Two-seat SC01 features ‘mid-engined’ design, with importer calling it “the car Lotus should have made” China’s first ‘mid-engined’ sports car will reach the UK in April 2027 under the billing of “the car Lotus should have built”. The Lancia Stratos-inspired SC-01 is built on a dedicated spaceframe chassis with the battery mounted behind the two seats and an electric motor on each axle. Already on sale in China (where it’s part of EV maker JMEV’s line-up and named the Yichi 01) and some other global markets, including Italy, it will now be made in right-hand drive, with prices starting from around £50,000. Mark Cotton is the founder, boss and for now,…
Exclusive: China’s Stratos UK-bound as £50,000 EV sports car
