900hp Lotus Eletre R v Lambo Urus: DRAG RACE

It’s time for an almighty petrol vs electric drag race!

We’ve finally got our hands on the all-new, all-electric Lotus Eletre R, and it’s about to face off against Yianni’s Lamborghini Urus Performante!

So let’s check out the stats. Starting with the Lotus, two electric motors power it, and these combine to produce an incredible 905hp and 985Nm of torque! Power is sent to all four wheels, and this almighty EV tips the scales at 2,640kg! It’s pretty pricey though, rolling up with a starting price of £120,000.

But that starting price is nothing compared to the Lambo, which rolls up with a starting price of £209,000! Under the bonnet, you’ll find a 4-litre twin-turbo V8 which can put down 666hp. It’s a fair bit lighter than the Lotus, weighing in at 2,150kg.

So the Lotus is well up on power, but it’s also well up on weight! Will the half-tonne weight difference prove decisive? There’s only one way to find out for sure… LET’S RACE!

[bradchervel]

"Once the stability control is gone, you have no stability" ....Lotus

[yiannimize]

I’m back baby! Also after you watch this I uploaded a video talking to Mat about what really happened! Enjoy!

[Elhabad_ibn_youssef]

Almost crashed into Yianni on his first day back 😂😂

[Neojhun]

900hp Electric SUV + Soaking Wet Runway + ESC OFF. Yet the Lotus staff actually let him do that. That's taking some wild risk.

[stevenspilly]

Lotus: "Weight is the enemy of performance"
Also Lotus: New car weighs 2.7 tonnes

[vinny]

I fuckin love watching Yanni the faces he makes when he is either winning or losing is hilarious, and then way calls Matt selective bias 😆 to his face is also hilarious. These 2 have a great chemistry.

[davidburke]

I love how Yianni insisted on the sound check because he knew it was his best chance of winning something 😜🤣🤣🤣

[LimaPapa]

How long until we see a Mat Armstrong “I bought a wrecked Lotus Eletre” video 😅

[bran]

Lotus making heavy suv's... hell freezes over...

[klwhitacre]

Great to see Yianni back, and even in a Lambo. Good stuff guys.

[justusburnsies]

With all the comments and all the back and forth, the best thing? Seeing Yianni back healthy taking the piss out of Mat. Welcome back mate, glad you are healthy! Cheers!

[MrKitrellr]

Gotta love the lotus gus saying "for us when its off, its off."

[emmanuelrodriguez]

11:24 He was about to send Yianni back to the hospital 🏥 😂 “That’s a quick SUV”

[Jamessansome]

Lotus is under 1/2 of the price and significantly faster! Quite an incredible achievement considering EV's are still improving.

Wonder what the real world range is of both cars. On paper Urus has 277 mile range and Lotus is 305 miles.

[MrRHeath]

Need to see this Lotus up against a Tesla Model X plaid, but with better tyres and a dryer track.

Welcome back Yianni 👍🏻

[rumanuu]

Saw the registration plate on the Urus and saw Yianni was back. Yessss!

[carloslewis]

Great to see you two guys on the track together again. Great humor and theater ❤

[Resist_Oppression]

Yes, Yainni is back! Glad to see he's good and back at it.

[ryanpeschel]

Anybody else get immediately disappointed when these drags happen in wet conditions? LET THE DOGS EAT ON DRY PAVEMENT!!!

[Eric-qius]

lotus making a heavy ass electric suv IS the end of the world but man that thing IS fast