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[2022 Edition] Current Lotus Model Lineup
Everything You Need to Know About 2022 Lotus Model Range. The Ultimate Lotus Buyers Guide, With Prices, Specs, Reviews As Well As Our Opinion On the Good & Bad from Lotus This Year
Updated: January 19, 2022
Contents: Model List / Evija / Evora
Lotus Cars is an automotive company based in Norfolk, England. It has a reputation for building lightweight performance vehicles. The company was established almost eight decades ago, in 1948, by Colin Chapman, an English designer, inventor and builder. The carmaker has ridden several waves of financial and other problems over the years with past owners, including General Motors and Proton. Geely Auto Group, a Chinese automobile company, currently owns Lotus.
The model lineup has traditionally been relatively small. In 2021, Lotus only had the Evora, Exige and Elise sports cars in its model portfolio, and now, even those have all been killed off. The company is positioning itself for an all-electric future headlined by the Evija hypercar. However, not before one last hoorah in the form of the internal combustion Lotus Emira, a sports car billed to replace the iconic Elise model.
The new cars are an integral part of Lotus’ Vision80, a ‘multi-faceted and long-term business transformation strategy’ aimed at revolutionizing the Lotus Group within ten years, from 2018 (70th anniversary of the brand) to 2028. Customer deliveries of both the Lotus Evija and Emira should start before the end of 2022. They have both had their official introductions to the public, and if the first impressions are anything to go by, the carmaker is in for pretty exciting times within the performance car segment.
2022 Lotus Model List & Pricing
2022 Lotus Evija (Starts at $2,100,000 )
2022 Lotus Emira V6 First Edition (Starts at $120,000)
2022 Lotus Hypercar
Lotus Evija
The Electric Hypercar. By Lotus.
Current Lotus Models - Buyers Guide
2022 Lotus Evija
Base price: $2,100,000
Power: 1,973 hp
Torque: 1, 254 lb/ft
Drivetrain: Dual motor, fully electric all-wheel-drive
Range: 250 miles
0-60 mph: < 3 s
0-186 mph: 9 s
Top Speed: > 200 mph
There is nothing subtle about the brand's first foray into the EV segment. The Lotus Evija costs north of $2 million, boasts almost 2,000 hp and can rocket to 186 mph in nine seconds. It goes right up against hyper-EV heavyweights like the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Batista.
The Lotus Evija is striking from every angle, with a design language that prioritizes aerodynamic efficiency over all else. A race-inspired suspension featuring three spool-valve dampers per axle—one at each corner and an inboard-mounted third - should help with the handling attributes of the 3,704-pound hypercar (EVs aren't exactly lightweight vehicles). Lotus will only build 130 units of the Evija to preserve its exclusivity.
2022 Lotus Emira V6 First Edition
Base price: $120,000
Engine: 3.5L Supercharged V6
Power: 400 hp
Torque: 317 lb/ft (Automatic transmission)
Drivetrain: Rear-wheel-drive
0-60 mph: 4.2 s
Top Speed: 180 mph
Lotus is embracing an all-electric future, and the Emira will be its last internal combustion sports car before the full transition takes place. The Emira will be built at the carmaker's ultramodern $140 million facility in Hethel, England. Lotus did not hold back in designing this swansong piece, and the car comes loaded with technology and a full range of options. The V6 First Edition is expected around Spring of 2022, while the AMG-sourced inline-4 variant should hit the showrooms in the Autumn. Compared to the V6 Emira that puts out 400 hp, the 4-Cylinder model will generate around 360 hp and come in at a lower price point.
