According to a new report, Lotus is planning to introduce a city car, which will rival the Aston Martin Cygnet, in 2015.
Speaking with Auto Express, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar commented "There’s no point in trying to fight the MINIs, and the small BMWs and Audis unless you have a special offering. Our car will be an EV or range extended EV and will offer performance of no other small car."
Details are limited, but rumors says that the car will have an electric motor and a 1.2-liter three-cylinder petrol engine, with total output of 73 hp, allowing it to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 9 seconds and hit a top speed of 170 km/h. The city car can travel 60 km on electricity alone, before the petrol engine activated to extend the range an additional 440 km.
The Lotus city car will be priced at around £29,000.
Speaking with Auto Express, Lotus CEO Dany Bahar commented "There’s no point in trying to fight the MINIs, and the small BMWs and Audis unless you have a special offering. Our car will be an EV or range extended EV and will offer performance of no other small car."
Details are limited, but rumors says that the car will have an electric motor and a 1.2-liter three-cylinder petrol engine, with total output of 73 hp, allowing it to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 9 seconds and hit a top speed of 170 km/h. The city car can travel 60 km on electricity alone, before the petrol engine activated to extend the range an additional 440 km.
The Lotus city car will be priced at around £29,000.
