When it comes to Lotus, you may not know what kind of car brand it is, what history it has. But to talk about the name lotus, I believe consumers have heard of it.
It was once a highly prestigious sports car brand, but it was acquired by the independent Geely Automobile Group due to poor management in the later period. At present, the brand is also ushering in a new machine under the conception of Geely Automobile, planning to transform into the field of electrification and launching a "grounded" passenger car.
Among them, the previously exposed type 132 will be the first model of Lotus to enter the field of electrification. It is reported that lotus type 132 will debut worldwide at the end of March and achieve mass production at the end of the year. What is more interesting is that it will be produced in the Wuhan factory in China, and the main sales will be in China and Europe.
At present, the information about Lotus TYPE 132 is still quite limited, but combined with the previously exposed video images and information, some of its details can still be known.
The interior of its grille will be filled with hexagonal elements and will be actively opened and closed. At the same time, the front lip at the bottom of the grille is layered and has a pronounced carbon fiber texture, which indirectly indicates that it will have a large number of practical lightweight materials in terms of the appearance of the whole vehicle.
The Lotus TYPE 132 is front of the wing-type LED headlight set, while the rear is the most mainstream penetrating breathing taillight. The combination of front and rear light groups is very sci-fi visual.
The Lotus TYPE 132 is positioned as a crossover SUV model. The overall stance of the vehicle is very low, and the rear of the vehicle may adopt a small-range slipback design. It is worth noting that it is also equipped with an active rear spoiler, and the application of this element also implies that it inherits the cultural genes of lotus sports cars.
Through the video, you can see that the interior of lotus TYPE 132 is equipped with a full LCD instrument panel inlaid with through-type light strips and a suspended central control screen with a changeable angle, the visual screen size is not small, and the design scheme is similar to that of a bezel-less.
There is no specific information on the configuration, but from the point of view of the hardware such as the liftable lidar on the body, it means that the car has a higher-level auxiliary driving system, which is still very exciting.
The specific details of the power performance were also not disclosed, but the official said that it would be equipped with a high-power motor, predicting a maximum output of 1,000 horsepower and an acceleration time of 0-96 km/h in about 3 seconds. The forecast matches a 90-120 kWh battery pack or will provide a range of more than 632 km.
The biggest highlight of the Lotus TYPE 132 is the 800-volt high-voltage charging system, which can achieve a charging capacity similar to the Porsche Taycan model, with a maximum charging power of up to 350 kilowatts. Of course, this will also put forward speed requirements for the overcharging layout of the domestic market.
It is worth mentioning that the Lotus TYPE 132 is the first product developed based on the EPA architecture, which can produce models with wheelbases ranging from 2998mm to 3100mm.
According to the official plan, in addition to the upcoming global debut of type 132 models, the follow-up has also launched the electric four-door coupe, TYPE 134 and TYPE 135 codenamed TYPE 133.
Undoubtedly, the comprehensive product layout brought about by electrification will make its consumer group and potential purchase customers become more, so as to have a more comprehensive follow-up market competitiveness.
At the same time, this is also a major opportunity, because the Lotus brand in the era of fuel vehicles is very small, there is not much store layout, and now after electrification, it can also be logically transformed into a direct sales model, and the sales network assets will become very light.
In any case, the electrification of Lotus will be a new beginning, from the out-of-reach sports car to the introduction of "grounded" passenger cars today.
However, from the current release of Lotus's first pure electric model TYPE 132 product strength, speculation price is bound to not be low. In addition, the pricing of the TYPE 132 model may also become the "entry price" after the electrification of the entire Lotus brand.
Looking forward to follow-up information.