Lamborghini Reventón

Infobox Automobile


name=Lamborghini Reventón
manufacturer=Lamborghini
parent_company=Audi AG
production=2008 (20 Produced)
predecessor =
assembly=Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
body_style=2-door coupé
layout=Mid-engine, four-wheel drive
engine=convert|6.5|L|cuin|abbr=on V12
wheelbase=convert|2665|mm|in|abbr=on
length=convert|4700|mm|in|abbr=on
width=convert|2058|mm|in|abbr=on
height=convert|1135|mm|in|abbr=on
dry weight=convert|1665|mm|in|abbr=on
transmission=6-speed e-gear
6-speed manual transmission
related=Murciélago LP640
designer =

The Lamborghini Reventón (pronEng|ˌrɛvənˈtoʊn, [cite web |url=http://www.languagehat.com/archives/002938.php |title=languagehat.com: PRONOUNCED LIKE B. |accessdate=2008-07-29 |date=2007-11-12 |quote=...the closest thing to an accurate pronunciation of the Spanish word, unless you're a Spanish speaker, is re-ven-TOHN.] IPA-es|ɾeβenˈton) is a mid-engined sports car that debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. It is currently the most powerful and expensive Lamborghini road car to date, costing one million euros.cite web |title=2007 Frankfurt Auto Show: Lamborghini Reventon |publisher=Edmunds (blog) |url=http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/3347 |accessdate=2007-09-12Verify credibility|date=March 2008] The official press release states that only 20 examples will be released to the public,cite web |title=Lamborghini Reventon: Outrageous, But One Million Euros Outrageous? |publisher=Motive Magazine |url=http://www.motivemag.com/pub/news/Outrageous_But_One_Million_Euros_Outrageous.shtml |accessdate=2007-09-12] with a single car (0/20) produced for the Lamborghini Museum. [ [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=123301 First Drive: 2008 Lamborghini Reventon ] ] Although early rumours indicated the total number would actually be 100, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfhzveS1oU YouTube - Lamborghini Reventon Mazda RX-9 - Fast Lane Daily - 02Jan08 ] ] [www.cargallery.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/lamborghini-reventon] [ [http://www.dieselstation.com/news/automotive/1-million-dollar-lamborghini-reventon.html $1 Million Dollar Lamborghini Reventon - Dieselstation Exotic Car Pictures and Wallpapers - Fuel For Your Desktop ] ] each Reventón is clearly stamped with its number in the sequence of 20 between the drivers and passengers seats.

Although the exterior is all new, almost all the mechanical elements (including the engine) are taken directly from the Murciélago LP640.cite web |title=Lamborghini Reventón |publisher=sybarites |url=http://www.sybarites.org/2007/09/11/lamborghini-reventon/ |accessdate=2007-09-12] According to the official press release, the exterior styling was inspired by "the fastest airplanes". [ [http://www.lambocars.com/rev/revpr.php Reventon : inspired by the fastest airplanes] ] To emphasize this, Lamborghini staged a race between a Reventón and a Panavia Tornado fighter plane. [ [http://www.dieselstation.com/news/automotive/lamborghini-reventon-vs-tornado-jet-fighter.html Lamborghini Reventon vs Tornado Jet Fighter] ]

Performance

Initial reports suggest that the convert|6.5|L|cuin|abbr=on V12 may receive a power boost of approximately convert|10|bhp|kW|abbr=on, bringing the new output to convert|650|bhp|kW|abbr=on. In spite of this, and the car's carbon fibre components, the Reventón accelerates to convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on in the same time as the Murciélago LP640 (3.4 seconds). The car is capable of reaching a maximum speed of over convert|340|km/h|mph|abbr=on.

Interior

The instrument panel in the Reventón comprises three TFT liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with two different display modes. The instruments are housed in a structure milled from a solid aluminum block, protected by a carbon fiber casing. The G-Force-Meter is completely new and it is one of the talking points of the Reventón. It displays the dynamic drive forces, longitudinal acceleration during acceleration and braking, as well as transversal acceleration around bends. These forces are represented by the movement of an indicator on a graduated 3D grid depending on the direction and intensity of the acceleration. Formula One teams also use a similar device to analyze dynamic forces.

By simply pressing a button, the driver can switch to the second, quasi-analogical display, where there are the usual circular instruments; speedometer and tachometer. The G-Force-Meter still remains at the center of this display mode.cite web |url=http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/2008/top-2008-Lamborghini-Reventon.htm |title=2008 Lamborghini Reventon |accessdate=2007-12-23 |year=2007 |publisher=Serious Wheels]

Exterior

Lamborghini has also picked up some of parent company Audi's design language. The Reventón is the first Lamborghini to incorporate daylight running lights into the headlamps. Seven Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) at each headlamp flank the Bi-Xenon main beam and they stay lit whenever the car is in movement. Due to the high temperatures in the rear lower part of the car, special heatproof LEDs are used for the indicator and hazard lights, stoplights and rear lights with a triple arrow optical effect.

Naming

The Reventón is named after a fighting bull in keeping with Lamborghini tradition. The bull, owned by the Don Rodríguez family, was best known for killing famed bullfighter Félix Guzmán in 1943.cite web |title=Lamborghini Reventon Information |publisher=LamborghiniReventon.net |url=http://www.LamborghiniReventon.net |accessdate=2007-09-23] Reventón means "explosion" or "burst" in Spanish, when used as a noun. [cite web |url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en_es/spanish/revent%F3n |title=reventón - Spanish-English Translation and Pronunciation - Yahoo! Education |accessdate=2007-11-06 |publisher=Yahoo! / Houghton Mifflin] [cite web |title=Definition of word Reventón(Spanish) |pubisher=Real Academia Española(Official Spanish language academy) |url=http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=revent%C3%B3n |accessdate=2007-10-26] In automotive terms, it means "blowout, flat tire" when used as a noun. ["Harper-Collins Spanish Dictionary", 3rd ed., p. 640] When it was used as the name of a bull, however, it was intended to be interpreted as an adjective, a quality or property of that bull in particular. Then Reventón means "he who seems to be about to burst". [cite web |title=Reventon difinition|publisher=Real Academia Española |url=http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltGUIBusUsual?LEMA=revent%C3%B3n&origen=RAE |accessdate=2008-07-15]

References

External links

* [http://www.lamborghini.com Lamborghini official website]