Lotus T125 Exos - Ultimate Track Day Car!
The Lotus T125 Exos
Something unexpected happened today at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Lotus quietly unveiled their newest creation, the Lotus
T125 Exos. It is no doubt the "Ultimate Track Day Experience"!
If you're a red blooded Formula 1 fan, sports car enthusiast or motorhead of any sort, you've fantasized and dreamed
about driving a Formula 1 car. You've dreamed diving into and powering out of La Source at Spa and flying up through
Eau Rouge flat out! Now that dream can become a reality for 25 wanna-be Formula 1 drivers.
The Lotus T125 Exos
Weighing a mere 1430lbs and being propelled by 640BHP V8 will thrill the driver. But, yet the performance envelope is
designed to be managed by a non-professional driver. The T125 Exos is a track day car and designed with real life
operation in mind.
The Cosworth V8 is fitted with an alternator and starter motor. A support team is not needed, as the T125 can be started
with a push of a button even in your garage. The Cosworth is designed to go 4500km (2800mi) between servicing. That's a lot of track
miles and a lot of track days (10-12 track days, about 2 years worth).
The T125 Exos can be had in four classic Team Lotus liveries.
The Exos Experience
Exos owners will learn with racing veterans like Jarno Trulli, Mika Hakkinen and Johnny Mowlen. With 7 on-board cameras
and on-board telemetry and data collection systems owners will receive coaching and instruction and master the car and
the courses.
The Exos Experience goes beyond the track to optimize the driver with an excercise, conditioning, strength building and
nutritional regiment.
25 Exos will be made, the first 10 cars to be delivered in Spring 2011. There are 5 races schedule throughout Europe in
2011. Now all you need to do is place your order and come up with the $1,000,000 price.
Lotus T125 Exos Technical Specifications
The Lotus Exos Experience
August 8, 2010
The Lotus T125 has been developed by Lotus Motorsport and will be built in Hethel. It is de-tuned F1 car in concept.
The carbon fiber chassis, with pushrod suspension, F1 spec wings and powered by a 3.5L Cosworth GPV8 V8, the performance
is sure to be nothing short of spectacular!
Just as F1 drivers must prove themselves from week-to-week on Grand Prix tracks around the world, the Exos Experience
by Lotus will be held at European circuits with first class facilities, like Paul Ricard in Southern France, and the
Autodromo do Algarve, Portimao in Portugal.
Vehicle Description Technical Specifications
Engine
Mid-mounted, Cosworth GPV8
Power
Power to weight ratio
900 hp/ton
Transmission
Longitudinal layout, dog engagement. Sequential gear selection (R-1-N-2-3-4-5-6). Semi-automatic,
paddle shift, pneumatic actuation, auto throttle blip/ignition cut.
Clutch
Triple plate, sintered clutch
Suspension
Double wishbone arrangement, spring actuated via push rod and rocker arrangement. Adjustable ride
height and camber. Wishbones and pushrods fabricated from aerospace grade materials. Dampers 3-way adjustable.
Front and rear anti-roll bars blade type adjustment. Thrid element on front suspension for high aero loads.
Chassis
Carbon composite, nomex core and aluminum core construction, auto clave cure. Carbon composite body
panels, nomex core construction.
Brakes
Carbon ceramic, split front rear system, twin master cylinders with front/rear bias adjustment,
front caliper single piece 6 pot opposing piston, rear caliper single piece 4 pot opposgin rear calipers.
Wheels
Front: 10 x 15
Rear: 14 x 15
Tires: Michelin
Cooling
Water cooling aluminum construction radiator left hand side only, oil cooling twin radiator cooling
engine and gearbox oil right hand side.
Fuel System
FIA approved fuel cell, internal fuel pump, engine mounted pressure regulator, 55 liters, quick
fill system, quick release connections to engine.
Safety Systems