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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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01:08 Lotus Eletre vs Lambo Urus - which looks better? VOTE BELOW!
VOTE: Lotus Eletre
VOTE: Lambo Urus
urus ofc
OF COURSE THE ONE AND ONLY, DACIA SANDERO
Aston Martin DBX 707
When a Lamborghini Urus and Kia EV6 don’t use protection…
My thoughts exactly
Got the back of Kia EV 6, but the front end kinda reminds me of the latest Kia Sportage and Urus.
Three of them must be having fun without protection back in the day
XD
omg, read my mind!
the front looks like a nio
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.
its the fault of the people.
Would be cool if they made fun off-road SUVs and not fat crossover EVs though.
Imagine a lightweight Lotus 4x4 🤔
High performance SUV is definitely not a fault tho. Just look at them, how beauty they are
you are right, just look how many suv mercedes has, more than 10 and I dont count coupe ones
Mclaren refuses to make a suv
this is the type of futuristic design i've been expecting other suv's to look like rather than overgrown hatchbacks or turtle shells
I love the interior colors and materials, so elegant. Love it!
The fact that it is going into production as is blows my mind. Insane looking SUV🔥🔥
Its not
he basically contradict several time the beginning statement about production ready
Insanely shit
Agreed! Very cool😮
Kindof goes against everything Colin Chapman wa nted though but no matter its a tasteless suv , people will buy it
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!
Cheaper than others in that class 😉😉😉
Agreed 👍🏻
And it has an outstanding performance, trust me 😉💪💪💪
It's trash and ugly
Its crap
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
its design. Not it’s.
Right, I was hoping someone else would comment about that, haha. "I haven't seen it yet; I haven't even seen any photos, so you're going to get my honest reaction to this car... now let me tell you about all the details and I know exactly where they are and their backstory!" lol
Yep
I'm guessing they're briefed about all the specs and features anyway so he's just relaying the information from the Lotus reps behind the camera
There were several camera cuts that took place between him first walking in the room and him discussing the features and design details. They could’ve cut the camera and given him a briefing on all the details.
Mat Watson you are just great doing the job perfectly THANK YOU
petition to bring back the old carwow intro clip
“carwow, your one stop car buying comparison site”😍
No the one before it is better without the voice over only a unique tone
@@ayeshadel7204 yeah, that one’s nice too, but i’m not liking this new one they’ve been using
Would get used to it. But for now, not a fan
Yeah no, a regular user, hearing that over and over again always I'd just skip it. The new one is better, short and simple
WOW🙄
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!
How can you say this it's not on the road yet
@@ryanwilkins7080 from the stats , aesthetics, tech etc. Its a lotus so it will drive nicely.
So you're saying that Lamborghini is not a sports car brand?
_Hmmm...!?_ An interesting conclusion.
@@thezanzibarbarian5729 no he says it's their first from a brand that never did one before
@@thezanzibarbarian5729 i dont think the Lamborghini urus is its rival. They are nearer 200k rather than 100k. This is competing with bmw ix , tesla model x etc. And no , im not saying Lamborghini isnt a sports car brand. I was just stating that lotus is a sports car brand and thos is their first SUV.
A Lotus SUV? Colin must be spinning in his light weight grave!
Btw, Mat you doing a great job and I really like your work!
This car is the most "stick of truth" friendly car I've ever seen!
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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.
definitely my favorite EV to date.
what are the haters saying? seems like you need to try pretty hard to hate on this car?
@@machampioninvestments4242 the SUV aspect comes to mind
If this didn’t exist, we wouldn’t have the Emira. That makes it ok in my book
@@conor7154 nothing generic about a mid engined manual.
@@conor7154 did you just call the Emira generic? Bruh do you even know anything about that car??💀
@@bennetulbricht9922 Emira is a modified Evora 400 with more interior technology but it's slightly slower.
The emira is just a restyled Evora. Great car mind you, but not expensive to make since it's basically the same thing they've been making.
@@conor7154 and porsche has made pretty much the exact same care for years too, why try and change something that works. plus that "low 400 hp" is in a very lightweight car so it may seem like a smaller amount of power but it sure isnt slow especially in the corners
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
But like seriously. We are talking about a lot of money for brands like this one. If I wanna gift myself something nice like a super car I would always prefer some Porsche, Ferrari or lambo over brands like that one. U really need to be bias to pick a lotus over a Porsche.
Yes but it is something alternative. A competitor could be the new Maserati Folgore. I think the lotus and the Maserati look cooler than the cayenne and the urus is on another price (and level)
its something different to the usual, more popular brands. something a bit more unique
@@masterImac Of course. But that's with anything in life. Are you an Android or an iOS user? Isn't choosing 'proven' brands to 'lesser-known' brands and not giving them a chance a bias in itself? Not choosing UK cars as them being viewed as bad investments is just something people have come to over the years particularly in the middle class segment (sales figures tells everything). But is it valid for very expensive supercars? With price tags as these and with reliability records that necessarily aren't any worse than German's or Italian's, I don't see why you wouldn't consider a Lotus. They make fantastic cars. It's just a bias towards Porsche or Ferrari then, the brand's reputation being the only criteria without evaluating what the manufacturers offers for the price. It's all about preferences and preferences aren't reasonable or objective. It all cancels out at the end.
Lotus or Chinese Geely? China are slowly hollowing out western companies and jobs. They cannot get traction with their own brands so they use western brands against us. This hollowing out will eventually empty out every single sector as they move all industries in house to China. Lotus knowledge will be sucked out and moved to China. The staff in the UK will be used and tossed aside. By buying a Chinese car, unlike any other purchase, you are directly supporting a Chinese Communist Party owned company. All car companies in China are directly or indirectly owned by the CCP. You are supporting CCP design, technology, and engineering. China are a self proclaimed enemy of western democracy and free people, that may sound like hyperbole but it is manifestly true. They are a communist/totalitarian regime. Partnership is not a part of their thinking process. It is the cover they use to slowly dismember western economies. They do not want partnership they want control and ownership. This is and will increasingly bleed in to political control and eventually erosion of western freedoms. China simply cannot allow freedom of thought or speech, it is not only antithetical but an existential threat to their regime. They need to extinguish freedom in as many places as possible. It is an innate need for all empires/civilisations to spread their model.
We are walking ourselves in to totalitarian control. If you think it seems too far fetched then you need to think deeper and harder. If you think this process will be benign, you are wrong. China will slowly tighten their grip on democracy, it is already starting to happen, they constantly require other nations to limit their speech. On the current course, in the not too distant future, your government will be controlled by China, directly or indirectly, you will not be allowed to change your government, and your government will impose every single decision handed down by China. You will not be able to protest or question these decisions. You and your children will grow up without any freedom for the rest of your/their lives.
As one example China forcibly sterilised and aborted their own women in the 80's, dragged them in to horrific surgeries, now the Uyghurs are being subjected to the same treatment.
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!
Looks good to me, I’m feeling the design both inside and out.
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.
Those upper lights on the hood above the aggressive front end ruin the entire look of the car.
@@Kronos0999 I think its the other way around
@@lewischime5737 No
@@Kronos0999 nah.
@@Kronos0999 hi Kronos.
The back reminds me so much of the old SAAB Phoenix concept, it looks stellar.
Mat you and Yianni are my favourite car reviewers and drag racers ever and it will never change
Thoroughly enjoyable first look at a sublime design. Thank you!
This is the first ev im impressed with,hope it drives as good as it looks
Having a lot of vents can add quite a bit of parasitic drag actually
That IS the question. They typically don't
@@sharklegs I'm sure the engineers knew what they were doing :D
not a big ev fan myself but the lotus evija is one of the sickest looking ev cars and as good as that is. i think lotus will nail it in with this one too
Toto: "No Lotus no that was so not right!"
Mat thank you so much for this insane video
The man with the stick! Great looking vehicle. Super cool. Thanks Matt! Big fan of the channel
The only thing i can't stop thinking about is how hard this will be to clean and wipe after a wash 😅😅
So true... all those vents, so little time!
No need to wipe if you rinse with filtered water
Same thoughts here, would be very hard not to scratch the paint
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That was I was thinking of 🤣
Love you Mat and Carwow from Western Africa Senegal 🇸🇳 Performance wise Tesla might arguably be the industry’s winner but design wise Sheeesh brands are killing it and I’m digging the outside.
Amazing, so good! Low CUV's are where its at, theyve killed it with all styling inside & out. Just wish i could afford it!
very much beyond my budget but a truly beautiful car, in and out. If I could buy one, I would!! I'd feel like a Bond villain in it.
Actually Eletre (életre) means just the "to life" part of the sentence. Coming to life would be "életre kel"' in Hungarian.
It sounds like a mistake to refer to the hungarian word életre as it is absolutely unknown in other cultures and has no meaning like something mythical thing or a super powered bull
lol
and eletre doesnt mean sh!t in portuguese
that not a portuguese word just to be sure i look in the dictionary
I've put it in Google Translate and it really says that "eletre" means electric in Portuguese.
The problem is: it's my native tongue and that word does not exist in Portuguese. Not with that spelling.
We've been lied to, Matt.
Because the right spelling is "életre", with acute. Btw it means just "to life" without coming, which is "életre kel".
@@bence_nyari Yeah, you're talking about Hungarian. We're talking about this moment: 13:53. With or without acute, that word does not exist in Portuguese.
It's funny to know that does not mean what Lotus claimed it meant in Hungarian either, though. 😂
Love the car review. I think, if they have lower than $100k model for this SUV, then maybe many more looking into buying electric SUV will buy this instead.
9:53 i love how Mat finds all the information about the cars even tho he sometimes cant use that information.
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.
This will fall firmly in the stupid-rich category. Hard working people looking for a luxury SUV don't have the time to clean all of those vents. This is only practical if you can afford full valet services
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@@Root_boy sub 100k. Just pop a camper van water filter on your hose and you got yourself filtered water so no need to hand dry your car.
@@Root_boy it of course that ticks one of Colin Chapmans ideas , add lightness, this time only to your wallet .
One of the biggest range killer of EV is weight.
I love when he asks if it's a production or prototype. It's a production but he mentions it won't do something several times because it's a prototype.
News flash: they lie.
It's a pre production prototype but not a concept car
he asks if it is a concept or a production, concepts and prototypes are not the same thing
absolutely gorgeous !!!!! on every aspect!!!!
I LOVE functional Intakes, Vents !!!
I don't care if this is not typical for lotus. It looks stunning and shows that lotus is on the right design path for the future
Exactly, all new EVs are always welcome 🙏
Yes!
Just when you thought The Lotus was outta existence obviously they aren't ! they're alive & kickin.My focus points are the Front,interior,rims & battery life....❤🚗
@Rocky's Modern Life Quite so 👍
Lotus are not messing around at all. What a beauty🤌🤌
This is an impressive electric SUV and it looks fantastic!
The interior is gorgeous
It's georgious
Best SUV I've seen so far for real. Great job there. Impressive
That is absolutely stunning!
Mat is so lucky to review new cars
Regarding the bottom grille, I've noticed EVs have funny looking front ends because they don't have vents and grilles and stuff. I get it, no engine to cool, but having solid/closed vents instead of open airways - doesn't this increase drag? Wouldn't allowing more air to pass through help?
Matt did mention it actually opens to help cool the battery :) at around the 1:54 - 1:57 mark, unless of course you are saying this is a nice change as EV's go :)
it depend : on the shape of the solid vents and how air flow through a real one. For exemple high speed trains don't have vents but are more aerodynamics than a sport car. On the other hand, classic cars like the 1970 dodge charger are not aero' bcz of their massive front grille which has the effect of a parachute.
You don’t see Bullets or Bullet Trains have large Civic Type R looking vents do you
If the air has nowhere to go after entering the vent it would just act like a parachute and electric cars’ range are much more affected by drag than ice cars
@@OldSkoolFlavor hi Benz Boy 🙏
In a Video of the german youtuber „Car Maniac“ is said, that Lotus‘s goal is to keep the weight at about 2t what would be really impressive considering the weight of other E-Suvs or the length(5.1m) and the size of the battery.
Wow that's stunning
Wooooooow..... This was amazing! Thanks Mat! - New favourite car. Gretings from DK.
Obviously people don't wanna associate Lotus with SUVs, but this looks good. For Lotus as a company this is the right move, and I'm willing to bet these are gonna sell a lot, as long as the reliability is good.
It looks beautiful, but $100K+ for a Lotus built in China...
@Dennis D what the fuk are you talking about. Chinese car ...better quality??? Huhh
@Dennis D pls tell me you were high while writing this comment
@@-Random_Games- a lot of high quality products used worldwide are made in China
@@-Random_Games- It's not 1990-2000 anymore 😂😂
Getting major Purosangue vibes🔥
GORGEOUS!
Damn that car looks amazing! Looks much than other electric cars!
i think lotus is doing the right thing. the electric vehicle market is up for grabs and if they cand get a decent range (250 miles real world usage) out of their models they can slice quite a good size out of it. and the design of their cars is really good. after seeing the emira and evija and now this, can't wait to see the smaller suv and the saloon. and even better, they don't seem to have followed the trend of filling the car with shiny glossy materials and touch buttons. well done lotus!
Honestly this is an extremely impressive EV from Lotus
You know you can trust Matt cause he says how he feels positive and negative even in their space
Can't wait to see this in action!
This is so unexpected from lotus and absolutely brilliant, knocking any other ev out of the park
Maniac
Tesla is the only brand to continue to knock all of the electric competition out of the park. And it’s not even close in terms of charger network, UI and the best infotainment system in the industry, performance and speed, and exterior and interior looks. The rest of the competition is a joke aside from the Mustang Mach E and the electric hummer that come close
@@johnsmeith3913 This, being a lotus - will undoubtedly handle better than a tesla, and a sub 3 second time makes it a direct competitor in terms of performance (don't think they do one foot roll out either lmao) the infotainment wasn't really shown here as its probably still being developed so its hard to critique that? But from what I saw, it looks brilliant - especially those smaller strip screens, they're a nice touch. The Tesla infotainment is 'nice' with the big screens and so on n games etc but they've relegated everything to the screen now which a lot of people don't like, such as foward/reverse. Almost like putting shit on the screen for the sake of putting shit on the screen. And don't get me started on the wheel controls and the wheel itself, that wheel is practical in racing where you can do lock to lock in 1 and a bit turns - not in a bloody road car though. Exterior and interior looks are completely subjective as well, I much prefer the styling on this car over the teslas, yeah they look nice, but they also look outdated by now, especially the rear light design. Build quality on tesla is slowly catching up but I suspect this will be superior in that department.
@@johnsmeith3913 no hate on Tesla, but this is a much better looking car
@@OwnGrid I mean, you’re completely right about that
I’m buying one for sure!!! I hope there isn’t a waiting list. Thank you for your video!!!! Awesome!!!!!! 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
trust me there is one
Looks incredible. Great design
Review a Vauxhall Lotus Carlton!
And a Senator Mk2 if there's one that survived!
A 30 year old car? You don't understand what Carwow is do you?
Lol random but agreed
@@sandersson2813 They did 20 year old cars recently you know.
*This is a pretty nice looking car* 👌
GORGEOUS
What a beauty!
That is THE best looking SUV I have ever seen. Fantastic job. Lotus is going places with their production numbers
The front looks so off.
i never thought i'd see the day when Lotus, the last hurrah of car companies for real enthusiast would build an SUV that weighs more than the moon.
I was cautiously optimistic this model wout breathe some Chapman into the SUV format, but I don't see how 23s are adding lightness. Two tons?! I could weep. That said, the interior is exquisite and the design has a clear identity. Not necessarily for me but it looks cool.
Would choose this over anything else. Well done Lotus 👍
Ladies and gentlemen we have just seen the car that saved Lotus, this is awesome.
Keep up the great work 💪💪
Thanks
The Lotus has an amazing design in-and outside
Stunning.
I love the exterior and interior design of this insane Lotus Eletre and it looks so cool
Oh no.. i forgot about Lotus.. even if i didnt i would never expect Lotus to make an SUV
Fabulous design 👌 just one suggestion make the top LlDAR pop up. plus retractable towbar and two way power.
I'm Hungarian guy but the eletre it's really means like coming to life but we say exatly életre
No seriously, why did lotus have to make a whole suv out of all companies 🤣🤣
to make money 🤷♂️
money so they can actually survive?
Because every premium company is making them. Ferraris will be debut soon enough. To stay in business, they really have to do one. As long as they keep building cool sports cars. Why not.
Funny that Lotus get this type of reaction but silence when ferrari or porsche do it
@@TheHesK9 people reacted the same way to the lamborghini urus and to the ferrari purosange suv.
I really like that design, really sleek and low, its looks a bit like a wagon jacked up. Indeed, only 13cm taller than an RS6. The interior is amazing, I like the slim driver display, you don't have to peer around the steering wheel as in some cars I have experienced. I think the rotating screen is there for the same reason as the new Mercedes SL. It's so that no matter the position of the sun, you can see the screen. All Eletre needs is a smaller battery version to make it even lighter. I think more traditional Lotus customers would happily trade a bit of range for driving dynamics. They can keep the 100kwh version for buyers who like more range. Also, i expected everyone to kick off big time and this would be hugely controversial, but the reaction I see so far is surprisingly posititve.
nah it looks like shite on wheels
@@aadi8568 only posting negative comments on every video, mate? Careful, your incel energy is showing...
I stand with the rest of the people with eyes and reckon it's a great looking suv from every angle, and that's both inside and out. This will be a cracker of a car!
@@misssummersalt what do you mean, “on every video”? Just this video I was making negative comments
@@misssummersalt nah the front proportions are off and its not a lotus anymore so if we are looking at a car thats prolly a kia the front is fked up plus that huge ass logo is the icing on the cake💀
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Lotus, that brand that makes lightweight cars! Less is more, they used to say.
When 20" wheels are too small now. What a time to be alive.
Agree with other commenters - those upper daytime running lights are one of the few sticking points. They make it look like a Wish version of a Urus, rather than a sleek, modern, genuinely palatable SUV. Lotus making an SUV in general, though? Fuck it - I won't be buying one, but it's undoubtedly the vehicle that'll keep Lotus able to do what they do best. The very best of luck to them.
That's awesome looking! Like the Genesis!
Stunning
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a Chinese EV company.
We all know which one Lotus truly deserved.
As long they keep pumping out manual Emiras at an attainable price it's all good. The problem is if that stops.
@@Neojhun The Emira is shit
this is a good looking suv
Yes Geely owned now
@@marcelohendrix6139 LMFAO
Amazing car! Lotus become a lot cool than before! From my part, this is the best looking SUV ever made! 😳😳
Price is fair! Good job Lotus! 👍
Lotus used to be cool you mean
That is mint! If Lotus want an independent sale rep in Australia - I am your man!
Some nice lines and pretty cool features about this new car looks pretty cool... here comes the future of SUV’s.....
That's gorgeous!
Ratio
@@gamingmamba2584 cool
All the usual stuff people complain about. Door handles that ice up and you can't see them in the dark, of course it looks better than the Model X but it is likely to be twice the price with a few options. Bigger the wheels the less efficient although people don't seem to think that this is important these days until they want to go on a road trip!! I wonder where people will charge it? No one complains about the Allegro steering wheel anymore! Hardly an X competitor, which is a six seater IMO. Lets face it, it is basically a Chinese Geely with a Lotus tweak and badge
This car is wicked man! 🔥🔥🔥
Looks like a Lamborghini Urus .
Beautiful looking vehicle , I think Lotus hit it out of the park with this one , super cool design !!
Another electric suv. Wow. i'm so excited.
This car will help allow you to buy the cars you might like (if it's a Lotus in this case)
Great looking car, I hope it does well, as long as Lotus's Chinese owners keep production in the UK and not produce it in China only, as they did with MG.
This car will be produced in Wuhan China.
I love it! Great design!
Pls tell me you are joking
They've been keeping this quiet!!! I want one!
Now this is the EV6 done right!
Suddenly the EV6 GT no longer looks a contender. I wonder what the price difference will end up being in the real world?
Can't wait till Zonda, McLaren, Bugatti and Koenigsegg make an SUV, especially an electric version
Actually Bugatti is now the same company with Rimac.. and Rimac is all about electric supercars.. so.. might be sooner than you think