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The Wellesbourne campus workshop.
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EV Evija, the company’s first fully electric car. All photos courtesy Lotus
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Lotus's Evija recently toured the UAE.
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The Emira: While full details are still under wraps, it’s expected to include the choice of a two-litre, turbocharged four-cylinder engine, as well as the current supercharged V6 from the Evora.
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Gavan Kershaw, director of product attributes, and Lotus’s chief test driver.
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The Evija will launch later this year.
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The Evija should develop just under 2,000 brake horsepower and 1700Nm of torque with a top speed of 345 kilometres per hour.
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The Evija will be limited to 130 units at a price of about Dh2 million.
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The Evija assembly hall.
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The Evija has F1 acceleration but in a closed cockpit.
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Matt Windle, the managing director of Lotus Cars.
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Onlookers admire the Evija as it toured the UAE.
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The Evija is an 'absolutely phenomenal drive', according to Gavan Kershaw, Lotus’s chief test driver.
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Lotus site at the Wellesbourne campus at the University of Warwick in the UK.
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The Wellesbourne campus workshop.
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EV Evija, the company’s first fully electric car. All photos courtesy Lotus
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Lotus's Evija recently toured the UAE.
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The Emira: While full details are still under wraps, it’s expected to include the choice of a two-litre, turbocharged four-cylinder engine, as well as the current supercharged V6 from the Evora.
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Gavan Kershaw, director of product attributes, and Lotus’s chief test driver.
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The Evija will launch later this year.
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The Evija should develop just under 2,000 brake horsepower and 1700Nm of torque with a top speed of 345 kilometres per hour.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/K56SCBHPIMI3ALSX6QG55VROBU.jpg?smart=true&auth=6970378016a6465ab1dd4499610b105fff7df8e0f4a48faa0f04977c5025f9f8&width=400&height=225)
The Evija will be limited to 130 units at a price of about Dh2 million.
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The Evija assembly hall.
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The Evija has F1 acceleration but in a closed cockpit.
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Matt Windle, the managing director of Lotus Cars.
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Onlookers admire the Evija as it toured the UAE.
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The Evija is an 'absolutely phenomenal drive', according to Gavan Kershaw, Lotus’s chief test driver.
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Lotus site at the Wellesbourne campus at the University of Warwick in the UK.
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The Wellesbourne campus workshop.
Lotus rebirth: British-born sports car brand is about to completely reinvent itself
Its remodelling comes with new-look showrooms that will debut in Bahrain in June
Damien Reid
09 May, 2021
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