lamborghiniFebruary 26th, 2011admin
At a time when manufacturers are starting to talk about the virtues of lightness, Lamborghini unveiled its extensive expertise in this field with the concept car Sesto Elemento.
Judge for yourself: this supercar powered by a V10 and 570 hp with a AWD weighs only 999 pounds! 340 is less than aLamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, itself already making damn diet.
The secret weapon of Lamborghini : Carbon, the sixth element (elemento sesto “in Italian) in the periodic table well known to physicists. Specifically, the CFRP, ie plastic reinforced with carbon fiber.
Material previously reserved for aviation, but Lamborghini has taken over this Elemento Sesto. Virtually all component parts of this concept car are made of this material: the cell monohull, of course, but also body panels, the crash box front suspension components, driveshaft and even .. . rims!
The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento displays therefore a power to weight ratio that dizzy: 1.75 kg / hp! And to give wings to its V10, which catapults from 0 to 100 km / h in 2.5 seconds and up to well over 300 km / h.
But the low weight is also a token of hyper-agile road handling and braking you can print the mark in the torso harness.Spread the word: Lamborghini looks to the future … lightly!
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