Monday, 23 May 2016
What It Is
A two-seat half breed GT initiated with the name of the first minotaur from Greek mythology. Why? Since Lambos must be named after bulls and a minotaur is a half and half of a man and a bull, which is both astute and preferable sounding over LaLamborghini.Why It Matters
Close by the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918 Spyder, the Asterion further concretes half breed frameworks as suitable pack for future supercars. In any event, hybridization will be one stopgap Lamborghini utilizes to put off its unavoidable appropriation of supported and cut back motors.Stage
An adjusted carbon-fiber Aventador tub with aluminum substructures, front and back.
Powertrain
A Huracán-spec 602-hp 5.2-liter V-10 and seven-speed double grip transmission with an incorporated engine/generator at the back end, while two electric engines control the front wheels. Consolidated yield is 897 pull, and a lithium-particle battery pack in what might somehow or another be the transmission passage is said to be useful for 31 miles with a top rate of 78 mph in EV mode. Wake the gas motor, and the Asterion ought to hit 60 in a level three seconds and proceed to a top rate of 199 mph.Rivalry
The simple answer would be the LaFerrari, P1, and 918, yet Lambo stresses that the Asterion would be to a greater degree an agreeable GT than any of those. So hurl in a Ferrari F12 for good measure.What Might Go Wrong
Since Lambo as of now has two ultra-select two-seaters, it may isolate the Asterion from its powertrain, putting the 900-hp half and half framework into one of its current supercars. On the other hand it could combine the electric bits with a turbo V-6 or V-8 from sugar-daddy VW's parts canister, to extend the Asterion down-business sector and run mano a mano with the Ferrari California. On the other hand it could just not manufacture anything at all like this auto. Lambo CEO Stephan Winkelmann at first said that his organization would not fabricate the Asterion, but rather his lieutenants later retreated on that announcement. In any case, hope to see the crossover framework underway. Research and development boss Maurizio Reggiani has said that a half and half is his favored contrasting option to motors with turbos or less barrels.
