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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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