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With concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and many governments banning gatherings as well as calling for social distancing, launching a new car model in the usual public manner is no longer appropriate. Some companies have taken to using the internet to debut their new models and Lamborghini has revealed its new Huracan EVO Rear-Wheel Drive Spyder virtually as well.

Only for Apple devices
Using Augmented Reality (AR) for the first time on its official website, the company is bringing its latest V10 super sportscar directly to customers and fans worldwide. However, access seems confined only to those with an iPhone or iPad (iOS 11 and A9 processor or later).

2020 Huracan EVO RWD Spyder
AR lets you bring the Huracan into your home.

2020 Huracan EVO RWD Spyder

With AR, simply tapping ‘See in AR’ brings views of the new open-top rear-wheel drive model to people’s driveways, gardens or even sitting rooms. The virtual experience enables the viewer to rotate and expand the size of the vehicle, up to a 1:1 scale, allowing close looks at both its exterior and interior details. Images of what is viewed can also be captured with a high level of photorealism.

“At a time of major business challenges, Lamborghini is innovating once again and exploring new methods of communication. New technologies have accelerated fast during this time of global emergency, and Lamborghini is pioneering exciting new possibilities. Lamborghini can now be in everyone’s home, thanks to Apple’s AR technology, which is available on hundreds of millions of AR-enabled devices around the world,” said Stefano Domenicali, Chairman & CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.

0 – 100 in 3.5 seconds
The new Huracan EVO variant provides drivers with open-air driving pleasures, lightweight engineering, rear-wheel drive and a specially tuned Performance Traction Control System (P-TCS). The V10 powerplant delivers the same 610 bhp/560 Nm as the coupe version, giving a claimed 0-100 km/h time of just 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 324 km/h.

2020 Huracan EVO RWD Spyder

The aluminium and thermoplastic resin body sits on a lightweight hybrid chassis of aluminium and carbonfibre, with a dry weight of 1,509 kgs and a weight-to-power ratio of 2.47 kg/bhp. Front/rear weight distribution of 40:60, with double wishbone suspension and overlapped quadrilaterals and passive shock absorbers provide optimized driver feedback.

Ventilated and cross-drilled steel brakes are fitted to 19-inch rims with specially-developed Pirelli P Zero tyres. Customers can also order their car with optional 20-inch rims and carbon ceramic brakes.

2020 LAMBORGHINI Huracan EVO RWD Spyder

Similar aerodynamic qualities as coupe
Its design optimizes the integration and function of the extremely light soft top. Refined in the wind tunnel, the exterior lines ensure drag reduction and downforce matches that of the coupe without requiring additional aerodynamic features.

The specially tuned P-TCS traction control system is designed to consistently deliver torque and assuring traction in all conditions, even as the Spyder is ‘realigning’ after sharp cornering or drifting. Electronic intrusion, disliked by purist drivers, is minimized as the Huracan is specially engineered as an instinctive driver’s car with unfiltered physical feedback and maximum engagement.

2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD Spyder

2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD Spyder

“The Huracán EVO Rear-Wheel Drive Spyder doubles the driving fun, delivering raw driving pleasure with the opportunity to celebrate life outside. The driver is perfectly in touch with Lamborghini’s engineering heritage, experiencing the feedback and engagement from the set-up of a rear-wheel drive car where, while enjoying the sense of freedom and spirit of life that only open-top driving provides,” said Stefano Domenicali, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Automobili Lamborghini.

The first customers will take delivery of the new Huracan EVO RWD Spyder, priced in the UK from £151,100 (about RM810,700). For those who may take some time to save up to buy the car, you can still ‘enjoy’ it via the AR feature at the Lamborghini website. Other models will also have AR presentations in future.

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If you follow news (and who does not?) about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that has swept the planet, you will read about the urgent need by hospitals in every country for medical equipment. The number of cases has been growing very, very fast – in some countries, it doubles every 3 days. Thousands of patients now require intensive care as their condition has become worse. No country was prepared for a crisis of such a scale and so the equipment and facilities were not more than what was thought to be sufficient for the population.

Ventilators are one of the items that are crucial as the patients suffering from COVID-19 have breathing difficulties. The virus attacks their lungs and they need assisted air intake otherwise they will not have enough air for their body. Ventilators can provide such assistance and companies around the world with the capability have been racing to develop and then make ventilators.

SEAT uses its engineering expertise
SEAT, the Spanish carmaker, is one of the companies that has developed automated ventilators with its expertise. Its engineers developed a total of 13 different prototypes were tested before the final design was agreed upon. The team is now testing the ventilators in collaboration with the local healthcare authority to get approval for mass production.

SEAT ventilators

SEAT ventilators
Parts from SEAT cars have been adapted for use in the ventilators.

The ventilators – made up of 80 electronic and mechanical components – utilize adapted windscreen wiper motors, gearbox shafts and printed gears. Each ventilator will undergo a thorough quality control check with ultraviolet light sterilization before being shipped out.

The facility where the ventilators will be made produces the new Leon model. 150 employees from different areas will work on modified workstations. “Taking an assembly line that manufactures subframes, a car part, and adapting it to make ventilators has been a lengthy, difficult job involving many areas of the company, and we managed to do it in the record time of one week,” said Sergio Arreciado, a member of SEAT’s Process Engineering team.


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Lamborghini makes masks and face shields
Meanwhile, Lamborghini has converted its super sportscar production plant to produce surgical masks and protective plexiglass shields. The masks will be donated to a hospital in Bologna, Italy for the use of healthcare personnel.

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Work is carried out by personnel of the saddlery that produce the interiors and specialty customization for Lamborghini cars, producing 1,000 masks a day. The medical shields will be produced as a rate of 200 units a day, using 3D printers within the carbonfibre production plant and the R&D department.

“During this emergency, we feel the need to make a concrete contribution. The S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital is an institution with which we have had a collaborative relationship for years, through both professional consultancy in promoting programs to protect our workers’ health, and in research projects. We will win this battle together by working in union, supporting those who are at the forefront of fighting this pandemic every day,” said Stefano Domenicali, Chairman & CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.

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Automobili Lamborghini and The LEGO Group have announced a new partnership that will introduce the first ever Lamborghini super sportscar in the LEGO Technic range. This new partnership will see Lamborghini and LEGO Technic joining forces to deliver the engineering excellence and design flair that both companies have become famous for.

While having the same building system concept using small ‘bricks‘ since 1958, the Technic models are for older kids (and also adults) as they are more advanced and complex. With the possibility of constructing transmissions, differentials and gearing systems, LEGO Technic is an advanced building experience that many fans find challenging yet rewarding.

The new 1:8 scale set will be in LEGO Brand Retail shops and its Online Store from June 2020 and will be the third model in the LEGO Technic Ultimate series, following on from its hugely popular predecessors.

LEGO Lamborghini
Currently, the Lamborghini Urus ST-X and Huracán Super Trofeo EVO are available in the LEGO Speed Champions range.

“The LEGO group has amazed entire generations with beautifully simple or extremely complex constructions. In the digital age, where entertainment is often via a screen, our collaboration with The LEGO Group allows enthusiasts to live a real experience, reproducing a Lamborghini super sportscar in every detail to create an outstanding model, just like the real car,” said Katia Bassi, Automobili Lamborghini Chief Marketing & Communication Officer.

For Niels Henrik Horsted, LEGO Technic Marketing Director, partnering with a company like Automobili Lamborghini is an ideal choice: “Following the success of the former Ultimate models, it was crucial for us to find a new partner with an iconic vehicle, an unmistakable design DNA and ground-breaking use of technology.”

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Seorang ayah bersama anaknya, yang terlalu meminati sebuah kereta jenis Lamborghini Aventador telah membuat keputusan untuk membina model kereta terbabit secara DIY.

Diberi nama AXAS Interceptor, Sterling Backus bersama anaknya Xander, telah berhempas pulas bagi menghasilkan kereta idaman di dalam garaj rumah mereka sendiri.

Kereta terbabit menggunakan kerangka tubular sementara panel lain dihasilkan menerusi cetakan 3D dan digabungkan dengan gentian karbon.

Ruang dalam menggabungkan beberapa bahagian kereta lain dan komponen ‘aftermarket’ manakala, enjin diambil dari Corvette sementara transaxle dari Porsche 996.

Bagaimanapun, apa yang menarik, matlamat mereka berdua telah dihidu Lamborghini yang menghubungi Backus.

Jenama pengeluar kereta sport premium mewah itu telah menyelinap masuk sebuah Aventador yang sebenar di waktu malam dengan bantuan Backus dan memberi kejutan kepada Xander dan ahli keluarga lain pada keesokan harinya!

Lamborghini turut membenarkan keluarga Backus untuk memilikinya selama beberapa minggu!

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Lamborghini starts off the new year with the announcement of the Huracan EVO Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD), a model it has developed for purists. Despite blistering performance numbers, Lamborghini says the Huracan EVO RWD is not focused on straight-line speeds or lap records: it proclaims its designation as an instinctive driver’s car.

2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD

“The Huracan EVO rear-wheel drive puts the car in the driver’s hands: the driving experience is delivered by the hardware,” said Stefano Domenicali, Chairman & CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. “This car reminds the driver of Lamborghini’s pure engineering origins: the driver is at the centre of the Huracán EVO RWD’s performance, with unfiltered feedback and an emotive and more engaging driving experience controlled by the driver.”

He explained that the supercar’s performance relies on the harmony between man and machine.: “Driving skills and the Huracan EVO’s RWD mechanics deliver perfectly balanced dynamics, physical feedback and a pure performance. The Huracán EVO RWD enhances the V10 Huracán line-up with a model appealing to brand newcomers as well as those seeking sublime driving fun,” said Domenicali.

2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD

The Huracan EVO RWD delivers 610 bhp of power at 8000 rpm and 560 Nm of torque at 6500 rpm. Weighing just 1,389 kgs, this output enables a claimed top speed of 325 km/h with 100 km/h reached just 3.3 seconds after take-off.

The V10 engine delivers more than just power to the rear-wheel drive set-up: the sound of the naturally aspirated powerplant combines with the specially tuned traction control system to deliver the most emotive, fun-to-drive experience in both dry and wet conditions, and even snow.

2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD

New Performance Traction Control System
The new Performance Traction Control System (P-TCS) is calibrated specifically for rear-wheel drive, delivering torque even during the phase where the car is realigning following drifting or side-slipping. Whereas a ‘normal’ traction control system delivers a sharp decoupling, waiting for a car to become completely stable before delivering torque again, the P-TCS car delivers torque in advance, avoiding a harsh torque cut and assuring better traction when exiting a corner.

The P-TCS intervention is calibrated according to the Huracan EVO RWD’s driving modes, selected via the steering wheel’s ANIMA button (Adaptive Network Intelligent Management: ‘soul’ in Italian). In STRADA, the P-TCS minimizes rear wheel slippage to ensure stability and safety in all conditions: with a more proactive strategy P-TCS manages torque delivery on low-adhesion surfaces.

In SPORT mode, the P-TCS maximizes the fun-to-drive experience: the rear wheels can slide and skate during acceleration, for easy drifting fun without compromising safety. The system recognizes conditions where the angle of oversteer increases rapidly and limits torque delivery to the rear wheels, allowing the driver to perfectly control and stabilize the car.

2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD

In CORSA, the P-TCS is calibrated to achieve the rear-wheel slip that optimizes the car’s traction and agility when exiting a corner, allowing the driver to maximize performance. The P-TCS improves smoothness of intervention by 30% compared to the previous Huracán RWD model; improves corner-exit traction by 20% and enhances oversteer by 30%.

The hybrid chassis integrates lightweight aluminium and carbonfibre with an aluminium and thermoplastic resin body. The Huracan EVO RWD sits on double wishbone suspension with overlapped quadrilaterals and passive shock absorbers and has front/rear weight distribution of 40:60.

The electro-mechanical, servo-assisted Lamborghini Dynamic Steering (LDS) is tuned specifically for this car, ensuring maximum feedback. The7-speed dual clutch gearbox is said to give the fastest gear changes, with launch control for maximum acceleration from a standing start. The 19-inch Kari rims with specially-developed Pirelli P Zero tyres are fitted with ventilated and cross-drilled steel brakes. As an option 20-inch rims and carbo-ceramic brakes are available.

2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD
Huracan EVO RWD (left) and the Huracan EVO.

Fresh design
The Huracán EVO RWD continues the V10 Lamborghini’s design language with new front and rear features, clearly differentiating it from its 4WD stablemate. The RWD version is characterized by a sculpted, purposeful persona, complemented by a new front splitter and vertical fins within the larger, framed front air intakes. The rear bumper in high gloss black incorporates a new diffuser unique to the Huracán EVO RWD.

Inside, the cockpit features an HMI 8.4-inch touchscreen in the centre console of the car, controlling all aspects of the car’s functions as well as managing full connectivity such as telephone calls, internet access, and including Apple CarPlay.

2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD

Both inside and out, Lamborghini’s Ad Personam program provides many options for colour and trim personalization. In order to emphasize the shape of the car, the new colour known as Giallo Belenus (yellow) has been developed together with a dedicated leather and Alcantara colour for the interior trim, matching the new exterior paint.

The first customers will take delivery of the new Lamborghini during this quarter and for those who are buying it in the UK, the price is 137,000 Pounds, equivalent to around RM735,580.

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It seems like such a waste for a Lamborghini to be assigned to do duty as a ‘Follow-Me’ car at an airport. Such vehicles usually have to travel at a low speed and guide aircraft to their parking bays or to taxi to the runway for take-off. Needless to say, the aircraft travel slowly so the car also has to do likewise and not be too far ahead.

Apparently, Automobili Lamborghini has had an arrangement with Guglielmo Marconi Airport, an international airport located in Bologna which is adjacent to Sant’Agata Bolognese, Lamborghini’s home in Italy.

Lamborghini Huracan RWD Follow-Me Car

This is the sixth collaboration between the airport and the carmaker and this time, Lamborghini has supplied a Huracan RWD for the job. The supercar has a 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 engine which develops 580 ps to give it the ability to reach a top speed over 300 km/h. But that capability is wasted since the aircraft typically taxi at no more than 35 km/h…

Obviously, it’s a promotional thing for Lamborghini and the car sports a very special livery designed by Lamborghini Centro Stile. The orange body features graphics depicting the typical machines maneuvering in the airport areas, and the exterior is enhanced by the Italian flag on both doors, roof, front and rear intakes.

Lamborghini Huracan RWD Follow-Me Car

Lamborghini Huracan RWD Follow-Me Car

Like the other considerably less powerful Follow-Me vehicles at airports, the Huracan RWD has an orange light-bar on the roof and distinctive stickers that say “Follow me”. The car is also fitted with communications gear to stay in touch with the control tower and get instructions.

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Ahead of the World Finals of the 2019 FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships taking place in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Lamborghini has unveiled its new concept car, the Lamborghini Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo. It had started off as a highly visionary concept within the digital environment of the iconic racing game Gran Turismo Sport for Sony PlayStation 4, where it will be available from early 2020.

“Lamborghini is a very young brand, and this is why we present our newest virtual vision in the form of a real model, with a highly futuristic and cool design to be enjoyed by the young generation of racing game and super sports car enthusiasts,” said Stefano Domenicali, Chairman & CEO of Automobili Lamborghini.

Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

The Lambo V12 Vision GT, which uses the powertrain from the Sian FKP 37, features a very exciting design produced by Lamborghini Centro. The design builds on historic Lamborghini design DNA, expanding the potential of the design language in a very futuristic way. Focused on the single centre line, the iconic silhouette of all Lamborghini models, it emphasizes a single-seater layout conceived for a racing game where a passenger is not needed.

Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

The concept car’s powerful overall design is dedicated to sophisticated aerodynamics. A large wing housing a significant Y-taillight dominates the rear. All elements are designed as high performance surfaces, integrating design and aerodynamics. The main body is disconnected from the fenders, and the hexagon-inspired theme in the side windows is inspired by the Lamborghini Marzal from 1968. The Lambo V12 Vision GT uses the typical Lamborghini Y-signature for both front lights and rear lights.

Ultimate virtual car
A visionary concept requires an interior design ahead of its time. The driver enters the cabin like a jetfighter pilot, from the front of the car. The main driving controls are located within the futuristic steering wheel and all driver information is projected virtually in front of the driver.

Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

“The Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo is created to provide the ultimate virtual car for young fans and gamers, who are ultra-enthusiastic about Lamborghini and its futuristic aspirations,” said Mitja Borkert, Head of Lamborghini Centro Stile. ”It is an opportunity for the design talent within Lamborghini to stretch its wings and visualize a car that, like every Lamborghini, is a head-turner and the best driving experience, but also mirrors Lamborghini’s push on future technologies, particularly in the arena of lightweight materials and hybridization.”

Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

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We all know when it comes to exotic supercars like Lamborghini, the usage of rare composite materials comes to mind (especially our favourite model, the Sesto Elemento). To further amp up their research and technology for the usage of carbon fibre, they’re willing to go do that where no man has done before; SPACE. (more…)

Lamborghini Squadra Corse, the carmaker’s motorsports division, looks ahead to the future with two world previews which were presented during the Super Trofeo World Finals in Jerez de la Frontera. A teaser foreshadowed the new 12-cylinder hypercar that will debut in 2020, while the Urus ST-X was taken to a circuit for the first time, driven by 9-time Motocross Champion Tony Cairoli.

Lamborghini Hypercar
Teaser of the Lamborghini hypercar

The Urus ST-X super sportscar developed by Squadra Corse and designed by the Centro Stile is a track-only machine with no plans for races. It will be produced as a limited edition, with aerodynamic and mechanical specifications designed to bring out the best of the iconic 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 engine that delivers 830 bhp.

Special features of the Urus ST-X
During the preview, it was possible to view a number of special features of the car such as the large rear wing, the airscoop on the roof, and the racing front bonnet with dual air intakes.

The structure is composed of an aluminium front frame joined to the carbonfibre monocoque, designed to guarantee the highest standards of safety. To house the engine, a steel rollcage was created that maximizes the torsional and bending stiffness characteristics.

2020 Lamborghini Urus ST-X

The Urus ST-X is equipped with a twin-turbo V8 engine and has a lighter structure. The front features a carbonfibre bonnet with supplementary air intakes and the rear is characterized by the carbon wing and the racing exhausts.

The 6-speed sequential Xtrac transmission has a structural load-bearing function, with respect to the suspension compartment, the arms of which are directly connected to the gearbox, guaranteeing optimal kinematics and a significant improvement in the stiffness to weight ratio. The differential is an innovative mechanical self-locking type that allows the driver to adjust its preload dynamically to optimize driveability depending on the circuit and the conditions of the asphalt.

2020 Lamborghini Urus ST-X

Lamborghini declares the Urus ST-X as the first Super SUV in the world of racing. The body is dominated by the Verde Mantis (green) colour typical of Lamborghini Squadra Corse, highlighted with red details; the cockpit, reinforced by a tubular roll-bar, features racing seats and a fire extinguishing system.

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Lamborghini has created the Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster, a limited edition of the iconic V12 super sportscar with the same exclusivity as the SVJ 63 coupe. The SVJ Roadster will also be produced in just 63 numbered units, commemorating the company’s founding year of 1963 – and collectors have already put their money down for every unit.

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster

8 exclusive design expressions
With the Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster, Lamborghini’s Centro Stile design team and Ad Personam department have drawn on the virtually limitless colour and trim options available through Lamborghini’s personalization program, with the collaboration creating 8 exclusive new design expressions. Each of the eight unique combinations comprises an exotic exterior and interior, unique to the Roadster version of the SVJ 63.

The exterior styling is specifically developed for the Roadster model, with a matt or shiny carbonfibre upper part that includes roof, engine cover, engine air vents, windscreen rim and wing mirrors. A new matt titanium finish features on the Leirion forged rims and the car carries the SVJ 63 livery, as well as a ‘1 of 63’ numbered plate.

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster

3 choices of cabin colour schemes
Inside, three colour schemes in Alcantara, featuring carbonfibre elements throughout the cockpit, are complemented by Lamborghini’s patented lightweight CarbonSkin. A badge on the steering wheel endorses the car as one of a limited edition, as does a ‘63’ logo on the rear wall in Alcantara and CarbonSkin.

The Aventador SVJ Roadster upholds the exceptional performance, handling and aerodynamic superiority of the SVJ coupe. Sporting the ‘Super Veloce’ for superfast and ‘Jota’ suffix signifying the car’s performance and track prowess, its coupe stablemate took the Nurburgring-Nordschleife production car record.

Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster

Generating 770 ps at a maximum engine speed of 8,500 rpm, the SVJ delivers 720 Nm of torque at 6,750 rpm. The SVJ Roadster accelerates from standing still to 100 km/h in a claimed 2.9 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h in 8.8 seconds. It is said to be able to reach a top speed of more than 350 km/h and come to a stop from 100 km/h in 31 metres.

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Lamborghini has also come out with the Huracan EVO GT Celebration as a tribute to the Huracan GT3 EVO which triumphed at the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring for two consecutive seasons. The design evokes the livery of the GRT Grasser Racing Team, which along with Paul Miller Racing brought Lamborghini the 4 victories, characterized by the combination of Verde Egeria green and Arancio Aten orange. Three body colours have been created by Lamborghini Ad Personam in collaboration with the Centro Stile, with which three other colours can be combined for the livery, for a total of 9 combinations. Available only for the US market, deliveries of the V10 supercar start in early 2020.

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