As we all know, as early as 2017, Geely Group acquired 51% of the shares of Lotus Group, and Lotus has become Geely's supercar brand. Now, with the support of Geely's funds and technology, Lotus has released its first pure electric SUV model, the Eletre, positioned as the "Hyper SUV", which is the supercar in the SUV. Since it is included in Geely's arms, it is naturally built in Geely's EPA architecture and produced in the Wuhan Smart Factory in China. According to the plan, the new car will be put into production in the second half of 2022, or the domestic price will be officially announced in September. Next, let's take a look at how strong Lotus Eletre is.
Although the Eletre is an SUV model, its overall design language inherits the traditional agility and sharpness of the Lotus family, telling the world by adding a large number of aerodynamic kits that in the era of electrification, Lotus is still a wind chaser. The contour of the middle net that rises horizontally on the front face, but at both ends, it hunches down the "corner of the mouth", and with the sharp LED daytime running lights on the flat front, it creates an extremely "fierce" visual effect, not losing the Lamborghini Urus. In addition, two grooves in the hood penetrate the middle grid to further enhance the aerodynamic characteristics, while the diamond-shaped grid-like active grille design below can also provide up to 51 kg of downforce.
The side of the body is typical of the sneakback coupe SUV style, and the two-tone body is equipped with 23-inch blade-edge five-spoke wheels and a 10-piston carbon-ceramic brake system, all of which highlight the sporty temperament. Whether it is the zigzag lines, the air intake channel at the fenders, or the details such as hidden door handles and electronic rearview mirrors, it is to reduce the wind resistance coefficient. The tail lines are extremely tense, the most conspicuous of which is the breathing through taillights, and the aerodynamic cutout design on both sides, which looks very cyberpunk. In addition, the roof is also equipped with a double-piece electric rear spoiler, with a diffuser device, the sense of performance and forced frame burst.
The interior design believes that most of the owners of the extreme krypton 001 will not be unfamiliar, such as the layout of the straight center console, the suspension of the large-size LCD screen and the central handrail area and other details can find a familiar taste, but they are all "family", and the similarity is understandable. But since it is a higher-positioned supercar SUV, it can still be seen from the details that the new car has more advanced elements. A large number of Alcantara fur materials with irregularly designed steering wheels, always emphasizing the nature of sports, while the main co-pilot is equipped with a long strip of full LCD monitors in front, with a 29-inch AR HUD head-up display and mood lights, the luxurious sense of technology in the car is instantly full.
Of course, as a "new era" electric vehicle, the Eletre is also equipped with 34 driver assistance sensors, including 4 128-line lidar, 6 millimeter wave radar, 12 ultrasonic radars and multiple surround view cameras, to achieve high-level driving assistance functions. As for space, the new car has a length, width and height of 5103/2019/1630mm, and a wheelbase of 3019mm, which is similar in size to medium and large luxury coupe SUVs such as Lamborghini Urus. However, the rear row adopts a two-seat design, both equipped with integrated sports seats, and a central control screen is also added in the middle, and the high-fidelity sound system of the British premier audio brand KEF is standard to meet the high-end positioning.
The most important thing - performance, as a supercar brand, naturally surprises us in terms of speed. Eletre is equipped with a front and rear dual motor four-wheel drive system, the comprehensive power can reach 600 horsepower, zero hundred acceleration time only 2.95 seconds, such performance, currently only Tesla Model X Plaid version can be a battle. Equipped with a 100kWh battery pack, the WLTP has a range of 600km, and under the condition of 350kW fast charging, it can also realize 5 minutes of charging and 120km. As a sport-grade SUV, the Eletre is also equipped with electronic 48V anti-roll bars, independent air suspension at the front and rear, rear steering and other configurations, which effectively ensure the handling performance.
On the whole, the shape design of lotus Eletre is more than that of Lamborghini Urus, and there are a series of luxurious intelligent configurations, which highlight the advantages in power performance and do not lose the identity of the supercar brand. There is no reference in terms of price at present, but from the perspective of product strength, lotus Eletre will most likely sell more than 1 million yuan in China, and its domestic identity will also make it the most expensive domestic pure electric vehicle. So, what do you think about Lotus Eletre, welcome to leave a comment.