Lamborghini Unveils 808 Horsepower Hybrid

That is one interesting angular mess of a car.

I do like the look of the interior though.

I like the exterior color and the interior color....styling is just another sharply angled violent cartoon car...

Only 808 hp, not much of a hyper car.   They should come back when they get 1,000 hp.

808 HP? Clearly benchmarking Dodge.

And BTW- who times a car going from 43 MPH to 75 MPH - is this a brand new metric I've not heard of?

42 minutes ago, balthazar said:

And BTW- who times a car going from 43 MPH to 75 MPH - is this a brand new metric I've not heard of?

Not familiar with it, but it makes sense as a real world freeway on-ramp acceleration or passing measurement ....more useful than 0-60.

2 hours ago, balthazar said:

808 HP? Clearly benchmarking Dodge.

And BTW- who times a car going from 43 MPH to 75 MPH - is this a brand new metric I've not heard of?

I have been reading that many auto sites are now looking at Benchmark Sprints with distance covered as a more reliable test since even a V6 Camry can haul ass off the line now. I honestly agree it is time to retire the 0 to 60 quote of performance.

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/05/zero-to-irrelevant-in-sixty-years-its-time-to-change-the-performance-benchmark/

To Quote:

It’s time to replace the 0-60 test with something that is actually relevant to modern American motoring. The quarter-mile, as wonderful as it is, really does exceed what’s safe and sane. I suggest eighty miles per hour as a good compromise. With the possible exception of I-94 in Chicago and 495 in northern Virginia, if you can accelerate to eighty miles per hour you’re going to be good to merge.

I would also suggest that, in lieu to time, we substitute distance. How much room does a car need to get to eighty? That’s the most relevant power statistic we can provide the American motorist.

I will say I love all the new Vehicle Benchmarking that is being created.

https://www.avl.com/vehicle-benchmarking

• I doubt anyone is achieving 75 MPH in the on-ramp.
• Everyone can gauge speed because every vehicle on the road has a speedometer. But ask someone driving at any given static or advancing speed how many feet they've covered??

No; 0-60 is going to remain the standard. Every vehicle can execute a 0-60 run, so it's a universal comparison. "0-80 in 312 feet" is intangible.

Of course; braking in feet makes sense. 

Edited September 4, 20196 yr by balthazar

1 minute ago, balthazar said:

• I doubt anyone is achieving 75 MPH in the on-ramp. 

Merge speed on some freeways...

4 minutes ago, balthazar said:

• I doubt anyone is achieving 75 MPH in the on-ramp.

Heck, most V6es can to that.  But I understand your viewpoint is from the shorty onramps that NJ has. 

5 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Heck, most V6es can to that.  But I understand your viewpoint is from the shorty onramps that NJ has. 

Or their crazy Jug Handles. ?

17 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Heck, most V6es can to that.  But I understand your viewpoint is from the shorty onramps that NJ has. 

Yeah, I frequently get my Jeep to 75-80 or more at the merge point when entering traffic on Ohio freeways..was harder to do in Phoenix w/ the metered ramps--there 0-60 is more important. (or some freeway entrances in CA--0-30 with the gridlock and super short ramps).

Edited September 4, 20196 yr by Robert Hall