- Lotus Evija, the world’s most powerful production car, made its public
debut in Monterey this week as thousands of fans flocked to the electric
hypercar’s reveal
- North America’s excited reception of the first all-electric British
hypercar, resulted in strong double-figure orders being taken, and most of
the initial production for the US market now allocated to customers
(Monterey, California) – The all-new Lotus Evija hypercar has made its public
debut at the world-renowned Monterey Car Week, which drew to a close at the
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday.
Evija received plaudits from across the automotive world at Car Week, from the
likes of high profile collector Jay Leno, social media star Supercar Blondie and
the Petersen Automotive Museum Checkered Flag 200, gaining many new fans,
friends and customers along the way.
Gordon McCall, Director of Motorsports for The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering,
said: “Seeing the Lotus Evija debut at The Quail was fantastic – the brand has
an amazing history and it is exciting to see its future unfold with the first of
its new sports cars.”
Lotus Cars’ CEO, Phil Popham, added: “This is exactly the start we hoped for.
Evija is an outstanding and exceptional car – designed and engineered to put
Lotus back on the map as the innovator and technical leader that it is. Many
orders are now taken, giving us great confidence to hit our planned volume as we
enter production next year.”
A technical tour de force, the Evija is illustrative of the innovative thinking
and ingenuity that has always been part of the Lotus DNA. With a target output
of 2000 PS, it is the world’s most powerful series production road car. It has
been designed and engineered in the UK, and will be produced at Hethel, UK, the
home of Lotus since 1966. Exclusivity is guaranteed, with production limited to
a maximum of 130 cars.
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