Friday 13th August 2021

Radford Type 62-2 Quail Edition breaks cover

Regular Radford not exclusive enough? Just 12 Quail Editions will be made

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Broadly speaking, the Radford Type 62-2 revealed last weekend has been well received on PistonHeads. And approval here is not easily won. It seems that prospective customers like the idea of a coachbuilt Lotus, too, as apparently more than half of the 62 cars already have a name allocated to them. Now Radford aims to entice a few more buyers with this, the Type 62-2 Quail Edition.

Derived from the Gold Leaf one seen last weekend - this one surely is that very car - the Quail Edition is pitched as an even more extreme variant. Therefore, it receives a carbon front splitter and diffuser, ceramic brakes with AP calipers and Dymag carbon composite wheels in a retro design. It's essentially the JPS spec, albeit with the 500hp version of the V6 used in the standard Gold Leaf rather than the full 600.

Sadly there's still nothing to see of the Type 62-2 cabin, in Gold Leaf or Quail Edition form, with Radford promising that "the luxurious interior will be revealed at a future date." We're told to expect a car "embellished with all of the high-end touches you would expect of a bespoke coachbuilder". Those coachbuilders don't tend to start with Lotus architecture, however, so it'll be interesting to see just how high-end the Radford can be made when the interior is revealed.

With the Radford now being shown in public for the first time - last weekend's reveal was a smaller, invite-only affair - don't be surprised if a few more deposits are placed by the well-heeled folk in attendance. A Quail Edition sounds like the perfect memento from a trip to Monterey Car Week, especially with so few being produced. And given the majority of the 62 total are spoken for, it sounds like there's no time to waste. First deliveries are expected in 2022.

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• Radford Type 62-2 shown in full

[SydneyBridge]

No mention of any prices
I assume if you have to ask.. etc etc

Nice though, good luck to them

[Turini]

In the flesh, or rather a high end digital rendering, these are looking rather nice, definitely standing out from the crowd even if quasi promotion of tobacco might be frowned on

[J4CKO]

The back is giving me hints of Mk1 Capri for some reason.

[waynecyclist]

Wheels are awful

[Turn7]

waynecyclist said:

Wheels are awful

Meh, they keep the floor off the ground......

[Equus]

It looks a fat-arsed old thing, in the top and bottom pics.

[Edmundo2]

Like it...Refreshing to see a new sports car rather than another generic hypercar...

[smilo996]

Just not buying this it's really a Lotus act.
That rear is really terrible. Not stylish at all.
A lame appropriation of what Lotus should have done in house.

[andyj007]

smilo996 said:

Just not buying this it's really a Lotus act.
That rear is really terrible. Not stylish at all.
A lame appropriation of what Lotus should have done in house.

er its a recreation of the type 62 which was type 47 racing versions of lotus europa.. its not a new outright sportscar or trying to be.. .. for those than want a generic sportscar you can pick up a 911 or emira`.. its a cool modern take .

[Augustus Windsock]

“ Broadly speaking, the Radford Type 62-2 revealed last weekend has been well received on PistonHeads”

Well I must be one of those people that the above phrase doesn’t cover, for me it’s dreadful looking and will cost a joke amount of sponduliks.

[GTRene]

could be nice in the right colors, what are the measurements of this car?
Length in cm
wide in cm
Hight in cm
Weight in kilo's?

[LuS1fer]

Orgasmic.

[clacs2]

Quail edition?

Looks unpheasant to me.

[Global Nomad]

I guess the Ostrich edition will be the suv

[bcr5784]

GTRene said:

could be nice in the right colors, what are the measurements of this car?
Length in cm
wide in cm
Hight in cm
Weight in kilo's?

Weight target is quoted as 1000kg DRY - ie much the same as an Exige. It hasn't got power steering so likely a bit of a workout around town.

[Tin Hat]

I love it to bits

Come on, someone has got to have an idea of how much-£125-150k?

[Distiller_DXB]

Uninspiring with an air of kit-car. Good luck to the financeers to make a profit!

[Vee12V]

Tin Hat said:

I love it to bits

Come on, someone has got to have an idea of how much-£125-150k?

Around 500k dollars according to Matt of TheSmokingTire.

[GTRene]

Vee12V said:

Around 500k dollars according to Matt of TheSmokingTire.

[Tin Hat]

Vee12V said:

Tin Hat said:

I love it to bits

Come on, someone has got to have an idea of how much-£125-150k?

Around 500k dollars according to Matt of TheSmokingTire.

Holy cow, that is a mighty lot of money for an Exige in a fancy outfit!