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The car looks great. I only wish they had pushed the envelope and introduced side mirror cameras a la Porsche 918. I've always disliked the Gallardo style side mirrors
green could look tuff on this car with the black bits. bit like a 570 superlegover..... Image Unavailable, Please Login
I'm going to get flamed for this but I feel that last rendering seems much too busy, it's as if a Gallardo smashed head on with a Merci and this happened. (Over exaggeration but I hope you see my point) From a transition/evolution point of view Merci to this is odd to me. Just my opinion.. We all know it's going to be an insanely powerful car though.
IMO, you have to factor in the Reventon more than the Gallardo, it's something like 30% Murcielago, 50% Reventon, 20% Gallardo. I know many folks are equating the side vent to the Gallardo, but that has been a feature on Supercars for decades, and IMO, the treatment of it here does not actually resemble the Gallardo's version that much. Besides, if this is where Lamborghini wants the "family resemblance" across the range to live, I'm cool with that. It certainly beats the "smile" of the 355/550/356/512TR/F50. Go look at the fronts of those cars and it's all the same smile. You do bring up a point though... it's brass tacks time. Do people like it, or not. IMO, that is probably 90% the car from this angle. We might not see such accurate renders of the rear before we see the real thing, but from the front 3/4 view, this is the new car. Give it a couple days to see what the special folks that actually saw the car have to say, and I'm betting they'll agree with me.
I am a little disappointed as this is supposed to be completely new car but it has so many Reventon/Murcie/Gallardo elements. Miura/Countach/Diablo/Murcie have no obvious resemblance and Lamborghini should have continued that tradition!
I very much disagree with that. I clearly see the ghost of the Countach in the Diablo, and I see the ghost of the Diablo in the Murcielago, and I see the ghost of the Murcielago in the Aventador. IMO, it's the right way to do an evolution of a design language. But that's personal taste for you. I don't see Lamborghini making a complete jump from one design ethos to a totally different one, like they did from Miura to Countach, in this cycle, or the next one.
I also would have liked a radical shift from the Murcielago, but what can we expect when hundreds of millions are at stake and cars are designed by committee. Lamborghini is a very different company now then it was in the '60s and '70s. A car company like Pagani is what Lamborghini once was.
I agree with the carry-over of design elements being evident, but I think it's safe to say that the Countach vs. Diablo vs. Murcielago were different enough at first glance that you appreciated them as "new" cars. IMO, there's too much of pre-existing Murcie/LP/Reventon elements in this car to appreciate it as a new model. There's simply a lot of what we've already seen before to tout this as a novel design. Again, just my observation
From what people who have seen the car say, the LeftlaneNews render is correct in detail, but "way out of proportion".
(So far) .....It does not really blow me away. It makes me wonder even more what McLaren's next supercar (which will undoubtedly be aimed at this car) will be like. Their NEW F1 Roadcar is supposed to be a far more radical design than the MP4-12C.
How can the proportions be way off? Judging by the Lamborghini released nighttime photo, the Jon Sibal render looks accurate.
Look at the Dario (Red) and Jack Darton (Silver) ones. They are direct photoshops of the nighttime/cladded photos. The proportions are the same between those two, and different from the Sibal version.
The Sibal version is pretty much about there but I can't recall if the mirrors are Gallardo style, do those guys who saw the pre-view remember if it's more like the Murcie but more aerodynamic? As I've mentioned, there's too many breaklines on the real car & looks busy to me. The rear upper quarter is pretty amazing while the back has Estoque styled tail lamps & the lower diffuser are not as busy as Reventon. You guys are forgetting about the technology in this new car. The F1 styled rear suspension, new gearbox, carbon chassis & that Panamera styled centre console. It is well ahead of other "mass" production supercars on offer now.
My thoughts from seeing the car at the unveling in LA are that the car looks much more like an evolved Murci than a Gallardo. The car it resembles the most to me in silhouette and in styling details is the Reventon. However, the new car does have almost the same styled side mirrors as the Gallardo. I agree that the technology in and design refinement in this car is truly impressive. I have no doubt that it will be a hit and that it will grow on people just like the Murci did.
"Lamborghini LP700-4 order guide promises 690 hp, 0-62 in 2.9 seconds" http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/17/lamborghini-lp700-4-order-guide-promises-690-hp-0-62-in-2-9-sec/
Shucks, you beat me to it! For those that don't like clicking links, the text is below: Gotta click the link for the order guide.
No, second longest, the LM002 beats it by 120mm/5in . The LP700 does beat the Murci SV by 75mm/3in and the Espada by 50mm/2in... Espada - 4730mm/186.2 in Miura SV - 4390mm/172.8 in LM002 - 4900mm/192.9in Countach Anniversario - 4240mm/166.9in Diablo 6.0 - 4470mm/176in Murcielago LP670 - 4705mm/185.2in) Aventador LP700 - 4780mm/188.18in .
I don't like how cars just keep getting bigger and longer as they evolve. And that usually means heavier, but I guess the LP700 loses some weight as it grows longer. Also interesting how the Countach is the shortest of the list. I hope the LP700 isn't too long, like the Jag XJ220, which is a beautiful car, but is just too long by about a foot, and would rival for McLaren F1 for looks if it were a foot shorter. Plus the extra length makes them unwieldy on tight curvy roads.
