2021 Lotus Evija Electric

The 2021 Lotus Evija comes as a limited edition with countable production in the factory because of which the brand has tried to offer all the best possible aesthetics to satiate the owner’s desire. More than 10 standard and premium paint accessories which include the names of the contrasting Venom Green, Atomic Red, and Vanadium Grey along with other pinstripe variations ranging from the Arctic White to Solaris Yellow are available. Once done with that, the list entails the wheel setup in the drop-down format, 12-spoke Gloss Black Aero, being the first, while the Gold Origin being the last throughout. The Evija has been armed with an active aero package and the inside is enriched with Alcantara upholstery.

Apart from styling and appearance bundles, the Evija is also home to tech-bound features and assists for one’s safety and interior engagement. The Chevrolet MyLink smartphone integration, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto introduce you to the world of infotainment, while the High-Beam Assist, Driver’s Selectable Modes, and Electronic Stability Control fill up the void in handling and driving preference. It is powered by the T-Shaped Battery Pack which charges at a decent rate despite having a huge power chunk. The Active Drag Reduction System is one of the blue chips which helps in maintaining a low drag coefficient. Thus, a price tag of $2,300,000 is justified for one’s expense for the fact what it owns within and all-around the silhouette.

Which trim should you buy?

There is no trim for this exclusive hypercar, so we can really skip this matter. What may be more intriguing is if it is worth an investment or not. Honestly speaking, a hypercar that is handsomely stable around the corners with steadily unraveling speed touch up is definitely one of a kind, and so does the all-new Evija. The G-Force you would experience sitting inside it while accelerating on the track will make your heart palpitation visible. Thus, without a second thought, we would highly recommend giving it a go.

Fuel economy or battery life is not a concern for those who want to own such hypercars, and thankfully, even the market understands this sentiment. It is true that electric mobility is at its nascent stage and its futuristic development is also on the talk table, but we have to settle down ourselves with relatively much speculated lower figures for now from them, even though we might not have data available for them. But one of the takeaways could be that it is definitely going to be better than their ICE counterparts.

The data sheet depicts that the hypercars are quite a capable machinery as they can hit a mark of at least 250 miles at the minimum, while that same scale goes up to 402 for the segment leader Rimac C_Two. Being more powerful than their contemporary hybrid hypercars, they still manage to outclass them. Parts of the reason can be attributed to their lower weight, out of which a major chunk is reduced due to high-power small motors.

Well, when one is gifted with pure exhilaration, who needs comfort? The low-inclined lay-down seating posture with a little cushioning at the back defines somewhat exactly the same. It is highly compact and packed with almost no room for your stretching, but that is a pay-off for the performance undercovered. The all-carbon-fiber accent has an attractive finish along with power-flexing seats and manually adjustable steering with which ingress and egress are not that an issue, unlike other hypercars.

The inside-tech is also a case of superiority with the temperature regulatory climate control and mood-based driver’s selectable mode. Thus, despite not being a forte of this segment, Evija is fairly reasonable.

As it is evident that we have got no specific detail about any one of them, yet seating and spaciousness are something which are kind of obvious to elaborate. A low-slope roof line-inspired cabin with challenged visibility is going to be the same irrespective of what’s on stage.

The other commonalities among them include a well-sculpted symmetrical dashboard and sports-touch pedals with high-bolstering seats to keep just exactly where you are. The convenience one may expect is nothing more than a delusion in this category, and hence their practicality of a long hauling is surely a hoax. Some of the interior features are:

• Driver’ Selectable Mode
• Power-Adjustable seats
• Adjustable Steering column
• Climate Control 
• Three-point seatbelts

What’s there to keep you entertained?

The 2021 Lotus Evija is pretty decent with its offers. Bluetooth connectivity and Chevrolet MyLink smartphone integration begin the entertainment package. Then comes the installation of the Driver’s Information Display Unit and an onboard modem which are functional in tracking powertrain-related databases and computing them. One even gets Apple CarPlay and Android Auto embedded into it as a standard. The Evija does include a panel of different driving modes that can be substituted with one another, namely Eco, City, Tour, Sport, and Track. And in the end, the 4-speaker audio unit sums up the section of all the features in this hypercar. Some of the infotainment features are:

• 4-speaker audio unit
• Apple CarPlay
• Android Auto
• Driver’s Information Display Unit
• Bluetooth connectivity
• Chevrolet MyLink smartphone integration

If there is any art in this reality, then the 2021 Lotus Evija must be its analogy. The texture, flow, and aggression have been carved all at once. This charm with an immensely potential aero-pack is just out of this world. The flap and duct in the front allow airflow to be as streamlined as possible, which then sweeps past into the venturi tunnel commencing from the sides of the door till the rear.

The elongated sleek headlamps surfacing the wheel arches are another asset to relish which adds vocabulary in its design language. Apart from that, one even gets it adorned with exterior accents like the Solar Flare, Liquid Gold, and Pebble Grey along with a Livery Package from where it traces the strips of “Legend”, “Adversary”, “Zenith”, and many more.

The speed-maneuvering they are destined to conquer translates to high-end dimensional confinement with an exceptional detailing to all the fulcrums. And that is what we are witnessing here with their lower weight measuring and commanding lower center of gravity, all of which are indicative of the necessities. Almost no space down the belly negates all the Bernoulli’s effects. That is when brought into pairing with an active rear spoiler, the turbulence is rather used in favoring one’s stability. The Evija and Rimac C_Two have the same dimensional limits and parallel handling efficiency which makes them equally desirable. The Pininfarina Battista remains inconclusive for now. Some of the exterior features are:

• 12-Spoke Gloss Black Aero Wheels
• Carbon-fiber panels 
• Livery trims including “Legend”, “Adversary”, and “Zenith” 
• Active Rear Spoiler

Since the production is limited and the price is no joke, that is why the Evija has been kept devoid of all the crash tests. But one would hardly ponder about this when enlightened about the fact that the chassis is a monocoque-based frame deluged with carbon-fiber panels because of which the concentration factor and vibration factor which are there in the joints of a normal frame are minimized to the minimum.

Adding to the storyline drives us to mention other advanced tech-assist that have been incorporated into it like the Electronic Stability Control, Electronic Brake Distribution, and Emergency Braking Assist. Moreover, the power stability on all wheels during high-speed cornering is maintained with the empowered Automatic Torque Vectoring feature. Some of the safety features are:

• Emergency Braking Assist
• Electronic Stability Control
• Electronic Brake Distribution
• Carbon-fiber Monocoque

2021 Lotus Evija vs. 2021 Rimac C_Two

There is barely such precision in the market to date what these two supreme high-thrusting machines own. High on all parameters right from acceleration to top speed to handling perspective, they are just gems. It would be unjust on our part to put one over the other for the fact that most of the performance data is not yet available and whatever is available is way beyond any other who has ever been introduced in the market irrespective of the segment, powertrain categorization, or body style. Thus, we rate both of them at par with one another.

2021 Lotus Evija vs. 2021 Pininfarina Battista 

The narration is quite the same here as we had for the 2021 Lotus Evija and 2021 Rimac C_Two. The target audience has not yet gelled with the all-electric hypercar introduction. So they themselves hold such high esteem that preferring one would be no less than demeaning another one for what it represents. Both the Evija and Battista have high-class appeal, appearance, performance, and most importantly, the ability to curb that power surge. Thus, we would again put them on the same scale.

Supreme power and real sport dynamics are at our disposal with this beauty. The 2021 Lotus Evija is unique in many senses as it is in its first generation, one of a kind with spec-sheet, and has the prospect to overcome all the shortcomings which are evident in the ICE and Hybrid counterparts. Nothing is as aerodynamic as this Lotus with an attractive appearance, which in itself makes way for us to own it and be the master of that egoism. Therefore, it is without a doubt the choice of the year.