Designed and built by Lotus Motorcycles, it will reflect a combination of lifestyle, design and high-end technology. A hyper bike with integrated racing technology, it will feature materials like carbon, titanium and aerospace quality steel, which are also used in Formula 1. Safety, ergonomics and design are the most important factors the design team has put emphasis on. It will be a state-of the-art-motorbike powered by an approximately 200 horsepower engine.
The distinctive shapes of Lotus Motorcycles will be penned by renowned designer Daniel Simon. A former designer for Bugatti Automobiles, he has recently created some of the most sophisticated concept vehicles in Hollywood film history. “With the Lotus C-01,” explains Mr Simon, “we have only one ambition: to create a unique state-of-the-art machine that carries its brutal forces with elegance and style, a high-tech monster in a tailored suit.
“The C-01, with all its top notch components and materials, is first and foremost emotional, heartbreaking, at times playfully retro, and always clearly a Lotus. Lotus is a glamorous name with a rich history, and the C-01 celebrates it proudly: the shapes of the marvellous Lotus 49 were a main inspiration, and all colour schemes pay homage to iconic Lotus racing liveries, such as the dashing black and gold. The intersection of past and future always fascinates, and so does the unique idea of the C-01.”
€100,000 + tax
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