Lotus, famous for making great small cars, has made a great big one.

The new Lotus Eletre SUV is a luxury electric SUV that's nothing like any Lotus that has come before it.

In this middle-range form the Lotus Eletre S costs £105,805. It has 603bhp, 524lb ft, a kerbweight of 2540kg, a 0-62mph time of 4.5sec and a top speed of 160mph. It has a 108kWh battery for a range of 304-329 miles at 2.4-2.6mpkWh.

There are plenty of rivals in this sphere but we've picked the Audi SQ8 E-tron Sportback. It's £101,380, has 497bhp, weighs 2650kg, does 0-62 in 4.5sec, and has a 130mph top speed. It has a 106kWh battery for a range of 271-278 miles at 2.3mpkWh.

But which is better? Join our testers Matt Prior and Matt Saunders as they find out, with filming and editing by Shreyans Chordia.

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00:00 Introduction
01:40 Audi SQ8 e-tron
06:18 Lotus Eletre
12:28 Verdict