ALFA ROMEO PANDION

Alfa Romeo Pandion

Manufacturer	Bertone
Class	Concept car
Body style	2-seater coupe
Layout	FR layout
Engine	4691 cc 90° V8
Wheelbase	2,650 mm (104.3 in) [1]
Length	4,620 mm (181.9 in)
Width	1,942 mm (76.5 in)
Height	1,284 mm (50.6 in)
Curb weight	1,258 kg (2,773 lb)
Related	Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
Designer(s)	Michael Vernon Robinson at Bertone

The Alfa Romeo Pandion is a concept car which premiered at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. It was designed by Stile Bertone and the main responsibility was given to Mike Robinson.^[2] The Pandion coupé was designed as a tribute to Alfa Romeo’s one hundred year anniversary.^[3] The Pandion is based on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione sports car, it has an all aluminium 4.7 litre (4691 cc) (286.8 cu in) dohc 90 degree V8 engine, producing 450 PS (331 kW; 444 hp). The car kerb weight is 1,258 kg (2,773 lb) and it has top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph) and it can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.9 seconds.

The most eye catching feature of the car is its doors, they open by rotating backwards, opening full 90 degree upward, the whole side of the car is one door from the front fender to the rear fender.^[3] Earlier Bertone has made other similar door designs, like in the 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo, the 1970 Lancia Stratos 0 and the 1972 Lamborghini Countach. Other notable design feature can be found on the rear of the car, which has a striking array of crystal-like blades.

Rear of the pandion.

Its very thin seats are the first to contain integrated illumination due to a new fabric lightbulb. [1] [2][3][4]

[edit]References

1. ^ "Pandion brochure" (PDF). bertone.it. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
2. ^ "Geneva Auto Show: Bertone Pandion". wheels.blogs.nytimes.com. 2010-03-02.Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
3. ^ ^a b "Pandion A Dream Alfa Romeo by bertone" (DOC). www.bertone.it. Retrieved 2010-03-11.

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lamborgini concept s

Lamborghini Concept S

The Lamborghini Concept S is a concept car designed by Luc Donckerwolke,^[1][2] using the Lamborghini Gallardo's floorplan. Shown at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It was intended to be a modern interpretation of the single-seat roadsters of the past. Utilizing a 'saute-vent' (French for 'change wind') instead of a traditional windscreen, and dividing the interior into two distinct compartments by continuing the bodywork between the seats, which also serves as an air inlet feeding the mid-mounted 5 L V10 engine, gives the car a distinctly futuristic look. This is also to increase aerodynamic flow. The rear-view mirror is even electronically retractable to allow the driver to see behind, when necessary, or hide it when not in use. Though considered more of a styling exercise than a working production vehicle, the final working show car only had to be modified slightly from the original computer-aided designs. Lamborghini had rumored to be building 100 for customers, but decided to keep it as a styling exercise. Only 2 models were ever made: the high-window prototype sits in the Lamborghini museum with no engine, while the running low-window prototype featured at Pebble Beach is rumored to remain elsewhere in the factory.

[edit]Specifications

• Year: 2009
• Make: Lamborghini
• Model: Concept S
• Engine: 5 liter V10
• Transmission: 6-Speed manual/6-Speed sequential E-gear system
• Drive: Mid-ship AWD
• Introduction: 2005 Geneva Motor Show
• Engine: Configuration V
• Cylinders: 10
• Aspiration/Induction: Normal
• Displacement: 4,961 cc (4.961 L; 302.7 cu in)
• Horsepower: 500 PS (370 kW; 490 hp)@7800rpm
• Torque: 510 N·m (380 lb·ft)@4500rpm
• hp/liter: 98.8 bhp / liter
• Redline: 8000 rpm
• Seating Capacity: 2
• Top Speed:325 km/h (202 mph)

lamborgini urus

The Lamborghini Urus is a concept SUV designed by Lamborghini unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show on 23 April 2012. ^[1] The name comes from the name of the wild ancestors of domestic cattle, also known as aurochs.^[2]

Urus at 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

[edit]Specifications

The Lamborghini Urus SUV concept would be much lighter about 100 kg (220 lb) than some other SUVs because of extensive usage of carbon fiber, although is it based on the same platform as the Audi Q7, Bentley EXP 9 F, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg.^[3]The Urus Super SUV will feature a 584 bhp (435 kW; 592 PS) turbocharged 4.0 liter V8 engine by Audi that includes an electric motor with plug-in capability.^[4][3] The Urus is approximately 16 feet (4.9 m) long, but only about 5.5 feet (1.7 m) high. ^[5]

While the vehicle has not been officially confirmed for production, CEO Stephan Winkelmann stated that sales potential is estimated at 3,000 per year.^[6]

[edit]Earlier appearance of the name

Lamborghini had trademarked the name "Urus" before the introduction of the Lamborghini Estoque at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, and automotive news blogs Jalopnik and Autoblog believed that the name would be applied to what was eventually found to be the Estoque.^[7][8][9]

lamborgini aventador

icle to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2012)

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Manufacturer	Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A
Production	2011–present
Assembly	Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Predecessor	Lamborghini Murciélago
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door coupé 2-door roadster
Layout	Mid-engine, all wheel drive
Engine	6.5 L L539 V12
Transmission	7-speed ISR Semi-automatic transmission
Wheelbase	2,700 mm (106.30 in)
Length	4,780 mm (188.19 in)
Width	2,030 mm (79.92 in) (w/mirrors: 2,265 mm (89.17 in)) [1]
Height	1,136 mm (44.72 in)
Curb weight	1,575 kg (3,470 lb) (dry)
Designer(s)	Filippo Perini

The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700–4 is a two-door, two-seater sports car publicly unveiled by Lamborghini at the Geneva Motor Show on 28 February 2011, five months after its initial unveiling in Sant'Agata Bolognese.^[2] Internally codenamed LB834,^[3] the Aventador was designed to replace the ten-year-old Murciélago as the new flagship model in the Lamborghini lineup starting in 2011.^[4] Soon after the Aventador unveiling, Lamborghini announced that it had already sold over 12 months of the production vehicles, with deliveries starting in the second half of 2011.^[5]

In keeping with Lamborghini tradition, the Aventador is named after a bull. The Aventador was a bull that fought particularly valiantly in the bull ring of Saragossa, Spain in 1993.^[6]Name

[edit]Aventador LP 700-4

Production will be limited to 4,000 units (4,099 Murciélagos have been built). The molds used to make the carbon-fibremonocoque are expected to last 500 units each and only 8 have been made.^[7] The first 1,000 Aventadors were built in 15 months. ^[8][9]

The car's shape also borrows heavily from Lamborghini's limited-edition Reventón and their Estoque concept car.

[edit]Specifications

Lamborghini Aventador 6.5 liter 60° V12 enginen

[edit]Engine

The Aventador LP 700–4 uses Lamborghini's new 700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) 6.5 litre 60° V12 engine weighing 235 kg. Known internally as the L539,^[3] the new engine is Lamborghini's fourth in-house engine and second V12. It is the first all-new V12 since the 3.5 litre powerplant found in the 350GT.^[10]

Displacement	6,498 cc (396.5 cu in)
Max. power	700 PS (510 kW; 690 bhp) @ 8,250 rpm
Power to weight	432 PS (318 kW; 426 bhp) per tonne
Max. torque	690 N·m (510 lb·ft) @ 5,500 rpm
CO2 emissions	398 g/km
Combined fuel consumption	17.2 L/100 km (16.4 mpg-imp; 13.7 mpg-US) [11]

[edit]Performance

• 0–62 mph: 2.9 s ^[12]
• 1/4 mile: 10.6 s @ 137 mph (220 km/h)
• Top speed: 217 mph (349 km/h), 354 km/h^[13] GPS
• 60–0: 100 ft.

Its transmission, a single-clutch seven-speed semi-automatic, is built by Graziano Trasmissioni.^[14][15] Despite being single-clutch, gear-shifts are accomplished in 50 milliseconds.

The new, electronically controlled, all-wheel drive system is developed and supplied by the Swedish company Haldex Traction, offering traction^[16] and handling capabilities based on their 4th generation technology.^[17]

[edit]Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster

The 2013 Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster was announced for production in November 2012, equipped with the same internals as the coupe version, Lamborghini claims again that it can reach 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.9 seconds and a top speed equaling that of the coupe, at 349 km/h (217 mph). The removable roof consists of two carbon fiber panels, weighing 6 kg (13 lb) each, which required the reinforcement of the rear pillar to compensate for the loss of structural integrity as well as to accommodate the rollover protection and ventilations systems for the engine. The panels are of easy removal and are stored in the front luggage compartment. The Aventador Roadster has a unique engine cover design and an attachable wind deflector to improve cabin airflow at high speed as well as a gloss black finish in the A-pillars, windshield header, roof panels, and rear window area. The car has a $441,600 base price. With a total weight of 1625kg it's only 50kg heavier than the coupé (the weight of the roof, plus additional stiffening in the sills and A-pillars). ^{[18][19][20][21]}

[edit]Special editions

[edit]Aventador J

Lamborghini Aventador J

Six months after unveiling the Aventador, plans for a roadster version were leaked by the U.S. EPA after it included the model on a data sheet on its website. Lamborghini officially unveiled the Aventador J to the world at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.^[22] The roofless and windowless concept car uses the same V12 engine as the standard Aventador, producing 700 hp through a lightweight seven-speed automated transmission. The car does not have air conditioning or radio to save further weight for a total of 3,472 pounds (1,575 kg).^[23][24] The car presented at the Geneva show was the only unit to be produced, and was sold for US$2.8 million. Another Limited Edition model was made for Shaikh Al Yahyaa and was sold at an unknown price. The car was specially made for a close relation.^[25]

The J designation was thought to have come from Appendix J in the FIA rulebook that describes the technical specifications of race cars.^[26] However during an interview with designer Filippo Perini, it was revealed that the 'J' actually stands for Jota, in reference to a 1970s one off Lamborghini Miura Jota which also conformed the FIA's Appendix J regulations.

[edit]Dreamliner Edition (2012)

It is a version of Aventador LP 700-4 coupe with blue and white body colour scheme from Boeing 787 Dreamliner, pitch-black wheels.

The vehicle was unveiled in 2012 Aerospace & Defense Supplier Summit.^[27]

[edit]Veneno

Lamborghini Veneno

Manufacturer	Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A
Production	2013
Model years	2013
Assembly	Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door coupé
Layout	Mid-engine, all wheel drive
Engine	6.5 V12
Transmission	7-speed semi-automatic transmission

The Lamborghini Veneno is a limited production sports car, first exhibited during the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. It is a show piece based on the Lamborghini Aventador and was built to celebrate Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary. The prototype, Car Zero, is finished in grey and includes an Italian flag vinyl on both sides of the car. The engine is a development of the Aventador's 6.5 L V12 and produces 750 PS (550 kW; 740 bhp).^[28]

Only three production cars will be produced. There will be a green, white, and red one, each representing a colour of the Italianflag. Car Zero, which was the vehicle on display,^[29] will be retained by the factory for the museum. The three production cars will cost €3.12 million each, and all three have been sold.^[30] Two are destined for the USA.

Veneno means 'Venom' in Spanish and Portuguese.

Car Zero

3/4 front   3/4 rear   Rear

[edit]LP 720-4 50° Anniversario (2013)

At the April 2013 Shanghai Motor Show, Lamborghini announced the Aventador LP 720-4 50 Anniversario Edition, meant to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the company. This special edition Aventador makes an extra 15 kW (20 bhp) above the stock version of the car, includes a more aggressive aero kit made primarily out of carbon fibre, comes equipped with gloss black versions of the Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster wheels, and is offered in only one colour: Giallo Maggio (Italian for "yellow May"). The addition of the carbon fibre aero kit gives the car 50% more downforce than the standard Aventador.^[31] Lamborghini will only produce 200 examples of this car (100 coupés and 100 roadsters).^{[citation needed]}

[edit]Reception

Unibody as used for the supercar Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Automotive magazines such as Car and Driver and Motor Trend reviewed the Aventador. Car and Driver titled their article "The best Lamborghini ever." Motor Trend described it as "the friendliest V-12 supercar in the world." Praise for Lamborghini's all-new V-12 powerplant centered on the engine's responsiveness, torque, and smooth power output. Criticism centered mainly around the Aventador's unrefined single-disc clutch.^[32][33]

On 31 July 2011, the Aventador was reviewed by the motorsport show Top Gear. Host Richard Hammond was impressed with the performance and handling of the car. His biggest complaint was a nostalgic poke at the Aventador's accessible temperament, implying that it left him longing for the "danger" associated with driving previous Lamborghini supercars.^[34] The Aventador posted the third fastest time ever recorded on the Top Gear test track with a time of 1:16.5, beating the $2,000,000 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, the Enzo Ferrari, the Porsche 911 GT3, and other supercars from around the world. In episode 18 of the program cohost Jeremy Clarkson says the Aventador is better than the Ferrari 458 Italia (which they called the best super car ever), describing it as being "£200000 worth of dreams."^[35] The Aventador won the "Supercar of the Year 2011" from Top Gear.