Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Eletre is a whole new type of Lotus, and it's quite frankly blown us away... Steve Sutcliffe's been won over by the new luxury electric SUV, and it's not just down to tech, comfort or its brilliant interior, but the fact that, somehow, the Eletre drives like a Lotus. Madness.

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Lotus Eletre review: autoexpress.co.uk/lotus/eletre
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Chapters:
00:00 What the F is a Lotus Eletre?
01:00 Initial driving impressions
01:55 Tech specs
02:30 How this fat SUV feels like a Lotus
03:40 The interior's just like an Aston Martin
04:45 Steve from the back seats with waiting room music
05:10 Steve's still stupefied
05:30 More about the good stuff – driving!
06:45 Does anyone like digital door mirrors?
08:00 Summing it up