Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Headed to Production
11-10-10, 05:06 AM
#1
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Headed to Production
Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Headed to Production in Limited Numbers | AutoGuide.com News
Debuting as a technology concept, Lamborghini will reportedly put its wild ultra-light Sesto Elemento show car into production.
Debuting at the Paris Auto Show the car gets its name from carbon fiber, the sixth element – or sesto elemento in Italian. Weighing just 2,202 lbs it features a carbon fiber tub for the cockpit, while the front and rear crash boxes are also made of carbon fiber, as are the suspension components. In addition, there are carbon fiber wheels, carbon ceramic brakes and even an exhaust system made from a special mix of ceramic powder and synthetic resin.
With an interior that would make Colin Chapman proud, Lamborghini has designed seats into the carbon tub in a bid to keep weight to an absolute minimum.
In fact the only heavy things left on the car are integral to it being a Lamborghini, namely, a big engine and the company’s trademark AWD system. Sporting a 5.2-liter V10 engine with the same 562-hp output as the Superleggera, Lamborghini claims a 0-62-mph time of 2.5 seconds.
According to reports, Lamborghini will build as few as 5 or as many at 12 of these cars with a retail price of 2.5 million Euros or almost $3.5 million.
Debuting at the Paris Auto Show the car gets its name from carbon fiber, the sixth element – or sesto elemento in Italian. Weighing just 2,202 lbs it features a carbon fiber tub for the cockpit, while the front and rear crash boxes are also made of carbon fiber, as are the suspension components. In addition, there are carbon fiber wheels, carbon ceramic brakes and even an exhaust system made from a special mix of ceramic powder and synthetic resin.
With an interior that would make Colin Chapman proud, Lamborghini has designed seats into the carbon tub in a bid to keep weight to an absolute minimum.
In fact the only heavy things left on the car are integral to it being a Lamborghini, namely, a big engine and the company’s trademark AWD system. Sporting a 5.2-liter V10 engine with the same 562-hp output as the Superleggera, Lamborghini claims a 0-62-mph time of 2.5 seconds.
According to reports, Lamborghini will build as few as 5 or as many at 12 of these cars with a retail price of 2.5 million Euros or almost $3.5 million.
11-10-10, 07:23 AM
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According to reports, Lamborghini will build as few as 5 or as many at 12 of these cars with a retail price of 2.5 million Euros or almost $3.5 million.
The price of exclusivity and carbon fiber.
It would be a travesty if a fat *** driver ends up on these beauties. It would negate the point...
11-10-10, 07:37 AM
#3
Hacked CL to become a Mod
Although I like it a lot, the front has styling cues from the Zonda and what terrible manner has possessed Lambo to put the side mirror in such a way....Lose the wing as well. Whatever happened to speed activated wing?
11-10-10, 09:12 AM
#5
Lexus Champion
According to onlineconversion.com
2202 lbs = 998 kilograms
Hot damn, talk about sub-1000 kg vehicle built for speed. Now this is the bull made lighter and faster
2202 lbs = 998 kilograms
Hot damn, talk about sub-1000 kg vehicle built for speed. Now this is the bull made lighter and faster
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11-10-10, 09:20 AM
#8
Lexus Champion
Heh, those tires better keep up with the extreme conditions brought out by owners who push it to the extreme (as well as select few who do it out of sheer stupidity lol :P)
P.S.
This car has same 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time with Veyron Supersport @2.5 s.
P.S.
This car has same 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) time with Veyron Supersport @2.5 s.
11-10-10, 04:40 PM
#12
Lexus Champion
Lots of new things coming from Lambo these days. I mean, you have this Sesto vehicle as well as the Murci's successor (i.e. the Jota/LP-700).
These are really interesting things coming from Lamborghini
These are really interesting things coming from Lamborghini
Something's gotta give with such a low weight.
