Reventon style for future Lamborghinis, lightweight architectures planned
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lamborghini Reventon.
Speaking at the old Fiat Lingotto factory in Turin, Italy, Volkswagen Group's Design Director, Walter De Silva, discussed the future of VW, Audi and Lamborghini, keeping light on specifics, but offering more fuel for the speculative fire surrounding the future of Lamborghini.
According to CAR, De Silva waxed poetic about the aura of the group's Italian performance arm, with Design Head Manfred Fitzgerald making it clear that the Reventon's pointed proboscis and heavily canted intakes – which were supposedly penned before the launch of the Gallardo LP560-4 -- will be the primary influence for the next generation of Lamborghinis.
As for the future underpinnings of the Murcielago, Chief Engineer Maurizio Regginai wasn't willing to give up much, but said that "the power to weight ratio is key, and everything we can do to get the weight down is vital to the project" providing further proof that the welded steel chassis of current Lambos is on its way out and that aluminum will find its way under the composite skin of future models. All-wheel-drive, which has become an integral part of the "Lamborghini DNA" will continue, but when asked about the future of dual-clutch transmissions, Regginai simply said, "we have top performance in 0-100 kph with our cars, I don't understand why we'd want to change anything."
Gallery: 2008 Lamborghini Reventon
[Source: CAR]
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Chris 4:08PM (6/24/2008)
so the Reventon was more like a production car design study? interesting.....
I'm personally all for it....i love the look of the Reventon...its just so crazy and so blatantly Italian
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akatsuki 4:18PM (6/24/2008)
I don't think it looks all that Italian... it basically looks like Cadillac's Art+Science fighter-jet inspired theme and I think the Cien was better looking personally.
rsfourever 4:35PM (6/24/2008)
i agree with chris - it looks very obviously italian from far away. just not ferrari italian - but lamborghini italian.
Takeo 7:20PM (6/24/2008)
"so crazy and so blatantly Italian"
Too bad all of the design cues (and I do mean ALL of them) are taken off American second-gen (B-2 and F-22) stealth planes eh?
Bryant 7:27PM (6/24/2008)
It looks like a fat japanese man getting ready to eat me...
That's not that bad, actually. I don't want to be the poor racer who sees this thing coming up my rearview. Nothing like Shock and Awe to win.
Mobius_1 11:48PM (6/24/2008)
The Reventon is one of the most outrageous looking cars I've seen, and in a good way. It is distinctly Lamborghini (no other carmakers do it like they do) so it is distinctly Italian
TriShield 4:33PM (6/24/2008)
Exceptional evolution of Lamborghini's classic styling and cues. I approve.
Who says what's old can't be new again? Cars like this the Jeep Wrangler, Porsche 911, MINI Cooper, Fiat 500, and upcoming Camaro prove otherwise.
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Soul Shinobi 4:41PM (6/24/2008)
I don't think and 'upcoming' vehicle helps drive the point, but otherwise, agreed.
Soul Shinobi 4:42PM (6/24/2008)
an* excuse the typo.
bob d 5:01PM (6/24/2008)
Lamborghini DNA? That went out the window several years go.
So, to capture this "DNA", will they start making Lambo's again and not rebadged Audi's? Here's a suggestion: How about moving the engine plant back to Italy, stop using obvious Audi bits in the cars, and stop taking Lambo stuff off to put in other Audis such as the R8? The bull has been castrated by the german high command at Audi.
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Yago Bal 5:37PM (6/24/2008)
So Lamborghinis are rebadged Audis...
Lamborghini's engines are hand-assembled at the Sant'Agata Bolognese plant.
TigerMil 9:20PM (6/24/2008)
For Reventon money I want real military stealth. The faceted surfaces need to be flat and appropriately angled, not curved. And RAM coatings are necessary.
IR absorption would also be required.
Would need a USML export license....
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arturo 10:53PM (6/24/2008)
this car better be radar proof like american FA-22 . I am sure if the radar gets it, it would be too late for a police to catch it anyways.
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Rohit 11:03PM (6/24/2008)
lamborghini reventon redefined the way a supercar CAN look!
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maest 1:19AM (6/25/2008)
Why do I need a stealth car?
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Michael 1:39AM (6/25/2008)
Walter De Silva is probably my favorite designer.
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bakka 3:04AM (6/25/2008)
Dump the AWD. Lambos do not need it.
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