Type 130 - Lotus Evija

[mayevora 1,169]

She got in there quickly!

[Spinney 709]

Would it be unseemly for me to mention that her metallic finish tights go well with the cars paintwork???

[The Pits 4,408]

I've got nothing against her personally but she looks like she's talking to young children. Maybe she is?

Let the dumbing down commence!

Wouldn't you all prefer to see what former Lotus F1 drivers think of it?

[Spinney 709]

1 hour ago, The Pits said:

Wouldn't you all prefer to see what former Lotus F1 drivers think of it?

Err.........no! 

[C8RKH 6,217]

2 hours ago, The Pits said:

I've got nothing against her personally but she looks like she's talking to young children. Maybe she is?

Let the dumbing down commence!

Wouldn't you all prefer to see what former Lotus F1 drivers think of it?

Better not let Crashtor anywhere near it, unless of course they have some spares!

[Luc2000 14]

20 hours ago, scotty435 said:

Ready to go racing 

 

Not sure about the colors, but I love how the word 'Lotus' is placed inside the big side air scoop. Would be great to see them at Le Mans, if it had a combustion engine it would be a perfect fit for the new hypercar-style rules.

[Bee 85]

4 hours ago, The Pits said:

I've got nothing against her personally but she looks like she's talking to young children. Maybe she is?

Let the dumbing down commence!

Wouldn't you all prefer to see what former Lotus F1 drivers think of it?

I know what you're saying but she's become 'the' name for first looks at hypercars and high-end supercars. I'd imagine someone in Lotus's team considered her growing reputation for showcasing these types of vehicles, saw her 1.78 million subscribers on YouTube and thought that's got to be worth 15-20 minutes of our time before the car's loaded up and taken to the next location.

 

I'd rather see the thoughts of former (and current) F1 stars when they actually allow people to drive it at speed. I realise that could be quite a while away yet though!

[scotty435 1,028]

You are 100% right she as a massive audience and the most current YouTube ex F1 driver and world champion as only half the audience she as, I say well done Lotus for doing what the competition have been doing for years, she might not be to every ones taste but this will put Lotus back in the spotlight which can only be good for sales now and more importantly the next few years when we have the new platforms.

[The Pits 4,408]

It seems we're getting used to justifying no end of mediocrity on the basis of the size of audience. Quality matters much more than quantity when you're trying to shift 130 £2m hypercars. If supercar blondie genuinely knows lots of high net worth people in Dubai (she may well do) then I fair enough, hopefully she'll bring the car to their attention and they won't mind being spoken to like a 5 year old. Youtube is also the modern equivalent of the kids bedroom wall which I also get, this is part of where the Evija belongs, but this is playing the very long game and will be quickly irrelevant if they can only sell a handful of cars. The scary part is that the successful youtubers and the people that run them have the car makers by the short and curlies. They are now seen as an essential part of marketing a car for which they are laughing all the way to the bank. The thing which is never questioned is the accuracy of their claims about the size of their audience. In general terms the wealthiest car Youtubers are the most successful, this is because they can afford to buy views, likes and subscribers. If you haven't heard about click farms, search for it on Google. 

I think the Evjia deserves better personally. The first person to drive the Evija outside the factory is a big story in itself. I'm sure they could have done better than a youtuber driving around a dusty trailer park at 2mph, with a bit of thought. If I was a serious buyer I'd want to know about the quality of the engineering that's gone into the car and I'd want to learn about it from someone with some credibility on the subject. What does it matter what supercar blondie or any other youtuber thinks about it? What insights are they able to offer beyond 'wow, insane, awesome, insane'? The scary part for me is Lotus could probably have had a number of F1 drivers for less. This thing would absolutely wipe the floor the Formula E grid. I think that would be a far more impressive and shareable thing to watch. And I bet the kids would find it more memorable too. Supercar blondie can do the commentating or post race interviews!

[tim_marra 469]

2 hours ago, Bee said:

I know what you're saying but she's become 'the' name for first looks at hypercars and high-end supercars.

Yes, and she has 'one of them'. And with 'one of them', she can get as many of those as she likes.

[Bibs 11,101]

[scotty435 1,028]

45 minutes ago, The Pits said:

It seems we're getting used to justifying no end of mediocrity on the basis of the size of audience. Quality matters much more than quantity when you're trying to shift 130 £2m hypercars. If supercar blondie genuinely knows lots of high net worth people in Dubai (she may well do) then I fair enough, hopefully she'll bring the car to their attention and they won't mind being spoken to like a 5 year old. Youtube is also the modern equivalent of the kids bedroom wall which I also get, this is part of where the Evija belongs, but this is playing the very long game and will be quickly irrelevant if they can only sell a handful of cars. The scary part is that the successful youtubers and the people that run them have the car makers by the short and curlies. They are now seen as an essential part of marketing a car for which they are laughing all the way to the bank. The thing which is never questioned is the accuracy of their claims about the size of their audience. In general terms the wealthiest car Youtubers are the most successful, this is because they can afford to buy views, likes and subscribers. If you haven't heard about click farms, search for it on Google. 

I think the Evjia deserves better personally. The first person to drive the Evija outside the factory is a big story in itself. I'm sure they could have done better than a youtuber driving around a dusty trailer park at 2mph, with a bit of thought. If I was a serious buyer I'd want to know about the quality of the engineering that's gone into the car and I'd want to learn about it from someone with some credibility on the subject. What does it matter what supercar blondie or any other youtuber thinks about it? What insights are they able to offer beyond 'wow, insane, awesome, insane'? The scary part for me is Lotus could probably have had a number of F1 drivers for less. This thing would absolutely wipe the floor the Formula E grid. I think that would be a far more impressive and shareable thing to watch. And I bet the kids would find it more memorable too. Supercar blondie can do the commentating or post race interviews!

Can not disagree with what you saying, just trying to point out that it’s good to see Lotus trying to reach out to a bigger audience, will she help sales with this car who knows , but like I said if this video helps sales with the next generation of cars it’s win win for Lotus. All top performance brands use these people to promote there products in this day and age, so no harm done by Lotus jumping on board I am sure

[The Pits 4,408]

I hope it works out well for them but where possible I prefer to see Lotus leading the way rather than following the herd.

The videos do make the car look tiny inside, similar to Exige proportions. If a 5ft blonde has trouble getting her knees under the steering wheel then a well fed captain of industry is going to struggle I’d have thought? Might just be she has the seating position all wrong but I can only go on what’s presented. Very low-rent for a hypercar first drive video but great to see it moving. Obviously hope the car is a huge success and I’m sure there will be many more videos and promotional stunts to come.

[TLF News 208]

Lotus Blossoms at Monterey Car Week with Evija public debut and significant sales success for electric hypercar

[CaptainSlow 283]

The old logo, wasn’t that banned just recently???

[Barrykearley 6,833]

early prototype seen on the motorway today

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-49393998

 

[Simon Bateman 109]

Is that a hobbit standing next to the thing?

 

[au-yt 482]

Glory be the Evija is a good looking thing, cab forward is back!

[NedaSay 835]

they could not have designed anything more beautiful, this profile is just utterly perfect. 

 

[Stubox 562]

I agree. Without the wings and protuberances other hypercars seem to insist on sprouting this is wonderfully elegant as well as purposeful.

[au-yt 482]

4 hours ago, NedaSay said:

they could not have designed anything more beautiful, this profile is just utterly perfect. 

 

And its small..

Lets hope that this design sets the basic architecture for future models

[scotty435 1,028]

Evija test mule spotted

 

[internets 472]

https://drivetribe.com/p/lotus-evija-meet-the-2000-hp-car-XveAPMKtSw2vmaC5O6lQiQ?iid=fgMWECEyTmWNMikm41P7Ig

 

[khamai 2]

Sharing a tour that myself and members of the Golden Gate Lotus Club received at The Quail show in Monterey a few weeks ago. https://youtu.be/5HfDrHpJotU

Cheers,

Kiyoshi

Edited September 2, 2019 by khamai

[au-yt 482]

I sincerely hope on the EVIJA’s world tour, it makes it to Australia.