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Written by Ollie Kew
The name. Before we get to the looks of Lotus"s first hypercar, the power of Lotus"s first hypercar, or why indeed Lotus thinks it can blindside Bugatti and co, let"s deal with the name. What four-wheeled unobtanium would dare show its angular face in Casino Square or a climate-controlled Abu Dhabi garage without a Countdown wordjumble branded on its backside? You"ve deciphered Huayra, Rimac, and Koenigsegg. Now, limber up your jowls and stretch your lips around this: Evija. No, not ee-vee, yahh", like some Made In Chelsea mannequin guffawing over a Nissan Leaf. It"s "Evv-eye-ah". Could have sworn she was one of the minor Stark children from Game of Thrones, but apparently it means the first in existence". Roughly, it translates from Hebrew as living, to breathe". And it begins with the letter E, which ought to keep the Lotus purists happy. Little else about the Evija will. Welcome to the age of the electric hypercar, and Britain"s first entrant. Whether or not this will be a long chapter in the history of very fast cars, or a curious cul-de-sac on the way to future forms of power and performance remains to be seen. But Lotus isn"t waiting to see which way the tech wind blows and then cash in its Chinese-funded chips.
Date written: 16 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16317
The name. Before we get to the looks of Lotus"s first hypercar, the power of Lotus"s first hypercar, or why indeed Lotus thinks it can blindside Bugatti and co, let"s deal with the name. What four-wheeled unobtanium would dare show its angular face in Casino Square or a climate-controlled Abu Dhabi garage without a Countdown wordjumble branded on its backside? You"ve deciphered Huayra, Rimac, and Koenigsegg. Now, limber up your jowls and stretch your lips around this: Evija. No, not ee-vee, yahh", like some Made In Chelsea mannequin guffawing over a Nissan Leaf. It"s "Evv-eye-ah". Could have sworn she was one of the minor Stark children from Game of Thrones, but apparently it means the first in existence". Roughly, it translates from Hebrew as living, to breathe". And it begins with the letter E, which ought to keep the Lotus purists happy. Little else about the Evija will. Welcome to the age of the electric hypercar, and Britain"s first entrant. Whether or not this will be a long chapter in the history of very fast cars, or a curious cul-de-sac on the way to future forms of power and performance remains to be seen. But Lotus isn"t waiting to see which way the tech wind blows and then cash in its Chinese-funded chips.
Date written: 16 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16317
