Automobili Lamborghini Blancpain and combine their engineering skills and phenomenal honor the enormous success Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo racing series with a very special car super sport: The new Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Edition Blancpain.
This extraordinary super sports car joins the competitive spirit of the Super Trofeo race car with a unique design and ease of use one hundred percent public road. The first race Gallardo Blancpain exclusive and limited edition production was presented by Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, and Marc A. Hayek, President and CEO of Blancpain in the final race weekend of the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo on Sunday, September 26, 2010, "Piero Taruffi" Vallelunga circuit.
Automobili Lamborghini, the Italian manufacturer of high quality sports cars extreme, and Blancpain, the world's oldest watch, luxury brands are among the best in their respective sectors worldwide. Blancpain has recently been voted "Best of the Best" brand in the world shows the most exquisite of the "Luxury Institute in New York. Now, the two brands came together to develop a unique combination of technology and design to create the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 edition Blancpain, putting the power of the world's fastest series of races on a single brand of road-legal vehicles.
Blancpain is the main sponsor of the hit series Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo. Cooperation between these two brands together the highest levels of excellence in automotive engineering and precision timing. Blancpain has produced masterpieces of innovative art of watchmaking Valle de Joux in Switzerland since 1735. Each watch is assembled by a watchmaker, reflecting the quality and individual attention Lamborghini built its super sports car for the road, and its 570 horsepower Super Trofeo race car.
Both brands share a passion for racing. Blancpain is not only very active with the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, but also official timekeeper for the FIA GT1 World Championship - where the cars Lamborghini also compete with other brands. In July, Lamborghini earned his first victory in the newly formed championship at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, where former Formula One driver Riccardo Zonta and Frank Kechele responsible for finishing first.
"Lamborghini Blancpain is very satisfied. Only in its second year, the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo racing has established itself as the unofficial Premier League," said Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. "Every race is a battle of passion and dedication for every hundredth of a second. - Which is characterized by both our brand Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Edition Blancpain demonstrates close links with our road going super sports cars and racing cars."
"It's a very intense and dynamic partnership between business sectors with very different but the same drive for innovation and quality mechanics," explains Marc A. Hayek, President and CEO of Blancpain. "For me, always Blancpain was a true revolutionary - even a little crazy adventure With -.. We have always tried to be a little different, be innovative and try things that nobody had ever done before this pursuit of excellence is a passion shared by Blancpain and Lamborghini, "Hayek continued. "Lamborghini is definitely a major producer with the highest levels of technical competence, which is why the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo offers an ideal platform to attract even more attention to our brand worldwide."
Marc A. Hayek is not only the president and CEO of Blancpain, it is also an avid and accomplished racing. He has already claimed several victories in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, and is currently fighting for the podium in the drivers' Pro-Am. "
In this particular configuration, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Blancpain edition shows the spirit of competition - the powerful rear wing for maximum stability and ventilation hood of optimized were taken directly from the race car featured in the most quick to make the World Series. The issue also is equipped with wheel brake calipers painted yellow and Skorpius disk is, of course, from carbon composites and ceramics. A visually striking feature which coincides with the black paint is the carbon fiber used for external components such as boxes of the lens and a mirror.
Inside Edition Blancpain reinforces the nature of sports Gallardo, without sacrificing the comfort of the driver and passenger. The interior is finished in black with yellow accents Alcantara and carbon fiber visible. Blancpain logo is placed on the outside and in the seats and interior in yellow stitching. Propulsion of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 comes courtesy Edition Blancpain unit car 570 hp V10 Superleggera production - such as car racing Super Trofeo. Excellent drive system of the unit ensures perfect stability in all situations.
Super sports car is located in Sant'Agata Bolognese dry weight up to 1340 kg (2954 pounds) - the lightest road model range Lamborghini.
A key factor is the interior and exterior components of carbon fiber. Carbon fiber is ideal for the manufacture of sports cars as their use reduces the weight and improved mechanical properties. The car's performance is enhanced through better power to weight ratio and reduces the total mass, meaning that CO2 emissions are also lower.
V10 engine of 5.2 liter capacity (317.6 cu in) generates 419 kilowatts (570 hp) in the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Edition Blancpain. It puts the power to weight ratio of a vehicle with only 2.35 kg (5.18 lbs) by HP and ensures a breathtaking performance. This super sports car handling dash from zero to 100 kmh (0-62 mph) in 3.4 seconds and fly past the 200 km / h (124 mph) mark just 6.8 seconds later subsequently more than 320 kmh (199 mph).
