Lotus Type 133 electric sedan confronts Porsche Taycan – report

Lotus flower maybe just revealed it’s made in china Eletre Electric SUV but it’s getting ready for another big reveal in 2023 with Type 133 electric sedan.

In an interview with the British publication AutocarLotus executives have revealed some preliminary details about the Type 133 and confirmed that it is being standardized against an all-electric engine. Porsche Taycan sedans.

In production form, the Model 133 will receive a name starting with the letter ‘E’, in Lotus tradition, and will have “active roll control, CDC [continuous damping control]independent active rear steering and active air system,” said Lotus director of product integrity and attributes Gavan Kershaw.

Lotus is keeping the details of the Type 133 private, but chief executive Matt Windle confirmed that 441kW, like the Eletre’s debut specs, is “where we’re getting started” with more to come. launch.

This amount of power will go against the mid-range Porsche Taycan GTS, which produces 440kW from a dual electric motor setup.

More powerful versions of the Type 133 sedan can compete with the Taycan Turbo or Turbo S.

Autocar believes that design work on the Model 133 is coming to an end and it will not look like just a mediocre Eletre. We still don’t know what it will look like other than a dark trailer for the user interface.

Lotus senior vice president of design Peter Horbury said that while “there must be some continuity and family identity” on electric vehicles (EVs), “every member of a family has may have their own characteristics”.

Following the launch of the E-segment sedan Type 133, Lotus will unveil a D-segment SUV (Type 134) in 2025 and a sports car (Type 135) in 2026.

All of these models, including the Eletre SUV, will be manufactured in China at Lotus Technology’s factory in Wuhan.

These models will participate in the complete electrical system Evija hypercar and EmiraLotus’ last petrol car, made at Hethel in the UK.

Lotus is in the process of rolling out four new platform architectures:

• Hypercar, used by Evija
• Sports car, used by Emira
• E-Sport, to be used by electric Lotus and Alpine sports cars
• Premium, used by everything else

The Premium Architecture has been designed to fit CE segment vehicles and Lotus says it supports a wheelbase from 2889mm to 3100mm and can be extended further.

The cars on this architecture will use a 92-120kWh battery with an 800V charging system, and be capable of accelerating from 0-100km/h in under three seconds.

Lotus is on the cusp of significant expansion that will see it transformed into a larger, more global brand of electric vehicles (EVs).

Autocar earlier reported that Lotus was considering an initial public offering (IPO) for Lotus Technology’s division, which will manufacture Lotus’ electric sedans and SUVs in Wuhan, not Lotus Cars’ division. familiar.

A Lotus spokesperson told the publication that it is ramping up listings in the UK, US or China over the next 12-24 months and will value it at £5-6 billion (£8.85-10.61). billion Australian dollars).

The Chinese-owned company has told investors it plans to sell 100,000 cars a year by 2028, of which 90,000 will be electric sedans and SUVs made by Lotus Technology.

It is said to have plans to increase sales by up to 150,000 vehicles per year.

Based on BloombergPotential investors have also been told Lotus expects half of its sales to come from China over the next five years.