This is the futuristic and wild-looking Lamborghini V12 Vision GT, which has been created as a concept, and unlike most other concept creations, you can actually get to drive this one.
However, while this highly visionary full-scale model Lambo V12 will turn heads, the outrageously styled performer has been created to appear in the GT Sport racing game for the Sony PlayStation 4 games console.
Along with pointing to Lambo’s future production ideas, this concept includes several of the carmaker’s best elements.
The chief executive of Lamborghini, Stefano Domenicali, said: “Lamborghini is a very young brand and this is why present our newest virtual vision in the form of a real model with a highly futuristic and cool design to be enjoyed by the young generation of racing game and super sports car enthusiasts.”
Hypercar uses a 6.5-liter engine producing 774 bhp
Firstly, the V12 engine of this hypercar uses the same 6.5-liter engine producing 774 bhp from the carmaker’s Sián FKP 37 with an extra 34 bhp from the mild-hybrid system. That’s an impressive 808 bhp in total.
Lamborghini is not revealing too much about the technical details until the car is ready for its debut in the game but the Sián, which was unveiled in late 2019, has a restricted top speed of 217 mph and will sprint from 0 to 62 mph in 2.8 seconds.
The Sián’s Y-shaped LED running lights have also been incorporated, and the V12’s steering wheel controls are similar to those on Lamborghini’s Aventador.
The V12’s body has not been connected to the car’s fenders, and the hexagon-shaped side windows have been inspired by the 1968 Lamborghini Marzal. The aim was to embrace the unmistakeable Lamborghini DNA and incorporate futuristic construction methods.
However, among the features that most car lovers associate with Lamborghini supercars is that the V12 does not use a ‘scissored door’ since the driver will enter and leave using a fighter jet style glass canopy - the entire front section will lift up to allow cockpit access.
A holographic display
The traditional dashboard binnacle has been replaced with a central screen that is located on the steering wheel, and there’s a head-up display with all of the car’s important information being projected onto the windshield. This is a holographic display that Lamborghini says will be a possibility in their cars within the next ten years.
Using the Sián as a starting design, the Lambo team has reduced the bodywork to leave a fighter-yet inspired creation. The firm says that their new car will weigh just 819 kilos to deliver a hair-raising power-to-weight ratio.
Designers at the Lamborghini Centro Stile in Sant’Agata, Italy, have also introduced a large split rear wing to help boost aerodynamics.
The design center’s director, Mitja Borkert, says: “The Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo has been created to provide the ultimate virtual car for young fans and gamers, who are ultra-enthusiastic about Lamborghini and its futuristic aspirations.
“It is an opportunity for Lamborghini’s design talent to stretch its wings and visualize a car that, like every Lamborghini, not only is a head-turner and the best driving experience, but also mirrors Lamborghini’s push on future technologies, particularly in the arena of lightweight materials and hybridization.”
