• Lotus has revealed a brand new electrical four-door hatchback known as the Emeya.
• It shares its platform and powertrain with the Eletre SUV and guarantees as much as 905 horsepower within the high model.
• The Emeya is slated to reach within the U.S. subsequent yr as a 2025 mannequin.

Lotus, a British automaker greatest identified for light-weight sports activities vehicles, already went method out of its consolation zone in releasing the 5500-plus-pound Eletre electrical SUV. So the arrival of the new 2025 Lotus Emeya EV, whereas nonetheless fairly a unique automobile than an Elise or an Emira, is not fairly as surprising in that context. As a sibling to the Eletre, the brand new four-door Emeya hatchback incorporates a comparable powertrain and design however guarantees even higher efficiency due to its decrease, extra aerodynamic form.

We’re unsure precisely what Lotus means when it calls the Emeya a “Hyper-GT,” but it surely’s clearly meant to compete with the likes of the Porsche Taycan, Lucid Air, and Tesla Mannequin S. As such, it is fitted with an enormous battery pack—102.0-kWh, to be particular—and highly effective entrance and rear electrical motors. The usual setup is predicted to supply the identical 603 horsepower and 523 pound-feet of torque because the lower-spec Eletre fashions, whereas the highest model of the Emeya guarantees a whopping 905 horsepower and 727 pound-feet of torque. This model can even have a two-speed transmission just like the Taycan.

Though the Emeya will doubtless be heavy just like the Eletre, Lotus remains to be claiming that the 905-hp model will get to 62 mph in lower than 2.8 seconds and go on to a 159 mph high velocity. It is fitted with a normal air suspension and options all kinds of energetic aerodynamic components resembling front-grille shutters, a rear diffuser, and a rear spoiler that deploys to create extra downforce at velocity.

Official vary estimates for the Emeya are usually not out there but, however Lotus says they’re going to be just like the Eletre’s numbers—that means a variety of between 260 miles and 315 miles relying on configuration. The Emeya can also be able to DC fast-charging at as much as 350 kilowatts.

The inside seems to be extremely trendy and is trimmed in supplies together with Alcantara, Nappa leather-based, and aluminum. There’s a big infotainment touchscreen sprouting for the dashboard, and a 55.0-inch augmented-reality head-up show can even be out there. A four-seat association is pictured with rear bucket seats, however there can even be a rear bench out there to convey passenger capability to 5. The rear hatch opens to disclose a considerably spacious-looking cargo space.

Lotus says that manufacturing of the Emeya will begin in 2024 and that it’ll arrive within the U.S. as a 2025 mannequin. Pricing will not be launched till later, however we determine it is going to begin north of $100,000, with the highest 905-hp model pushing properly past $150,000.

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Regardless of being raised on a gentle food regimen of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or maybe due to it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive business all through his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He discovered a strategy to write about vehicles for the varsity newspaper throughout his school years at Rice College, which ultimately led him to maneuver to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first skilled auto-writing gig at Vehicle Journal. He has been a part of the Automotive and Driver group since 2016 and now lives in New York Metropolis.