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Reventon To Influence Future Lamborghinis

Published: 6/28/2008 2:11:00 AM

Keywords: Automobiles

The Reventon will form the basis for future generations of Lamborghinis, says the Italian marque’s Design Head Manfred Fitzgerald. Notable design features such as the angular surfaces, arrow nose and forward projecting air intakes are evident in the recently launched Gallardo LP560-4.

These details were revealed during a lecture by VW Group’s Design Director, Walter De Silva earlier this week at the old Fiat Lingotto factory in Turin, Italy.

De Silva outlined his design vision for Lamborghini, while chief engineer Maurizio Reggiani added that power-to-key ratio would be the prime consideration in future designs – which means goodbye to the traditional welded steel chassis and hello to the use of more composite materials to shed weight while improving on strength. 

In an interview with Car magazine, Reggiani says future Lamborghinis will also continue with the four-wheel-drive contrary to rumors of a two-wheel drive in the works for the upcoming Murcièlago SV while refusing to confirm if the SV will adopt the dual clutch transmission that are seen in the other brands in the VW Group.


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via Car Magazine / Autoblog