When a company like Lamborghini describes a car as “extreme” then you know it’s going to be uncompromising; unsurprisingly, then, the Sesto Elemento takes no prisoners on its first trip to the track. Designed as a limited edition to demonstrate the Italian company’s carbon fiber talents, the 999kg Sesto Elemento is capable of a 0-62mph
Continuing its long tradition of creating vehicles that mere mortals can’t even dream of affording, Lamborghini has unveiled the Egoista concept, shown off at a private birthday party to celebrate Lambo’s 50th birthday. The Egoista concept has room for a single wealthy occupant and is powered by a 5.2-liter V10 engine with 600 horsepower. Vroooom!
The styling looks pretty awesome, but on the other hand some are comparing the front end to an N64 controller, even though it is said to be inspired by an Apache helicopter.
Its driver-centric cockpit is made completely of carbon fiber and aluminum, keeping the driver safe and secure – and the vehicle’s weight down. Think of a jet aircraft integrated into a road vehicle.
That’s all you really need to know. You couldn’t afford it anyway. It’s just the stuff of dreams. So daydream about this beautiful beast and then get back to work, so you can spend the next hundred years saving up for it.
Many automakers talk of building driver-focused machines; for its 50th birthday, Lamborghini is taking that idea to its logical extreme through the Egoista Concept. The commemorative supercar centers on a cabin that only allows room for the driver and a bare minimum of instruments, eliminating pesky distractions such as passengers and stereos. Lamborghini isn’t exaggerating when it likens the interior to a jet fighter’s cockpit — the pilot gets a heads-up display as a matter of course, and has to climb over the car body just to crawl inside. We’d certainly like to give the narrow-purpose vehicle a spin when there’s a 600HP, 5.2-liter V10 involved, although that’s sadly unlikely. As hinted by the self-centered name, the Egoista Concept is built to let the company toot its own horn, and won’t be sold — anyone who gets a test drive will be part of a very exclusive (and likely ecstatic) club, as you might gather from the video after the break. We’ll just have to make do with an Aventador, then.
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Nothing Lamborghini has ever produced can be called sane. The Lamborghini Miura of decades ago was an incredibly beautiful car, but it was also incredibly expensive. Such has been the case with each new vehicle Lamborghini has produced since the company inception. Even Lamborghini’s current entry-level car, the Gallardo, costs around $100,000.
To celebrate the 50th birthday of the exotic carmaker, Lamborghini unveiled a one-of-a-kind concept vehicle called the Egoista powered by a 600 hp V10 engine.. That name translates to selfish. Why called the car selfish? The reason for the name is because only one person can drive in the car. Having something as cool as the Egoista, only making one of them, and then only allowing one person to enjoy it at the time is selfish indeed.
The car reminds me of something that would turn into a robot in the Transformers or Robotech universe. Lamborghini says that the car is designed to resemble the look of the Apache attack helicopter. I can see some of that resemblance in the angles and planes of the vehicle body.
The single person cockpit certainly looks like something straight out of the helicopter. The concept vehicle was designed Walter De Silva. One look at the car and it doesn’t appear to be something that could ever be driven on the roads legally in most countries. All the protuberances on the front of the vehicle look as if they were intended to be used in a rehash of Death Race 2000.
The cockpit is so tight that the vehicle uses a removable steering wheel along the lines of a racing car. The vehicle even has a choreographed routine that is required to get into the car and strap in. Anyone rich enough to afford a one-of-a-kind Lamborghini will be sad to hear that Lamborghini has no intentions of actually building this car or selling the one that they did construct.
SOURCE: Yahoo
Lamborghini celebrates its 50th birthday with the Egoista concept is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The Lamborghini Pregunta, which made its debut at the 1998 Paris Auto Show, is now up for sale for 1.6 million euros, or $2.1 million. It was acquired by Autodrome, a French seller of rare and classic cars, who retrieved the Pregunta from the Italian branch of the French specialist of prototype cars, Carrosserie Hueliez. The Pregunta was the result of an order placed back in the 90′s with Hueliez for an one-off concept car that was based off a Diablo development car donated by Lamborghini.
The order asked for a car that was “new, original, and impossible to confuse with any other car’s shapes.” The car concept was the “last and ultimate special coachwork ever built on a Lamborghini base”, before the company was taken over by Audi. Lamborghini was going through a tough transitional phase during this period. Back in 1994, it was sold by Chrysler to the Megatech Group, and then purchased by Tommy Suharto, son of the former Indonesian president, before finally ending up in the hands of Audi.
The Lamborghini Pregunta features carbon fiber construction, rear-ward facing cameras (in place of mirrors), a 530hp V12 engine capable of a claimed top speed of 207mph. However, while it is based on the Diablo, it lacks the all-wheel drive of the Diablo and opts for a lighter, extreme rear-wheel drive design instead.
The Pregunta was inspired by both the Formula One, as well as the Aerospace industry. It features Dassault stealth external paintwork like the Dassault Rafale jet fighter, dynamic air intakes, fully electronic F-1 type Marelli instruments, 4 points Schrott safety belt harness, internal optical fiber lighting, a CDI Cristine GPS system, and combat jet-derived cockpit ergonomy. If you happen to have $2.1 million to spare, you can purchase it from Autodrome here. Also, be sure to check out our Cars Hub for the latest news in the car industry.
[via Autoblog]
Lamborghini Pregunta prototype on sale for $2.1M is written by Brian Sin & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you have ever dreamed of driving a super exotic vehicle to work, there are a few ways of doing so. The first would of course, be the most glamorous of them all, where you will have to earn your own fortune through sheer hard work (and being at the right place at the right time while knowing the right people, of course), while another option would be to strike it rich in a lottery so that you have the means of buying a spanking new car. Alternatively, you could always be a test driver, but perhaps striking it rich is easier.
Last but not least, you can always opt to join the Dubai Police Force, as evident by the white and green Lamborghini Aventador that you see them drive above. This is one mean road machine, maxing out at 217 mph while boasting the capability of catching baddies on the run as it can do 0 to 60 mph in a matter of just three seconds. This ride cost the Dubai government $450,000, where it sports the license plate “8”, and was even tweeted in a photo with the caption: “Latest #Dubai_Police patrols, now at your service. pic.twitter.com/rVkJ7JSpFI”
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It’s a lucky day for law enforcement personnel in Dubai, who might get the opportunity to issue some speeding tickets from behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Aventador, a vehicle that cost $550,000 and has been decked out with decidedly ugly police decals. Why add such an expensive vehicle to the patrol line? Reasons of because they can aside, it is said to be fast enough to deal with the high-speed drivers who travel Dubai’s highways.
The Lamborghini Aventador is a 700 horsepower, 8,250rpm beast capable of speeds over 200mph, featuring a carbon fiber and aluminium frame and a 0 to 62mph speed of 2.9 seconds. Such power will be used to pull over drivers who speed on the highway, with police figures in Dubai showing that 15-percent of drivers there are ticketed for driving over 130mph.
Still, such an extravagant purchase cannot be merely for utilitarian purposes, something evidenced by a statement by Dubai’s police force director that the Lamborghini displays the class of the city, illustrating the nature of the location with beautiful aesthetic appeal and the statement unspoken but immediately implied by such an expensive vehicle.
The Aventador has had some tweaks added for the patrol purposes, and sports a license plate with the number “8″ on it. Other sports cars will allegedly be added to the police department’s patrol line over time. Reactions to the news have been mixed, with many decrying it for various reasons ranging from cost to showboating, while others have praised the addition and a few have asked, tongue-in-cheek, to be arrested so they can go for a joy ride. You can check out the responses on Twitter via the hashtag #OnlyinDubai.
[via TIME]
Dubai adds Lamborghini Aventador to patrol car roster is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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A British luxury car rental company is looking to make a bigger name for itself by creating what could be the world’s first Lamborghini Aventador stretch limo. For the moment Cars For Stars’ bold creation is only in the concept stages, but with a deep-pocketed sponsor the company is optimistic about making it a reality. More »
The Lamborghini Aventador is easily one of the most incredible and best-performing sports cars in all the world. It also happens to be one of the most expensive sports cars in the world. A company called Cars for Starts has unveiled a Lamborghini Aventador concept that has been turned into a stretch limousine.
The typical Aventador, if you can call a snarling Lamborghini typical, has a pair of doors that lift into the air and those doors are a Lamborghini trademark. The stretch Lamborghini has two of those doors on each side. The images you see here show a conceptual design for the stretch limousine, whether or not the Lamborghini limo will actually be built remains to be seen.
Considering that the Aventador has a massive engine producing 690 hp, I don’t think the stretch the version of the exotic sports car will require any additional power to get those lucky enough to ride inside around town. Cars for Stars is seeking a sponsor to help them bring the stretch Lamborghini from a concept to the real world.
The company is offering 12 months of free advertising for anyone who sponsors the project and will name the car to incorporate the name of the company. I think the car needs a better name than Aventador Limo, I vote for Limotador. If the vehicle should actually come to the real world the company promises that it will have heated seats, rear plasma screens, surround sound, iPod docks, a wet bar, and lots more. Check out the rendered video showing more details of the concept car below.
[via Cars for Stars]
Lamborghini Aventador stretch limo, a waste of an awesome car? is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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