Theory 1 features Lotus’ new “Lotuswear” interior that promises an immersive and personalized driving experience. It adapts physically to the driver and passengers, making seats more comfortable and communicating with lights and haptic feedback that can tell you when to make a turn, for example.

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As tends to be the case with high-performance EVs, the Theory 1 is all-wheel drive, with a combined output of 986 horsepower. Lotus claims a 0-62 mph run in less than 2.5 seconds alongside a top speed of 198 mph.

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Lotus is keen to point out that its Theory 1 concept is not a future model. Rather, it's a representation of the company's design manifesto, a physical embodiment of its Digital, Natural and Analogue (DNA) core principals.

The Theory 1 has Lotus's 360-degree self-driving sensor suite, powered by the Nvidia Drive processing platform, and is designed to be capable of Level 4 autonomous driving.

Beyond the rhetoric that accompanies every concept car unveiling, the Lotus Theory 1 is clearly a car that the team at Lotus wants to build. The smile on Lotus design boss Ben Payne’s face as he slides into the passenger seat beside me,

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