THIS Is What a £2,000,000 Electric Hypercar Feels Like! LOTUS EVIJA Exclusive First Drive Review

EXCLUSIVE Lotus Evija FIRST DRIVE of Production Ready Hypercar! £2,000,000 and 2000hp - the wild future of electric supercars...
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[@markdance574]

I’m so glad to see Lotus making a come back and not just in super cars but across a range of cars .

[@jcc3494]

It hurts simultaneously though. The whole point of lotus is seemingly being left behind

[@markdance574]

@@jcc3494 yea I can completely understand your point - problem is Lotus are having to fit in with a modern world .

[@jcc3494]

​@@markdance574you're right. I fully get why Lotus are doing it as if they didn't they'd probably end up like TVR and many other British brands. It would be cool if they kept making an ICE car to stick with what Lotus stands for

[@markdance574]

@@jcc3494 100% - a small but drivable hot hatch - old skool style , wide arches , all about the chassis and drive train - in my mind it would be like reborn modern Impreza p1

[@jcc3494]

@@markdance574 an old school Lotus hatch would be awesome, maybe an mx-5 competitor too which I what I feel the MG cyberster or whatever it's called should've been

[@proper_miles]

Super cool. I still wish EVs would sort out the sound. I’m not saying “fake exhaust,” but something that you can make a functional case for. James said it well as do many others who get the privilege of driving these EV hypercars - the sense of speed sneaks up on you. Yes, it’s got some high pitch EV whirring, but I think we tend to underestimate how much sound gives us a sense of balance, position, etc. Having driven other fast EVs (but nothing like this), the speed is so sudden it’s almost nauseating. When it comes to motion sickness, the more aware all of your senses are of where the motion is going, the less motion sick you get. So driving these, we all see where we are going, we all feel where we are going, but the sound doesn’t quite reflect it besides “high pitch means fast, higher pitch means faster.” It would be cool if the different air ducts on these cars could also function as a way to channel air to a sort of “instrument” that has more unique, tunable tones. So the same idea as the pipes on the exhaust, but instead of functionally removing exhaust, it’s functionally moving aerodynamics… And in turn, the different sounds would give you a sense of how the car is moving through the air. And it would give each car different tones and personality. ANYWAY! Thought dump over.

[@ddjslhomebase243]

Agreed. Design an electric motor that has sound being part of its design. Like Lexus did for the LFA's ICE V10. There has to be a way to make a noisy electric motor without having to resort to synthetic sound pumped through speakers....

[@V1N_574]

Did you describe converting a car to a flute? 😂😂😂😂

[@all-caps3927]

So you want a woodwind instrument strapped onto the back of a car? Not entirely sure how much that would achieve your goal, but it's certainly an interesting idea. The issue is the instrument needs to consistently be able to change 'note' or otherwise it will just sound like a different type of whirl. I don't think there's anyway to truly replicate the randomness of a ICE, and thats why I don't think this instrument Idea will work any time soon. We need to just find a way to make that whirl more enjoyable, its never going to be random or exciting like an ICE, it can just sound better than it currently does.

[@DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB]

Insanity with a steering wheel and the sound I vote for would be a Turbocharger whine Then add more of Heartbeat rythm and LOW FREQUENCY. Is my vote

[@proper_miles]

@@all-caps3927 I was thinking more like “unraveled French horn.” Ha! But I agree, no matter what, the ‘randomness’ of ICE, and the variety of ICE sounds are what make it feel alive. I agree, I don’t think anything will get us anything as good as ICE sounds… But I still think it would be interesting to get sounds related to aero, almost like how turbos have induction sound or turbo flutter. The worst thing about EV noise is the emphasis on windshield noise and tire noise… they’re literally the two worst sounds of driving.

[@dennispatrick4999]

I once got to drive my friend's Lotus Cup Car around Willow Springs Street Circuit. It was teuly a joy. I loved the total driving experience of it. Dream cars for people that love driving.

[@EAD_0]

Never owned a lotus unfortunately, done the factory tour and test track which made me love the brand even more. They are doing some amazing things at the moment and long may it continue.

[@srcarlosmanuel]

We're really living through one of the craziest times of car industry

[@PaulTC777]

Its truly one of the times

[@streamcnoremorse3323]

Why?

[@AMGEVAN]

Explain please?

[@Joe-kx7bl]

A 2000 HP car with instant torque to the general public is crazy.

[@maverick964uk]

Yeah due to electric nonsense

[@HellcatDreaminJosh]

Mr JWW Absolutely Incredible Video I think it's awesome that you got to Drive that Absolutely Gorgeous and Incredible Lotus Evija and I can't wait to see the full production model will perform

[@TedNemeth]

Gorgeous. Favorite rear of any supercar ever.

[@stealthhtm23]

Incredible video James. love your exclusive videos that no one else gets to make 👌

[@gavinsullivan9015]

Excellent. I’ve been wondering when we’d see some reviews. Feckin love it in red! I like that they’ve left the motor whine in.

[@ATELIER_31]

Awesome video , what a machine ! 🙏 for sharing this … ❤️🤙🏻

[@dr80008]

That's a very impressive downforce figure. Nearly 992 RS cornering grip with almost four times the power. This thing is gonna be rapid.

[@maverick964uk]

But sadly it's EV, lotus should have made it hybrid with a V8

[@arcelivez]

The world is doomed. The consumers is so dumb and has no brain of his own, that he ends up eating what's being marketed at him. I've seen people being impressed at the Tesla cyber truck demo vs a Ford Truck. What happened? The cars were pulling each other and Tesla cybertruck won easily of course and then I read comments like - oh well they didn't take the highest spec of that Ford Truck - THAT'S TRUE, but what they're missing is that that is not the point, but it's the point what Tesla wants you to think about - in reality it wasn't an advantage that that the Cybertruck could pull that Ford - but it was a disadvantage and a sideffect caused by it. The Cybertruck has to be morbidly heavy because of the batteries. More weight will of course always win that fight - NOT POWER but MORE WEIGHT! That same excess weight is however a HUGE PROBLEM. A problme with safety as it brakes longer, a problem with the tyres as they will have to be thicker and more expensive and will wear out faster and a problem, that the parking houses in all cities of the world are not built for overweight EV's like all EV's are - there have already been cases were the structure broke down... Now returning to your specific example against the 992 RS: first of all - downforce does not always mean cornering grip... Downforce will only provide grip at higher speed, basically the higher the speed, the more the downforce effect will be - there you will have more grip, but in slower corners you will still have LESS grip and be SLOWER in this car than in the 992 RS because this thing is HEAVIER! Second of all if the downforce figures are the same for the 2 cars, then it still doesn't mean they will perform the same in the high speed corners as higher downforce levels will be required for the heavier car to maintain the same levels of grip (again, needless to say - you will also have more tyre wear...)

[@dr80008]

@@arcelivez Lol, sorry to hear you didn't like my quick and dirty comparison using their weight claims, downforce claims (whether you believe either of those is another thing), tyre friction coefficient... all at an arbitrary speed that I happen to have chosen. Be my guest and give me your expert input taking into account variables such as drag, center of gravity or weight distribution and aero balance.

[@mile_high_topher]

@@maverick964uk You gonna make 2000hp with a hybrid?

[@MatteoFitness]

@@maverick964uk no. this is better

[@ryanpuryear]

Finally. Interested to see lap times. **correction after watching**. STILL NOT DONE. They have been sub full power testing for 2 years now. What is taking so long. You introduced before Emira and Electre

[@larryc1616]

Same problem with nevera took them 2 years

[@ryanpuryear]

@@larryc1616 Nevera introduced at Geneva in 2018 and 1st customer delivery in 2022. Evija introduced July 2019 and still in development…

[@e.o9470]

Content aside the quality of video is insane! thanks

[@lloydbellis7360]

Looks like Lotus is going to smash this. Great episode Thank you 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@savageewok9392]

The front looks very similar to a Brabham BT62

[@Cyrribrae]

Part of what gives me hope here is that a lot of the awesome engineering is indeed software based. Stuff like getting the torque mix right and aspects of handling and stability. It all obviously has to work with the physical hardware, but there are aspects of these designs that might directly find their way into more accessible cars more broadly.

[@sehemunzuri]

Seeing the Evija on the road must be Bonkers!

[@Emira_75]

I work at Lotus and everyone I see one of the Evijas driving around the facility, I have to stop in my tracks and take a long gaze 😍

[@walruscurry]

congratz m8 you finally fixed your mic. this is content

[@Silverwood085]

The car's design is splendid, but the music 🎶 is heart breaking

[@clivejefferies]

Stunning

[@tyderdurdan1848]

....sound is amazing! sounds so emotinal like my thermomix!

[@iissac22]

Now this is a dream hyper worth the price throughout! Love it!

[@bco529283]

Truly amazing 😮

[@ideaynojodas]

Bonkers! Love it

[@GemmyDonCars]

The rear of that car is INSANE. What a great looking car overall.

[@petervanrooy7293]

Amazing 🚀🚀

[@Yomvzzy]

Manufacturing technology has came so far in the past 10-20 years it’s so amazing so excited for the future

[@simonlovechild]

First time coming across your channel but must say what a great review 😊

[@gaspol7185]

The best EV sounds and the gearbox sounds so good

[@urbanjungle9600]

Beautiful and great to see Lotus using a lot of British suppliers in its build.

[@KNOWHOPE72]

Can someone (carwow) please finally put this car up against the Rimac Nevara in a drag race. This is the only other car in the Nevara's league. This is a thrilling rollercoaster ride but not a red-blooded combustion engine ride. Huge difference.

[@mattmanley7118]

The Emira and this car!!! ❤❤❤ my gosh!! I hope I start seeing Emira’s on U.S. roads soon!! It’s been delay after delay. I think the UK customers are getting theirs and have been for awhile now let me know if I’m wrong. Nice to know the Evija is in production now!!

[@Emira_75]

You will! We are cramming to ship as many US/Federal cars as possible to the US by the end of 2023. Most of our production lately has been US cars.

[@Emira_75]

We have issues with emissions compliancy in the US, all the i4 cars have been in limbo for months. We are focussing on getting as many V6 cars over there as possible. About 40% of current production is for US market so that's the main goal currently. Also Evija has been in production for years at this point 😅 but we have only just been able to homologate it. The first customer car is due for delivery here in the UK next week! (First weekend of Dec 2023)

[@bikernaut1]

Looks good

[@PerfectCode]

Evija is quite intriguing. Impressive.

[@nicholasstocker8864]

Absolutely beautiful thing!

[@javansarmiento7151]

Beautiful car, just like the emira, would be great to see it at full spec potential, and its about time we get a real race against all the hypercars on a racetrack not just a drag race but all these hypercars like lotus, bugati bolide, mclaren, ferrari. everyone bring their best weapon and race

[@larryc1616]

Everyone would crash 😂

[@R19Robbin]

looks wild 🚀🚀

[@lcb4082]

i hope on day I can see one of those in the real world because that car looks absolutely insane

[@nikosex5282]

What a beauty!!

[@billionaire1159]

Great Content 🤍 Mr JWW + DDE makes the best content of Automotive YT industry.

[@sungkono1]

1850kg. And the Lotus badge on the bonnet has gone all black. This car has indeed gone to the Dark Side. I feel a disturbance in the Force! From 7:30 onwards the Lotus rep mention "light" and "lightweight" several times. Right after mentioning its weight of 1850kg.

[@vgcamara]

Nice RM035!!! Always wearing nice watches

[@kyronrc]

What an astonishing vehicle.

[@drewcama2488]

A ting of beauty but finally words of reality.

[@geemac44]

In a word, WOW! £2m for a Lotus seems ridiculously expensive, but the technology within the Evija to manage a 2000+hp in race mode would and probably will be, something jaw dropping to watch. Can’t wait to see it in full race mode. Well done Lotus…

[@tommiesturkenboom3862]

Would guess this has been done in “road” mode so the battery won’t overheat and is drained in 15 min?

[@sharonbraselton4302]

wtmribge

[@DJJOOLZDE]

In my opinion, this is the best looking car to date.

[@awkc63]

This is impressive for Lotus. This is Koenigsegg or Rimac levels with some numbers.

[@steeletait1254]

I would absolutely love to see the car in exposed carbon!

[@user-py6jx2uy3d]

Looks incredible in red

[@smig95]

The front looks like a 458 Speciale

[@janakasanjaya6926]

Wonderful

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

I think Lotus dropped the ball by not supporting there heritage models which is a real shame. While it’s too late to save the Elise, it’s not too late to open up the engine management to the 3rd market support companies for free. As it is most drivers of older Lotus’s have been abandoned which is undermining the brand.

[@johnbrown3951]

Just a little faster than my i-Pace in Dynamic mode. It does look cool enough to go on any boys bedroom wall.

[@justincharles6585]

Wanna see it vs Rimac

[@skierpage]

For sure. Nevera is real, Rimac has put at least a dozen in customers' hands, and it's set dozens of records and a production electric car record on the 'Ring. The Evija has yet to do any of that, but it's lighter.

[@arielatom300heps]

It’s 400kg lighter than the Rimac… it won’t loose unless you have a race track with 2km long straights 🏎

[@mortensenvick5711]

@@skierpage This is as real as the rimac. If you go to some lotus dealers in China (called lotus experience centers), you'll see several Evija models in Shanghai and Beejing

[@Angelbonilla1982]

What beast!!

[@anthonygibbo1881]

Just imagine this with a screaming v10-12 😂

[@jimmyh6601]

That's so last century 😊

[@manojamela7634]

And still way better than this

[@martynrollinson]

The cosworth from gma!

[@anthonygibbo1881]

@martynrollinson2661 would be so bad ass, that thing really screams 👍🏻

[@larryc1616]

ICE is too slow

[@martyndyson9501]

Press car should have been yellow or white, most people will think this is a ferrari or at least a rip off. Its good to see such an iconic British brand coming back even if it is through Chinese money. Also if sounds can be pumped into the cockpit then why not have the old F1 noise, match it up with the throttle and even though you know its not real it would still sound cool

[@biggestthreattoyourexistence]

Love the old Lotus cars

[@anonlincracing2484]

Im glad they finalised the evija its a big ask for such a small company under so much pressure

[@costafilh0]

Sounds like a proper visit to the dentist. I mean... a proper "hypercar"!

[@lrnasigo1]

Wow! Lotus has a way of resurrecting the brand. This is a gorgeous vehicle

[@jesuslovesyou1]

2:05 He istaking shots at Aston Martin's Valkyrie 😂😂😂, I agree with him but still love the Valkyrie

[@craigc1101]

Looks a mint car!

[@RobRichards584]

Mr JWW, your life is pretty bloody amazing, the cars & content are mind blowing, appreciate being along for the ride but I'm starting to suspect you must fart rainbows you lucky lucky barst...😂

[@ronf28]

Please tell me the wiper doesn't stay in the dead centre when off....

[@nasosnasos8054]

Love

[@apocreg11]

Amazing bit of British engineering 👏

[@xaviergarno5348]

That wiper not being centered was pissing me off the whole video

[@CarsofGlasgow]

Great to see, that wiper blade in the middle of the screen annoys me & it sounds like there is a lot of noise entering the cabin

[@mattiasrosquist411]

@mrjww the jacket is really nice. What brand is it?

[@michaelteret4763]

Very pretty, but I think the Nevera has stolen the Evija’s thunder. Lotus was a bit too slow. And now you STILL can’t drive it at full power?

[@mrk2ovtec]

This car with a NA V10 would be glorious

[@MatteoFitness]

Less than this.

[@timvangool291]

So if every wheel is can work seperate.. This should beat alot of records?

[@matmul4850]

The battery ways 700kg. Thats insane 😳

[@sierrasymone7590]

most powerful vacuum cleaner I've ever seen

[@johnmuzic3475]

J why did Lotus reduce the power by a lot for your driving review? And are you going to do a thorough road and also track review of the upcoming 1850 hp Zenvo Aurora hybrid? Or the 2300hp Gemera?

[@jasonharryphotog]

That price tag is very cheeky

[@tuclance]

Yes!🎉

[@johnlocke3481]

Lotus makes the best looking cars

[@yammt3148]

Looks good. Satin black and yellow would have been a better spec though.

[@Vartazian360]

The fact that this is only 1200 out of the 2000 HP reaching 170 mph on the final straight is mind blowing.

[@iPhoneScreenFix1]

Nice Car but Rimac Nevera is a KING

[@mortensenvick5711]

rimac nevera is slower than the Evija

[@lovelehstuff]

2011hp 1,850kg the rimac nevera's reign is over

[@justincharles6585]

217mph at V Max. Is that top speed ?

[@lovelehstuff]

​@@justincharles6585yes

[@aditp4520]

Cool...lets versus to Rimac Nevera on circuit and also dragrace...❤

[@wkeyrambo4883]

I'm still waiting for you to drive the lotus emira!😢

[@ycnexu]

3:22 this looks like someone left their redbulls there lol

[@adriangabrielgramada1016]

Definitely my next car :)

[@sergesiweck1825]

i look for the lotus 037 with that old school engin technologie from baxk in the days

[@srinitaaigaura]

The sound is rather like that of an electric local train from Mumbai.

[@maxrgagne9012]

Oui monsieur !

[@LonnieHutchinson90]

That thing is sick but I wouldn’t have went with the red for a press car

[@RealMrStoofus]

Easier to find it after a journo has parked it in a hedge backwards?

[@jtothepmusic]

As a (modern) Lotus owner I love the look of the Evija but, like the Rimac Nevera,- it sounds terrible and noise is such a MASSIVE part of super/hypercars. The performance is almost irrelevant as there will be very few opportunities to exploit it at all (even on track you'd struggle to use 2000bhp). I almost got the impression that Mr JWW was saying how amazing it was through gritted teeth as he knew there was something big missing from the experience.

[@skierpage]

You only associate the sound of thousands of contained fossil fuel explosions with performance and "soul" and "emotion" because of the times you grew up in. Thats's fine, just like niche fans rhapsodizing over the hiss of a steam engine and the sweat and smell of a racehorse. The actual MASSIVE part of supercars is the performance.

[@Emira_75]

Yeh I don't really get EV sports cars for that reason

[@JohnWilson-cn2ru]

What's with the emaciated steering wheel?

[@wingnutmcspazatron3957]

I am cheering for Lotus

[@disjt2u]

£2,000,000 car with a £15 emergency stop push, from Screwfix, randomly stuck behind the centre console. 😂

[@luggy6333]

looks quite similar to the LaFerrari, specifically from the front and side

[@iloper]

Its a LOTUS!

[@tahjthomas1687]

Gtrs or senna.. which is the better car?

[@codyddd3634]

lotus suddenly making some of the best looking cars out there

[@sports2hedz542]

Looks so much like a Emira I would be asking for my 2M back.