Sunday, October 3, 2010

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento: an Extremely Light Carbon-Fiber Car for Sensational Performance and Handling

Lamborghini redefines the future of supersport cars with a unique technological concept. With the advanced technology of carbon fiber, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento weighs a total of only 999 kg (2200 pounds) including its V10 engine and permanent all-wheel drive. This makes Sesto Elemento a unique testimony to the technological expertise of Automobili Lamborghini. Innovative technologies for carbon fiber is here for first application in the automotive field.


With its incredible power of 570 hp, its power to weight ratio of only 1.75 kg/hp and acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.5 seconds, the Sesto Elemento guarantees incomparable driving pleasure. At the same time, fuel consumption drops thanks to the technical solutions applied at all levels to achieve extreme light weight.

The name of this demonstration of technological expertise is derived from the periodic table, where carbon is classified as the sixth element. Thus, Sesto Elemento demonstrates the high level of expertise gained globally by Lamborghini in the technology of carbon-fiber reinforced plastics(CFRP).

The mark of supersport cars from Sant'Agata Bolognese is the only automaker in the world to have mastered the entire process of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic through a series of technologies that includes three-dimensional modeling, simulation, validation, production and testing, all in an industrial process that ensures the highest quality standards.

"The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento shows how the future of the super sports car can look: extremely lightweight construction combined with extreme performance provides extreme driving pleasure. We put all our technological skills in the service of a special form to create the Sesto Elemento." says Stephan Winkelmann, president and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.

"It is our technological mastery carbon-fiber which has facilitated the realization of a concept as avant-garde, and we also bebeficions unique expertise in lightweight construction of AUDI AG. The systematic use of lightweight construction is crucial for the future of the super sports car, since it means not only incredible dynamic performance, but also reduced emissions. We will benefit our entire model range of this technological advantage. Each future Lamborghini will be affected by the spirit of Elemento Sesto."


Source: Audi-Passion

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