It's the automotive KTM!
First of all, let's introduce what KTM is, its full name is KTM Sportmotorcycle AG, is a comprehensive manufacturer of motorcycles, sports cars and bicycles from Austria. Its fame is that it has achievements and technologies in the field of off-road motorcycles that cannot be compared with other manufacturers. For example, KTM's achievements in motocross are the same as Chinese table tennis, and the finals have basically eliminated all players from other countries, so it is always possible to see the final gold and silver medal competition in the table tennis competition is all China vs China. In contrast, the motorcycle Dakar Rally, KTM is the same, often see the top five players driving KTM models to win, these are KTM strength.
Of course, in the subsequent development of KTM motorcycles are also more and more crazy, excellent technology is delegated to motorcycle racing, won hundreds of Moto GP victories, the vast majority of which are from lightweight.
Whether it is a small/medium/large displacement motorcycle, KTM's lightweight has always been at the forefront of the industry, and the "it" mentioned at the beginning is lotus that pursues the ultimate lightweight like KTM...
Lotus is very similar to KTM in the automotive circle, and when other sports cars study the engine, it only cares about lightweighting! Therefore, in today's market, even with the models that have been put into production, the highest displacement of the Lotus family is only 3.5T, and now more than 300,000 tanks in the market 500 have come up with a 3.0T displacement, just ask a sports car family but only 3.5T engine, and has been discontinued.... But even so, the Lotus family's sports car is still not inferior to other brands in terms of performance, which also confirms the good strength of the Lotus family on the side.
The recent release of the first pure electric model, the ELETRE, by the Lotus family, is surprising. Judging from the latest exposed information, Lotus engineers aim to control the weight of the new car at about 2000kg. To achieve this, Lotus engineers also use lightweight materials such as aluminium bodies, carbon-fiber components and wool-blend seats.
What is the concept of 2000kg? It's even heavier than two Lotus Elises! Although 2000kg is already a very remarkable number in pure electric SUV models, for Lotus, Xiaobian feels that it is far from enough.
In terms of power, the current model will adopt a dual-motor layout, its maximum power can reach 600 horsepower and match the two-speed transmission, the official 0-100km/h acceleration time is 2.95 seconds. In the future, the new car will also have a high probability of launching a three-motor model, which will have 900 horsepower and an acceleration time of 0-100km/h can also be completed in 2.5 seconds. In addition, according to previous news, the new car will be produced at the Wuhan Smart Factory and officially put into operation in the second half of 2022, with the domestic price announced in September.
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The new car was launched worldwide as early as March 30, but the data was not released in detail. Nowadays, according to the weight, lotus ELETRE may be very different from the previous family models, from the name can also see the brand to give it high hopes, ("ELETRE" from The Hungarian, translated as "new life") After all, the first electric vehicle may be able to take into account the dual advantages of brand and pure electricity, to create a more powerful performance product, I hope that Lotus can break through the problem of battery weight, the brand advantages and characteristics continue to play.