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  1. What launch. I was expecting an event, as for the Eletre. Instead they just posted a bunch of utterly worthless videos on the intensely annoying website, along with a few moody photos. It is a lovely looking car, but I still am no wiser about anything else that matters. Again it seems absurd to ask for deposits prior to releasing full details, nor even any actual cost information. Even more bonkers is people placing deposits. Clearly money is no object. Nice car, but at Eletre money? Nah. I don't think so. Emeya Cross Turismo? That might be. 😀
  2. And what's wrong with that? I just don't get why for so many people a manufacturer is apparently supposed to make only the type of car they like and no other. Lotus haven't abandoned the sports car segment, but that is untenable without other types of cars, like SUVs, as Porsche realised some years ago. However, what's the problem if Porsche and Lotus do make other car types? The fact those sell well allows them to make the sports cars that everyone loves, but very few buy. Simple economics. Only problem is if such a sports car manufacturer totally abandons that segment for a popular type (like the SUV). Even then, I understand the reasons, but which manufacturer has done that? I have no interest in a Bugatti Veyron, or Lotus Eviya. They are simply pointless in my opinion, not just because I cannot afford them. They truly are pointless as a road vehicle. However, I don't hate on those manufacturers because I don't like those cars. Of more concern is manufacturers who do offer a car of a type I like, but then f**k it up. I think the Taycan Cross Turismo is a potentially a great car, but Porsche encumber it with their arrogance that they know best. "Thou shalt not use just one pedal to drive" and make many dumb decisions with their interior design which otherwise is delightful. These sort of things worry me about a company. But Bugatti offering their Veyron (other ridiculous hyper cars are available) bothers me not at all. So you don't like an SUV? No problem as Lotus will be releasing other model types that you will like. If you don't like anything Lotus offer, why are you on The Lotus Forum. None of the above is aimed at any individual.
  3. Seems very little info is escaping about this model. Simply resizing an Eletre image is not terribly helpful. Again, I wish Lotus were not so secretive. Knowing what is in the pipeline can make a huge difference to one's buying decisions. As I've said before, keeping everything so secret is more likely to make people look elsewhere. Do we actually know ANYTHING about the 134? Will it be Macan sized? Smaller? Larger? Intended price point?
  4. I was just watching an Eletre review video and it was stated that even on highest regen setting, it was still not 'one pedal driving'. Really? I had assumed that Lotus had NOT gone down the Porsche route of arrogantly deciding for themselves that their customers did not want it. 'One pedal driving' is one of the delights of driving a EV. Have Lotus really not provided that as an option? That would be huge turnoff for me. Anyone driven an Eletre yet and can comment?
  5. Only just caught up here and I completely agree. An appalling and embarrassing gaff.
  6. eUKenGB

    Type 135

    Ha, I was only just looking at that a few minutes ago and thinking it was a Lotus competitor. However, like Lotus, the "starting at about £80k" shows it as an attempt by another manufacturer to leapfrog into the supercar stratosphere with an overpriced EV. Regarding pricing and in relation to the Cyberster, why is that being priced as high as it is? It is after all based on the same platform as the MG4 - a car which can sell at £30k. Electronics and displays etc will cost no more, it costs no more to bend metal into one shape or another, so why the almost 100% hike in price? Because they can. How can cars sell in China for so much less than the same car over here? Because that's what the Chinese market will stand. Outside China there are too many fools prepared to spend vastly more and so the market keeps moving upward in price. Car costs the same to produce, so it is clear that the higher prices outside China are pure profit. Manufacturers justify their prices, complaining that EVs are so expensive to produce, then are strangely able to sell them at much lower prices in China. Who's pulling whose leg here? It is all about profit and the more expensive the car, the more profit there is in it for the manufacturer who simply tries to extort as much of it as possible from their customers. I understand the principle of supply and demand, but this just serves to increase the gap between the 'haves' and the 'have nots'. Carried to its logical conclusion, eventually there will be NO reasonably priced cars available, so 'having' or 'not' will then mean cars. Apart from that, I do really like the new Caterham. 😀
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    Type 135

    Indeed, I have been trying to ascertain more of the Cyberster's 'engineering', but nothing found yet. Importantly it is in the right price range. Sadly it seems almost all the existing manufacturers want to get into the £100k plus bracket and see electrification as the way to do that. Jaguar is saying exactly that. Realistically, the Cyberster will not be equivalent to a Lotus, with the latter's focus on driving performance, but to be honest, that doesn't bother me. Any car nowadays is faster than the roads, so no point in spending more for that top end performance that you will never be able to use. Unless on a track, but been there, done that, no longer interested. I see the Cyberster as more of a MB SL equivalent than any Lotus and that suits me fine. I loved my SL500. A fantastic car and exactly what I wanted, except it wasn't electric. So the Cyberster definitely appeals. Yes, so do the Lotus EVs, but the way their prices are creeping up, they are heading into the 'completely irrelevant' territory.
  8. Well, let's be honest, that's entirely speculation. The Eletre is no heavier than any ICE SUV of the same size and I believe the Lotus EVs will be using the new QiLin battery from CATL which offers a greater kWh/kg energy density. Mind you, that is also part speculation, based on the fact that Zeekr are just releasing their first QiLin powered cars and prior to that, over 100kWh is unusual, which leads me to suspect that Lotus will be using the QiLin batteries. Personally I think the current parlous state of UK roads is of far greater importance than minor variations in weight, that may or may not give a vehicle yet more speed you cannot use. 😬
  9. Only about 5% more than the Rivian and more than 10% less than the Hummer EV. It's a new world where 1,000hp and well over £100k price tags are the new normal.
  10. So just over 2,000 kg towing capacity. Certainly decent if not stunning. I also would like to know more about the 134. I guess that'll be a long wait.
  11. No I have not, but I do believe that a website should provide all the details and eliminate the need to contact the company to extract such fundamental information. With production due to start this month for the Fisker Ocean, they are still being remarkably secretive about technical info for the car. But they have stated the towing capacity. 😀 If you don't want to tow anything, then this lack of info is of no importance. However, Lotus clearly believe some will want to do that, or else they wouldn't make a tow-hitch available. Unfortunately, how useful that will be totally depends on its homologated towing capacity, so it's information that should be readily available and included in the published specs. for the car.
  12. Since it is now being showcased around dealers, surely full specs must be available. So what's the towing capacity?
  13. Damn auto correct. But mea culpa for not noticing. However, Autocar have no such excuse.
  14. Lotus seem to be following the trend to make a website that's all flashy, but hard to actually extract any real information - and contains at least one error. Does the base Eletre have 'Hands Free tailgate'? It is stated in one location that it does, but elsewhere lists that only on the S and R. So which is it? Disappointing that the base model cannot be upgraded with some of the options to bring it closer to the S. I for example would like a better choice of colours for the base model, both inside and out. But certainly not worth the extra for an S just for that. The big question in my mind though is still about towing. Yes, they list the towbar as an option, but no mention that I could find about the towing capacity, which being legally regulated is kinda important to know. Oh and what about V2X, i.e. Vehicle to Home/Grid etc. Does it have any such facility. Another important factor for me, but again, I could find no mention of this whatsoever on the website.
  15. How hard would it have been to actually get the module numbers correct.
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