Automotive manufacturer Lotus announced the Theory 1, a concept car that the company expects to set the stage for its smart performance vehicles. Built on a new design manifesto called The Lotus Theory, the automaker stated that the Theory 1 will “harmoniously [fit] around the driver and adapt based on their needs.”
Lotus designed the Theory 1 with 10 main A-surface materials, including recycled chopped carbon fiber, polyester, rubber and aluminum. The nearly 3,500-pound vehicle can accelerate from 0 to 62 miles per hour in less than 2.5 seconds and features a top speed of about 198 miles per hour. Other specs include a 70-kilowatt-hour battery capacity and a WLTP combined range of 250 miles.
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Lotus incorporated a unique design by making the car a three-seater with a central driving position and a passenger on each side located behind the driver.
The automaker also developed its own driver system called LOTUSWEAR. The system offers five drive modes, tour, range, individual, sport and track, as well as screens, projections and haptics.
The haptics, developed in collaboration with MotorSkins, involve a soft and lightweight robotic textile material that communicates with the driver through inflatable pods on the seating and steering wheel. The pods react in real time to provide grip, support and prompts, such as pulses on the sides of the wheel to indicate when the driver should make a turn.
Additionally, 3D-printed lattice structure headrests, made in partnership with Carbon, reduce weight, improve material efficiency, and feature a binaural audio system.
A portion of the driving system is the LOTUSWEAR Technology Line, a communication device that operates inside and outside the vehicle. It includes integrated OLED technology that displays functions of the vehicle status and detects other cars and pedestrians.
The technology line also features a 360-degree autonomous driving sensor suite that scans for obstacles at a radius of up to 656 feet, even in low light or inclement weather.
To enhance handling, speed and performance, Lotus implemented active and passive aerodynamic techniques, including cooling, active rear spoiler, and passive rear underbody.
Additional features include, a nose cone with diffuser and drag-reducing air deflectors, a contoured underfloor that directs air through low-drag ducts into the cooling system, side pods that isolate turbulent wake from the attached airflow and a rear wing that ensures the downforce acts directly on the suspension mounts all the way to the tires.
Lotus stressed that the Theory 1 is not for sale and is merely a concept car.
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Automotive manufacturer, Lotus announced the
theory one,
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a concept car that the company expects to set
the stage for its smart performance vehicles
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built on a new design manifesto called the
Lotus theory.
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The automaker stated that the theory one will
quote harmoniously fit around the driver and
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adapt based on their needs.
Lotus designed the theory one with 10 main a
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surface materials including recycled chopped
carbon fiber,
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polyester, rubber and aluminum.
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The nearly 3500 pound vehicle can accelerate
from 0 to 62 MPH in less than 2.5 seconds and
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features a top speed of about 198 MPH.
Other specs include a 70 kilowatt hour battery
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capacity and a WLTP combined range of 250 miles.
Lotus incorporated a unique design by making
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the car a three seater with the central driving
position and a passenger on each side located
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behind the driver.
The automaker also developed its own driver
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system called lotus wear.
The system offers five drive tour range,
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individual sport and track as well as screens
projections and haptics.
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The haptics developed in collaboration with
motor skins involve a soft and lightweight
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robotic textile material that communicates with
the driver through inflatable pods on the
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seating and steering wheel.
The pods react in real time to provide grip
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support and prompts such as pulses on the sides
of the wheel to indicate when the driver should
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make a turn additionally, 3d printed lattice
structure headrests made in partnership with
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carbon reduce weight, improve material
efficiency and feature a no audio system.
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A portion of the driving system is the lotus we
technology line.
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A communication device that operates inside and
outside the vehicle.
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It includes integrated O led technology that
displays functions of the vehicle status and
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detects other cars and pedestrians.
The technology line also features a 360 degree
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autonomous driving sensor suite that scans for
obstacles at a radius of up to 656 ft even in
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low light or inclement weather to enhance
handling speed and performance lot is
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implemented active and passive of aerodynamic
techniques including cooling,
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active rear spoiler and passive rear underbody.
Additional features include a nose cone with
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diffuser and drag reducing air deflectors.
A contoured underfloor that directs air through
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low drag ducts into the cooling system side
pods that isolate turbulent wake from the
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attached airflow and a rear wing that ensures
the down force acts directly on the suspension
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mounts all the way to the tires.
Lotus stressed that the theory one is not for
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sale and is merely a concept car.
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