This, to our knowledge, is the first time we get to see the wonderfully weird Lamborghini Centenario
out in the wild after the car’s debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Mind
you, Sant’Agata does not really count as “wild” since it’s the location
of Lambo’s factory.
Still, it is cool to see Lamborghini
Centenario under the natural light of the sun and not the deceiving rays
of strategically placed projectors at a motor show. The car looks less
shiny here, but make no mistake, just as insane. The unique design of
front and rear bumpers combined with the gunmetal grey paint job, yellow
accents, and carbon wheels, grabs hold of every eight-year-old boy’s
imagination and wouldn’t let go.
And it’s not just the real
eight-year-olds we’re talking about, but grown men with the mental age
of an eight-year-old. Forty of them with a sufficiently fat bank account
will be able to buy this thing as Lambo is making 20 coupe and 20
roadsters. They will all be powered by 770 hp version of Aventador’s V12
and do 0-100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, and 0-300 km/h in 23.5 seconds, with a
top speed of more than 350 km/h.
“The Centenario is a car that perfectly
combines tradition and innovation. It looks to the future while
honouring the legend that is Ferruccio Lamborghini,” said the outgoing
Automobili Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann. “The
Centenario is an opportunity for our designers and engineers to
transcend some of the constraints of series car production to achieve an
incomparable result: the Centenario has immediately proved itself as a
desirable collectors’ car, while demonstrating new Lamborghini
technologies and outstanding performance. It is the most fitting tribute
to Ferruccio Lamborghini in his centenary year: a man who created an
exceptional brand, believed that anything was possible, and produced
extraordinary, iconic cars. The Centenario is a super sports car for
Ferruccio Lamborghini and the future he and we believe in today.”
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