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Presents the Lotus T129 LMP1 prototype owned by German racing team Kodewa. The team is unrelated to Lotus Cars and the Lotus F1 Team.
Unfortunately they didn't get the car ready for Le Mans.
Just after the 24 Hours of Le Mans Lotus presents its T129 race car for the LMP1 class. The reason for the delay was the setbacks in its development.
Although there initially choice was an aspirated Audi V8 engine, but finally fell on a AER (Advanced Engine Research) twin-turbocharged V6 engine.
It’s an all-new design unrelated to last year’s Lotus LMP2, the T128, also fielded by Kodewa. It features a carbon fiber monocoque chassis with a mid-mounted V6. Drive goes to the rear wheels via a six-speed sequential gearbox and the complete weight of the vehicle is just 850 kilograms (1,874 pounds).
The T129 was not developed by Lotus itself. Only the chassis comes from the English manufacturer, the rest of the car is the work of several other companies.
The T129 will begin testing shortly after the Le Mans weekend and that team organizers are now hopeful of having the car ready for the fifth round of the WEC: the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on September 20. Heading Lotus LMP is Boris Bermes while the driver lineup includes Christijan Albers, Christophe Bouchut and Pierre Kaffer.
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