Although we’ve long known what the Radford Lotus 62-2 looks like from the outside, the company has only now revealed what the interior of the lightweight sports car will look like. Filled with carbon fiber and analog dials, it’s a love letter to Lotus’ past. Paying homage to the philosophy of Lotus, the interior features ample carbon fiber accents to capture the “light, agile essence” of its sports car underpinnings. The centerpieces of the interior, though, are the Bremont timepieces. Built by the world-renowned Bremont Watch Company, the clock and stopwatch have been added to help drivers time themselves over the course of a lap or a stage.
The rest of the interior, meanwhile, stems
from the sweeping line that tracks all the way around the interior of the car,
starting at the driver’s shoulders and around the screen display. Interior
finishes can be customized to suit the owner, while a fully-exposed gear
linkage (for the manual transmission) shows the company’s focus on maintaining
a mechanical link with the driver.
The touchscreen comes with
customizable elements and is designed especially for the car. It is designed to
be subtle, though, and all of the in-car controls are operated with physical
toggles and switches crafted of fine materials. There are, however, three
smaller screens for rearview cameras to make up for the Radfords lack of a rear
window.
The model photographed here is the
high-power John Player Special model and its black and gold coloring is
designed to match the exterior design. It is powered by a 600 hp from a 3.5-liter supercharged V6 engine. The more brightly colored Gold
Leaf models make 500 hp, while the Classic Type 62-2 gets 430
hp from the same engine, which is shared with the Lotus Emira.
