Designed as a carbon fiber backhand
to the pleasantly plump, the Lamborghini Centenario was these days unveiled on
the 2016 Geneva Motor display amid combined emotions. by no means one to pull
away from excessive styling, the auto you see right here commemorates the
only-century celebration of the delivery of founder Ferruccio Lamborghini.
according to the automaker, most effective 20 coupé and 20 roadster versions of
the Centenario may be produced, with all forty automobiles already finding
homes around the globe at $1.9 million bucks a pop.
Sticking with a tried and true V12,
the evidently aspirated engine produces 770 horsepower, making it possible to
hit 62 in only 2.eight seconds earlier than topping out around 217 miles
according to hour. The engine pace limiter has been raised only for this unique
occasion and now redlines at eight,six hundred RPM, making it the maximum
powerful engine ever produced by way of Lamborghini.
The creation of a rear-wheel
guidance system is any other outstanding attribute as it will increase both
agility and balance, and a fixed of Pirelli P-zero tires were mainly advanced
to wrap the 20- and 21-inch cast wheels with the excellent grip viable.
Accented in carbon fiber, these rims had been designed to cloak the ducts that extract
all the sizzling air off the carbon ceramic brakes, and come entire with a
valuable-locking wheel nut.
long, low overhangs can be
discovered each out the front and within the rear right here, with massive air
scoops accenting the hood, which remain absolutely purposeful that allows you
to deliver downforce along the front axle. some other smart aerodynamic contact
is the front headlight casing, which has channels in it that glide to the facet
skirts and around the wheel arches, further enhancing the airflow to the
rear-hooked up radiators for additional cooling.
The roof is geared up with air
scoops as nicely, and comes clad with a hexagonal carbon fiber and glass engine
cowl. even as the body of the Centenario may be painted in any color owners
need, in wellknown trim it comes in the dark gloss carbon fiber seen right
here.
however likely the maximum major
issue approximately the Centenario is its large, integrated rear diffuser,
which “dominates the returned of the car.” We trust this declaration, and even
though it supposedly allows with such things as air flow distribution and
maximizing downforce, it moves us as a piece overkill and causes the car to
look extra like an oversize protection razor than a supercar.
relying on riding conditions and the
driving mode decided on, the rear wing can expand to 150 millimeters, and
rotates up to fifteen tiers so as to offer higher aerodynamics whilst under
electricity. considering without a doubt the complete frame of the Centenario
is built from carbon fiber, it weighs a feathery 3,351 kilos. The interior is
carbon and Alcantara, which includes the seats, dashboard, steering wheel,
solar visors, rocker covers, and internal door panels, too.
using a everlasting 4-wheel force
system, the Centenario keeps to take an unusual method to agility. whilst
cruising at lower speeds, the rear tires turn in the contrary path of the
steering angle, which leads to the automobile coping with love it has a shorter
wheelbase. This effect is reversed at excessive speeds, which leads to a
virtual increase of the wheelbase, and relying on what driving mode is chosen,
the rear-wheel guidance can be intensified with the intention to provide a lift
in lateral dynamics.
The very last piece of the overall
performance puzzle lies in the “magneto rheological suspension,” which matches
in tandem with Lamborghini’s Dynamic steerage (LDS) and is recalibrated for
tighter rear-wheel steering and advanced driver comments. All of this
performance madness is punctuated via onboard helmet holsters for tune day
occasions, a tri-piped exhaust that screams at any RPM variety, and a slew of
interior tech touches that encompass to be had cabin-dealing with cameras for
recording the moment your girlfriend realizes she doesn’t believe your riding
talents.