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Old 01-30-2017, 10:03 PM
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Interesting reading...

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/l...30-gu1hxl.html
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No official lap recorded. No mention of official times... How exactly did it beat the 918?
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Originally Posted by RealityGT
No official lap recorded. No mention of official times... How exactly did it beat the 918?
Subject was based off the following sentence:

Drive understands that the car's official Nurburgring time narrowly undercuts the 6m57s recorded by Le Mans winner Marc Lieb in a Porsche 918 Spyder, making the super-Huracan the fastest production car to tour the circuit."
I guess we will see in Geneva, but this article is claiming that an official time has been set and that it is faster than 6m57s.
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I just went the private viewing of this car here in the UAE this afternoon.

It is the fastest car around the ring. The product manager from Lamborghini confirmed it is " seconds" faster than the 918 and not milliseconds, but the time will be disclosed at the official launch at the Geneva motor show in March.

640 hp
Active huge rear wing( as in each side of the wing moves depending if you're turning left or right)
Active front diffuse.
0 to 100km/hr 2.9 seconds
full alcantara interior
new titanium exhaust ( lighter)
revised steering and suspension
buckets standard
in corsa screen/revcounter changes to like the SV

revs to 8.5k RPM

they took our phones.. no pics
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^^^Thank you for the update
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2WD or 4WD?
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Are they allowing top speeds in all sections now? This was stopped Last year and all runs were estimated. Has that changed?
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Originally Posted by Arth
I just went the private viewing of this car here in the UAE this afternoon.

It is the fastest car around the ring. The product manager from Lamborghini confirmed it is " seconds" faster than the 918 and not milliseconds, but the time will be disclosed at the official launch at the Geneva motor show in March.

640 hp
Active huge rear wing( as in each side of the wing moves depending if you're turning left or right)
Active front diffuse.
0 to 100km/hr 2.9 seconds
full alcantara interior
new titanium exhaust ( lighter)
revised steering and suspension
buckets standard
in corsa screen/revcounter changes to like the SV

revs to 8.5k RPM

they took our phones.. no pics
I'm going to the same viewing hehe. Will be able to report back if anything new.
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Originally Posted by Nizer
2WD or 4WD?
4wd
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Originally Posted by Arth
I just went the private viewing of this car here in the UAE this afternoon.

It is the fastest car around the ring. The product manager from Lamborghini confirmed it is " seconds" faster than the 918 and not milliseconds, but the time will be disclosed at the official launch at the Geneva motor show in March.

640 hp
Active huge rear wing( as in each side of the wing moves depending if you're turning left or right)
Active front diffuse.
0 to 100km/hr 2.9 seconds
full alcantara interior
new titanium exhaust ( lighter)
revised steering and suspension
buckets standard
in corsa screen/revcounter changes to like the SV

revs to 8.5k RPM

they took our phones.. no pics
Thanks for the update! I heard it's also with center lock wheels.
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http://www.motortrend.com/cars/lambo...ive-downforce/

A lot of this information has been public for a while now. That forged carbon is beautiful, and I hope Porsche can integrate it in the future.
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There is a rumor of a time of 6:52. I guess we will find out soon.
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Originally Posted by CDinSing
Are they allowing top speeds in all sections now? This was stopped Last year and all runs were estimated. Has that changed?
Yes, I think the limits have been removed after they modified parts of the track to reduce possibility of going over the barriers...
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thank you Arth.

Nizer for us i guess will come a 2WD limited version a year or two later.
than it could be worth a try - as my first Lambo.
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^ Don't hold your breath...modern-era Lamborghini doesn't do 'high-performance' 2WD versions.


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