Malaysia and Lotus has a long history together but today’s occasion marks a different chapter altogether. Just moments ago, the Geely and Etika Automotive subsidiary has officially unveiled its first full-electric SUV, the Lotus Eletre in our market.
When the company first unveiled to the world last October, it describes Eletre as having the soul of Emira which is Lotus’ latest and last model to be powered by an internal combustion engine. At the same time, it is also said to have the aero performance of the Evija full-electric hypercar.
Lotus Cars Malaysia has brought all three variants of the Eletre into our market including the top of the range, Eletre R which offers a dual-speed setup with 675kw (905hp) output and 985Nm of torque. It also has the ability to go from 0 to 100km/h in just 2.95 seconds together with a maximum speed of 265km/h.
Also available are the Eletre S and standard Eletre which offers the same 450kW (603 hp) single-speed setup that provides a top speed of 258km/h. When it comes to 0 to 100km/h acceleration, the figure for these variants is slightly lower than their R counterparts but nevertheless, still pretty impressive at 4.5 seconds.
Regardless of the version that one prefers, all three Eletre variants come with a 112kWh battery which required 20 minutes of charging time to go from 10% to 80% when plugged into a DC fast charger. Given the differences between their performance though, the standard Eletre and Eletre S have a maximum range of 600km according to WLTP standards while the Eletre R maxes out at 490km.
Price-wise, the Eletre R is available in Malaysia with a starting price of RM798,000 not inclusive of insurance and road tax. For the S and standard model, they can be obtained from RM648,000 and RM578,000 onwards.
Despite being launched just today, the General Manager of Lotus Cars Malaysia, Tengku Ezan Ley has said that 140 units out of 200 that have been allocated for our market in 2023 have been booked. So, you may want to act fast if you want to get your hands on the new full-electric hyper SUV.
This is a developing story. Please come back and refresh this story for more information as well as a closer look at the new EV.
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