MURCIÉLAGO R-GT

[jtrader]

Today at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled the Murciélago R-GT, a new race car derived from the Murciélago.

Built to the specification of FIA and ACO regulations, the R-GT will be equipped with a Lamborghini air restricted 6 litre V12 engine, developing a highly competitive power output. The drive train, converted from the Murciélago permanent 4WD to RWD, as per the FIA/ACO regulations, will sport a sequential gearbox. The total weight will be contained within the relevant class specification of 1100 kg.

The R-GT will be supported by the Lamborghini Customer Sports Programme that takes care not only of race car sales but will also offer trackside assistance.

The Murciélago R-GT will be eligible for entry in national and international race events such as the European FIA GT Championship and the American Le Mans Series, competing in the GT category of these two major championships. Vehicles for customers will be available by 2004 at a selling price below 500.000 Euros.

Following the official launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Reiter Engineering will undertake a test and development programme, entering a Murciélago R-GT in the FIA GT races at Estoril, 5 October and at Monza on October 19, 2003. Reiter Engineering plans to shakedown the first car in late September and undertake a test session prior to the Estoril race weekend. For this test and race programme, the car will be driven by professional drivers Peter Kox and Oliver Gavin.

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=117&i=7296
check out the pic
http://www.auto-motor-sport.de/sixcm...3/R-GT_450.jpg

[LateNightCable]

Heres the one from PistonHeads.


This will be really good for Lamborghini, and encourage them to perhaps focus more attention on weight reduction in their road cars, which I think they need to do more than anything else.

[a007apl]

http://www.kldconcept.com/murci_r-gt.htm

[kleinefisch]

Carbon fiber monocoque, completely unpainted. Now thats cool. This car looks some fast. You say it will be available to the public?

[LateNightCable]

I'm not sure if it's monocoque. Monocoque, which is French for " single skin " implies that the skin is the primary structure. Probably not in this case.
A version will be available to the public, but only for track use no doubt.

[LateNightCable]

Double post, crap.

[kleinefisch]

I meant an all carbon body, I didn't mean monocoque in that sense. Sorry got my terms messed up. What do you mean only for track use? Surely they can't sell the cars to the general public and then say that they can only be driven on the track. Unless they are not street legal, which they may not be.

[LateNightCable]

Quite a few cars have been made available to the public, but only for track use. The Viper GTS/R, Lotus Elise, or some version of it, among them. You could certainly buy one and drive it on the street, it just wouldn't be leagal. They are straight out racecars without the manditory safety features, and emissions equipment of a roadcar.
It wouldn't make much sense to buy a Murcielago R-GT unless you had a race team, or you just wanted to look at it.

[kleinefisch]

Why don't they make a street legal version such as the Diablo GTR or the CLK GTR Strasse? Perhaps they will.

[sAmAn]

Originally Posted by kleinefisch Why don't they make a street legal version such as the Diablo GTR or the CLK GTR Strasse? Perhaps they will.

@ first the diablo GTR was not street legal car,the street version was GT,and i think they'll make a street version of this car 2,as Murciélago GT