Music Producer Patrick Patrikios Creates Sounds for Lotus Evija Hypercar

Lotus is working with British music producer Patrick Patrikios to create the new acceleration sounds of the electric Evija hypercar.

UK-based Lotus are getting closer to the release of their electric Evija hypercar and have tapped music producer Patrick Patrikios on the shoulder to create the new vehicle’s unique soundscape.

Having worked with Little Mix, Olly Murs, Sia, and Britney Spears, Patrick is no stranger to award-winning sounds and was excited to develop something special for the Evija’s acceleration sound.

“We wanted to create a soundscape for the Evija that was recognizably and distinctively Lotus,” said Patrick. “I sat with the development team at Hethel and discussed what that should be. We wanted something intrinsically connected to Lotus so we could set an audio blueprint for its future electric cars.”

A fan of Lotus since his childhood, Patrick was invariably inspired by Lotus’s early Type 49 race car, saying, “There’s a purity to that V8, a raw edge and an emotion that stirs something in your soul, just like the best songs.”

Taking a recording of the famous Type 49, Patrick digitally manipulated the sound by slowing the engine note down until it was a similar frequency of the Evija’s all-electric drivetrain.

“I adjusted the replay speeds and digital filtering of the Type 49 to generate a soundscape for the Evija – it was a very organic process,” said Patrick. “We all wanted something to spark an emotional connection between car and driver. Sound is hugely influential when it comes to creating and forming emotions, to enrich that bond that’s such a critical part of the Lotus experience.”

Although primarily tasked with crafting Evija’s external acceleration sound as it reaches -186mph (300km/h) in under nine seconds’, Patrick also created all of the other chimes and tones throughout the hypercar, including indication signals and seatbelt warnings.

Initially planned for production run of 130 vehicles, each electric Lotus Evija is priced at £1.7m + duties and will be built at Lotus’s factory in Hethel, UK.