In less than a month, Lotus will launch the Type 130, an all-new hypercar and the first all-electric hypercar from a British manufacturer.
The Type 130, Lotus’ first all-new product in decades, was showcased at the Shanghai International Auto Show 2019 last month and will be revealed to the world’s media at an exclusive event in Central London on July 16.
Type 130, built at Hethel in Norfolk, UK, continues the legendary bloodline from Lotus during its 71-year history, which has seen a number of true game-changers introduced in both motorsport and sportscars.
“Type 130 will be the most dynamically accomplished Lotus in our history. It marks a turning point for our brand and is a showcase of what we are capable of and what is to come from Lotus.”
CEO Phil Popham
Some notable Lotus ‘Type’ numbers include:
Type 14 – World’s first composite monocoque production road car (Elite, 1957)
Type 14 – World’s first composite monocoque production road car (Elite, 1957)
Type 14 – World’s first composite monocoque production road car (Elite, 1957)
Type 25 – World’s first fully-stressed monocoque F1 car, first Lotus to win F1 world championship (1963)
Type 72 – Most successful F1 car of all time and the blueprint for F1 car design for many years (Championship winner in 1970, ‘72 and’ 73)
Type 78 – World’s first ‘ground effects’ F1 car (1977)
Type 88 – World’s first carbon fibre F1 car (1981)
Type 92 – World’s first active suspension F1 car (1983)
Type 111 – World’s first aluminium and bonded extrusion construction production car (Elise, 1995)
Type 130 – World’s first full electric British hypercar (2019)
Lotus has also announced that a maximum of just 130 cars will be available to own – representing the number of Lotus “Types” introduced.
Stay tuned for July 16 for more about the Type 130!
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