After its much talked about debut at the 2010 Paris
Autoshow, Lamborghini’s Sesto Elemento (Sixth Element in Italian) quickly
became one of the most talked about concept cars in the supercar community.
Lamborghini had seemingly turned taken the idea of the Reventon concept of 2007,
and turned it into a Gallardo-V10-powered monster.
The Sesto Elemento weighs only 999kg (2,200 lbs), making it
the lightest Lamborghini ever produced. It achieved this weight via a
carbon fiber diet. The body, chassis, driveshaft and even suspension components
are all made of carbon fiber. This 570 horsepower lightweight Lambo boasts an
astonishing 0-60 time of 2.5 seconds! Coupled with a top speed of 186 mph
(300km/h), this is one fast bull.
Carbon is the sixth element on the periodic table.
This concept car was originally made to kick off the next generation of Lamborghini, showcasing their impressive carbon fiber technology
and even more aggressive body design. However, the concept model was so popular
that Lamborghini has decided the Sesto Elemento will go down the path of the
Reventon, and will receive a limited production of 20 cars. Before you go running
to the Lamborghini dealer nearest you, you should know that this car is for
track use only. At an estimated price of $2.5 million, the Sesto Elemento had better be one hell of a track car.
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