Lotus unveiled the Type 66 track car during Monterey Car Week based on drawings commissioned by Colin Chapman with modern technology and safety equipment.
Lotus unveiled the Type 66 today during Monterey Car Week and confirmed it would go into production as a low-volume track-only car. Based on “lost” Lotus designs from 1970, the Type 66 combines the automaker’s motorsport heritage with modern, state-of-the-art technology and components.founder Colin Chapman commissioned while exploring the development of a Can-Am race car.
On hand for the Type 66’s unveiling were two important members of Lotus history. Two-time F1 World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi was there, as was Clive Chapman, managing director of Classic Team Lotus and son of Colin Chapman. It was Chapman who was the catalyst of the Type 66 as he held the original documents from the design study. Had the Type 66 been built, it would have likely been driven by Fittipaldi, who joined Lotus in 1970.
To bring the car to life, designers used computer software to digitize a series of quarter- and tenth-scale drawings to create 3D renderings of the Type 66. They also took inspiration from Colin Chapman’s ideas, including a cockpit enclosure to reduce drag and improve airflow to the rear wing. The front wing was designed to channel air from the front of the car, through and underneath the rear wings, generating more downforce than the vehicle’s total weight at full speed. This concept of porosity, where air travels through a vehicle, rather than around it, remains a signature element of Lotus vehicle design and is used on modern Lotus vehicles like the
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