CEO Stephean Winkelmann says it wants a more practical model that will help grow sales of the Italian supercar maker.
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SA Review: Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 – By Hannes Oosthuizen
A few years ago I had the opportunity to drive Lamborghini’s Murciélago and Gallardo models back-to-back. That experience, joyous as it was, also served to highlight the predicament most “full-fat” supercars still find themselves in – smaller, lighter and more high-tech rivals, sometimes from within their own stables, are nearly as fast, far easier to drive, and more practical. It was like that with the Murciélago… The smaller, cheaper Gallardo’s performance may appear less impressive compared with its bigger brother on paper, but in real life, on the road, the Gallardo’s performance potential was far more easily accessible. The Murciélago, by comparison, was exactly as the more extreme supercars have always been – fearsomely fast but unpolished.
Lamborghini LP700-4 thunders through the American desert for commercial [video]
Essentially a behind the scenes look at an upcoming promotional video/commercial, the clip shows the Murcielago successor storming across the Californian desert.
The Aventador features a 6.5-liter V12 engine that develops an impressive 700 PS (690 hp / 515 kW) and 690 Nm (509 lb-ft) of torque. It is paired to a seven-speed transmission, which enables the 1575 kg (3,472 pounds) supercar to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and hit a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).
Gallardo meets Reventon in a radical Paris concept
More than 300 kg lighter than a Gallardo Superleggera, powered by a screaming 419 kW V10 engine and possessed of a radical design hewn from advanced carbon-fibre reinforced plastic technology; the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento is a glimpse into the Sant’Agata Bolognese firm’s radical future.
A quick glance will fool the uninformed into believing that Lamborghini’s latest concept is the fighter jet-inspired and ultra-rare Reventon hypercar, and while the matte finishing and sharp lines might add to that belief, the Sesto-Elemento is more Gallardo overall.
The extensive use of carbon-fibre in the Sesto Elemento (Italian for sixth element) in the monocoque structure, and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic for everything else (even the rims, prop shaft and suspension components have been fashioned from the woven material) means that Sant’Agata’s latest raging bull tips the scales at 999 kg. The triangular design elements are not just for show either – as the numerous edges and recesses help achieve excellent aerodynamic properties as well as cooling air to various vents and hidden radiators.
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