Watch: Top Gear goes flat out in the 2,011bhp Lotus Evija hypercar

Are stupendously overpowered electric hypercars a flawed concept, or do our brains just need a wee bit of… rewiring to access their next-gen driving thrills? If indeed it’s the latter that's the question, the Lotus Evija has enough firepower to answer it. Heck, it's got enough firepower not just to rewire your brain, but to overwrite it completely. Welcome to the biggest, baddest Lotus in history.

How does 2,011bhp grab you? We suspect… rather enthusiastically. It’ll go from 0-62mph quicker than you can get into the thing – via those beautiful upwards-opening doors – and top out faster than you’ll ever, ever need. Around a track? That's what we're here to find out.

Remember when the Bugatti Veyron blew our tiny minds? The Evija takes things to a new dimension. Here’s Top Gear’s Jethro Bovingdon in a car with more than double the power of that supernatural Bug, out on track.