Lamborghini has divulged additional details on the upcoming Murcielago replacement referred to as the LP 700-4.
New in those details is that the body and chassis construction which can be created entirely from carbon fiber, in keeping with Lamborghini's analysis and development head Maruizio Reggiani.
To create the LP 700-4's carbon fiber tub and body, Lamborghini partnered with U.S. aerospace company Boeing Corp. and therefore the University of Washington for facilitate in developing the fabric. The frame and body feature a stiffness of thirty five,000 Nm per degree of deflection. that is bigger than in comparable supercars like the Ferrari F50 (34,600 Nm) and therefore the Koenigsegg CCR (28,100 Nm), and an enormous improvement over the outgoing Murcielago (20,000 Nm).
The new 6.5 liter V12, upgraded from the previous unit with a special bore and stroke, doles out a noteworthy 700 PS (690 bhp / 515 kW) and 690 Nm (509 lb-ft) of torque. The gearbox, still equipped by Graziano Trasmissioni cluster, could be a 7-speed automatic (single clutch with twin sychronizers) with shift times of simply fifty milliseconds when in "Corsa" (race) mode. For comparison, a Formula one racecar shifts in forty ms. This transmission weighs twenty kg (44 lbs) less and take up less house than within the previous unit.
All that adds up to a curb weight of simply 1575 kg (3,472 pounds) and with those construction details we have a tendency to get an improved plan of how Lamborghini found a zero to a hundred km/h sprint time of solely a pair of.9 seconds for the model, doubtless to be known as the Aventador. high speed is 350 km/h (217 mph).
The automobile additionally options a Haldex all-wheel-drive system and carbon ceramic disc brakes - 400mm at the front and 380mm at the rear. The F1-style suspension options horizontal dampers connected to double wishbones.
Lamborghini has trademarked the Aventador name within the us however we have a tendency to still await Lamborghini's confirmation on the naming of the LP 700-4.
The model is scheduled to form its debut at the Geneva auto show in March.
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