Tuesday 13th April 2010

Lamborghini Minotauro Concept

Design student gives the Sant'Agata bull an electric shock

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This is the Lamborghini Minotauro, masters design student Andrei Avarvarii's take on a large Lamborghini supercar for 2020.

As design studies go, taking a Lamborghini supercar and replacing the monster V12 with electric power is not going to endear you to many, but the Minotauro concept, designed at the Scuola Politecnica di Design in Milan at least has dramatic looks on its side (and how).

So how does Signore Avarvarii justify removing the V12? Thusly: "The absence of a big V12 engine in the rear creates enough room for a third passenger in a central position." It's certainly one way of looking at it.

The quartet of electric motors would power all four wheels, with 70 per cent of power sent to the pair at the rear. A KERS system would give a further power kick.

The triangular details where the exhausts would be in a conventional car also help to re-inject some of that good old combustion engine fun. While they help to cool the battery, they also work like bass tubes, channelling the sound of electric motors to help give the electric Lambo at least some sort of engine note.

Should the car ever become a reality (we'll let you work out how likely that is), owners would be able to upload GPS-recorded lap times to an online community, which would work like track ghosts in a computer driving sim, allowing owners to 'compete' virtually with each other on track.

 

 

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[RobbieB]

Looks like one of those tiny RC cars. The back is odd. I'm not sold on this.

[edinph]

Dumpy.

That is all..............

[ZesPak]

RobbieB said:

Looks like one of those tiny RC cars. The back is odd. I'm not sold on this.

+1 completely wierd proportions make it look small & tall.

However, this concept shows a lot of promise, if they can make it look as low & wide as a Murci, it could be a winner in my book.

[FraserLFA]

If they're going to make that, i can't wait to see it!

[Matt Evans]

I think it looks nice from the front. The rest is horrific. Thankfully it's only a concept.

[koolchris99]

i doubt anyone at lambo even knows about it, its a student design, hence the dodgey CAD and ugly shape..

i did a design for a future product for Evian the other day, doesnt mean its any good or evian care.

[Groober]

The pic of the orange one at the bottom reminds me of a Flymo.

[10JH]

Horrible. Looks like a toy car, not a concept car.

[GTRene]

I like it, its almost like a toy...
so not your usual from A to B car.

[HowardB]

the advantage that the Flymo has is a long orange mains cable!

Removal of the engine to make space for a third passenger makes me wonder where the batteries go?

Final thought,....

one is fun
two is company
three is a crowd!

[mammamia]

I think it shows great promise. It starts fantastically from the front, with some Lancia Stratos tones,continues well through the middle, but then a complete mess ( but at least original and different ) at the rear 7 out of 10 nice one

[soad]

Quite funky looking from certain angles, at least it's different!

[ZOLLAR]

Interesting to say the least! big fan of lambo so i do like it but i do agree with a few of the above posts a bit "dumpy", wish they would hurry up and show us the replacement to the Murci!!

[JumpinJack]

Mmmm I like, but the proportions seem a bit odd, almost like it's squashed. But put that on a murcielago chassis...

[si2085]

Those images get worse and worse the further I scroll down.

[Gas Gas Panic]

You'll have to pay a royalty to Sega for the ghost cars bit.....they own that idea.

[Pothole]

that has as much chance of being built as a banned Muslim group has of staging a march through Wooton Bassett

[eurojay]

The front profile picture looks good, unfortunately the rest of the car doesn't.

[MrTappets]

Was thinking that looks fab from the front. Then saw the sides and back, where it all starts to get a bit silly.