Really?
It’s a fully verified competition machine complete with FIA Historic Technical Passport that’ll be eligible for most historic events. There’s also the T70S GT, which is road legal, Lola released images of it with reg plate just to make it clear, below.
It doesn’t look very road-y
And that’s what makes it so appealing. It’s more than just a continuation car. It takes the T70 design and reimagines it using modern engineering with an aluminium chassis, double wishbone suspension and bodywork made from a new composite material derived from plant waste. Lola developed the material, Lola Natural Composite System (LNCS), itself and reckons it’s stronger than glassfibre and more refined than carbon fibre.
T70S GT
Any tech?
That’s limited, because it would simply go against what the T70 is about. There are no cockpit screens, traction control, ABS, power steering or even a radio, not that you’d want to listen to one over the sound of a 6.2-litre Chevrolet V8 singing. But you do get air conditioning and a clever six-speed manual Hewland gearbox that can be switched to a sequential setting if you did want to take it on a trackday. The racing version has a 5-litre Chevy V8 and five-speed gearbox, as God intended.
“Respectful refinement”
Hit me with the figures
How does 500bhp and 890kg sound? That makes 560bhp per tonne – comparable with a Bugatti Veyron or old-school McLaren F1 – and means the T70S GT can do 0-62mph in 2.9sec. It’s also capable of 203mph. Pricing TBC, but Bechtolsheimer reckons it’ll be comparable to “the very best” original T70 values, which can reach around £750,000. Only 16 are scheduled for build.