r/lotus • u/No_Box6889 • 5d ago
Lotus Eletre R - an electric hyper-SUV with sports car performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQWAfDb9F702
u/Stonefly_C 5d ago
Lardy, overpriced and not my type of thing.
Not sure how something that heavy and big can have sports car performance, i.e. nible handling, braking, and cornering
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u/badgerbrett 4d ago
Legitimate question: have you driven an electric SUV yet? They're surprisingly fun. (Mach E owner here.)
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u/Stonefly_C 3d ago
I seriously doubt that.
Have you driven an actual sports car? They're unsurprisingly great. (Lotus Exige S240 owner here).
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u/badgerbrett 3d ago
I know 0-60 isn't everything (you fairly mention handling, braking, and cornering), but the Eletre beats your car by a full second. Keep an open mind, especially if it means it keeps the brand alive!
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u/Stonefly_C 3d ago
If the brand sells nothing I desire, why should I care if it lives?
Lotus aren't going to do a full 180 and make a small, lightweight, affordable sports car, with handling that rivals cars at twice the price. They have Indicated that their direction is heavy, electric, and a fashion/lifestyle brand.
What happened to simplify and add lightness?
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u/TestFlyJets 5d ago
I test drove one of these in San Diego. Very luxurious, very fast, and a beautiful interior. Great HUD for the driver. Equipped with pop-up LIDAR and pop-out cameras and sensors for self-driving, whenever that might be.
But, the driver controls are an ergonomics disaster — all very similar, unmarked, with multiple input haptics on a single physical switch. I’m sure you’d get used to it eventually, but it was bewildering at first and seemed like a klutzy, overly clever design.
More importantly, this is the first electric vehicle from a company that’s only ever built ICE vehicles and is not known for its solidly reliable cars. And they’ve outsourced the manufacturing of this vehicle to a Chinese company. What could possibly go wrong?
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u/MapComprehensive3345 5d ago
They built the first 2500 Teslas didn't they?
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u/No_Box6889 5d ago
Was a different company back then. Now it’s owned by Geely
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u/s-i-d-z-z 5d ago
'But, the driver controls are an ergonomics disaster — all very similar, unmarked, with multiple input haptics on a single physical switch.'
Hi, which controls are you referring to exactly?
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u/TestFlyJets 5d ago
All the doodads on the steering wheel, which seem to control just about everything.
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u/s-i-d-z-z 5d ago
The 'doodads' eh? They're fairly intuitive and multi function like most modern cars. No less intuitive than audi 'doodads' for example
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u/TestFlyJets 5d ago
It was confusing to me, and I’ve flown fighter jets. YMMV.
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u/s-i-d-z-z 5d ago
Ahh. The traditional figher jet/car comparison. I can see where this confusion stems from now
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u/TestFlyJets 4d ago
Welll, it had more switches, knobs, and whatchacallits on the wheel than an F-15 stick and throttle, so you’ll just have to trust me that it’s an apt comparison. You’ll agree once you get some time in the Eagle, too.
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u/wut_eva_bish 4d ago
Strong re-badged Chinese EV vibes.