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    Test drive racing cars made of carbon

    Carbon can decide the fate of a car because, by keeping the car's dead weight low, the extremely light material indirectly reduces fuel consumption. In the future, even bestsellers such as Golf and Astra will be able to benefit from its use. However, at present, carbon remains the privilege of only the “rich and beautiful”. Paul McKenzie predicts a "black" future for sports cars. In fact, the friendly Briton is not against the racing faction among motorists, but on the contrary - he leads the Mercedes SLR project at McLaren. For him, black is the color of fabric that guarantees the survival of sports cars: woven from thousands of tiny carbon fibers, impregnated with resins and baked in huge ovens, carbon is lighter and at the same time more resistant than most other substances ...

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    Test drive Lamborghini Huracan Performante

    The idea is to ask $26 for an extra 378 hp. might sound crazy if it didn't come with the label of the fastest car in the world. To get the Nurburgring record, the Italians came up with something unusual “Per-fo-man-te,” Christian Mastro, head of the eastern branch of Lamborghini, says clearly with an emphasis on the penultimate syllable. That is how, softly and viscous, as if blowing air out of the lungs, the Italians pronounce the name of the fastest production car in the world. Nothing to do with the standardized and harsh "Performance" that is now awarded to any more or less "hot" car. The official result of the Huracan Performante at the Nürburgring Nordschleife is 30:6. Ahead are only the NextEV Nio EP52.01 electric car (9:6) ​​and the prototype Radical SR45.90LM (8:6), which cannot even be considered serial. Holding in…

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    Test drive Lamborghini Aventador SVJ: an exciting drama

    It's more than just a car. The added power and vastly improved road dynamics turn the phenomenal Lamborghini Aventador into an SVJ, further separating it from the roads traveled by "mortal" cars. The context of the Aventador SVJ paint job in Rosso Mimir matte is a rather ominous tone that probably does not aim to celebrate the wisdom and depth of knowledge of the Nordic deity, but simply reflects the color of the blood spilled during his decapitation. With shelves under the arms of the V12 engine increased by 20 horses to 770 hp. The power is just right for overclocking 1,14 meters (height), 4,94 meters (length) and 2,10 meters (width without mirrors). The Aventador is so sinister that just touching the brake pedal is no longer enough. Six-piston brake calipers try...

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    Test drive Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD: photos, engine and specifications - preview

    Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD: photos, engine and performance preview A year ago, Lamborghini introduced the Huracan EVO, an evolution of del Toro's more powerful and technologically advanced baby with technical innovations such as a new suspension or a steerable rear axle. Now Sant'Agata Bolognese is offering a new and even more exciting Hiracan EVO variant that transforms its latest naturally aspirated sports car into a rear wheel drive car. In this new variant, the new Huracan EVO RWD thus forgoes all-wheel drive to provide a more lively driving experience, also thanks to reduced weight of course. Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD, you photo Engine Huracan EVO RWD The engine, as well as the aluminum and carbon frame, remain original, namely: ...

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    Test drive Lamborghini V12: Twelve evil

    Now that the Lamborghini Aventador opens a new chapter in the history of the V12 company, let's look back at a perfectly normal - that is, noisy, fast and wild - family reunion in the vicinity of Sant'Agata Bolognese. I want to get back on the road, I want to sing - not beautifully, but loudly and loudly. Serge Ginzburg's song could become the soundtrack for the entire family of Lamborghini V12 models. They are fast, wild and erotic. Just like Ginzburg. Smoking, drinking, in a word, politically incorrect. And just like him, irresistibility for women is one of the perks of those who live at high speeds and leave early. However, this is not the lot of cool V12 engines, without which the top Lamborghini models would not be what they are - ...

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    Test drive Lamborghini Urus

    Lamborghini did not just build a very fast crossover, but in fact opened a new page in history. And not only for its small Lake Bracciano and the Vallelunga racing track located nearby are located about forty kilometers from Rome. But such proximity to the capital does not affect the quality of local roads. They are exactly the same as throughout Italy, that is, as in Sochi before the Olympics. The Urus wobbles noticeably on patches of hastily patched pits, tar seams and deep cracks. An unpleasant nervous itch when driving through small bumps runs not only through the body, but is also transmitted to the passenger compartment and to the steering wheel. Just a couple of years ago, any such discussion about Lamborghini cars would have caused slight bewilderment, but now ...

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    Test drive Lamborghini Huracan EVO

    The speed is just approaching 200 km / h, and we are already starting to slow down. Riding a Huracan EVO behind an instructor is a pain in the ass “It's not just an upgrade. In fact, the EVO is a new generation of our junior supercar,” Konstantin Sychev, the head of Lamborghini in Eastern Europe, repeated this phrase several times in the pits of Moscow Raceway. The Italians have almost completely shaken up the technical stuffing of the car, but in the world of supercars, where appearance is as important as tenths of a second in acceleration to 100 km / h, the arguments in favor of a new generation do not sound so convincing. Outwardly, the EVO differs from the pre-reform Huracan only in plumage strokes, and even those appeared here solely due to technical necessity. For example, a new rear diffuser coupled with a duck tail on…