A beautiful day in Wales and a Lotus. What could be simpler? Perfect tarmac, jaw dropping scenery and a pure, lightweight, throwback sports car. Apply a few cliches about adding lightness, the genius of Colin Chapman and a liberal sprinkling of ‘ride handling balance’ fairy dust and you have the formula that’s been on the rinse and repeat cycle in car magazines since the 1960s. Did I mention steering feel yet?
Don’t worry. It’s coming. But first, let’s throw out everything we know of how this tale goes. Today is truly a new day. The Lotus in question isn’t a sports car. The Evija is truly hyper. Fiendishly complex, hysterically powerful, mind meltingly expensive and (sadly for Lotus), likely to be as exclusive as ground unicorn horn.
