The Lamborghini Centenario at 2016 International Geneva Motor Show: futuristic design honours the Lamborghini legend

The Lamborghini Centenario at 2016 International Geneva Motor Show:
futuristic design honours the Lamborghini legend
•
A one
–
off limited edition of 20 coupés and 20 roadsters, all sold
,
at a start price of 1.75 million euros
plus tax
•
V12 naturally aspirated engine with 770 hp
:
most powerful built by Lamborghini, weight to power ratio 1.97 kg/hp
•
Futuristic, pure, essential design encompassing technological innovations
•
New Lamborghini rear-wheel steering, carbon fibre monocoque
and body, advanced aerodynamics
•
Touchscreen access to connected infotainment
:
internet, web radio, telemetry and Apple CarPlay

Sant’Agata Bolognese/Geneva, 1 March 2016
–
Automobili Lamborghini
presents the Lamborghini
Centenario at Geneva Motor Show, in the year the company celebrates the centenary of founder
Ferruccio La
mborghini’s birth. Only 20 coupé
and 20 roadster versions of the Centenario will be
produced and all 40 cars a
re already sold
, at a
star
t
price
of
1
.
75
million
euros
plus tax
.
The Centenario continues Lamborghini’s one
–
off strategy and demonstrates Lamborghini’s
innovative design and engineering competencies. Using
the
V12 architecture, the Centenario’s
naturally aspirated engin
e produces 770 hp and powers from 0
–
100 km/h in 2.8 seconds
,
and
from
0
–
300
km/h
in 23.5 seconds
with a top speed of more than 350 km/h.
Braking from
100
km/h to
standstill i
s achieved in 30 meters.
A monocoque and body in full carbon fib
e
r provide a low w
eight
of 1,520 kg
and a
weight to power
ratio of just 1.97 kg/hp.
T
he c
ar’s aerodynamic design includes
an extending rear wing providing more downforce at high
s
peeds. The introduction of rear
–
wheel steering provides increased agility and stability, and an
innovative touchscreen
provides connected infotainment,
including internet browsing and Apple
CarPlay.
“The Centenario is a car that
perfectly combines tradition and innovation. It
looks to t
he future while
honouring the legend that is Ferruccio Lamborghini,” says Automobili Lamborghini President and
CEO Stephan Winkelmann. “The Centenario is an opportunity for our designers and engineers to
transcend some of the constraints of series car prod
uction to achieve an incomparable result: the
Centenario has immediately proved itself as a desirable collectors’ car, while demonstrating new
Lamborghini technologies and outstanding performance. It is the most fitting tribute to Ferruccio
Lamborghini in
his centenary year: a man who created an exceptional brand, believed that anything
was possible, and produced extraordinary, iconic cars. The Centenario is a super sports car for
Ferruccio Lamborghini and the future he and we believe in today.”
Design and
aerodynamics
The Centenario is the truest expression of Lamborghini’s commitment to new and inspirational
design, allowing Lamborghini designers and engineers the freedom to create a technology
demonstrator in the form of a limited edition.
Automobili Lamborghini
S.p.A.
Communications
Gerald Kahlke
Phone number +39 051 6817711
gerald.kahlke@lamborghini.com
Press Office
–
Italy and Southern Europe
Clara Magnanini
Phone number +39 051 6817711
clara.magnanini@lamborghini.com
Press Office
–
Squadra Corse
Chiara Sandoni
Phone number +39 051 6817711
chiara.sandoni@lamborghini.com
Press Office
–
Events
and
Collezione Automobili Lamborghini
Rita Passerini
Phone number +39
051 6817711
rita.passerini@lamborghini.com
Press Office
–
UK and Middle East
Juliet Jarvis
Phone number
+44 (0) 7733 224774
juliet@jjc.uk.com
Press Office
–
North and South America
Kevin Fisher
Phone number +1
–
323
–
556
–
8853
kevin.fisher@centigrade.com
Press Office
–
Japan, Korea and Oceania
Rika Iimure
Phone number +81
–
(0)3
–
5475
–
6626
rika.iimure@lamborghini.com
Press Office
–
APAC
and China
Julie Taieb
–
Doutriaux
Phone number
+ 86
139 1124 4757
julie.taieb@lamborghini.com
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The Centenari
o’s pure and essential lines are evident in a new design language throughout,
demonstrating the quintessence of Lamborghini’s commitment to ‘form follows function’. The car has
a permeability, defined by the intakes, outlets and ducts that mark its aerodyn
amic superiority.
A mono line from front to back defines the recognisable Lamborghini contours, with long, low
overhangs front and rear creating a clean, sensuous, mono
–
body shape
.
The Centenario measures
4.
924
m long and 1.
143
m
high.
A
erodynamic
inlets
made of several fins
characterize
both front and
rear
. Large air scoops in the front bonnet, while reminiscent of 1970s sports cars, are there for
functionality: air is taken in through the car’s front
contributing to downforce on the front axle.
Furtherm
ore
,
air flows through d
ucts within the front headlight casing
and
others in the sideskirts and
around the wheel arches,
improving the airflow to the rear radiators
and
providing
optimiz
ed
cooling.
The roof including air scoops, takes its styling from aero
nautic cues, enhanced by a hexagonal carbon
fibre
and glas
engine
cover
.
The
body of the Centenario is
defined in a gloss
carbon fibre.
The front bonnet, scissor door panels
(always reserved for V12 models) and roof line are fluent, aerodynamic and organi
c: the lower parts
in matt carbon fibre are functional, technical and dedicated to aerodynamic superiority, including
front splitter, side skirts, wheel arches and rear diffuser.
The irregular wheel arches, both front and rear, are a defining feature of th
e Centenario, as they have
been in other Lamborghini models. Accented in matt carbon fibre and concealing airflow ducts, they
highlight the aerodynamic
design
of the car. The
profile of the rear wheel arch particularly attracts
attention, accentuating the
Centenario’s rear
–
wheel steering. Pirelli PZero tyres
, developed
specifically for the rear
–
wheel steering,
sit on exclusive 20”/21” front/rear rims in forged and milled
aluminium. The spokes’ fan shape, accented in carbon fibre, mask ducts extracting hot air from the
carbon ceramic
brakes, finished with a central
–
locking wheel nut sporting the Lamborghini bull
logo.
The integrated rear diffuser dominates the back of the car, its substantial dimension optimising air
flow distribution, maximising the car’s downforce and aesthetically emphasising the importance of
aerodynamics in the Centenario. Like many mechan
ical parts around the car, exposed to maximise
heat exchange, the rear tyres are visible, while floating in the void above the diffuser are the
Centenario’s ‘Y’
–
shaped rear lights. Seemingly suspended in air but attached at each end of the ‘Y’,
the LED lig
hts stretch the full width of the rear. The Centenario is as distinct at night as it is during the
day.
An extendable rear wing is
integrated in body
when stationary or at low speeds to preserve the
minimalist lines of the Centenario.
According to v
ehicle
dynamic conditions and Driving Mode
chosen, the wing extend
s
to 150mm
and rotates up to 15 degrees for optimal aerodynamic efficiency
in high performance conditions.
Power and performance
The Centenario takes Lamborghini’s V12 engine as its powerplant,
perfectly matching the dynamic
potential of the car. The highly responsive
engin
e, even at low revs, provides the unmistakeable
resonance and characteristics that only a naturally aspirated engine can. Uprated to provide an
output of 770 hp (5
66 kW
) and with the engine speed limiter raised from
8,350
rpm to 8,6
00 rpm,
the Centenario’s is the most powerful engine produced by Lamborghini to date.