lap records, and so far the third fastest time has been achieved at the impressive Nürburgring. reports Autocar. According to the website:
The extreme racing car was spotted at the Nordschleife last year, and Lotus has now confirmed that it achieved a lap time of 6 minutes and 24.047 seconds – 19 seconds behind the Volkswagen ID R.
However, Lotus claims that the time of Evija
Clearly Lotus isn’t finished yet the famous German track just as it told Autocar to “watch this area” and raised ambitions to return and try to top the timesheets for good.
In pursuit of this record, Lotus has reportedly taken the stock Evija and tweaked it in a few key areas. At its core, it remains the same the same electric hypercar With its 1,984 horsepower powertrain, four-motor layout and 70 kWh 800-volt battery mounted behind the seats.
The changes take place exclusively on the outside, with the body being optimized primarily with one goal in mind: aerodynamics. There is a huge carbon fiber wing at the rear that provides more downforce and a racing diffuser at the front. The car is even equipped with one F1 style drag reduction system to increase his speed on the straights.
Other modifications include a set of Pirelli track tires at each corner and upgraded carbon brakes for improvement Stopping skills and the Evija X comes with new dampers, reports Autocar. In order to reduce weight and increase speed, the body of the car is even left in a raw carbon state.
So far, Lotus insists that this monster is a one-off for the company’s engineers and drivers to experiment with on some of the world’s most famous race tracks. Therefore, there is no prize for the untamed monsters.
However, with the standard Evija starting at around $2 million and Lotus having mostly sold out of its limited run of 130 vehicles, I would expect the asking price for one of these examples to be shockingly high.