20.09.2010 FIRST LOOK AT THE COCKPIT OF LAMBORGHINI'S PARIS-BOUND CONCEPT SPORTS CAR

LAMBORGHINI TEASER IMAGE 14 SEPTEMBER 2010

The new, third, "teaser "image offers another, again somewhat unclear, view of the concept showing a dashboard apparently made out of carbon fibre and featuring large triangular cut-out sections that will help to reduce weight further.

Lamborghini has presented a third "teaser" image of the concept sports car it will reveal at the 79th Paris Mondial de l'Automobile in ten day's time, this time taking a first peek inside the minimalist-styled cockpit of the advanced carbon-fibre technology showcasing machine.

The new "teaser" image offers another, and again somewhat unclear, view of the concept showing a dashboard apparently made out of carbon fibre and featuring large triangular cut-out sections that will help to reduce its weight further; this is the overriding theme of this project. The instrument console unit is also minimalist in composition and simply fitted in the manner of a racing car, while the steering wheel is finished in red as are the seats which appear to be embellished with a broad continuation of the theme of 'triangulation' evident in the image. A quarterlight window is also visible.

Last week when Lamborghini released the second teaser image of the series of six, CEO Stephan Winkelmann spoke of brand's desire to pursue overall weight reduction as one of its key strategies to improve its future sports cars. "The key factor in terms of better handling and acceleration, meaning more immediate pleasure in driving, is the power-to-weight ratio. This is not so much about top speed and so the future will not be so focused on increasing the power, even because CO2 emissions do play a role for super sports cars too. That means the key is in reducing the weight.

"A crucial part of this is to understand how to reduce the weight," continued Winkelmann. "From the middle of the Eighties, the average weight of our cars has increased by 500 kg because of active and passive safety, comfort and emissions reduction issues, and this is something that we have to change. Since we cannot reduce safety or comfort in our cars, we have to reduce the weight by using new materials. The magic word for this is 'carbon fibre. We started working with carbon fiber in Sant’Agata Bolognese over thirty years ago and today, with our two laboratories in Sant’Agata Bolognese and in Seattle, We are mastering a broad range of technologies which put us in a leadership position for low-volume production."
 

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