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Lotus' Evija X laps the Nürburgring Nordschleife in under seven minutes

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    bengine
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    "We think it's got more to give" - maybe, but after watching that lap it seems hard to think there's a driver out there that's braver than this one but yet not so reckless they can't complete the lap.

    "We think it's got more to give" - maybe, but after watching that lap it seems hard to think there's a driver out there that's braver than this one but yet not so reckless they can't complete the lap.

    8 votes
    1. Nsutdwa
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      Incredibly stressful to watch. I found the whistling of the wind, the motor whine and the general rattling of the car itself made for a far more unnerving lap than in a typical ICU-based car.

      Incredibly stressful to watch. I found the whistling of the wind, the motor whine and the general rattling of the car itself made for a far more unnerving lap than in a typical ICU-based car.

      3 votes
    2. JCPhoenix
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      Just get Max Verstappen on it. Or maybe Fernando Alonso. But holy hell. 345kmh (~214mph) on the back straight.

      Just get Max Verstappen on it. Or maybe Fernando Alonso.

      But holy hell. 345kmh (~214mph) on the back straight.

      1 vote
  2. ChingShih
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    This was fun to watch. There's a short write-up here. It's kind of a shame that Lotus is now owned by a Chinese company, but I don't think they've done the company wrong on the latest cars. The...

    This was fun to watch. There's a short write-up here.

    It's kind of a shame that Lotus is now owned by a Chinese company, but I don't think they've done the company wrong on the latest cars. The Lotus SUV notwithstanding.

    2 votes
  3. mat
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    I saw an Evija on the road the other day (I live near Lotus's Hethel engineering centre) , even in dazzle paint it's an absolutely stunning car. I mostly saw it from behind as it near-silently...

    I saw an Evija on the road the other day (I live near Lotus's Hethel engineering centre) , even in dazzle paint it's an absolutely stunning car.

    I mostly saw it from behind as it near-silently vanished over the horizon.

    1 vote