RE: Lotus Evija X sets third fastest 'ring time ever
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E90_M3Ross said:
Is it an epic job? If it was to be the fastest EV they've failed. They're almost 20 seconds down on what VW did 4-5 years ago? It's a very fast time indeed, but not entirely sure what is so special about it.
The Evija has a battery more than twice the capacity of the ID.R.The VW has a mass of just over 1 ton and was built for one purpose only.
The Lotus is closer to 2 tons and the X's powertrain is identical to the road car.
If EV's leave you cold, no problem, but calling the Evija a failure seems a bit disingenuous.
Fantastic driving to keep it all together at those speeds. The car, however................meh. The noise of it going round the track says everything. Boring as fook. Give me a quarter of the power and half the weight with a highly strung V8 and a manual 'box please.
Each to their own I guess.
Each to their own I guess.
I've been looking forward to the reveal of what the road car is capable of for, what, 2 years?
I just don't care what a heavily-modified version can do, it's not competing with anything, so it's absolutely irrelevant.
How does the road-going Evija compare to it's peers? Is it top of the 2000hp EV Hypercar pile or not? I suspect not, or we'd know about it already.
So, rightly or wrongly, I interpret this stunt as "We took so long to actually build the Evija that it has long since been eclipsed by its peers, so here's a pointless trackday special instead."
I just don't care what a heavily-modified version can do, it's not competing with anything, so it's absolutely irrelevant.
How does the road-going Evija compare to it's peers? Is it top of the 2000hp EV Hypercar pile or not? I suspect not, or we'd know about it already.
So, rightly or wrongly, I interpret this stunt as "We took so long to actually build the Evija that it has long since been eclipsed by its peers, so here's a pointless trackday special instead."
GT9 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
Is it an epic job? If it was to be the fastest EV they've failed. They're almost 20 seconds down on what VW did 4-5 years ago? It's a very fast time indeed, but not entirely sure what is so special about it.
The Evija has a battery more than twice the capacity of the ID.R.The VW has a mass of just over 1 ton and was built for one purpose only.
The Lotus is closer to 2 tons and the X's powertrain is identical to the road car.
If EV's leave you cold, no problem, but calling the Evija a failure seems a bit disingenuous.
So it has an identical powertrain to a road car....I'm not sure the relevance of that, really? It isn't like with ICE they need to meet emission standards etc, it's just a battery and motors, very powerful ones at that.
Not sure where you got your last comment from. I merely said that I didn't this was that impressive given VW built an EV race car which was much faster 4-5 years ago
GT9 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
Is it an epic job? If it was to be the fastest EV they've failed. They're almost 20 seconds down on what VW did 4-5 years ago? It's a very fast time indeed, but not entirely sure what is so special about it.
The Evija has a battery more than twice the capacity of the ID.R.The VW has a mass of just over 1 ton and was built for one purpose only.
The Lotus is closer to 2 tons and the X's powertrain is identical to the road car.
If EV's leave you cold, no problem, but calling the Evija a failure seems a bit disingenuous.
This is an Evija as a Time Attack build - no lights, no interior, slick tyres, twice the power of the AMG but barely any faster.
It really isn't as impressive as it appears - there's a Porsche 944 Time Attack car that's essentially near LeMans prototype fast - does that mean the humble 944 is retrospectively an incredible achievement? No.
If you throw enough ridiculous aero at something it will start cornering relatively fast - regardless of what is powering it - but this shows acutely that it can't run away from the fundamental weight issue of an EV.
E90_M3Ross said:
GT9 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
Is it an epic job? If it was to be the fastest EV they've failed. They're almost 20 seconds down on what VW did 4-5 years ago? It's a very fast time indeed, but not entirely sure what is so special about it.
The Evija has a battery more than twice the capacity of the ID.R.The VW has a mass of just over 1 ton and was built for one purpose only.
The Lotus is closer to 2 tons and the X's powertrain is identical to the road car.
If EV's leave you cold, no problem, but calling the Evija a failure seems a bit disingenuous.
So it has an identical powertrain to a road car....I'm not sure the relevance of that, really? It isn't like with ICE they need to meet emission standards etc, it's just a battery and motors, very powerful ones at that.
Not sure where you got your last comment from. I merely said that I didn't this was that impressive given VW built an EV race car which was much faster 4-5 years ago
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