Breaking Lamborghini Murcielago Replacement News! The LP700-4
#623
12-12-2010 | 10:48 AM
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Hmmm... a number of the lines are wrong on this...there are some major lines that give the car a mean look but they are camo'd in all the spy shots.
Here is my little teaser from the event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHBwAlAFrJ8
Cheers.
#629
12-12-2010 | 02:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 265
AutoWeek Flash Drivie:
What is it?
This is the Lamborghini LP 837, a shadowy, camouflaged prototype that foretells of the Murciélago replacement. It uses a 700-hp, 509 lb-ft, dry-sump V12 and loads of carbon fiber for a lightweight demeanor.
There are three of these prototypes in the world, each in a different stage of development, and they're worth gazillions for their information-gathering value alone.
How's it drive?
With the V12 howling, the four wheels bite harder than they ever did on the Murciélago (it's now a Haldex IV center diff, rather than a viscous coupling) and the seats slam you so hard they take your breath away.
All the while, the bellow in your ears is shamelessly belligerent, but with a sheen of smoothness the old V12 never had. It's as if the only tremors coming from the motor are the ones Lamborghini wanted it to have, rather than the ones they were forced to live with.
No other car in the world changes gear this fast. First to second hammers home in just 0.05 second in the Corsa mode, and it doesn't do it smoothly, either. There's a marked, metallic “bang” and a shudder runs through the car and then it's back, ripping all 700 horses into the road again.
Do I want it?
Of course you do. It's a jet of a thing. Lamborghini tech boss Maurizio Reggiani insists the car will blast to 62 mph in less than three seconds and will have a 217-mph top
Lamborghini LP 837, an AW Flash Drive - AutoWeek Magazine
What is it?
This is the Lamborghini LP 837, a shadowy, camouflaged prototype that foretells of the Murciélago replacement. It uses a 700-hp, 509 lb-ft, dry-sump V12 and loads of carbon fiber for a lightweight demeanor.
There are three of these prototypes in the world, each in a different stage of development, and they're worth gazillions for their information-gathering value alone.
How's it drive?
With the V12 howling, the four wheels bite harder than they ever did on the Murciélago (it's now a Haldex IV center diff, rather than a viscous coupling) and the seats slam you so hard they take your breath away.
All the while, the bellow in your ears is shamelessly belligerent, but with a sheen of smoothness the old V12 never had. It's as if the only tremors coming from the motor are the ones Lamborghini wanted it to have, rather than the ones they were forced to live with.
No other car in the world changes gear this fast. First to second hammers home in just 0.05 second in the Corsa mode, and it doesn't do it smoothly, either. There's a marked, metallic “bang” and a shudder runs through the car and then it's back, ripping all 700 horses into the road again.
Do I want it?
Of course you do. It's a jet of a thing. Lamborghini tech boss Maurizio Reggiani insists the car will blast to 62 mph in less than three seconds and will have a 217-mph top
Lamborghini LP 837, an AW Flash Drive - AutoWeek Magazine
#630
12-12-2010 | 02:53 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 919
From: Seattle
I sent that picture (red car above) to a friend that saw the car and this is what he had to say:
That picture you sent me is kinda like the real thing but still missing a lot. The front nose is more like a superleggera in the center and the lights are different, also it has more vents on the side with a much much bigger engine intake. The hood looks right but stil with less poof, you know? The car is totally different than this in so many ways.