Yahoo Autos Lotus Eletre will land at U.S. dealers starting at $107,000
Lotus is ready to serve U.S. shoppers holding out for the Eletre SUV. The battery-electric family ride comes in two flavors for our market, entry-level and R, both in dual-motor configuration powered by a 111.9-kWh battery and 800-volt architecture for primo fast-charging performance. The mid-range Eletre S available in some markets is skipping the U.S., likely because luxury makers focus on a stout level of standard kit for our buyers, and work up from there. The prices before destination:
Eletre: $107,000
Eletre R: $145,000
The former makes a combined 603 horsepower and 710 pound-feet of torque, able to hustle its roughly 5,500-pound heft from standstill to 62 miles per hour in 4.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 160 mph. The latter makes a combined 905 hp and 985 lb-ft., goading its roughly 5,820 pounds to 62 mph in 2.95 seconds, terminal velocity slightly up at 165 mph. When a driver needs to scrub off all that speed, the base model gets six-piston calipers clamping the front discs, the R gets 10-piston calipers. The minimum spec includes seven configurable interior screens, KEF audio, an adaptive suspension, and an ADAS suite powered by Nvidia chips processing information from 12 cameras, 18 radar units, and four LIDAR arrays.
