Brilliant in so many ways. Shinoo - when you get yours, can I drive it?
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/09/lotu ... si-f1-car/
http://jalopnik.com/5608167/lotus-exos- ... rs-arrived
Lotus Exos T125
Re: Lotus Exos T125
I like the shape a lot! I like how lotus is allowing its (rich) customers to buy bascially an f1 car. It is like what ferrari does but at a fraction( millions of dollars!!).
I think all f1 teams should start using all that research and technology into building open wheel cars that the public can purchase
I wonder if lotus f1 had a hand in it? I remember reading somewhere that they didnt?
To me it has some pros and cons
Pro:
1.)it looks modern and futuristic with the new smaller wheels and f1 styled nose
2.) 650hp! with a push to pass(like you will ever need it)..
Cons:
1.)stupidly expensive(well it doesnt matter to the buyers) and I cannot imagine the cost of an entire engine rebuild.
2.) the steering wheel is off a 70k formula renault 2.0
-Hamster
I think all f1 teams should start using all that research and technology into building open wheel cars that the public can purchase
I wonder if lotus f1 had a hand in it? I remember reading somewhere that they didnt?
To me it has some pros and cons
Pro:
1.)it looks modern and futuristic with the new smaller wheels and f1 styled nose
2.) 650hp! with a push to pass(like you will ever need it)..
Cons:
1.)stupidly expensive(well it doesnt matter to the buyers) and I cannot imagine the cost of an entire engine rebuild.
2.) the steering wheel is off a 70k formula renault 2.0
-Hamster
Re: Lotus Exos T125
Last I heard, you could get a fairly recent Ferrari F1 car for $1 million. Speed had a program about the factory and the customer car programs a while back. They even showed the original memo by Enzo Ferrari suggesting the idea to sell their obsolete race cars to fund development of the new cars.
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That is very attractive... well, for looks and concept, but not so much for co$t!
So is this about as high as you can go in open-wheel before you hit Formula One? Just trying to figure out the price gap.
Say you didn't have q u i t e enough to make that $1mil payment, but you still wanted to play big-boy open-wheel. Where would you go? A Star Mazda, FA, or Indy Lights car wouldn't cost anywhere near $1mil. Granted, the powerplant and tech in the Lotus would be beyond these other options, but wow, it's going to take a unique set of circumstances for a person to drop into an Exos.
Wonder if Lotus will vet potential owners or just take any slack-jaw mouth-breather that rolls up to the drive-thru with a suitcase full of cash?
So is this about as high as you can go in open-wheel before you hit Formula One? Just trying to figure out the price gap.
Say you didn't have q u i t e enough to make that $1mil payment, but you still wanted to play big-boy open-wheel. Where would you go? A Star Mazda, FA, or Indy Lights car wouldn't cost anywhere near $1mil. Granted, the powerplant and tech in the Lotus would be beyond these other options, but wow, it's going to take a unique set of circumstances for a person to drop into an Exos.
Wonder if Lotus will vet potential owners or just take any slack-jaw mouth-breather that rolls up to the drive-thru with a suitcase full of cash?
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