Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo

Lamborghini presents its new concept car, the Lamborghini Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo, at the World Finals of the 2019 FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships.

• Lamborghini’s latest concept car
• Available to drive digitally on Gran Turismo Sport – PlayStation 4 Spring 2020
• Would use the V12 hybrid powertrain from the Lamborghini Sián FKP 37
• Designed as a single seat track car

Earlier this year Lamborghini reached for the future and launched it’s first hybrid, the Lamborghini Sián FKP 37. Now off the bones of the Sián, Lamborghini has looked even further into the future and developed it’s latest concept car, one that reveals Lamborghini’s desire to relentlessly push forward with new technologies and visions. Its official name is the Lamborghini Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo or Lambo V12 for the short version.

Catering to Lamborghini’s young demographic and fans, the Lambo V12 concept will exist, in the short term at least, as a digital and virtual reality on the latest Gran Turismo Sport Game available on the Sony Playstation 4 from Spring 2020. However, to Lamborghini’s Centro Stile, the technologies and ideas of the Lambo V12 are hoped to live past the game and become a reality.

LAMBORGHINI CENTRO STILE

Lamborghini Centro Stile was established in 2004 and carries the mission to combine the spirit of the brand with innovation to create consistently new and unexpected design solutions. The Centro Stile brings together the greatest talents in automotive design from all over the world, who work in close contact with the Technical Office to create the perfect balance between form and function.

“The Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo is created to provide the ultimate virtual car for young fans and gamers, who are ultra-enthusiastic about Lamborghini and its futuristic aspirations,” said Mitja Borkert, Head of Lamborghini Centro Stile. ”It is an opportunity for the design talent within Lamborghini to stretch its wings and visualize a car that, like every Lamborghini, 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.”

The concept car’s powerful overall design is dedicated to sophisticated aerodynamics. A large wing housing a significant Y-taillight dominates the rear. All elements are designed as high performance surfaces, integrating design and aerodynamics. The main body is disconnected from the fenders, and the hexagon-inspired theme in the side windows is inspired by the Lamborghini Marzal from 1968. The Lambo V12 Vision GT uses the typical Lamborghini Y-signature for both front lights and rear lights.

Lamborghini states’ “The design builds on historic Lamborghini design DNA, expanding the potential of the design language in a very futuristic way. Focused on the single center line, the iconic silhouette of all Lamborghini models, it emphasizes a single seater layout conceived for a racing game where a passenger is not needed.”

Inside the Lambo V12 Vision GT

Visualize approaching an open cockpit on a F-14 Tomcat because this is how Lamborghini wants you to feel walking towards this car. With no doors on the Lambo V12 the driver enters the cabin like a jetfighter pilot, from the front of the car. The main driving controls are located within the steering wheel and all driver information is projected virtually in front of the driver, via holographic displays that Lamborghini anticipates will be possible within the next ten years. The Lambo V12 will also offer intelligent, context-sensitive advice from one of the factory drivers when you’re attempting to stomp down your lap times.

Head of design, Mitja Borkert, has said that while the full scale car has been revealed at Gran Turismo World Finals, there’s still refinements to be made before the Lambo V12 is seen in the game next Spring and certainly before this hybridized V12 ever burns rubber on a real track.