British sports car maker Lotus Cars has finally announced the pricing of the new electric super SUV Eletre in North America as it starts accepting US customer orders on April 16, Tuesday. According to the press release, customer deliveries will kick off as early as the fourth quarter of 2024.
Lotus Opens Eletre’s Order Books in the US
Lotus Cars has officially opened the order books for the Eletre electric hyper-SUV in the US, revealing its base price of a whopping $107,000. The entry-level Eletre comes with a dual-motor all-wheel drive configuration with an output of up to 603 horsepower and 524 pound-feet of torque. It is also standardly equipped with adaptive air suspension and a cutting-edge torque distribution system.
Meanwhile, the more capable Eletre R costs $145,000. It also offers an AWD configuration with a maximum output of 905 hp and 727 lb-ft of torque.
Technical Specs
Presented below are the key specifications of the Lotus Eletre:
| POWER AND PERFORMANCE | Eletre | Eletre R |
| Powertrain configuration | Full-time all-wheel drive with Lotus ICC intelligent torque distribution | Full-time all-wheel drive with Lotus ICC intelligent torque distribution |
| Electric motor front / rear | Permanent magnet / Permanent magnet | Permanent magnet / Permanent magnet |
| Transmission front / rear | Single speed | Single speed/ Two-speed |
| Max power (kW / hp) | 450 / 603 | 675 / 905 |
| Max torque (lb ft / Nm) | 524 / 710 | 727 / 985 |
| Top speed (mph / km/h) | 160 / 258 | 165 / 265 |
| 0-62 mph / 0-100 km/h (secs) | 4.5 | 2.95 |
| 50-75 mph (secs) | < 2.0 | < 2.0 |
| Battery capacity (kWh) | 111.9 kWh | 111.9 kWh |
| Battery type | Lithium-ion | Lithium-ion |
| Battery voltage | 800 | 800 |
| Charging time 10-80% (mins) via 350kW DC rapid charger | 20 | 20 |
| Charging time 0-100% (hours) via 22kW AC wall box | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| WLTP Combined range (miles) | 304 ~ 354 miles | 254 ~ 280 miles |
Design
As for the design, Lotus asserted that the Eletre sports the brand’s design language and advanced active aerodynamics expertise. It offers seven body paint options: Kaimu Grey, Stellar Black, Akoya White, Solar Yellow, Blossom Grey, Red, and Galloway Green.
Lotus’ electric performance car integrates a beautiful design and unparalleled dynamic performance. It sports a cab-forward posture, long wheelbase, and extremely short front and rear overhangs.
Lotus aims to launch the Eletre in the US market in the fourth quarter of the year. Eletre currently produces the electric hyper-SUV in a $1.2 billion factory in Wuhan, China.
