Lightning LS-218

The Lightning LS-218 is an electric motorcycle.
== Description ==
The Lightning SuperBike is equally suited to track days or weekend rides on your favorite back roads. The Lightning SuperBike became the world’s fastest production electric motorcycle with the SCTA official World Record of 215.960 mph and a best timed run of 218.637 mph at Bonneville during Speedweek in August. Our SuperBike also holds the world land speed record for the fastest production motorcycle, electric or otherwise. Making it not only the fastest electric bike available, but the fastest bike available (period). Oh yeah, did we mention that this record was set using all solar energy? The SuperBikes also have quite the record of circuit wins. FIM EPower championships at Le Mans 24 Hours, TTXGP wins, all run on electricity.
Lightning Motorcycle has partnered with Race Tech for track ready suspension development, and every Lightning SuperBike is factory equipped with track mapping data acquisition. The Lightning Electric SuperBike has a usable freeway speed range of over 100 miles and a combined city and highway EPA range of over 150 miles and a top speed potential of over 218 mph.
== Asphalt 8: Airborne ==
=== Summary ===
The Lightning LS-218 was added in the Holiday Update as a high Class S motorcycle with the following statistics:
* Starting rank: 1430
**This was changed to 1406 in 2019 Halloween Update.
* MAX rank: 1663 (+233)
**This was changed to 1672 in 2019 Spring Update.
**This was changed to 1627 in 2019 Halloween Update.
* MAX+PRO rank: 1795 (+132)
**This was changed 1838 in 2019 Spring Update.
***In Fifteenth Anniversary Update removed its PRO upgrades.
* Tuning Kit bonus: +24
**This was changed to +71 in 2019 Spring Update.
**This was changed to +55 in 2019 Halloween Update.
*Speed Modifier: 100.03%
**This was removed in the 2019 Holiday Update.
* Upgrade rank percentages: 25/25/25/25
* Nitro Efficiency: 8/12/15/Supercharged 15
=== Performance ===
The LS-218 reaches its maximum real total speed of 308.8 mph/497.3 km/h in 3.333 seconds, making the bike an upgrade to the Kawasaki Ninja H2R, especially considering the latter's low nitro efficiency of 10/15/20/Supercharged 20. With Supercharged Nitro, it reaches 332.1 mph/534.7 km/h, the second highest speed of any vehicle in the game, behind the 's 335.2 mph/539.8 km/h.
One should be aware that the Lightning LS-218 has a rather poor acceleration stat compared to the other motorcycles, and its handling, while not the worst, is quite mediocre. This is somewhat compensated by its rather good drifting; players should also be aware that the drift radius, in a similar fashion to the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport and Nissan 370Z Special Edition, is only sharp when upgraded, meaning that the bike's drifting capabilities are somewhat similar to the NanoFlowcell QUANT FE if left unupgraded.
Its closest rivals are the 2018 McLaren X2 and Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4.
=== Usage ===
==== Events ====
The LS-218 is the current best Class S motorcycle, thus making it dominate every motorcycle-only Event. It would also dominate electric events.
==== Multiplayer ====
Despite its performance, using it in Multiplayer is not advisable due to its low stability.
=== Price & Availability ===
The Lightning LS-218 was originally only obtainable by saving in its EDD event.
The Lightning LS-218 was available during the following dates:
*January 31 to April 1, 2019: 
*April 19-23 2019: 
*July 19-22 2019: 
*March 20 - 30, 2020: 
*April 22 - 26, 2020: 
As of the Gangstar Season Update, the Lightning LS-218 has no upgrades but 5 upgrades each and require .
Previously in the 2019 Spring Update, upgrades costed while Pro Kits required , 50 of each , 96 , 64 , and 92 .
As of the 2021 Spring Update, the Lightning LS-218 can be purchased for .
===Enduro Double Down===
The Lightning LS-218's EDD event was launched on January 17, 2019. Players are given 4 days to start and 7 days to complete the event.
Category:Asphalt 8: Airborne
Category:Asphalt 8 Class S Vehicles
Category:Holiday Update
Category:Enduro Vehicle