Reiter Engineering developing GT1-spec Lamborghini Murcielago SV
Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce - Click above for high-res gallery
Some automakers run their racing programs in-house, and some choose to out-source. While its principal rival falls under the former, Lamborghini opts for the latter, giving its blessing to German motorsport garage Reiter Engineering to campaign race-prepped Raging Bulls in European sportscar series. Earlier this month we brought you the first details and images on Reiter's latest racecar, a Gallardo LP560-4 prepped for the GT2 class. With that out of the way, Reiter is now reportedly turning its attention to its next project for the top-tier GT1 class. It's basis: the spankin' new Murcielago SV.
The ultimate version of the Lamborghini supercar was just revealed at the Geneva Auto Show last month, but the boffins at Reiter Engineering aren't about to waste any time. No details yet, but if the rear-drive-only LP560 GT2 is any indication, we can expect Reiter to axe the Murci's all-wheel-drive system to save weight as well. The GT1-spec Murcielago SV is being developed for the 2010 season, when the FIA GT Championship will be split into the GT2 European Championship and the GT1 World Championship. While the aforementioned LP560 will take on the former, the competition Superveloce will take on the likes of the Nismo GT-R, Ford GT and two or three more anticipated models, each supplying a maximum of two teams with two cars each, in the latter that will include races in Argentina, Australia, South Africa and the UAE in addition to the European events.
Reiter's been known to turn the racing versions of Lamborghini's roadcars back into street machinery, with examples like the Gallardo GT3 Strada and Murcielago R-GT Strada in its repertoire, but we couldn't imagine them taking the street-bound SV to even more extreme grounds... could we?
[Source: Autosport]
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the_MVP_X 10:17AM (4/14/2009)
Wooot, I see a pretty nice feud between the GT-R and the SV. Who will be the next king after the all mighty 'Vette it's going to rule GT2.
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theotherAndy 10:44AM (4/14/2009)
Actually, Ferrari outsources their GT-projects to Michelotto and runs only the F1-programm in house
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13enS 11:40AM (4/14/2009)
When did Lamborghini start running on rice?
/points at wing
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Sean Morris 2:10PM (4/14/2009)
Since when is a wing, that provides downforce for a race car rice ? F1 is rice ?
Learn some aerodynamics, then comment on race cars.
13enS 2:34PM (4/14/2009)
@ Sean Morris
Since more often then not, I see tuner cars with wings like... well, that.
There's a first for everything. And that's the first Lambo I've seen with that big of a spoiler.
Tom Winch 6:56PM (4/14/2009)
The Countach had a big wing and it came out in 1974.
@Sean Morris: The car in the pics in not a race car, it the 670-4 SV that Reiter will be basing the GT-1 car on.
That said, big wings bolted on various Hondas, Acuras, Toyotas, etc., led to them being called "riced out", but the innovator of big wings on street cars was Lamborghini and the wing on the 670-4SV keeps up the tradition started with the Countach.
13enS 8:46PM (4/14/2009)
Learn something new every day. Thanks Tom.
Kobla Fiagbedzi 1:49PM (4/14/2009)
Lambo production always start with a mildly absurd model to ridiculously absurd model towarsd the end of production. Judging from this and the Veyron a replacement for the Murcielago is just around the corner!
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