2026 Lotus Emeya and 2026 Lotus Eletre launched in Malaysia

Lotus Cars Malaysia has introduced the updated 2026 Lotus Emeya and 2026 Lotus Eletre in Malaysia. Both models were announced during the company’s ‘Cars, Coffee and KEF’ event.

For its MY2026 update, Lotus has dropped the alphabet-based variant grading (No more Emeya S, Emeya R), replacing it with a power output-based variant naming convention. The base Emeya is now known as the Emeya 600 – with the numbers representing the output figure (612 PS).

Stepping up the variant grading and you’ll get:

600
600 GT SE
600 Sport SE
900 Sport
900 Sport Carbon

The variant grading is identical for both the Lotus Emeya and Lotus Eletre, with both the sedan and SUV offering five variants.

Prices of the 2026 Lotus Emeya range are as follows:

2026 Lotus Emeya 600: RM 459,000
2026 Lotus Emeya 600 GT SE: RM 519,000
2026 Lotus Emeya 600 Sport SE: RM 599,000
2026 Lotus Emeya 900 Sport: RM 699,000
2026 Lotus Emeya 900 Sport Carbon: RM 729,000

As for the larger 2026 Lotus Eletre, the variants are priced as below:

2026 Lotus Eletre 600: RM 499,000
2026 Lotus Eletre 600 GT SE: RM 569,000
2026 Lotus Eletre 600 Sport SE: RM 649,000
2026 Lotus Eletre 900 Sport: RM 769,000
2026 Lotus Eletre 900 Sport Carbin: RM 839,000

What powertrains do the 2026 Lotus Emeya and 2026 Lotus Eletre offer?

Variants of the Emeya and Eletre with the 600 badges feature a dual-motor configuration, with the combined output rated at 612 PS and 710 Nm of torque. The more potent 900-badged Emeya and Eletre feature 918 PS and 985 Nm of torque.

The century sprint of the Eletre 600 variants is rated at 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 258 km/h, while the sleeker Emeya 600 variants offer a 0-100 km/h time of 4.15 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h.

Stepping into the Emeya 900 realm and the century sprint is shaved down to 2.78 seconds and a 256 km/h top speed, while the Eletre 900 variants bring the 0-100 km/h time down to 2.95 seconds and a top speed of 265 km/h.

All variants of the 2026 Lotus Emeya feature a 102-kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery pack. WLTP-rated range is between 435 km to 610 km, depending on variant.

Thanks to its 800-volt electrical architecture, the Emeya accepts up to 350 kW DC fast charging, which can charge the Porsche Taycan-rival from 10% to 80% state-of-charge (SoC) in just 18 minutes. The 22-kW onboard AC charge takes 5.5 hours to charge from 10% to 80% SoC.

The 2026 Lotus Eletre features a marginally larger 112-kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery pack that enables a WLTP-rated range of between 410 km to 600 km.

While the Lotus Eletre features the same 800-volt electrical architecture, the larger battery capacity means that charging takes slightly longer than the Emeya – 20 minutes for 10% to 80% SoC with DC fast charging, while AC charging takes 5.8 hours for the same SoC.

What is KEF?

KEF is a British company that focuses on high-end audio products, and Lotus is (at the time of writing) the only automotive brand that features KEF-developed audio system in their cars.

As standard, the 2026 Lotus Emeya and Eletre come equipped with a 15-speaker KEF Premium sound system. If that’s not enough, upper variants of these Lotus EVs can be optioned with a 23-speaker KEF Reference Audio system.