Lotus Theory 1: If The Cybertruck Was A Supercar…

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  • @TopGear
    @TopGear  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +136

    Would you like to see this concept become reality?

    • @richjohn9356
      @richjohn9356 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      YES

    • @AntoniusTyas
      @AntoniusTyas 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      No.

    • @Kratoseum
      @Kratoseum 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      Not really. I want a simple, sensibly powered, lightweight, relatively affordable, perfectly balanced, and great to drive weekend car.
      This looks extremely expensive, 800+hp, fully electric, and has autonomous drive?! For a sportscars 😂

    • @leehenry5764
      @leehenry5764 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'd like to know how much it weights? Seeing as they have gone to lengths to slim it down so much.

    • @StuartPlumbley
      @StuartPlumbley 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Meh

  • @Bluerig-qf2xc
    @Bluerig-qf2xc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +733

    All I want from Lotus is a lightweight sports car that handles well. The less tech the better

    • @tupo3855
      @tupo3855 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

      Just buy an elise. Cars like that arent coming back

    • @Ben-Rogue
      @Ben-Rogue 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@tupo3855 An MX-5 with a V6 swap is always a good choice, but some people just have an unreasonable hate for them regardless. Probably because they've never driven one, or think you need 400HP to have fun. If you can't have fun in an MX-5, you don't belong behind the wheel of a sports car (unless you simply can't fit lol)

    • @tupo3855
      @tupo3855 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Ben-Rogue I love MX-5's. I owned a mk1 and dont think theres many better cars purely for driving. But for the money and hassle of putting a v6 in one or taking a chance on an already swapped one, then worrying about reliability you should just get a different car imo.

    • @brent9369
      @brent9369 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They'll never be as light as Lotuses back in the day. It's gonna be EV which equates a heavy car. But that wont matter if they can make fun, fast and "feel" light in the corners and under braking

    • @ExclamationMarx
      @ExclamationMarx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@brent9369Electric cars don't have to be heavy. The OG Tesla Roadster is lighter than the Emira

  • @LOTUSELISE340R
    @LOTUSELISE340R 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +153

    Everyone: Go back to selling low-volume light-weight cars.
    Lotus: Yeah, we went broke doing that.

    • @unkindled6410
      @unkindled6410 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      They could had at least made an EV line of compact passengers to get more revenue and keep the primary line of lightweight sports.
      Now theyre just another generic chinese high performance EV in a sea full of them which arent gonna rack high sales either because people who can dump the money for hypercars and such prefer manuals and exotic IC engines like V12s or at least NA V8s rather than oversized RC cars.

    • @PlatinumNath
      @PlatinumNath 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Lotus could actually stay afloat doing that, however they seem to have done some things wrong while making the cars they're known for that leads them to their failure despite trying their hardest to minimize losses and reinvent themselves after being bought out once again.
      They should've looked at the MX-5 from Mazda and copy or imitate it's idea and reason - that is to just make a good affordable fun car, not because people asked for them, but because you want to give them a good time without having to be asked. They've bled always trying to chase the highest performance. The Elise had survived pretty well because it's a car that at first understand the idea of the MX-5 too, but grew out too much of it's simplicity and initial price range that it died off just like the MX-5's past competitors in the roadster and sports car market. Couple that with issues in miscellaneous parts reliability and quality (such as the recent Emira's transmission issues) makes for a spotty reputation.

    • @jimiverson3085
      @jimiverson3085 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@PlatinumNath
      You know what people said about the original Miata? "It looks like a Lotus Elan." The Miata has stayed close to that idea. Can Lotus regain it?

    • @PlatinumNath
      @PlatinumNath หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@jimiverson3085 with the current Lotus... Would need a lot of changes in management and needing Geely to realize that doing heavy EVs for Lotus might give them money, but not identity.

    • @conor7154
      @conor7154 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And they’re going broke doing this. No one is buying their cars. They were bought by a Chinese company and now make electric SUVs no one buys in the same place that made Covid.

  • @aizazrehman5153
    @aizazrehman5153 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +422

    Lotus has to get the old chap back who did the naming schemes. This shit sounds like a physics course

    • @josephjewellers
      @josephjewellers 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What Lotus idiot? U mean Geely??

    • @Zac_Cole
      @Zac_Cole 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Lmao

    • @einautofan6685
      @einautofan6685 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      And it's a "Payne" to look at!😜

    • @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13
      @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      You mean Colin?... bad news about him

    • @XenonArcher
      @XenonArcher 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      its a concept though. their production cars follow the same kind of naming convention that theyve always had

  • @daxmotis27
    @daxmotis27 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    Felt the weight just watching that door mechanism

    • @oskar6661
      @oskar6661 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And the electric steering wheel.

    • @biggeststeppa1
      @biggeststeppa1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If only you hadn't squandered your car industry, huh? Now you're bitter and powerless

    • @_Ben4810
      @_Ben4810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ...& all the water dripping in on a rainy day...💦💦💦

  • @Woodbang.parametric
    @Woodbang.parametric 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +208

    I want Lotus to have similar design in 1000-1100kg sports car with a naturally aspirated engine or even a hybrid to meet the regulations.
    They really should have a competitor to the Alpine A110, not another car that most can't afford.

    • @DorsetSaferRoads
      @DorsetSaferRoads 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Whilst I agree they need an "Elise for the modern age"
      Having an internal combustion engine hybrid or otherwise is not the way forward.
      The Hyundai ionic 5n is a hot hatch for the modern age. It has some great features to keep the dinosaur petrol heads happy.
      Having said that sports cars have no place on modern roads there's too many cars on the road. Too many people getting killed etc etc

    • @ArnoldTriyudho
      @ArnoldTriyudho 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@Woodbang.parametric New Elise with GR Yaris running gears & RWD/Emira RX500h would be epic

    • @einautofan6685
      @einautofan6685 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Absolutely! We need a new real lightweight carbon Sportscar, not this electric sh*t! This car is a true "Payne"!😜

    • @DorsetSaferRoads
      @DorsetSaferRoads 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@einautofan6685 guys.. internal combustion is dead... Deal with it.

    • @einautofan6685
      @einautofan6685 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DorsetSaferRoads No it's not! Nobody buys electric sh*it and all car companies dealing with it make huge losses with it! Like VW for example...😜

  • @stuartpollock84
    @stuartpollock84 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +141

    That Huracan looks sick!

    • @zenvoGD
      @zenvoGD 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      fr

    • @CarlosAndCars
      @CarlosAndCars 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Have you ever heard about the Lotus Esprit?

    • @stuartpollock84
      @stuartpollock84 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CarlosAndCars ever heard of sarcasm?

    • @abderrahmanelbakkali190
      @abderrahmanelbakkali190 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      * More like an electric Sesto Elemento

    • @dudechilltfout
      @dudechilltfout 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      when a Terzo Millenio & Egoista had a baby

  • @MrBackflip500
    @MrBackflip500 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +264

    Except for the badge I see no Lotus.

    • @almac9203
      @almac9203 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Looks like a futuristic lambo

    • @KK001
      @KK001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The only thing that remains of Lotus is the branding since they were bought up by geely. It looks like none of the lotus team is left

    • @rw9866
      @rw9866 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s a concept car it won’t look like there normal cars

    • @TheQuestionTheAnswer
      @TheQuestionTheAnswer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Something about this design makes me think of the Esprit.

    • @Drivers44_46
      @Drivers44_46 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@almac9203sesto elemento I see

  • @qb4ever3k
    @qb4ever3k 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    The Theory they are testing here is if Lotus will survive if they identify themselves as (discount) Lamborghini.

    • @zenvoGD
      @zenvoGD 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      fr lmao

    • @CarlosAndCars
      @CarlosAndCars 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Have you ever heard about the Lotus Esprit?

    • @Y2Kvids
      @Y2Kvids 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lotus espirit

    • @axelmogr
      @axelmogr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Lamborghini itself already became discount Lamborghini. Both the Revuelto and Temerario look like they were styled by a chinese startup and went EV. Lotus have a winner here if they can keep the design mostly intact and get a decent engine

    • @zulkernainyead1933
      @zulkernainyead1933 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@axelmogr engine? This is a full ev, those modern lambos that you mentioned are hybrids

  • @Ben-Rogue
    @Ben-Rogue 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    Or perhaps they need to stop doing expensive concepts that won't ever see production, and make some affordable sports cars and maybe some high performance 'passenger' vehicles. You know, the stuff that'll help keep the company afloat

    • @oskar6661
      @oskar6661 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      They do need stuff like this to show off to whatever Chinese/Russia/Arab company ends up buying them out.

    • @historychannel8457
      @historychannel8457 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They will sell these products to other manufacturers. Better cash flow…

    • @Tbtbtbw354
      @Tbtbtbw354 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They Already are owned by a Chinese company​@@oskar6661

    • @_Ben4810
      @_Ben4810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @historychannel8457 I think those days of Lotus Engineering serving the auto industry with innovation are now severely reduced...Dany Bahar pulled the shutters down on so much of their external consultancy work & I don't think it ever fully recovered from that...

  • @thelotusguy
    @thelotusguy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I’ve been a lotus owner since 1978 and have owned six different models. i appreciate the push to mainstream cars because they need to sell cars to stay in business and thats not happening on 250 Exiges a year. i even hope to convince the better half to get an eletre in lieu of another land rover. i think this concept car is awesome. lotus has always been about new and different. if you want a retro car get a nice fat porsche 911!

  • @existentialselkath1264
    @existentialselkath1264 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +188

    The original tesla roadster was basically just a lightweight lotus. So why do actual lotus EVs look like they're becoming nothing like a Lotus?

    • @filski666
      @filski666 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      so the Tesla Roadster that weighed only 300kg less than this, only sat 2 people, was 2 seconds slower to 60, half the top speed and only RWD not AWD and probably wouldn't meet any modern safety regulations - not really an apples to apples comparison is it? This is a supercar concept not a sportscar concept

    • @TinyBearTim
      @TinyBearTim 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@filski666obviously it’s better it’s new nobody buys a lotus for a awd car and a lotus is meant to be small this looks like a lambo conespet car they don’t look like lotus

    • @existentialselkath1264
      @existentialselkath1264 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      @@filski666 Lotus is a Sportscar brand. This would be a great concept for a Lamborghini or a flagship Toyota or something. But Lotus is known for their light 2 seater RWD cars that are enjoyable to drive over being the best at top trumps like max speed.

    • @jackthehatphoto
      @jackthehatphoto 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      The original Tesla Roadster was a HEAVYWEIGHT Lotus.

    • @dannymac6368
      @dannymac6368 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@jackthehatphoto I was going to mention this, also…what does the Tesla roadster’s use of the Lotus underpinnings have to do with a change to Lotus styling over two decades in the future. The original comment really leaves me dumbfounded.

  • @scottbrookes3492
    @scottbrookes3492 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Congratulations to the design team at Lotus!!! There are a lot of career-long designers there, and it's really remarkable how they've kept their nerve over the years, and can continually come up with clean designs like this, the Theory 1. To me it captures the clarity of a Gandini car as a sculpture, and is as dramatic if not even more so! This is a nice review. It starts off a bit scathing, and pessimistically but the reviewer changes his mind by the end. Great interviews with Ben and Matt, well done guys!

    • @_Ben4810
      @_Ben4810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Get a grip Scott, it looks like a Ford GT70 & is total pants inside. Lotus needs to produce what people want, & that is a fun, small, affordable sports car on a global platform(s) that can be adaptable for various incarnations of the type & for on-track use also. Ben & Matt's waffle is both unconvincing & a worrying direction for the future...

  • @freeskier6377
    @freeskier6377 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    this is a great looking car, but lotus really need to make a light weight electric car circa 1000kg to offer something inherently lotus- something we haven't seen yet from other manufactures

    • @4literv6
      @4literv6 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      The og lotus chassis equipped tesla roadster from 08-2012 was 1300kgs. Why can't anyone take that formula and make a similarly priced product? The Chinese ssc sc01 ev 2dr coupe with 429hp is awd using dual motors looks killer and is 1380kg for a 41k starting price. 🤔

    • @bartomiejmiara8975
      @bartomiejmiara8975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is physically impossible. Already here, every possible trick has been used to reduce weight, including a carbon chassis, which gives a weight of 1600 kg.

    • @davidkemp6992
      @davidkemp6992 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      They need to build what Caterham are proposing for their EV. They already have the advantage of having the tech available.

    • @autodigitvlogs
      @autodigitvlogs 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@4literv6 cuz the range would be sh1t....needs solid state batteries

    • @gur262
      @gur262 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@bartomiejmiara8975NO. A Dacia spring EV is under 1100kg. Nothing fancy there. Big power big battery I know. But. Start out small n slim, like a caterham. Add aerodynamics, aluminum, carbon. 750-999kg with 250-350hp electric and decent range should be possible

  • @wehost
    @wehost 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    How are people not more excited by this. Utter brilliance and embracing the future. Fully excited over here to add this to our Eletre R

    • @PCRoss2469
      @PCRoss2469 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm with you !

  • @stevehaney344
    @stevehaney344 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    They forgot to make the seats appear anything close to comfortable.

    • @bartomiejmiara8975
      @bartomiejmiara8975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is a 1+2 configuration, i.e. driver + two very slim passengers, over a short distance.

    • @redvivid
      @redvivid 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      This kind of car they build the interior around the driver. The seat padding in the driver seats are molded to your body.

  • @jonathanmillar
    @jonathanmillar 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I admire Tom doing his best with these videos to make these look exciting and interesting. If you're reading this mate - you're wasted trying to bring excitement into unobtainable concept nonsense

  • @AdhityanSridharan-qr1ko
    @AdhityanSridharan-qr1ko 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    If the “PR and Marketing Team” was a car

  • @gregspencer7287
    @gregspencer7287 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Incredible. The ethos and implementation of screens in this car are what all sport car manufacturers should move toward. Not bigger and bigger “iPads” dominating the dashboard, but a well designed, multi-functional, high end display with physical buttons. That to me seems a far more elegant and driver friendly solution.

  • @tonyflorio3269
    @tonyflorio3269 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    The idea of Lotus as a "lifestyle brand" seems doomed to fail.
    Lotus has traditionally been an engineering and racing organization that also made road cars. Those cars proximity to leading edge engineering and competition -- that they were almost impossibly light and rapid -- *is* their identity.
    The EV version of this legacy would be cracking the code to a light, responsive EV that is ready for a track day. Nobody offers that yet -- a Lotus that did would be very on-brand.
    Instead they are offering a very generic take on a "lifestyle" EV range. Literally everyone is doing this to get the margins required to see expensive EVs. Other than the name, what is Lotus bringing to the table here?

  • @ThisiscoolGAMES
    @ThisiscoolGAMES 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    12:06 those seats and steering wheel just blew my mind 🤯

    • @_Ben4810
      @_Ben4810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They'll numb your butt & crunch your shoulders also... doesn't look the most ergonomic or comfortable of concept vehicles...

    • @TheFatAndTheFurious
      @TheFatAndTheFurious หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or they won't, and they'll be comfortable.

  • @ArnoldTriyudho
    @ArnoldTriyudho 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    So the production version will be called Eory😂😂

  • @splendore78
    @splendore78 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    If Lotus has not yet understood that it must make ultra-light endothermic cars and remain faithful to what was its historical distinctive trait, then we will soon witness its funeral. There is no one worse deaf than those who don't want to hear, not even when faced with the evidence of merciless and unsuccessful sales numbers.

    • @lknanml
      @lknanml 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      They have to do this to survive...

    • @icantrideslow
      @icantrideslow 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Unfortunately the opposite is true. Look at the Cayenne, that saved Porsche, or the Urus, which is Lambo's biggest seller ever..... the Cullinan... the Bentayga... The list goes on and on... Models that are very alien to the original ethos of the manufacturer but appeal to the masses can often save a niche brand. It's been said a long time ago by Chris Harris, Jeremy Clarkson and others that if you want your favourite sportscar brand to survive, you have to allow them to make cars that keep the ship afloat and fund the actually interesting cars we all like.

    • @RzogL
      @RzogL 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@splendore78 "endothermic"? Hahaha...

    • @Pablin6114
      @Pablin6114 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Wouldn't a combustion car be better described as exothermic?

    • @hertzwave8001
      @hertzwave8001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@icantrideslow apparently the eletre isnt doing this for lotus, but i do agree with the sentiment of letting them make the SUVs for the normies that can afford it so the companies would have more funds to make cool stuff

  • @TJSaw
    @TJSaw 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It looks like an electric Gallardo. I love it.

  • @benen8440
    @benen8440 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    As an Lotus owner, I repel this concept with every fiber of my body.

  • @Driffttt
    @Driffttt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    If someone can make a lightweight and fun electric car it should be lotus but the new management doesn’t seem to align with the old ways.

    • @bartomiejmiara8975
      @bartomiejmiara8975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      But what are you really after? They've presented a light and fast electric super sports car. What more could you expect? A miracle?

    • @_Ben4810
      @_Ben4810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That isn't a light or fast car though... It's an overly & unnecessarily complex design study only, that will look old-fashioned & outdated in 2 years time...
      Ben Payne needs a serious dose of reality, this isn't the direction Lotus should be heading style-wise.
      Take the existing cues from the Emira, Evija, add a touch of Elise GT1, 340R, Type 62, M250 & previous pre-Bahar concept Esprits & you have the perfect Lotus...👌

    • @cademckee7276
      @cademckee7276 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bartomiejmiara8975Light my ass. Talk to me when it’s under 2800 pounds (and even then that’s pushing it for a lotus)

  • @thedalailmao
    @thedalailmao 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    "It's very recycled. You get the idea." - pretty much sums it up. The people just want small, lightweight, petrol hybrids. It baffles me that "experts" on the inside of the bubble are unable to gauge this.

    • @thedalailmao
      @thedalailmao 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Don't get me wrong. The concept is always looking ahead. But, I'm afraid that Lotus that we have known and loved all these years is moving away from what made them great. Does Lotus, for example, realize that after Ferrari, their brand value is top!? They are ONLY known for a very specific kind of car and that is something...

    • @bartomiejmiara8975
      @bartomiejmiara8975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The market for such cars is dying. EVs are the future, whether we like it or not.
      I remember how there were complaints about the abandonment of traditional bulbs in favor of LEDs. Now no one remembers them.

    • @thedalailmao
      @thedalailmao 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bartomiejmiara8975 that's not what the sports car market is saying it wants. Have you checked the prices of sporting EVs in the secondhand market? It's worryingly low. No one wants them. They're for the rich who have a lot of disposable income. It's an experiment that is failing and needs to slow down and react to what the market actually wants - which is, light, efficient hybrids that have mild EV capability to get out of town gently without making a fuss.
      People are just spouting nonsense because they're being fed a materialistic propaganda. EVs are the future. Distant future. When they're exciting in all the ways petrol cars are today and don't need 60 min stops every 300 km.
      The analogy is completely unfair. No one builds a relationship with their light bulb but they do with their cars. No one spend time with their light bulb but they do with their car, enthusiast or not. There is an emotional connection which is ever so important.

    • @shawnhollahan590
      @shawnhollahan590 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its globalists... the politics of Europe is insisting on EV only even though the people dont want it. If Lotus was a small company they'd understand it but it's a 'corporate brand' now. Lotus died with the Elise.

    • @thedalailmao
      @thedalailmao 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@bartomiejmiara8975 Firstly, the used EV market is worrying. No one wants EV sports cars (have you checked used Porsche Taycan and SF90 prices?). Secondly, not a great analogy. You don't get attached to light bulbs or develop an emotional connection. You do with cars, as you continue to own them and use them every day, however utilitarian they might be.
      The sporting market wants light, mild EVs that can get out of town without making a fuss. Not 2-3 ton e-tractors that cannot hide their mass.

  • @Mathewmartialart
    @Mathewmartialart 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    so, lambo said " yeah you can copy us, but change it up a bit"

    • @leehenry5764
      @leehenry5764 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      They already did it years ago with the Esprite

  • @CXBTTT
    @CXBTTT 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    They seriously got it all right. The first futuristic concept that I seriously love. It’s amazing

  • @_DioBrando_
    @_DioBrando_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    They should focus on optimizing the Emira and selling it in more markets with a better dealer/service network. The Emira is a legitimate Cayman/Supra alternative, they should be able to do a better job selling it.

    • @_Ben4810
      @_Ben4810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is very sad how they are not pushing that car...the opportunities remain endless...
      They should have also created a factory-based team to race the GT model...Team Lotus 3.0...

  • @route75
    @route75 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice to see you Ben,, it's been a long time. I like the car but I'm not surprised you always were a talented guy. Great work and great to see you succeed at Lotus. All the best mate.

  • @dennismccarthy7032
    @dennismccarthy7032 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Lotus needs a lightweight exige hybrid, small footprint, genius engineering, best handling , low cost to buy and to own , well executed ,robust ❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @bartomiejmiara8975
      @bartomiejmiara8975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sure. And that we all be rich, happy and forever young. That's as real as your wish.

    • @dennismccarthy7032
      @dennismccarthy7032 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bartomiejmiara8975 🤣

  • @christianolsson834
    @christianolsson834 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I totally understand the extremely hard work motoring journalists have nowadays to put on an enthusiasmic face for today’s cars.

  • @0LLy796
    @0LLy796 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    With demand for EVs dropping significantly, a company like lotus that wasn't too solid with ICE cars, going all in for EV might be a mistake they might suffer heavily for

    • @joehodgson2815
      @joehodgson2815 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Demand for EVs is not dropping, you're just reading press reports sponsored by oil companies. Look at the actual figures, instead of news stories.

    • @4literv6
      @4literv6 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ev&phev sales have 18x just since 2017 genius smh and ytd yoy globally are up 28% vs to this point in 2023! 😅

    • @0LLy796
      @0LLy796 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@4literv6 of course there was an uptick in sales. EVs went from being novelties to being viable... And then people got them and realized the infrastructure around them suck. So now they are opting out until further notice. Funny how you didn't mention that there has been a downtrend btwn this time last year and now or the fact that companies are pushing for govts to push back their EV ultimatums. Companies are in it for the money, you think if there was solid demand for EVs now, they would be complaining as much? Of course not. The 2030 goal is looking like 2035 now and this is a best case scenario. People rather have hybrids that EVs. They get the convenience of ICE cars with the potential of electric.

    • @alexmckenna1171
      @alexmckenna1171 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@0LLy796 Evs are taking over whatever some petrol heads might wish... The old-style car firms are losing out to the Chinese, Koreans and Tesla because they haven't sorted out their EV production...

    • @0LLy796
      @0LLy796 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@alexmckenna1171 okay

  • @timconder4909
    @timconder4909 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the most beautiful supercars I’ve ever seen. Brilliant! Who was the lead designer? Is everything for Lotus handled in China or are they using English designers?
    I love the absence of multiple fins, flaps and vents! Truly magnificent👊

  • @jezza6575
    @jezza6575 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think Lotus has proven that it’s easy to build a concept car, but extremely difficult to produce the car for sale to the consumer. The Lotus Eletre is downright dangerous as shown by CarWow and the Evija is vaporware at this point so why are they already showing their next take on the hypercar? Look at the performance Tesla has delivered for the price point they fall into and all the very successful number of cars they have on the road and they too still have not released their hypercar…it ain’t easy folks!

  • @K3IRRR
    @K3IRRR 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Most beautiful electric supercar yet. I love it!

  • @chrissalimi8708
    @chrissalimi8708 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Oh so this is why my Lotus Evora delivery has been delayed for 3 years 😂

  • @georgegeorgiy3516
    @georgegeorgiy3516 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I watched it just because of Tom, he's great.

  • @0mnil0rd
    @0mnil0rd 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Seeing a company switch to EVs from some of the best handling NA cars is like watching the most premium watch brand you can think of switch to making all digital watches. Are they usually better? In most measurable ways, yes. But suddenly I don't feel like aspiring to own one.

    • @scottandrouse3971
      @scottandrouse3971 หลายเดือนก่อน

      EMIRA

    • @Alpha99333
      @Alpha99333 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@scottandrouse3971 You can't even get an Emira. I've been on the waitlist forever and it's been nothing but radio silence from Lotus.

  • @MotorSkins
    @MotorSkins 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "What are MotorSkins?" Couldn't have explained it better! Glad you liked it, Tom.

  • @artisan002
    @artisan002 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well, my first thought was that it was the most Esprit looking thing they've done in ages. But, good god, that interior is just so fascinating!

  • @kroxde4332
    @kroxde4332 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    If they wanna do it right, they should make light weight EVs, now that they’re committed to them. Back to basics, but with Evs. Smaller battery in exchange for drivers fun and so on.
    Also, the Evija looked waaaaay better. I don’t get why they would change up their design language so much. Lotus design was all about hard lines with organic integration for me, this looks like a huracan and the back does not make sense for me.

  • @niklaswejedal463
    @niklaswejedal463 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    May be the best looking Lotus since the original Elise was released. Just gorgeous.

  • @F1ll1nTh3Blanks
    @F1ll1nTh3Blanks 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Lotus is starting to feel like the "potential company". As fascinating as all of this is.. it all feels a bit void pointless. Especially after they couldn't properly deliver with the Evija. The Emira was great. The other cars need to build on that and feel less like the pre-production appliances that they do now.

  • @urbanstrencan
    @urbanstrencan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is what Lotus should be building and doing lightweight proper sports cars, Geely has other brands that can make heavy electric SUVs and sedans and should let Lotus be a niche sportscar producer.
    Tom great video keep it up :)

  • @kishlayverma6622
    @kishlayverma6622 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    why does this look so much like sesto elemento?

    • @fullyleaded
      @fullyleaded 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      They both have four wheels?

    • @SVJ804
      @SVJ804 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@fullyleaded lfmo

    • @leehenry5764
      @leehenry5764 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Probably because that car weights less than a tone, and it's not the first a lotus has looked like a Lambo, with the Esprite.

    • @kishlayverma6622
      @kishlayverma6622 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@leehenry5764 could be.

  • @arthur.reifengerst
    @arthur.reifengerst 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i really love the design and the far-out vision of the design team and for the lotus company as a whole👌🏼💯🔥✨

  • @PutSomeDsonThatBlink
    @PutSomeDsonThatBlink 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This just another chinese electric super car like the Yangwang but with a Lotus badge on it. Lotus is now just another MG, the soul has gone.

    • @bartomiejmiara8975
      @bartomiejmiara8975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nonsense. This car was neither designed in China (only in the UK), nor will it be manufactured there (if it is manufactured, it will be in the UK).

    • @oskar6661
      @oskar6661 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@bartomiejmiara8975 You're missing the point. This isn't a real design study...it's an advertising piece for Lotus to whomever buys them out (which is going to happen). So yes, this will end up being owned by China, India, Russia or any Arab state.

    • @bartomiejmiara8975
      @bartomiejmiara8975 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@oskar6661 Nobody will buy Lotus because it has been owned by the Chinese Geely for years.

  • @apophisstr6719
    @apophisstr6719 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This new "Lotus" is basically like Concord, existed in a thoroughly saturated market with barely any unique character, it even sprinkled itself with the tasty batrayal on its legacy.
    Perfection.

  • @STAG162
    @STAG162 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    sounds like a hodgepodge of ideas thrown together by a committee.
    most of the explanations were marketing mumbojumbo.
    Lotus going full EV by 2028 is a rather bad idea btw.

  • @GrumblingForesight
    @GrumblingForesight 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love Matt’s choice of timepiece, very cool!

  • @petersafwat8228
    @petersafwat8228 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    This video proves people running Lotus dont understand what the people want...... We want lightweight, ICE/hybrid, manuals with a name staring the letter E

    • @marktickle8480
      @marktickle8480 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yet hardly anyone bought an Elise that was full ICE

    • @oskar6661
      @oskar6661 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@marktickle8480 That's the nature of their brand though. A semi-expensive car that is really hard to live with day-to-day. The Elise was a step too far for 95% of drivers. Lotus doesn't need to make a race car which is roadworthy...but a road car which is capable on the track. The Elise and most Lotus (Lotii?) have always been extremely niche.

    • @petersafwat8228
      @petersafwat8228 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@marktickle8480 the old one was rough, add some creature comforts and some usability that its bearable and people will buy it, just like the Exige and the Evora

    • @marktickle8480
      @marktickle8480 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@oskar6661 I would say some have been niche (340R, 2-Eleven, 3- Eleven), but there is a long history of more livable Lotus. Excel, Elite, Carlton (pushing it on its Lotus'ness), even the Esprit was quite plush inside. Evora and Emira are hardly stripped out racers. Granted, I wouldn't use my Elise S1 for daily duties!

    • @marktickle8480
      @marktickle8480 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@petersafwat8228 I honestly think sports cars are not the big market they once was. Everyone who wants an Elise has one (myself included 10+ years). There are lots for sale, hanging around, again, if anyone wanted one they'd get it. Mazda offers a small, light, affordable sports car and that's not selling as it used to.

  • @jasontassell
    @jasontassell 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm going to be the odd one out in this comment section and say I really like the design. I like the lines and the way the windshield blends into the body so seamlessly. The doors are an awesome show piece and the three seat arrangement is really cool.

  • @mrrakalanov
    @mrrakalanov 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    >Can This New Supercar Save Lotus?
    No

  • @ADude-y3h
    @ADude-y3h 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Most people here can't afford a working Elise, yet complain like they're the target audience for these cars

  • @carltonleboss
    @carltonleboss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Well it's better than whatever the Eletre was trying to do.

  • @marcokapac
    @marcokapac 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stunning stuff! Looks Lotos: light, simple, modern, focused!

  • @AntoniusTyas
    @AntoniusTyas 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Can this save Lotus?
    Short answer: No.
    Long answer: Heck no it will not. Lotus is beyond saving.
    Also, don't you fucking dare mentioning Roger Becker in your marketing guffaw, he'd be livid seeing what you have done to Lotus. No wonder Matt Becker quits Lotus.

  • @greggjohnson621
    @greggjohnson621 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool to see Yolk and Seat Haptics, like in my sim racing rig.
    Life imitates art.
    One day they’ll eliminate the windshield and windows because AR headsets will make the entire car translucent to the driver and passengers.

  • @zenvoGD
    @zenvoGD 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    if the bugatti centodieci and a Lamborghini Huracan had a baby lookin ahh car

  • @timmoet
    @timmoet 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please Lotus! build this car!
    Lotus was off my list since they started building overweight cars. But this Theory changes everything!
    Personally, for me, there could be fewer features.
    Otherwise a wonderful car. I love the 3 seats and their position. The interior and exterior are phenomenal!

  • @AmsZero
    @AmsZero 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    1:18 lost interest.

    • @jpb6532
      @jpb6532 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed

    • @bread-__-
      @bread-__- 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ain't that the truth

    • @Hoffboy9
      @Hoffboy9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cry about it 👍

    • @AmsZero
      @AmsZero 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Hoffboy9 ROFL

  • @Simpl3Pedro
    @Simpl3Pedro 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this concept car. I think it could be the three ways to follow for future cars...

  • @rvfinder7997
    @rvfinder7997 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The front end is perhaps the best looking on any car ever.

    • @oskar6661
      @oskar6661 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you're a Matchbox car designer and the year is 1989, I'd agree with you.

    • @rvfinder7997
      @rvfinder7997 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@oskar6661 no matchbox friend, 6:30 is perfection

  • @MarksRandomVideos
    @MarksRandomVideos 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The philosophy seems spot on, EV + Sustainable + Lightness is a winning formula. I hope to see the trickle down of this tech in 10 years to price points accessible by mere mortals.

    • @_Ben4810
      @_Ben4810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      10 years...???? You'll be lucky if Hethel isn't a self-storage warehouse complex & the test track is a Sunday market venue by then...Lotus needs to produce & sell cars people want &/or aspire to & forget the technology. Simple as.

    • @MarksRandomVideos
      @MarksRandomVideos 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@_Ben4810 but I never said from Lotus, seeing this like a 2035 CRZ

  • @sumeetkumar7264
    @sumeetkumar7264 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It looks less of a lotus and more Lamborghini

  • @MRVSKIN
    @MRVSKIN 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely love it. Stunning. Shame they don’t make this the new Elise or esprit even if just a limited run

  • @hoody3758
    @hoody3758 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    this model will not only not save Lotus, but will sink even further. RIP Lotus.

  • @prismgames
    @prismgames หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the design, it's beautiful, but it just seems too pretty to use daily. What people love about Lotus is the lightness, the great handling, how nimble they are. This isn't that, but should be admired for pushing design forward.

  • @leomux2004
    @leomux2004 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    No, no, not a LiDAR... This was supposed to be for the drivers, not the passengers...

    • @filski666
      @filski666 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      nobody is a "driver" sat in traffic on a congested motorway though are they? It isn't compulsory to use it, it's an option that is there there when the roads mean the driving sucks and you'd rather let the computer take over

    • @leomux2004
      @leomux2004 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@filski666Yes, but bringing such a huge focus on it and calling it autonomous rather than "driving assist" doesn't fit with Lotus's DNA.

  • @PCRoss2469
    @PCRoss2469 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think it's brilliant (from a 3 time Elise/Exige owner). It's a great theory will a lot of practical application

  • @GadgetyMV
    @GadgetyMV 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It looks great, the central position three seating, yes please, the head rest, too. I've tried similiar seats to these in a 4D cinema, and no thank you for poking in the back or moving about. I believe it'll be really distracting. Instead have different seat modes connected to the drive modes, where the seat tightens the grip on driver and passengers when in the more extreme modes, but relaxes them when the driving is more relaxed.

  • @saban_6r
    @saban_6r หลายเดือนก่อน

    It reminds me so much of the Sesto Elemento when the rear wing is up and honestly I love it

  • @karman79
    @karman79 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those seats look really comfy !
    What is Lotus trying to do anyway ? In their current line-up only Emira looks like a real Lotus. The other two are big, heavy four door EV's and now this.

  • @aussie2uGA
    @aussie2uGA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They could easily make a lightweight Lotus with a/c motor power but the range would be short if they chopped the battery size in half. With a 30kWh battery, it could be a fast charging, reliable, insane hole shot autocrossing beast with 100mi range.

  • @hustleeveryday6582
    @hustleeveryday6582 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think it's great, bring back the wedge look! I always like it when it was in style and I still like it now!

  • @wads80z
    @wads80z 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Every cool feature they showed, from the doors to the electric steering wheel to the seats, you just have to ask "how much lighter would it be if they didnt have that?"

  • @artlorddavis5836
    @artlorddavis5836 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Obviously its not going to look like this in production form. But yes lotus does in fact have an all electric super car coming that won't be as expensive as the Evija hypercar

  • @OMG-ef8qr
    @OMG-ef8qr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That lotus guy talks with alot of confidence n knowledge remindes me of matte Rimac if a so him name spell

  • @darthhunter69
    @darthhunter69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    we're living in the timeline where hotwheels get real lol
    really cool looking car, looks exactly how i imagined the 2020's cars to look like when i was a kid.

  • @AdrenalineBound
    @AdrenalineBound หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Funny how we've been hearing this same shit for decades and no concept car of this extreme has even touched the road ever.

  • @fflodeiro
    @fflodeiro 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Genius design. If it handles great and is lightweight is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Lumina-HD
    @Lumina-HD หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When I saw the thumbnail, I got reminded of a 🇮🇹 *old Italian car* ...
    Aka
    *Lamborghini sesto elemento* 😌

  • @somc4542
    @somc4542 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I purchased the Emeya and had a bad experience with the dealer in Thailand. Lotus’s sole dealer here is very unethical. When I contacted Lotus, their response was unhelpful. After this experience, I will definitely choose Porsche or Aston Martin instead. It seems to me that while Lotus has a great design and engineering team, their operations team is very poor.

  • @mcc5901
    @mcc5901 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Don’t know if it’s a Lotus but it’s certainly an epic design

  • @RzogL
    @RzogL 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Echoes of Lamborghini in the use of forged composites and a front end that is reminiscent of the Terzo Millennio. 3-seater wackiness like early 70s concept cars. Roger Becker and Gavan Kershaw handling magic. And the see-through headlights and seat haptics are amazing. I hope we see some of the concepts trialled here in a new, all-electric Lotus Esprit (hints of which I can see in the white body panels), possibly called the Espoir. But I have to ask, whatever happened to the Evija?

  • @Cubanb407
    @Cubanb407 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loving the design maybe this one will see the light of day

  • @masterdinosawr
    @masterdinosawr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The whole ethos of lotus was a fun, lightweight and reliable sports car that was quite affordable.
    This is a cool looking electeict vehicle that isn't made for enthusiasts at all.

  • @MANG00J
    @MANG00J 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The new Lotus Sesto Elemento looks good!

  • @111haY
    @111haY 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you surprised me, amazing, I have no words.

  • @EdwardThatch-ee7yx
    @EdwardThatch-ee7yx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I didn’t realise that Lotus was in financial trouble. I thought under Chinese ownership they were doing well. Is this title click bait by the BBC & Topgear? Are they telling lies?

  • @InnerHacking
    @InnerHacking หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not sure about the name either but the car is very cool and a central driving seat is the coolness of cool!

  • @jamesevans5971
    @jamesevans5971 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am more sympathetic than the consensus, here. Lotus can claim a victorious heritage of innovative, but raw and basic. This is not that far off from the tradition. I invite Lotus to keep moving forward. Raw and basic can still honor Chapman and embrace Q Branch!

  • @richardike2342
    @richardike2342 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a beautiful car. However, when there is a serious change in the design language of a car company, it is usually because there is a new CEO, or new Design Director.

  • @josephammenti3977
    @josephammenti3977 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That car is the best-looking car Lotus ever made, they need to make that car ,they need to focus on making that car ,make that car their Flagship Car , keep making it faster and lighter and faster and lighter

  • @_que
    @_que 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice concept, but it will stay as a concept. For Lotus survival, they need to make cars for the masses with their ethos. Make a coupe, sedan, wagon, and a shopping utility vehicle for average folk please. Also make manual available. Thank you.

  • @Some0ne001
    @Some0ne001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lotus is making Supercars I’d expect the future to look like. Just less tech tho and more real buttons. Not sure how much I like these designs tho:

  • @abderrahmanelbakkali190
    @abderrahmanelbakkali190 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Side profile of an electric Lamborghini Sesto Elemento if there were ever one.

  • @handsomemike1742
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    Battery & motor stress bearing components. Very Lotus. Well done, looks hot.