The Lotus T125, also known as the Lotus Exos, is a Formula One-shaped

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open-wheel sports car produced by

Lotus Cars Lotus Cars Limited is a British automotive company headquartered in Norfolk, England which manufactures sports cars and racing cars noted for their light weight and fine handling characteristics. Lotus was previously involved in Formula One r ...

. Lotus planned on producing 25 units, but only 10 have been produced. The T125 appeared on ''

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'' in July 2011, driven by

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. The T125 is also known as the Exos, which is a reference to the

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. The project was a failure, with only a few cars built and delivered. The project was sold to a New Zealandbased company called Rodin Cars. Rodin Cars took the T125 and improved upon it, adding its own components such as a new titanium exhaust, titanium steering wheel and composite seats. It has been renamed as the Rodin FZED and is priced at $650,000. A T125 was donated to the non profit Genius Garage in October 2021. Genius Garage helps young people get hands on experience with real life engineering projects to help them get a job in the engineering industry.

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