Nasce Lotus Motorcycle

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Nasce la Lotus Motorcycles: presto arriverà la C-01

Link a caso, la fonte originaria risiede su Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LotusMotorcycles

In breve: nasce Lotus Motorcycle, una branca a 2 ruote di Lotus.

Presto verrà presentata la C-01, motorazza formata da una leggera crosta di titanio e fibra di carbonio farcita da un motore da circa 200 cv. Obiettivi dichiarati: i modelli SBK di varie case motociclistiche... Lotus svilupperà un motore tutto suo? NUN CREDO! non lo fa per le 4 ruote, perché dovrebbe farlo per le 2?

Allo stile c'è Daniel Simon ex VW, ex Tron, ex Oblivion

Nel team per lo sviluppo teNNico c'è di mezzo Kodewa GmbH, team tedesco... la moto verrà industrializzata e prodotta da Holzer Group

Quindi si tratterà in definitiva di una moto dalla nazionalità tedesca con solo un vago sentore anglomalese, per cui non mi aspetto di certo un figurino snello alla Norton o Triumph ma una megamoto ipertrofica (magari illuminata al neon... )

La cartella stampa recita così:

Lotus Motorcycles to build its own and first ever motorcycle

Lotus Motorcycles was established to design and build the first motorcycle of the iconic car manufacturer. The bike will be named Lotus C-01 and will be the most impressive appearance on public roads on two wheels. It will reflect a combination of lifestyle, design and high end technology.

Lotus Motorcycles is a joint project of Kodewa, car designer Daniel Simon and the Holzer Group. The Lotus C-01 will be a hyper bike with integrated racing technology. It will be manufactured of 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.

Kodewa has recently built the new sports car Lotus T128 LMP (Le Mans Prototype) and is running the Lotus LMP2 program in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The team of Kodewa comprises of experts with a lot of knowledge and experience not only in endurance racing but also Formula 1, DTM and lower formulas.

The unique shapes of Lotus Motorcycles will be penned by renowned designer Daniel Simon. Simon, a former designer for Bugatti Automobiles, has lately been responsible for some of the most sophisticated concept vehicles in Hollywood film history. Amongst his most recognizable contributions are the 'Lightcycle' in the 2010 Disney motion picture 'Tron: Legacy' and the 'Bubbleship' used by Tom Cruise in the recent Universal Sci-Fi hit 'Oblivion'. The German was also designing the famous black and gold livery of the Lotus LMP2 sports cars.

Daniel Simon is known for his clean and holistic concepts. The designer says: "With the Lotus C-01, 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 marvelous Lotus 49 were a main inspiration, and all color schemes pay homage to iconic Lotus racing liveries, such as the dashing black and gold. The intersection of past and future never fails to fascinate, and so does the unique idea of the C-01."

Within the Holzer Group, the Performance GmbH is involved in the development process. The components made of titanium, carbon fibre and aerospace steel will be produced by RPC GmbH, which is also part of Holzer Group and Kodewa. Latest CNC machines linked with CAM workstations ensure highest precision and optimal workflow of the complex procedures. Because of quality inspections before, during and after the production process, a safety-related and faultless production is ensured.

In the next few weeks, images of Lotus Motorcycles will be released and will give a first insight into what to expect from the new Lotus C-01.

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[gigione1]

Però! Ero rimasto al fatto che stavano fallendo!

Edit-scusate, avevo dato una lettura superficiale

Edited June 24, 2013 by gigione1

[Regazzoni]

Però! Ero rimasto al fatto che stavano fallendo!

Ma infatti questa "Lotus Motorcycles" non centra quasi nulla con la "Lotus Cars".

La "Lotus Motorcycles" è una società tedesca che sembra nascere dalla collaborazione del team tedesco Kodewa (che corre con una vettura Lotus), uno studio di design californiano e una socità di ricerca austriaca.

Di Lotus, fin qui, sembrano sfruttare il nome e il logo, magari grazie ad un accordo di licenza.

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