2024 Lotus Eletre R (905 hp) - POV First Driving Impressions

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[DudethatGross]

I was either thinking this, or a 2013 camry with 117k miles. Tough decisions

[Vllx]

Just want to say substitute Topher has been great for the channel. Glad to see him getting screen time. His solo work has been awesome too. Keep it up you two!

[robertdubai]

The best videos are when both Tophers are present.

[pan]

you know its a 2023 car when you spend 3 minutes trying to find the volume controls

[RadioActiV_]

This might be my favorite SUV out there right now - if i was to get an electric car this would be the one

[Trades]

Crazy looking car and definitely a new direction for Lotus.

[RSNDIT]

this is pretty neat! the paint is absolutely stunning, the interior looks fantastic and it seems like it drives pretty well too. Trust lotus when it comes to driving dynamics, though.

[pan]

the fact that this is from the same company that makes the Emira is WILD

[Achillias]

This is the most beautiful EV being made. Much better looking than any kind of Tesla.

[FilmicGames]

The exterior is awesome, interior the same!
I think as far as the sound system is concerned, what helps is that the door speakers are position where your ears are. Most cars' door speakers sit by the ankle.
Also, the speed and acceleration is crazy quick.

[fb]

your perfect discription of this electric vehicle "so much performance and so lttle sound and drama" !
I prefer the reverse....

[gettcouped]

great video, my hope is that lotus has good partnerships with technology companies where they can deliver, improve and support this vehicle. It is absolutely striking and looks great inside and out!

[joelarun]

Wow its impressive you guys got your hands on this already

[kjblue]

The steering wheel alignment is totally on point with Lotus lol

[Plague_Rat]

Went to the configurator and they have a WILD green interior id love to see in person lmao

[lolerzzz]

If this earns Lotus enough money to keep the lights on while making sports cars I'm all for it tbh

[MAM-xs]

I have a Lotus Eletre S and it’s a perfect car. Some remarks for you:

- Sound control: the upper right icon in the screen.

- This car does have a front trunk.

- For the surround system, it’s a 2180 watt.

- this car does have an adaptative cruise control with a lane keeping assist that already works very well, and it will be capable of 4the level autonomous driving.

Thanks for the review

[thearousedeunuch]

Lowering the volume on the screen is on the upper left corner; tapping the icon on the left allows you to change the volume for media. Source: A Lotus dealership video on the Eletre.

[benjaminsmith]

People, check your biases against the Chinese and try to be objective. Lotus is a niche brand and as such, niche brands have to expand to stay viable brands. Most niche performance brands have added SUVs to their lineup, sporty ones. Lamborghini, Porsche, Maserati, Ferrari, Aston Martin, so what's your issue that Lotus does so as well? This isn't Colin Chapman's Lotus and so what? Lotus still makes exotic sports cars. But in order for Lotus to exist would you rather them die making sports cars only or be able to provide them while expanding their model lineup with profitable models? And it is no different than Lamborghini. You want them to turn into Triumph or other long lost British marques because you're so hung up on being a purist?

And you are so anti-China that you can't even research, at least some of you, what Geely is actually doing. They haven't killed the Lotus brand. Nor have they killed the Volvo brand. They've actually expanded them. They haven't moved them out of their headquarters. Lotus and Volvo and Polestar are actually making their own platforms and have more resources now to expand their Euro operations. Teams of people in Europe are tuning, testing, specing these cars, not teams of Geely personnel (who make lines like Geely Auto, Proton, Geometry). So what's with the inaccurate nonsense about Geely making Lotus like MG. It's not the same situation.

Just needed to get this off my chest because this sort of anti-Chinese stuff is all over comment sections on Geely Holdings cars. I don't hear objections to VW Group building Lamborghinis and VWs on the same platform. I don't hear that Lamborghini is dying. VW does platform sharing and tech sharing and such as does any car group. So, maybe look at the specifics of what actually is happening before going off emotionally because a Chinese company now owns Lotus.

That's not to say I in any way support the Chinese government. But this is business. And Western companies do business with Chinese and other oppressive governments. That's just the fact.

My personal opinion is yes, fine car. Overkill, but it is a boutique brand. I know this car has Zeekr001 roots and I can see them, but Lotus has build their own car beyond that and it has a higher material and detail level and obviously, performance level in terms of handling. I just wonder when does the growing sizes of tires stop. 23 inch tires are ludicrous even on a sports crossover. 900 plus horsepower and more. What is the limit? We're getting to the point of silliness and we need to figure out why these cars need to have so much performance and if drivers are skilled enough to handle them.

Good luck to Lotus and this car and fine work. With some tweaking, this is an interesting addition to the BEV performance SUVs out there.

[e.o]

I loved it that u guys just hopped in a futuristic car without already playing hours with it!😂