Small New Zealand car manufacturer Rodin Cars recently brought its single-seat FZED to Donington Park to celebrate the launch of its newly-established client facility in the UK. The Rodin FZED was unveiled two years ago and is based on the Lotus T125, an F1-spec racer that Lotus unveiled in 2011 with the intent of selling it to customers, but eventually only a handful were ever built.
Power comes from a 3.8-liter Cosworth GPV8 engine that pumps out 675 hp at 9,600 rpm and 490 Nm of torque at 7,600 rpm. The car also weighs just 609 kg and has a far superior power-to-weight ratio than the Bugatti Chiron and even a sports bike like the Yamaha R1. It can hit 160 km/h in just 5 seconds and sprint through to 300 km/h.
The event was an important one for Rodin Cars as it was the first time the FZED had been driven on track in the Northern Hemisphere, with most of its development having been performed at circuits in New Zealand.
