For a plump man with stiff limbs, getting into a Lotus sports car is not a great experience. Especially those very pure Lotus. If you're talking about the EMIRA, which is about to start deliveries in China, we're not talking about the same Lotus. However, if we want to talk about Lotus (and in this case, the Chinese market) with the widest audience, it has to be Eletre. Maybe more people will be like me, and the first Lotus car I drove was an eletre. So, let me forget about the Lotus that I drove in the virtual world first, and see what kind of Lotus impression this Lotus is different from all the previous Lotus.
Premium, technological, stylish – if there were three key words to describe this Lotus Eletre, it would be those three words. "Premium" is used to describe the quality of driving. Although the test drive day was relatively limited and could only be stepped on and turned around in an enclosed field, the event team also set up some scenarios that could simulate the scenarios that are easy to encounter in daily driving, as well as items that they thought could highlight the driving performance of the vehicle, such as irregular speed bumps, pile wrapping, emergency lane changes, and corner turns. In these limited scenes, Eletre shows a relatively complete mechanical quality, and the sense of luxury is more prominent. Especially in irregular speed bumps, whether fast or slow, the movement of the chassis is very calm. You won't even think it's a car with big 22-inch wheels at all, because it doesn't have any extra vibrations at all. There will be a significant difference between the comfort mode and the sport mode, but I think even the sport mode is still not sporty enough, the chassis action is still too soft, and the rapid winding of the pile will still produce some roll. And in terms of handling, I also feel that Eletre is "premium" rather than "sporty". Every time I snapped the steering wheel, the front of the car was not very responsive, and it was already sluggish compared to my giulia.
However, the steering feel of the ELETRE is also relatively thick, and it can form a good coordination with this SUV of small size. In short, Eletre's personality in this small venue full of piles and barrels has nothing to do with the word "hardcore", and I didn't even have the desire to push it to the limit when I sat in the driver's seat. I'm not sure if it's going to be hardcore on the track, but if it does, it's a miracle, after all, it's the ideal balance of everyday comfort and luxury with track-driven performance. It should be pointed out that this test drive is a relatively entry-level S+ version, with 225kW front and rear motors, and a 0-100km h acceleration time of 45 seconds, rear-wheel steering and air suspension are standard. The advantages of both were evident during this test drive. If it is a high-end R+ version, the rear motor will be 225kW more, and the acceleration time to 100 km/h will be shortened to 295 seconds, plus a track mode and a two-speed gearbox. Maybe the R+ version will be more hardcore?It's just that the CLTC range will also drop from 650km to 560km. However, it should be emphasized that the mechanical quality of eletre is relatively perfect, especially compared with many new power products that are also electric vehicles, Lotus, as a veteran sports car factory, still shows an understanding of driving and relatively deep skills. As for science and technology, it is divided into two aspects: on the one hand, it refers to the configuration of science and technology, and the four lidars can still explain some problems. Although it is still unknown how well its intelligent assisted driving system performs, at least the perception link is strong enough. On the other hand, there are aerodynamic achievements. The surface of the body is covered with a lot of holes, all of which are aerodynamic air ducts. Although this makes the appearance of the body seem a bit trivial, this is all "dug up" after a lot of calculations. Fortunately, Lotus didn't go for the sake of low drag and went for those ugly rim designs. Finally, there is the fashion aspect. I think eletre is quite fashionable and worthy of its **. After all, fashion has no absolute relationship with beauty and ugliness. Lotus dares to use very bold colors, such as the show car I saw at the scene. My wife said that the green color was good, and I thought it was a postal green. But I said the green of the interior was great, but she couldn't accept it. (You see, my aesthetic is indeed "a little problematic", right?)In addition, the interior also has some more elaborate details, such as the half-suspended steering wheel spokes. Also with a semi-suspended design, Lotus is much more refined than AVATAR.
You deserve to be a replacement for Lotus (you taste). But I can't understand this screen. And the Lotus eletre screen can lie flat facing up. However, after lying flat, it really lies flat, it has no function, lying flat there is still very abrupt and cannot receive some hidden corner. I can only understand that this screen can reduce the psychological wind resistance after lying flat, and this screen is a bit of a poor donkey. The name is important or the soul is important.