At 19:30 London time on March 29 (2:30 a.m. Beijing time on March 30), Lotus's new pure electric SUV codenamed Type132 will be released worldwide. At that time, all racing fans, performance control and supercar enthusiasts will jointly open a new chapter of Lotus "wind" and "electricity" and witness the birth of this extremely fast and intelligent "supernova".
Since Mark11 (i.e. Eleven), Lotus has embarked on the naming tradition of the "E era", Elise, Evora, Emira... Lotus has been active in the history of the automotive industry for more than 70 years, and this time, it is the turn of "Electric".
Track genes, electric wind
The track, often referred to as the "madman" field, the adrenaline rushing speed, the fine control of the whole body, every acceleration, every corner, is with the wind, against the wind, until... Become the wind.
Lotus, the most shining name on the track, has been known around the world for more than 70 years for being the most able to "play with the wind" and "drive the wind", attracting countless "wind chasers" to bend their waists. Today, the Lotus Type132, with its strong heart, uninhibited strength, new energy and track soul, is coming, for drivers who pursue innovation and passion.
Lotus Type132
The Type132 is a model carved by the wind. It is based on lotus independently developed EPA edge evolution architecture, following lotus tens of millions of pure electric supercar Evija's new design language - pore design, using "breathing" active down air intake grille, hidden door handles, wing-like unfoldable rear spoiler, in driving, every strand of air will be applied to the extreme. The rare SUV vehicle downforce, coupled with a sharp and wild appearance, makes people fascinated and driven.
Lotus Evija
The soul of the track has its own powerful core blessing. Type132 will take you to the "2 Second Club" with a supercar zero hundred acceleration performance and pursue your true self in the wind. At the same time, the industry-leading 800V three-power system will bring an extremely fast charging experience.
Type132 is a match of "extreme speed" and "extreme intelligence". The new car will be equipped with ultra-high-performance lidar, ultra-high-definition camera and 4D millimeter-wave radar hardware combination, fully redundant hardware combined with the exclusively developed software system, will break the performance boundary of intelligent driving. A full LCD instrument cluster with through-line light strips complements the smart cockpit, adding more new features to supercar driving, adding technological thrill to the track-level driving experience.
Born in the UK, he has leapt to the world
The upcoming blockbuster launch event in London, England, is the global release of Type132, which means that Lotus has traced its roots and reinvigorated.
In 1948, in London, England, a young man hand-modified a car in the backyard of his future wife's home, naming it the Mark1 and winning the championship in Britain's popular amateur motorsport. This was the first Lotus car in history, and the young man, Colin Chapman, was the founder of Lotus.
Chapman's love of racing and desire to win is unparalleled, and he studied structural engineering at the University of London and came from the RAF, always daring to challenge and change. Breaking the FIA rules again and again, he led F1 racing to break through innovation, taking the concept of lightweight and aerodynamics to the extreme in the car, creating the circuit legend of Lotus.
Colin Chapman and Lotus Esprit
According to Clive Chapman (son of Colin Chapman), "My father spent his life constantly pursuing innovation and imprinting this philosophy on the earliest Lotus brand. But he is also pragmatic and always drives a practical car. At my father's company, there have always been 2 parking spaces, one for the Lotus sports car, the other for daily driving of the utility model, if there is a plan to design an SUV model, the father will certainly be very happy. ”
In 2018, on the occasion of the brand's 70th anniversary, Lotus officially launched the "Vision80" ten-year brand revival plan, becoming the first pioneer in the world's traditional fuel sports car brands to fully embrace electrification and intelligence. Three years later, in August 2021, Lotus Technology was officially established, and the deep-buried track gene collided with advanced clean energy and intelligent car technology, bursting out a spark that attracted worldwide attention and speeding up again on the electrified, intelligent and globalized track.
BornBritish, RaisedGlobally, everything Lotus has learned, designed and developed in the last 74 years of brilliance and greatness will be rebuilt in the age of electrification. Feel the limits of the wind, appreciate the sharp edge of electricity, Type132 with the wind is coming, the majestic momentum to open up the future!