Jenson Button Receives His 2040 HP Lotus Evija
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- 18/08/2023 12:52
The 2009 Formula 1 World Champion, Jenson Button, was one of the primary buyers of Lotus’s electric supercar.
It’s hard to turn away from adrenaline when you’ve spent your life racing circuits and living at 300 km/h. And how could you forget the past when setting up your new car?
Thus, Jenson Button has just taken delivery of his Lotus Evija, a 100% electric hypercar developed by the Sino-British manufacturer (now owner of the Chinese giant Geely alongside Volvo, Smart, and Zeeker). An Evija whose paintwork features the color codes of his Brawn GP that led him to the world title in 2009.
For your information, the Lotus Evija is a car with a limited production run of only 130 units, each priced at 2 million euros… excluding taxes. All units will be manufactured at the historic Hethel factory in England, and not in China like the new Eletre SUV.
Its power, depending on the modes selected, can reach up to 2,040 horsepower for 1,704 Nm of torque. You read that correctly. This electrical energy extravagance is, of course, transmitted to all four wheels. The top speed is electronically limited to 350 km/h, while acceleration is lightning-fast: 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and to 300 km/h in 9.1 seconds.
As for the less pleasant details, weight is unavoidable. Due to its 93 kWh battery, the Lotus Evija weighs 1,887 kg on the scales, and its range, in relaxed driving, does not exceed 300 kilometers. Luckily, hypercars are rarely used for road trips of several thousand kilometers at a stretch.
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