New Lotus SUV in-depth walkaround!

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Introducing Lotus’s first SUV - the Eletre!

That’s right, the world-renowned sports car company is following up on the unveiling of the all-electric two-door Emira last year with this - its first-ever SUV!

So this may not be the final production model, but it still show-off more than enough of what the final car will look like, with a seemingly Urus-inspired front through to a sloped rear-end and full-length light bar at the back!

Take a step inside, and you’ll be treated to a pretty futuristic interior, with a minimalistic design that features a huge infotainment screen on the dash. The Eletre will be available as a four or five-seater, and should you choose the former, rear passengers will be treated to their own reclinable seat along with a central arm rest that includes a screen to control the infotainment.

It’s set to cost from around £100,000, which is closing in on Model X Plaid territory! But then again, the Eletre will have a top speed that can rival the Model X, while its two electric motors will be good for 600hp+ while also thrusting it to 60mph in under 3 seconds!

So what do you think - will this be the must-have electric SUV of the future? Stick with Mat to see for yourself!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:06 Exterior Design
03:55 Interior
06:27 Power
07:12 Back Seats
08:19 Batteries & Charging
09:17 Boot
10:20 Weight
11:03 Brakes
11:32 Chassis
12:04 Autonomous Driving
13:19 Price & Release

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[carwow]

01:08 Lotus Eletre vs Lambo Urus - which looks better? VOTE BELOW!

[dominicrusho]

When a Lamborghini Urus and Kia EV6 don’t use protection…

[TattvaRajput]

At this point every automobile company is making a suv of their own to stay competitive and relevant in the market.... The trend is at fault not the automakers.

[nigel.w]

I think it's the hottest SUV I've seen, with the nicest interior of any sporty SUV. It's not cheap, but relatively speaking it's not that expensive, either. I think it's going to sell extremely well. I want one, and I'm not really that into SUVs...or EVs. Well done, Lotus!

[Vixx]

this is the type of futuristic design i've been expecting other suv's to look like rather than overgrown hatchbacks or turtle shells

[J.I.R.A]

The fact that it is going into production as is blows my mind. Insane looking SUV🔥🔥

[aarongreenfield]

Have to say, im extremely impressed with this. For a first SUV from a sports car brand, its just as good, if not better than its rivals!

[Hi-vylu]

0:41 I mean, I didn't expect this kind of design would be on production line sooner this year.

It looks like it's coming back from 2030 to help Lotus raising high performance cars marketshare, because on the future it sold pretty well.

[abhi.banerjee]

petition to bring back the old carwow intro clip
“carwow, your one stop car buying comparison site”😍

[LARIICA]

If this is what lotus are bringing out, Im excited for everything thats to come. Lotus could make the biggest come back ever and thats because they are going into this EV space and into the future with immaculate design (I love how minimal and clean it looks!) I think this looks better than the URUS!

[natusMCMII]

I really like what Lotus has been doing the last few years, so far it seems like they are on a very good path of reviving the brand

[zeus]

The back reminds me so much of the old SAAB Phoenix concept, it looks stellar.

[ct]

Love how Matt didn’t know anything about the car and then starts explaining everything about it’s design and all little details and specs 🤓 car is amazing, probably best looking suv

[TerribleUsernameAmirite]

If this didn’t exist, we wouldn’t have the Emira. That makes it ok in my book

[shalvami]

This car is the most "stick of truth" friendly car I've ever seen!

[SerafEnd]

I love the interior colors and materials, so elegant. Love it!

[azharabduljabbar]

This is the first ev im impressed with, hope it drives as good as it looks

[stevecade]

This one ticks a lot of boxes. Some really well thought out design points. The biggest range killer of EVs is air resistance and it looks like Lotus have put a lot of effort into making the car as slippery as possible. I just hope Lotus hasn't boxed ticked themselves out of an achievable price point.

[norbertalbert]

I'm Hungarian guy but the eletre it's really means like coming to life but we say exatly életre

[jarofpesto]

I feel like the lotus eletre is hated on too much. It's got a lot of thought put into it with the aero, which most companies don't do and the design isn't bad. I genuinely like it for a person who prefers older cars.