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New Lotus Emeya electric 'hyper-GT' to be revealed on 7 September

The British brand's first performance saloon since the Carlton finally has a name – and a debut date

Lotus's long-awaited electric super-saloon has officially been named the Emeya ahead of a full reveal on 7 September.

Previously known by its codename, Type 133, and at one point erroneously associated with the Envya nameplate, the Porsche Taycan rival has been previewed in a new video that confirms it will feature a wraparound LED rear light bar, a movable rear wing and a distinctive LED headlight signature that matches the Lotus Eletre SUV.

Lotus refers to the new Chinese-built model as a hyper-GT, much as it dubbed the Eletre the world's first hyper-SUV - a nod to the fact that it will tout power and performance figures more in line with some of the world's fastest supercars than any similarly positioned saloons with combustion engines.

It will be the brand's first performance saloon since the early-1990s Vauxhall-based Carlton and is set to be particularly popular in China and the US – crucial markets for Lotus. Bosses have previously told Autocar that the five-metre-long Emeya will be the most luxurious car Lotus has yet produced.

Confirmation of the new model's name comes soon after prototypes were spotted on the road in a promotional camouflage livery. Late prototypes started running down the Lotus Technology production line in Wuhan, China, earlier this year.

www.autocar.co.uk

New Lotus Emeya electric 'hyper-GT' to be revealed on 7 September | Autocar

The British brand's first performance saloon since the Carlton finally has a name – and a debut date
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Lotus Emeya: name revealed for Porsche Taycan rival

And next week we’ll be able to put a name to a shape when the car itself is unveiled

Emeya. Sounds like the eyebrow-raising name of your slightly strange friends’ second daughter. But no, this is what we will be calling Lotus’s new Porsche Taycan rival, known up ‘til now as the Type 133.

The full car will be revealed on 7 September, but for now we’ve got very little to go on: previous intel confirmed this would be a four-door GT, with exec director of Lotus Cars Europe Niels de Gruijter telling TG earlier this month that the design was signed off and that sales would begin in 2024.

It follows a turbulent period for Lotus which has seen the launch of the Emira sports car and Eletre SUV, delays to its Evija hypercar, big financial losses in 2022 but record-breaking order books that promise to smash the brand’s best production numbers.

It wants to be shifting 150,000 cars annually by 2028, a lofty target when you think it sold just 567 last year.

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Lotus Emeya: name revealed for Porsche Taycan rival

And next week we’ll be able to put a name to a shape when the car itself is unveiled
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Lotus Emeya to debut on September 7

Lotus has finally revealed the name of its upcoming all-electric sedan. Formerly only known as the Type 133 will be called Emeya. The company has released a short video teaser with an official unveiling scheduled for September 7.

The Emeya will be the brand's third EV, following the Evija supercar and the Eletre SUV. It's like the middle child who's trying to stand out in a family of overachievers.

www.arenaev.com

Lotus Emeya to debut on September 7

Lotus is teasing its all-electric sedan Emeya ahead of its grand entrance on September 7, and it's promising more than just a sleek design. Here's what we know so far.
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Lotus has unveiled Emeya, the company's first four-door hyper-GT, in New York City. "Bringing together our rich heritage with intelligent performance and the latest cutting-edge technologies, we're pushing the boundaries for how a luxury electric vehicle should look and handle- making it truly for the drivers," said Feng Qingfeng, CEO, Lotus Group.

Emeya is setting a new benchmark for how a Lotus drives and feels by combining the company's 75-year expertise in engineering and design, with the latest advanced innovations - bringing drivers an electric car that is exciting to drive and performs exceptionally.

This includes advanced and active aerodynamic features such as the pioneering active front grille, rear diffuser and rear spoiler. All this, combined with a low centre of gravity that Lotus calls 'hyperstance', enhances stability when driving, and sets a new standard in the GT segment for ride and handling excellence.

Lotus Emeya has an electronically controlled air suspension system. Its advanced onboard sensors feel the road 1,000 times a second and automatically adjust the vehicle to ensure the smoothest ride.

The top specification model for Emeya features Lotus' high-power dual motor set-up that delivers a top speed of more than 155mph (250km/h) and can accelerate from 0-62mph (0-100km/h) in under 2.8 seconds, making it one of the fastest electric GTs in the world.

To provide customers with confidence wherever they're travelling, the performance of Emeya is complemented by Lotus' market-leading charging capabilities. It can add 93 miles (150km) of range with approximately five minutes of charge using a 350kW DC fast charger, as well as boost range up to 80% within 18 minutes.


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New 2024 Lotus Emeya electric saloon revealed with 905bhp

The British brand's first performance saloon since the Carlton arrives as high-powered EV

The ground-up reinvention of Lotus continues apace as the brand takes a bold leap into another new segment with the Emeya – a sleek electric sports saloon conceived to rival the Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S.

Carrying the torch from the 1990 Lotus Carlton into the electric era, the Emeya arrives just 18 months after Lotus revealed its first SUV, the Eletre, as part of a new family of lifestyle-oriented electric cars engineered and built in Wuhan, China.

The Emeya is based on Lotus’s new Electric Premium Architecture. This bespoke structure is adaptable to suit various car segments as well as different battery sizes, electric motors, component layouts and intelligent driving technologies.

Although they are entirely unrelated to the sports cars Lotus still builds in Hethel, outstanding performance remains a priority for these new-era EVs. As a result, the fastest Emeya packs a dual-motor powertrain that sends up to 905bhp and 726lb ft through all four wheels. That’s sufficient for 0-62mph in 2.8sec, matching the top-link Taycan Turbo S and making the Emeya one of the quickest four-doors on the market.

www.autocar.co.uk

New Lotus Emeya could spawn world's most powerful estate car | Autocar

The British brand's first performance saloon since the Carlton arrives as 905bhp electric saloon
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Watch out Porsche Taycan: Lotus Emeya revealed as twin-motor, four-door GT

The first four-door Lotus since the Carlton swings in with much electric power

This is the new Lotus Emeya, and it is 17mph slower than the last saloon car to wear four doors and a Lotus badge. That infamous Nineties troublemaker – because not enough has been written about it – was a Vauxhall breathed on by Norfolk’s specialists deemed too fast for public roads.

TopGear.com estimates there’ll be 100 per cent less parliamentary debate and newspaper campaigns to get this car off the public highway, such is the 21st century motoring landscape. You’ll likely have some internal debate over the Emeya’s silhouette and visual language, though.

And how that debate materialises rather depends upon your feelings about the Eletre SUV, from which this new Emeya clearly takes its aesthetic from. The twin-headlight treatment sits atop a similar fang-like front, sweeping back over the four-door silhouette to reveal a similar single line brake-light treatment. If the Eletre had been sat on by something heavy, the Emeya is the result.

Like that car – and the Porsche Taycan it is clearly born to rival – the third all-new Lotus comes bursting at the seams with power and technology. Lotus tells us the Emeya features a pair of electric motors – a single speed unit up front, a dual speed unit at the back – for full-time AWD, powered by a 102kWh battery (able to accept a 350kW DC charger to add 93 miles in five mins), and harnessed through a two-speed gearbox. Big, ‘race-grade’ brakes, too.

www.topgear.com

Watch out Porsche Taycan: Lotus Emeya revealed as twin-motor, four-door GT

The first four-door Lotus since the Carlton swings in with much electric power
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2024 Lotus Emeya: This Is It

Nothing says "simplify and add lightness" like a Dolby Atmos sound system

Electric cars have a problem, one that’s unrelated to charging or range or the environment: They’re just too dang heavy. For Lotus, traditional purveyor of lightweight, nimble track cars, this presents a real struggle. How do you stick to “simplify and add lightness” in the electric age?

As it turns out, you don’t. You pivot to “luxury performance,” expand your lineup to include a hypercar and a crossover, and drown out the cries of the fifteen Elise owners who care with all that sweet, sweet lifestyle-buyer cash. Then, to reinforce that performance pedigree, you cram 905 horsepower into a four-door grand tourer, and call it the Emeya. Simplicity and lightness are dead, long live speed.

The Emeya is Lotus’s latest salvo in the EV speed wars. The company claims the tourer will have 905 horsepower, 726 lb-ft of torque, and a zero-to-60 time of 2.78 seconds when it starts rolling off the assembly line next year. Lotus didn’t specify a range figure, only that the Emeya should be “broadly similar to that of the Eletre.”

For that famed Lotus handling, the Emeya features computer controlled air ride suspension, which is pressed to the ground by active aero in the car’s body. Lotus hopes that this suspension, paired with the dual-motor AWD drivetrain and “race-grade braking system,” will make the Emeya a true driver’s car.

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2024 Lotus Emeya: This Is It

Nothing says "simplify and add lightness" like a Dolby Atmos sound system
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Lotus Emeya electric sedan is packed with 905 horsepower and innovative materials

Lotus has made quite a splash in New York City with the unveiling of their latest addition, the Emeya. Previously known under the codename "Type 133", this all-electric four-door sedan is poised to give stiff competition to prominent players like the Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan Turbo S. The Emeya isn't just about speed and tech though, but also about sustainable luxury.

The aerodynamic design of the Emeya features an active grille aimed at minimizing drag and boosting efficiency. This grille can also open to cool down the battery and brakes when needed. Combine this with an active front spoiler, a motorsport-style active diffuser, and a rear spoiler that's an impressive 11.0 inches wide, and you've got a sedan geared for high performance.

This isn't Lotus's first foray into active aerodynamics, having previously incorporated it in the Eletre SUV. But the Emeya takes it a step further with its rear spoiler being a good 3.9 inches wider than the one on the Eletre, resulting in a net downforce of 215 kg at a certain speed (which Lotus has yet to reveal).

www.arenaev.com

Lotus Emeya electric sedan is packed with 905 horsepower and innovative materials

Lotus steps into the electric sedan arena with the Emeya, blending jaw-dropping performance figures with a commitment to sustainable luxury. Is this the game-changer Lotus has been waiting for?
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Lotus unveils Emeya, its first Hyper-GT - Lotus Cars Media Site

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