«The Aventador S is visionary design, cutting - edge technology and driving dynamics in pure harmony, and elevates the concept
of super sports cars to a new level.»
A technological demonstrator, presented a year ago at the Paris Motor Show, the Sesto Elemento represents the future
of super sports cars in line with the Lamborghini Manifesto: according to this, development focuses on handling and acceleration, with lightweight design an increasing priority — now and even more so in years to come.
Their work has created an overall powertrain that is absolutely unique in the world
of super sports cars.
Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini, says: «Exactly one year ago we have signed an agreement with the MIT - Italy Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which marked the start of a collaboration between two outstanding entities for the creation of a project that intends to write an important page in the future
of super sports cars for the third millennium.
But the many other fans
of the super sports cars from Sant» Agata Bolognese can rest assured — the Aventador success story has only just begun.
The current Gallardo LP 570 - 4 Superleggera has a dry weight of only 1,340 kilograms, marking a competitive best in this category
of super sports cars.
The Huracán Performante has reworked the concept
of super sports cars and taken the notion of performance to levels never seen before.
When you are in a super SUV you get the perception
of super sports car.»
The new tire once again noticeably enhances the handling of the 1,270 versions
of the super sports car built between 2003 and 2006.
Lamborghini is redefining the future
of the super sports car with a unique technology demonstrator.
«The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento shows how the future
of the super sports car can look — extreme lightweight engineering, combined with extreme performance results in extreme driving fun.
With the Sesto Elemento, Lamborghini redefines the future
of the super sports car.
Not to forget, the manufacturer has also used specially designed tyres, which plays a major role in enhancing the stability and agility
of this super sports car.
The key question is, can Lamborghini inject
some of its super sports car DNA into this big, brutish SUV that is taller and much heavier than its sleek, road - hugging siblings?
The technological goal of the project is to enable Lamborghini to address the future
of the super sports car in five different dimensions: energy storage systems, innovative materials, propulsion system, visionary design, and emotion.
By 2005, the car which provided the name for today's series - production high - performance sports car had secured five overall victories at the Sarthe — the name chosen for the road version
of the super sports car from Audi, R8, indicates the technological relationship between the two winners.
At the end of the day, low weight is just as important to the performance
of a super sports car as high power output.
Every line, every detail
of a super sports car from Sant» Agata is derived from its function — namely speed, dynamics, performance.
Innovative concept and phenomenal performance redefine the pinnacle
of the super sports car segment Entirely new technology package, unique and powerful functional design language Innovative carbon - fiber monocoque New twelve - cylinder engine with 515 kW / 700 hp Super-fast shifting ISR (Independent Shifting Rods) transmission Pushrod suspension The very finest equipment and trim, extensive individualization
However, it is not the engine alone that defines the character and driving characteristics
of a super sports car.
On the front axle, the shock absorbers are equipped with a hydraulic lifting system, which enables the front end
of the super sports car to be lifted by 40 millimeters at the touch of a button, simplifying its ability to negotiate minor obstacles.
There are many similarities between the racing and road versions
of this super sports car.
Tobias Moers, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes - AMG GmbH: «As the first car to be completely developed by AMG, the SLS AMG marked the beginning of a new era for our company and now, in the form of the SLS AMG GT FINAL EDITION, we are offering our customers one final and extremely attractive variant
of our super sports car.
The recently - unveiled 2016 Lexus GS F was finally launched at the 2015 edition of the North American International Auto Show, with Lexus giving it a reveal worthy
of a super sports car.
The two sets of twin chrome tailpipes with a square cross-section are a visual indication
of the super sports car's power — an impression reinforced by the exhaust note.
Thus every single line of the Superveloce has a clear function: to further improve the performance
of this super sports car.
There are many aspects that make this car the highest expression of the new concept
of super sports car.
And now, in the form of the SLS AMG GT FINAL EDITION, we are offering our customers one final and extremely attractive variant
of our super sports car.
Price wise you looking at a starting price of R2, 797,500 but as usual it comes with a lengthy list of options that can tack on a lesser Benz's full retail price onto the cost
of this super sports car.
Not exact matches
This new
car represents the powerhouse
of Lamborghini DNA and innovation, and a 360 degree approach to creating class - leading
super sports cars.
A
sports car,
of course, and especially a
super sports car, should handle well.
Lamborghini isn't giving much else away, but promises the SUV will have «the distinctive dynamic design DNA
of a Lamborghini
super sports car.»
One day, he's sucked into the supercharger
of a
sports car and finds himself transformed with
super powers.
The upcoming vehicle, described by our Italian insider as a «hyper - duper
super sports car from space,» will be limited to a production run
of one, divided among twenty lucky buyers around the world.
Low - tension ignition — Tom Threlfall explains the early form
of electrical ignition in his article «Oh illustrious spark» / Californian extravaganza — The premier old -
car meeting
of the year at Pebble Beach is reported by Nick Baldwin / Bugatti Type 13 and B «b «Peugeot — Mark Gillies compares these two early French
cars — both designed by Ettore Bugatti / Alvis: The vintage years — The development
of the company and its models is recounted for us by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1926 Sunbeam 3.4 litre
super sports — This month the Editor gives us his impressions
of one
of the finest
sporting cars of its day / 1935 Armstrong Siddeley restoration — Zoe Harrison describes the fifteen - year rebuild
of a 17hp model / Gordon Bennett Rally — As usual this event attracted some very impressive machinery.
The
Super 200 is a lot
of fun and full
of the sort
of energy that a small
sports car should have.
McLaren likes to assert that the
Sports Series cars are mere sports cars, but the speed, agility, and focus of the Spider feels pretty damn
Sports Series
cars are mere
sports cars, but the speed, agility, and focus of the Spider feels pretty damn
sports cars, but the speed, agility, and focus
of the Spider feels pretty damn
super.
Advance to the Rear — French Style Much lest resistant to new technological ideas than their neighbours across the Channel the French came up with some highly imaginative proposals in the 1930s as Karl Ludvigsen relates / Vauxhall Velox & Wyvern — Buyer's Guide / Royal Restoration — Michael Ware looks back at the restoration
of a Royal Daimler that was carried out for the Queen's Silver Jubilee / Commercially Speaking — Lighter Commercials / Dashboard Instruments — Part Two — Workshop / Cammy Sammy - Salmson Twin Cam / Classic Commemoration — Richard Cass reports on the Le Mans Classic / Singer
Super Six — Michael Worthington - Williams recalls a Singer «buult like a battleship graceful as a yacht» / Coventry Cat — Fitted with the first engine entirely designed by Jaguar the XK 120 set the standard by which so many postwar
sports cars are judged.
Peter Stevens felt privileged to be among the judges / Auto - biography: Gerry Michelmore — In the latest instalment
of our interview series, we visit Carden cyclecar owner Gerry Michelmore and learn
of his other interests / Lea - Francis by Corsica — Malcolm Bobbitt reports on a rare 1939
Super Sports model that has just emerged from long - term restoration / Rétromobile 2013 — We share some
of the highlights from the annual pilgrimage to Paris, focusing on the rarest and most unusual machines on display / Made in Lyon: the Cognet de Seynes — This Lyonnaise company started making
cars in 1912.
«Bugatti is the world's most exclusive
super sports car brand and Bugatti
cars are only available to an extremely small group
of automobile connoisseurs,» explains Wolfgang Dürheimer, President
of Bugatti Automobiles.
It'll do so alongside a 570S Coupe and customised example
of the P1, marking the first time a
car from each
of McLaren's model tiers —
Sports Series,
Super Series and Ultimate Series — will be displayed together in the Middle East.
You have to stifle a chortle as the
car defies physical convention, and then, midcorner, its vast 285 - section - width front Michelin
Super Sports (a brand - new Cup tire with 9/32
of an inch
of tread) claw into the surface and allow the driver to indulge the gas pedal.
To get the measure
of these two supersonic German
super sports cars, we set out on a two day, dawn - to - dusk test run that included lengthy flat - out stints, tasty stretches
of Austrian back roads, climbs and descents packed with curves
of all shapes and sizes, and syrupy city crawling.
Then there's the step up to M3's C63s and RS but even the RS3's will be giving the M3s a run for their money so again in that area
of hyper hatch and
super saloon and fast
sports cars again what your getting is quite broad so the enjoyment is what actually decides it.
It has proven to be a
super sports car you can cruise in happily all day, with its tight
sport seats, a plethora
of modern amenities, and looks that had the Pebble throngs gawking like it was Beetlejuice in a thong on a unicycle.
«A
super sports car is completely different; you need the responsiveness
of the engine, to feel the spark
of every cylinder,» said Reggiani.
Associations with the
super sports car are evoked courtesy
of the four air vents in the style
of jet engines, as well as the centre console finished in brushed aluminium.
Through extensive drive system, aerodynamics and lightweight design modifications, the new 911 GT3 RS managed a lap time
of seven minutes and 20 seconds, beating the record achieved by the Carrera GT
super sports car on the North Loop
of the Nurburgring by nine seconds.
The topless version
of the Huracán LP 610 - 4 Coupe, the new Spyder replaces the Gallardo Spyder as Lamborghini's «entry level»
super sports car convertible.
Silver, Face lift, 2 sets
of keys, big spec
car, lots
of lnvoices in the fill, key less entry, heated & coolent seats, xenon light, 18» AMG alloy wheels, front & rear PDC, electric sunroof, 4 brand new Michelin pilot
super sport tyres, 6,495