Lotus Exos Type 125

BTM · 08-09-2010, 12:00 PM

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/09/l...-quasi-f1-car/

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Originally Posted by Autoblog

When Lotus hinted that its Exos Type 125 track-day car would deliver the ultimate customer track experience, we had no idea they meant this ultimate. The 125 was revealed to a few of Lotus' friends at the Monterey Motorsports Pre-Reunion, and it's about as close as many of its buyers will get to a Formula 1 car.

Powered by a 650-horsepower Cosworth V8 that runs up to 10,300 rpm, the 650-kilogram open-wheeler is no doubt awesome fast. With a starter motor and a tear-down interval of 4,000 kilometers, it should go relatively easy on budgets as well. Lotus says it will be offering 25 of them for one million dollars each, and will develop a training and racing program around them.

At least one Autoblogger has wondered if there isn't more to this car than merely promoting Lotus cars and owner experiences. Ferrari was viewed askance earlier this year when it put Alonso in an F10 for some "promotional" work at Fiorano, since it looked a lot like contravening Formula 1's testing ban. The Type 125 is so close to this year's T127 – it's even named as if it were last year's F1 car, although Lotus wasn't in F1 last year – that you should win a prize for spotting the minor differences. Or that could be just some silly tinfoil hat talk right there...

Sylon · 08-09-2010, 12:50 PM

Doesnt get more "ultimate" than that. I wonder how many of those will end up into a wall at the hands of their buyers.

KingOfJericho · 08-09-2010, 12:54 PM

whoa... that's awesome.

MediaArtist · 08-09-2010, 01:43 PM

Too scary for me. I still get the "slightly out of control" feeling in my current track toy.

MikeyV · 08-09-2010, 03:52 PM

Which Lotus, Lotus the car manufacturer or Lotus the F1 team, they have the same name but aren't quite the same company?

BTM · 08-09-2010, 04:13 PM

They are separate entities of the same company.

Interesting how similar this is to the Lotus F1 car (read the last paragraph)...many are suspecting they used this to hide development of their F1 car given the testing restrictions currently in place

amgthis · 08-09-2010, 04:33 PM

I'd love to see those on the street

BTM · 08-09-2010, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by amgthis

I'd love to see those on the street

LOL there's no way it's street legal...

Sylon · 08-09-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BTM

They are separate entities of the same company.

Interesting how similar this is to the Lotus F1 car (read the last paragraph)...many are suspecting they used this to hide development of their F1 car given the testing restrictions currently in place

Its actually brilliant thinking. Make customers pay you $1million to test out your F1 cars. Technically they are testing them, not you, so you're still within the rules set by F1.

scott@bmwhn · 08-09-2010, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylon

I wonder how many of those will end up into a wall at the hands of their buyers.

This.

ghosthi32 · 08-09-2010, 06:50 PM

you are obsessed with lotus

NewYearsBoy · 08-09-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylon

Doesnt get more "ultimate" than that. I wonder how many of those will end up into a wall at the hands of their buyers.

HAHAHA... Thats what I was thinking...

BillLee · 08-09-2010, 08:30 PM

that is pretty wild

ptack · 08-09-2010, 08:35 PM

Does it have a trunk? I'm thinking of it as a DD.

BTM · 08-10-2010, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ghosthi32

you are obsessed with lotus

Yea...what of it?

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