Reborn British race-car maker Lola has launched the T70S GT road car and a track-only T70S, reviving the Mk3B T70 with a 500bhp road variant and a 530bhp race version.
The T70S GT uses a naturally aspirated 6.2-litre Chevrolet V8 with a six-speed Hewland manual that can switch to sequential mode for track use. An aluminium monocoque yields a dry weight of 890kg and a 0–62mph time of 2.9 seconds.
The track T70S retains a 5.0-litre Chevrolet V8 and a five-speed Hewland box, making 530bhp at 860kg dry for 0–62mph in 2.5 seconds. Till Bechtolsheimer, Lola chairman, said Lola developed a new natural-fibre composite from plant waste, basalt and sugarcane resin, the company will build 16 examples at its Silverstone base and prototypes have FIA Historic Technical Passport papers.
Read the full article at autocar.co.uk.
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