2025 Lotus Emeya Up Close: New Lotus, New Mission

You might be most familiar with the British sports car maker Lotus thanks to its history of two-seat sports cars like the super-light Elise and Evora, or maybe from its long history of specialty cars, one of which (famously was driven by a British super spy) turned into a submarine, back in the 1970s. But whatever you know about Lotus, it’s time to un-know it - Lotus is now part of the pantheon of brands owned by Chinese automaker Geely, along with some brands you’ve heard of (Polestar, Volvo) and a bunch you likely haven’t (Lynk & Co., Zeekr, Proton). And so the days of Lotus vehicles being all about super light construction and wild handling are done; Lotus is being recast as a global purveyor of high-performance electric vehicles, and the new 2025 Emeya sedan you see here will play a big role in that rethink.
It certainly has the specs on paper to fit the bill: 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds. Power output of 905 horsepower from a dual-motor, all-wheel drive set-up. A 102-kWh lithium-ion battery pack that can handle a 350 kW DC Fast Charge. All in a swoopy package with a knockout interior that’s roughly the same size as a Porsche Taycan. Probably cost about the same, too.
Cars.com Detroit Bureau Chief Aaron Bragman had an up close look at the new ‘25 Emeya at the company’s garage in suburban Detroit recently, and while he didn’t get to take one out on the street (yet), he did get to crawl all over Lotus’ new electric “hyper-GT” hatchback. Think Lotus is on the right track with being Geely’s high-performance EV brand? Think they’re nuts? Let us know in the comments!
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Chapters:
0:01 Intro
0:41 The New Emeya
1:00 Styling - All About that Aero
1:24 Powertrain and Chassis
1:54 Inside and Technology
3:08 The Backseat
3:31 No Camera Mirrors
3:50 No Final Pricing Yet
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[@obieWanmotivation]

Lovely car. Hopefully I will get to test drive one in the future ❤

[@joetorres6216]

Looks like a pruis 2024 model from the back!!!

[@rizvi8653]

nicd cars

[@chemjam92]

What happened to Lotus making light weight sports cars? Once you add electric powertrain nothing is light weight

[@dogdoc1]

Too much tech 😒

[@gryphon123456]

What’s up with China buying all these iconic British namesakes and turning them into lifeless uninspired crap? Poor MG. Thankfully they released the Emira but I don’t have much hope for the spirit of Lotus continuing in earnest. 😢

[@d7oom977]

soulless

[@moorechez67]

I think it’s kind of ugly .. looks like a maxima and like an old Saturn or something. That makes me sad

[@golfbuddy1969]

I stopped the video once you said “all electric”… I don’t drive appliances.

[@amcb2035]

Alright cool move on

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

They are just making them uglier and uglier aren't they? Are they trying to put Mansory out of business or challenging them to see if they can make ugly exotics even uglier?