Now That's SICK!
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Now That's SICK!
TheVolkswagen Group threw a major shindig in Frankfurt earlier tonight atwhich it showed off all the new wares its introducing to the public atthe Frankfurt show beginning tomorrow. The car that has assuredlygenerated the most heavy breathing this evening is theholy-crap-that-thing's-effing-badass Lamborghini Reventon. Named forthe bull that killed toreador Felix Guzman in 1943, the Reventon isbasically the ultimate Murcielago in all respects, including price. Thesuper-limited (only twenty cars are being built) supercar costs a cool$1,000,000, and all of them are already sold. Power from its V12 is uparound 20 horses over the regular Murcielago LP640, so you get a littleextra juice for the added dough.
TheReventon's carbon fiber bodywork is all-new and aeronauticallyinspired. That explains the pointed beak up front that's flanked by apair of gaping intakes that swallow air in gulps to cool the brakes.Given the look of the car, you could probably tell people they'refeeding a Pratt & Whitney mounded aft of the passenger compartmentand they'd believe you as long as you kept a straight face. In fact,the expected handbuilt V12 resides in that spot, proudly displayedunder angled & vented glass panels that look like reptile scalesfrom above.
Upfront, Lambo combines LEDs and Xenon headlamps to create a lightingeffect essentially equal to turning on the sun, and in back, thehighly-styled taillamps are illuminated by specially developedheatproof LEDs. The cars are coated in a new paint color called GreyBarra that's unique to Reventon, and the black wheels are accented withcarbon-fiber inserts.
Climbingin through the scissor doors reveals a cockpit awash in every expensivematerial imaginable -- leather, carbon fiber, Alcantara, etc. -- andhighlighted by a digital multifuntion display in lieu of analoginstrumentation. A modern, road-shaped readout on the left displaysspeed and engine revs. To its right, the driver looks at anairplane-style g-meter. If the Reventon's pilot is more comfortablewith instrumentation that doesn't look like it could be used to assaultthe Death Star, he can switch the display to a traditional mode thatfeatures round gauges. The virtual needle on that virtual speedometermoves from the number 0 to the number 62 in a scant 3.4 seconds anddoesn't stop moving until it hits the number 211.
TheReventon's carbon fiber bodywork is all-new and aeronauticallyinspired. That explains the pointed beak up front that's flanked by apair of gaping intakes that swallow air in gulps to cool the brakes.Given the look of the car, you could probably tell people they'refeeding a Pratt & Whitney mounded aft of the passenger compartmentand they'd believe you as long as you kept a straight face. In fact,the expected handbuilt V12 resides in that spot, proudly displayedunder angled & vented glass panels that look like reptile scalesfrom above.
Upfront, Lambo combines LEDs and Xenon headlamps to create a lightingeffect essentially equal to turning on the sun, and in back, thehighly-styled taillamps are illuminated by specially developedheatproof LEDs. The cars are coated in a new paint color called GreyBarra that's unique to Reventon, and the black wheels are accented withcarbon-fiber inserts.
Climbingin through the scissor doors reveals a cockpit awash in every expensivematerial imaginable -- leather, carbon fiber, Alcantara, etc. -- andhighlighted by a digital multifuntion display in lieu of analoginstrumentation. A modern, road-shaped readout on the left displaysspeed and engine revs. To its right, the driver looks at anairplane-style g-meter. If the Reventon's pilot is more comfortablewith instrumentation that doesn't look like it could be used to assaultthe Death Star, he can switch the display to a traditional mode thatfeatures round gauges. The virtual needle on that virtual speedometermoves from the number 0 to the number 62 in a scant 3.4 seconds anddoesn't stop moving until it hits the number 211.
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Originally Posted by TestaRossa,Sep 12 2007, 10:56 AM
Anyways, I actually dig the car...looks kinda "overkill" though, but still a nice Lambo.
