Lotus revealed the Evija Fittipaldi at the world premiere event at Hethel, UK

At the world premiere event at Hethel, in the U.K., Lotus revealed the Lotus Evija hypercar.  The limited-edition Evija celebrates 50 years since race legend Emerson Fittipaldi and Team Lotus won the F1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships.

Eight examples of the all-electric two-seater are being hand-built at Hethel in Norfolk, UK – the global HQ of Lotus sports car design and manufacturing – and all are sold.

Decals that celebrate the Type 72’s race victories from the 1972 season are presented on the active rear wing, while a number 8 has been applied to the B-pillar. Fittipaldi raced with that number on his car during the 1972 season, including for his win at the British Grand Prix. Carbon and gold Lotus nose badge complete the exterior styling.

Inside, the theme of luxury and bespoke design continues. Black leather interior with gold contrast stitching can be found throughout the cabin, along with exclusive roof liner stitching, plus gold finishes to the air vent surrounds, centre rotary dial, start/stop button and pedals.

From one world champion to another, earlier in the week Jenson Button visited Lotus to test drive the Evija and Emerson’s Type 72 on the famous Hethel test track.  It was the first time Jenson had seen the Evija in production and took one out on track to give it a shakedown before the launch of Evija Fittipaldi. Quickly getting up to speed Jenson drove the car around the 2.2-mile test track, testing the car’s ride, handling and performance. He was also seen unleashing the power in several standing starts. Full of praise when he jumped out of the driver’s seat of the world’s most powerful production car.