Lamborghini and Blancpain combines resources to create Super Sports Car

2010-09-27 14:59:21 Author: admin Source:

Lamborghini and Blancpain are uniting their phenomenal engineering skill and honoring the success of the 'Lambo' Blancpain Super Trofeo racing series with a special super sports car: the new Gallardo LP 570-4 Blancpain Edition. Blancpain, of course, is the world’s oldest luxury watchmaker and title sponsor of the series. In addition, the watchmaker acts as the official timekeeper of the FIA GT1 Championship – where Lamborghini cars also compete against other prestigious marques.

This super sports car joins the competition spirit of the Super Trofeo race car with an exclusive design and one hundred percent road-going usability. The Super Trofeo series is the world’s fastest mono-marque race series, using a road-legal vehicle.

The cooperation between these two brands brings together the highest levels of engineering excellence from the automotive and chronometry industries. Blancpain has been producing innovative masterpieces of watch-making art in Switzerland’s Vallée de Joux since 1735. Each timepiece is assembled by one single watchmaker, reflecting the quality and individual attention with which Lamborghini builds its super sports cars for the road, and its 570 hp Super Trofeo race cars. 

In July, Lamborghini secured its first win in the GT1 championship at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, where former Formula One driver Riccardo Zonta and Frank Kechele charged to a first-place finish. 

The specially configured Gallardo LP 570-4 Blancpain Edition is instantly recognizable with its mighty rear spoiler for maximum stability and the engine cover for optimized ventilation. Both of these elements were derived directly from the race car featured in the Super Trofeo series. The Edition is also equipped with Skorpius wheels with yellow-painted brake calipers and discs made, of course, from carbon-ceramic composite. One striking visual feature that fits perfectly with the matt black paintwork is the carbon-fiber used to make external components, such as the diffuser and mirror casings.

The interior of the Blancpain Edition further reinforces the extremely sporty character of the Gallardo without sacrificing the comfort of the driver and passenger. The entire interior is finished in black Alcantara with yellow accents and visible carbon-fiber. The Blancpain logo is placed on the exterior and also featured on the seats and cockpit in yellow stitching.

Propulsion for the Gallardo LP 570-4 Blancpain Edition comes courtesy of the 570 hp V10 power unit from the series Superleggera production car – as is the case for the Super Trofeo race car. Superb traction from the all-wheel drive ensures perfect stability in every situation. Additionally, performance is enhanced thanks to a better power-to-weight ratio of 2.35 kgs per hp , reduced total mass and lower CO2 emissions.

The V10 power unit with 5.2 liters of displacement generates 419 kW (570 hp) and is capable of a dash from zero to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 3.4 seconds and exceeding a top speed of 320 km/h.

The super sports car from Sant’Agata Bolognese boasts a dry weight of no more than 1340 kgs – the lightest road-going model in Lamborghini’s range.

Edited/Images: Lamborghini

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