A crisis, i've just had one! Lambo content!

[Gally]

Erm shaved is the expression...

This is the Sesto Elemento, Lamborghini's dramatic-looking and hi-tech vision of the future that's been unveiled to the world's press at the Paris motor show. The Sesto Elemento is Lamborghini's answer to the 'how do you create a supercar that weighs as much as a 1980s supermini?' question.


It weighs in at 999kg and, being as it's based on the running gear of a Gallardo Superleggera, that gives it a power-to-weight ratio of nigh-on 570bhp per tonne (a Ferrari 458 Italia manages 'just' 370bhp per tonne). Performance is therefore pretty stellar, with 62mph reached in a claimed 2.5secs - Bugatti territory, but with half the power.


Although the Sesto Elemento is a concept, its light-equals-rapid premise points very firmly to Lamborghini's future; from now on Sant'Agata's supercars will get their pace through low weight and hi-tech engineering as much as through brute force.

That featherweight lightness is partly achieved here by stripping out, well, more or less everything; there is precious little in the way of interior fixtures and fittings - not even a dashboard in the conventional sense.

Crucially, however, the extraordinarily light kerb weight also comes from making most of the Sesto Elemento's body, tub, interior and even some suspension components from a brand-new material called 'forged carbon'.


Lamborghini has developed this new material in conjunction with the University of Washington and aviation giant Boeing. Forged carbon, reckons Lamborghini, is as light and very nearly as strong as resin-based carbon fibre and yet takes far less time and money to produce.

This will allow Lamborghini the flexibility to produce - as a commercially viable proposition - all sorts of exotic shapes and engineering options that would be prohibitively expensive in conventional carbon fibre.

You might not be able to go out and buy the Sesto Elemento right now, but don't go thinking this is pure fantasy stuff. Forged carbon looks likely to make an appearance in a Lamborghini dealer near you very soon, probably with the new Gallardo, which is due out in a couple of years time.


And the name? It's Italian for the 'sixth element' of the periodic table (that's, er, carbon, by the way).

I couldn't car less whether they make it or not. That's the kinda thing you drew as a child. BRB need to change my pants...

 

[Addicted]

looks cool! you've gotta wonder how safe the car would actually be, unless it's just the shell that's weak? (not weak, but it definitely could be stronger!)

 

[fUbAr]

Inside looks crap.

 

[Gally]

Agreed Fubar, although it mentions how very little there would be inside for weight reduction.

Addicted, the shell would be lightweight and stronger than most cars, look at how strong carbon is vs steel ect...

 

[fUbAr]

It weighs in at 999kg

f**k me... I hope they make it.

 

[Peperami]

Wow! Awesome!

 

[Gally]

Peeeeeepppppp!

 

[Ali]

Nawww..Just Naw.

 

[Christopher]

Mental Italians. Love it.

 

[ForceIndia]

Love it, bar the engine cover. That bit's horrendous.

 

[Ian_182]

Looks very nice

 

[Gally]

Love it, bar the engine cover. That bit's horrendous.

Funny you should say that...

Lambo's new option on some cars in the future. It's from the race car.

That's the new lp570-4 Blancpain btw.

 

[_Tom]

Ripspeed steering wheel option?

 

[Gally]

Isotta special!

 

[JD]

Had this emailed to me yesterday - do not like.

 

[Gally]

What, the car?

Wow.

High loller indeed.

 

[JD]

It's too angular.

 

[JD]

And messy.

 

[Gally]

Cussy Funt!

 

[ForceIndia]

If it's actually 999kg, it's heroic. Although that a very nice, convenient number. And not forgetting Lambo quote weights minus fluids etc. But whicever blind wanker with deformed hands signed off the steering wheel, needs to have his throat slit.

 

[Will.]

Bat mobile?

 

[mace¬]

Not keen either, looks like someone has pulled a pair of tights over the back of it.

 

[jamesp24]

No thanks,looks a mess.

 

[markhinton]

Lamborghini are trying too hard to get back to their old outlandish styling. They're failing at every attempt, imo.

 

[Matt Cup]

Looks f**kin awesome!

 

[Marky_]

Very messy, but as it's essentially a concept car it doesn't matter.

The weight is the really impressive bit.

 

[Munson]

I personally don't think the weight is massively impressive given that there's f**k all inside. If that was my game, I would have an F40 over that ugly c**t all day. Fin.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Nawww..Just Naw.

+1 looks shite

 

[Marc.]

Side view is sexy as hell, those vents are epic. I agree with Bear about the engine cover though, it looks rank. As for the steering wheel, well, it looks like it came straight from Halfords

 

[Tonnentom]

as ugly as sin

 

[Poopensharten]

Awesome!!

 

[Gally]

Flol at people saying it's ugly.

Oh dear.

 

[Rich_172]

Awesome

 

[luk3matth3ws]

looks like the batmobile or something but pretty outlandish and cool

 

[Winston]

The 999kg and 570bhp per tonne makes me hard... Then Looks wise it makes me go all floppy