Capristo Crafts a Lighter and Faster Lamborghini

While mostly known for its custom exhaust systems, Germany-based Capristo also develops other parts for sports and super cars like the Ferrari 458 Italia and in this case, the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.

With the raging bull model, Capristo's goal was to increase performance through a specially developed exhaust system and by reducing the Aventador's weight. 

In stock form, the all-wheel drive Lamborghini model is fitted with a 6.5-liter V12 engine delivering 691hp (700PS) and it tips the scales at 1,575kg or 3,472 pounds. 

Capristo's engineers began by stripping down the Aventador to its components and found a number of parts that could be replaced with lighter carbon-fibre composite materials formed in the same shape and styling of the original parts. 

These included the front and rear aprons, rear diffuser, front grille, mirror housings, air intakes and even the trunk liner and engine compartment panels. All told, Capristo was able to shave 40kg (88 pounds) while also improving the performance of the V12 engine thanks to the new exhaust system. 

While the tuning brand did not reveal how many horses were gained with the exhaust system, it did say that these changes help the Aventador reach 100km/h (62mph) 0.1 seconds faster than the regular model at 2.8 seconds, while top speed increases by 3km/h (2mph) to 354km/h (220mph). 

Capristo said that it also working on cutting weight from the underbody, wheel housings and sills with details to be released in the near future.  

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Arrinera Redesigns and Renames its Supercar to the Very Pagani-like Sounding Hussarya

Polish startup Arrinera just can’t seem to make up its mind about its first production model that has been in the development stages since 2008.

The company that started out as Veno Automotive before changing its name to Arrinera has presented several iterations of its V8-powered supercar model over the years, with the styling of the first sketches and prototypes being reminiscent of the Lamborghini Reventon.

Today we received pictures of the latest redesign and the announcement that the car will be named Hussarya. The news comes not too long after it was announced that famed British car designer Lee Noble became a member of the board, as well as a shareholder for Arrinera Automotive S.A.

As much as Arrinera would like to convince us that the nameplate is purely derived from Poland's Hussar cavalry of the 16th to 18th century, we have few doubts in our mind that many readers will automatically make an association with the Pagani Huayra.

Fresh nameplate aside, the Hussarya features a revamped exterior and interior design, though we only get to see the outside of the car for now.

Compared to the previous A.H.1 prototype, the Hussarya ditches the scissor doors and gains conventional doors, a newly designed front bumper with different air inlets, revised side panels and air vents, a reshaped roofline and rear engine compartment plus a redesigned rear end with twin round tail lamps on both sides.

Arrinera Hussarya Technical Specifications

Length (mm): 4450
Width (mm) : 2056
Height(mm): 1190
Wheel track front (mm): 1744
Wheel track frear (mm): 1744
Wheelbase (mm): 2695
Engine capacity (l): 6.2
Engine: V8
Power (HP): 650
Maximum torque(Nm): 820
Gearbox: Graziano
Weight(kg): 1300
Weight/power (kg/1 KM): 2,0
0-100 km/h: 3,2
0-200 km/h: 8,9
0-200-0 km (s): 14,3
200-0 km/h (m): 133
1/4 mile time(s): 11.0
Max. speed km/h: 340
Lateral g-force (g): 1,3 

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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Concept

At the 2012 Paris Show, Lamborghini unveiled the Sesto Elemento, the conceptual forerunner to the second-generation Murcielago. Made of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) virtually from bottom to top, the Sesto Elemento (for "sixth element," because carbon is number six in the periodic table) is said to weigh "under 1000 kilos" (2200 pounds)-and thus it undercuts the 1000-kg mark set by Ferrari with its own lightweight supercar concept, the 2007 Millechili, said to preview the next-generation Enzo. As for Lamborghini's striking two-seater, it uses the chassis and the running gear of the Gallardo Superleggera. It thus is more compact and less extreme than next year's Murcielago replacement, which remains faithful to the big-bore twelve-cylinder engine. 

 

Says Stephan Winkelmann, CEO and president of Lamborghini: "At Lamborghini, we consider carbon-fiber to be the key for advanced lightweight engineering. That's why we have -- in close cooperation with Boeing and the University of Washington in Seattle -- established in Sant'Agata a carbon fiber competence center." Like every Lamboghini since the Countach, the black beast with the featherweight body is an attention-grabber par excellence. Shaped in-house by the team under Filippo Perini, the sexiest element to come out of Sant'Agata for a long time looks like a crossbreed between a Mattel micro-racer and Darth Vader's next company car. "Ever since the Reventon, we have honed our new form language, which is now chunky, angular, aggressive, purposeful and unmistakably Lamborghini," says Manfred Fitzgerald, the man in charge of brand & design. 

"Sesto Elemente is notably smaller than the Murcielago, but its stance and the proportions are totally in line with the uncompromising tonality of a contemporary mid-engine supercar. While black is the logical color for a carbon-fiber styling exercise, various contrasting red accents add an extra dash of sportiness. After all, this is not a fashion item but a proper street racer. Proving the point are the massive brake cooling ducts, the XXL air intakes and the ground effect properties of the rear apron, the rear undertray, and the prominent rear aerofoil." 

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