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"I S ay T here!"

Cheeky Thoughts on

(electric) Motor Cars

?I?l never buy an electric car. You can drone on as much as you like about
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how yours does a million miles between charges and how nothing but baby

hedgehogs come out of its rear end, but when you put your foot down in a
carb-fed straight-six, and that long bonnet rears up slightly, you know what?s
missing from your motorised vacuum cleaner. The soundtrack. And when
you lift your foot up again and you get all those little crackles and pops ?
ooh, it does things to your hair.
?The only way you could achieve something similar with your Tesla or your
Taycan is if you put your tongue on the battery terminal.?

Jeremy Clarkson

English bon vivant, raconteur, former Top Gear presenter and present
co-host of The Grand Tour

What 's Blooming at Lot us?
The company has unveiled its new, all
electric, Eletre SUV (right) but there's
also a new gas powered sports car,
more in line with what one expects from
the iconic manufacturer, making a stand.
Discover what's growing at Lotus and
check out other new entries to niche
car manufacture built in Britain in the
June issue of MOTORING.

Image court esy of Lot us

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