Production of the new sports car will start later this year and is expected to be the very last Lotus to come with a combustion engine.
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The car is expected to be shown in the first half of next year before going on sale in the following months and will reportedly revive the format of the Esprit
The current record is held by the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ with a time of 6:44.97.
The range Lotus are aiming for the Evija is about 400 kilometres and will only be limited to 130 units.
The very first British EV hypercar is due to enter production in 2020 and will officially be called Evija.
This will mark the first all-new production car from the British car-maker since 2008
Rumors suggest an output of at least 1,000 horsepower (746 kW) with all-wheel drive and a range of roughly 400 km (250 miles).
Total production volumes will be tiny with fewer than 50, and likely less than 20 globally.
At this stage it is expected that Williams will contribute its technical know-how gleaned from supplying battery systems to the Formula E grid since 2014.