Monday, October 3, 2011

The Sesto Elemento: Lamborghini's $2.5 Million Track Car



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This concept car was originally made to kick off the next generation of Lamborghini, showcasing their impressive carbon fiber technology and even more aggressive body design.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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