The Radford type 62-2 has passed with its final round of on-track advancement testing, indicating the sports vehicle is now prepared to ship off to clients in 2022.
Just 62 examples will be built, as well as each will be personalized to fit its owner’s taste. Radford likewise states it uses so much range for personalisation that every vehicle will be unique.
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Jenson Button, one of the reborn coachbuilding company’s three primary investors, was in the driver’s seat for the car’s final on-track anxiety test. And, as the Radford type 62-2 is an homage to the Lotus type 62 racer from 1969, the only place for its final advancement test was Lotus’s headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk.
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Button’s prototype vehicle was the flagship John player special variant, which features a 600bhp supercharged 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine (from Lotus) as well as a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Radford states that’s sufficient for a 0–62mph time of 2.9 seconds as well as an digitally restricted top speed of 186mph.
Underneath that there’s a additionally two specifications, called traditional as well as Gold Leaf. The more affordable traditional variant has a 430bhp version of the exact same 3.5-litre V6 as well as a six-speed handbook gearbox – and, as such, it’s marketed as the purists option.
The type 62-2 Gold leaf uses the exact same famous red-and-white livery as Graham Hill’s 1968 Lotus type 49B formula One racer. To back up the racy looks, it likewise gets a a lot more potent 500bhp version of the Lotus V6, as well as a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.
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Button said: “To lastly drive the type 62-2 for the very first time was undoubtedly a extremely special moment, the cockpit already feels like home! The vehicle felt great, well-balanced in high as well as low-speed corners as well as ran faultlessly all the time which is the best base for the months of configuration tweaking that will comply with for me. We want to make sure that this vehicle is a pure driver’s vehicle that pays both due aspects to the DNA of Lotus however likewise delivers the high-end of a Radford.”
New Radford type 62-2: chassis as well as setup
The type 62-2 utilizes a Lotus chassis, although Radford has made a few modifications to fit both the car’s styling as well as boosted performance. It utilizes the exact same bonded aluminium structure as the outgoing Lotus Elise as well as Exige, as well as features a new body that’s made of carbon fibre composites. The cabin is likewise supported by a new carbon fibre accident structure that integrates a roll-over hoop as well as strengthening for the firewall as well as windscreen.
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