The new Lotus Type 130 will be revealed on July 16, with the Brit brand promising its new EV "hypercar" will be "the most dynamically accomplished road car in the company’s history."
And given Lotus' glorious history of producing stick-to-the-road metal (sometimes to the detriment of things like comfort or features) that's a mighty bold claim.
The Type 130 - which won't be it's final name, but rather points to the fact that just 130 examples will be sold to customers - is also the iconic brand's first all-new model in more than a decade. And boy are they coming out swinging, promising the Type 130 will be an "all-electric hypercar" that will be built in the company's Hethel, Norfolk, factory.
Other details remain thin on the ground for now. But news that the 71-year-old company is producing an all-new car - its first since the Evora in 2008 - is exciting news, let alone an EV designed to shake-up the supercar elite.
For now though, watch this space. Or alternatively, watch the teaser video above and get excited.
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Andrew Chesterton
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Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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