2025 Lotus Eletre price and specs: Massive price cuts for electric SUV

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Lotus has taken a weapon to pricing of its archetypal electrical SUV, the Eletre, with reductions of up to $49,010.

The institution says the exemplary twelvemonth 2025 terms revision volition beryllium applied to lawsuit cars already built.

Model twelvemonth 2024 Eletre S and Eletre R SUVs are expected successful Australia successful June, aft accumulation began successful April, with accumulation of the basal Eletre moved guardant from 2025 to the 3rd 4th of 2024.

Lotus says this means customers who bid a basal Eletre present person a “real chance” of taking transportation successful 2024.

Despite the terms cuts, Lotus has added immoderate instrumentality to the mid-range Eletre S, which has received a modular solid extortion and the five-seat Comfort Seat Pack.

Akoya White is the modular decorativeness connected the basal Eletre, portion a caller Cinnibar Red replaces Natron Red.

Lotus has removed LiDAR hardware from the modular instrumentality database for each 2025 Eletres, though it remains wrong the optional Highway Assist Pack.

The institution says it received feedback from Australian consumers who “placed small worth successful the upfront inclusion of the LiDAR hardware successful the basal physique specification of the car”.

“Most consumers uncertainty autonomous driving volition beryllium seen anytime soon successful Australia and didn’t privation to beryllium paying for hardware they won’t beryllium using,” the institution said.

Buyers aft an Eletre volition beryllium capable to configure their conveyance online and spot a refundable preservation deposit to unafraid a slot successful the physique queue.

Lotus has stressed it isn’t adopting a nonstop to user income model, and alternatively customers volition beryllium contacted by their section Lotus retailer who volition assistance them bid and instrumentality transportation of their vehicle.

The institution has 5 dealerships, crossed Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Pricing

Model	Price
2025 Lotus Eletre	$189,990 (-$49,010)
2025 Lotus Eletre S	$229,990 (-$39,010)
2025 Lotus Eletre R	$279,990 (-$35,010)

All prices exclude on-road costs.

Drivetrains

	Eletre and Eletre S	Eletre R
Driven wheels	All-wheel drive	All-wheel drive
Power	450kW	675Nm
Torque	710Nm	985Nm
0-100km/h time	4.5 seconds	2.95 seconds

All Lotus Eletre models thrust connected multi-link beforehand and rear suspension, featuring dual-chamber aerial springs and Continuous Damping Control.

The Eletre R uses a dual-speed transmission for the rear centrifugal alternatively of a single-speed portion similar lesser models.

Efficiency

The Lotus Eletre has an 800V electrical system.

	Eletre and Eletre S	Eletre R
Battery	112kWh lithium-ion	112kWh lithium-ion
Charging clip (10-80% connected 350kW DC charger)	20 minutes	20 minutes
Range (WLTP)	600km (with 20-inch wheels)	490km

Dimensions

	Lotus Eletre
Length	5103mm
Width	2231mm (with accepted mirrors) 2135mm (with camera mirrors)
Height	1630mm (with 20-inch wheels) 1636mm (with 22- oregon 23-inch wheels)
Drag coefficient	0.26
Ground clearance	187mm (with 20-inch wheels) 194mm (with 22- oregon 23-inch wheels)
Rear luggage space	1532L
Front luggage space	46L

Kerb value is simply a minimum of 2490kg successful the basal Eletre, 2520kg successful the Eletre S and 2640kg successful the Eletre R.

Servicing and Warranty

Lotus breaks down the Eletre’s warranty arsenic follows:

Item	Coverage
Vehicle	Five years oregon 150,000km, whichever comes first
High-voltage parts including battery, electrical motors	Eight years oregon 200,000km, whichever comes first
Body perforation corrosion	12 years, unlimited kilometres
Paint finish	Five years, unlimited kilometres

Safety

The Lotus Eletre hasn’t been clang tested by Euro NCAP.

Standard information instrumentality includes:

Seven airbags
Driver monitoring strategy
Rear collision informing
Autonomous exigency braking
Rear cross-traffic assistance
Blind-spot monitoring
Lane-keep assistance
Front and rear parking assistance

Standard Equipment

There are 3 members of the Eletre range.

Standard kit connected the basal Eletre includes:

22-inch alloy wheels
Active aerial suspension
Matrix LED headlights
Hands-free powerfulness tailgate
Keyless introduction and commencement (and phone-based locking/unlocking)
Four-zone clime power
12-way powerfulness beforehand seats
Heated steering instrumentality
29-inch head-up display
12.6-inch integer instrumentality cluster
12.6-inch rider show
15.1-inch cardinal touchscreen
- Satellite navigation
- DAB vigor
- Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
8.0-inch rear surface
15-speaker KEF dependable strategy
Four USB-C ports
Wireless telephone charger