For over 60 years, Lola has driven innovation at the pinnacle of motorsport, winning more than 500 championships and establishing itself as one of history’s most prolific race car constructors.
The T70S offers owners an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of racing legends and experience the thrill of driving innovation themselves.
Since 2022, Lola has become a leader in sustainable performance technologies, with a strategic focus on powertrains, control systems, materials, process and supply chain.
Alongside its cutting-edge Formula E programme, the T70S represents Lola’s drive to innovate for a new generation of enthusiasts. Leveraging the advancements of the future to continue the legacy of the past.
In addition to the competition specification, Lola will offer a variant which is optimised for drivability on road or track - the T70S GT. This version retains the fundamental architecture and driving position of the race car while incorporating subtle enhancements for usability, including refined ergonomics, climate control and limited storage solutions. It also benefits from damper adjustments and a Lola specification engine and gearbox pairing, developed for road use. These modifications have been executed with restraint, ensuring that the vehicle’s character remains authentic and uncompromised. The T70S GT will offer an unapologetically visceral driving experience and is supplied UK road-registered.
The entire T70S bodywork is 100% ‘natural’ (petrochemical-free). The patent-pending LNCS combines all-natural fibre with a wholly plant-based resin system.
The Lola team is actively optimising LNCS to further enhance its mechanical properties, alongside next-generation finishing solutions, with the aim of setting a new benchmark for eco-composites in automotive and motorsport.
LNCS reinforcement features a unique combination of laminated plies using plant fibres produced via Northern European agriculture and basalt fibres derived from volcanic rock. The resin system binding them is entirely plant-based.
Environmentally responsible alternative materials for pattern tool and composite mould construction deliver significant CO₂ savings across the manufacturing procedures for LNCS.
Preliminary test results indicate that LNCS offers superior tensile strength and stiffness compared to glass-fibre/polyester (GRP) composite and other natural fibre composites. For impact damage tolerance and acoustic/vibration damping characteristics, LNCS demonstrates improved performance over both GRP and carbon-fibre/epoxy composites.
The Lola T70 was developed by Lola Cars in 1964. Designed by Eric Broadley, it was a successor to the Lola Mk6 and would become one of the most iconic racing cars of its era.
The chassis was built with a primarily aluminium monocoque and was typically powered by large American V8 engines, making it a formidable competitor in various racing series running to a myriad of sporting regulations.
As the car evolved, it would become associated with numerous manufacturers, teams and drivers which make up the DNA of what is often called ‘Racing’s Golden Era’.
24 Hours of Daytona winner, a one-two finish for the T70, seeing off the legendary Ford GT40 and Porsche 908
Steve McQueen for Sports Illustrated, Lola T70 Mk1 at Riverside Raceway, California, July 1966
You get a lot of confidence from that feeling of being right on the edge, it gives you a beautiful sense of connection with the car.
Driving the Lola T70 is an experience that transcends speed and spectacle, tapping into the visceral sensation and intimate connection that only historic motorsport can truly evoke.
Speaking on a recent outing with the famous David Piper Mk3B, even seasoned racing driver and Grand Prix winner, Johnny Herbert, can’t help but be moved by the anticipation: “The hairs on the back of my neck stood up, to hear that roar from the V8 sitting right behind you is something that always gets your emotions going.”
The T70 is not only one of Lola’s greatest designs, but one of the most iconic racing cars ever built. With the T70S, we are delivering a car identical to the original fire-spitting, Steve McQueen-era, V8 monster, but refined with advanced manufacturing processes, sustainable materials and an unparalleled attention to detail.
* All performance figures represent calculated estimates.
* All performance figures represent calculated estimates.
