Car of the Week!

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento (Sixth Element in English) is Amazing in every way. Period.

Right off the bat I'm going to tell you that this car is my Favorite Car In The WORLD! (It was actually the inspiration for the way this blog looks.) It looks great, no, Awesome! Its design was inspired by the elements of the earth... Mostly carbon. It is actually made from not much other than Carbon Fiber*:

- The Body
- The Chassis
- The Dashboard
- And most of the structure inside and out.

One of the most interesting things about this car is that it has gone to great lengths to be as light as possible. The outside, as you know, is made of mostly *Carbon Fiber. This revolutionary metal was made as a combination of Carbon and Plastic. This does not sound very impressive, but it is Strong and Very Lightweight. Also, the windows are just plastic to cut down on the weight of glass. Instead of paint to give some parts that red color, Lamborghini put flakes of crystal in the Carbon to reflect red color. On the Inside, the dashboard is basically taken out and so is the radio, center console, interior lights, and seats are taken out just to eliminate that weight. The seats are cushions stuck directly onto the Chassis. But all that weight loss has its perks!

Here are some numbers:

- 0-60mph in only 2.3 seconds!
- Top Speed of over 205mph!
- Curb weight of only 999kg (2,202lbs)
- 5.2liter V10 engine borrowed from a Lamborghini Gallardo
- 4-wheel drive

But, as much as I hate to admit it... This car has many problems. A whopping price, a fragile body, a usage issue, and an overly simple aura of it.

- Was a car for a Lamborghini milestone celebration car and only 20 were made. All are gone.
- Reported auction prices of $2.9Million.
- If crashed, It will shatter... Literally SHATTER.
- It is not Street Legal.
- And it is so simple (because of weight), that it lacks many things that cars should have.

Good car. Bad downsides.

I'll take it! :D

If you want to see more of this car, click 'this video link' to watch a video clip from the car show TopGear! TopGear presenter Richard Hammond takes this car for some high-speed laps around Imola Racetrack and teaches you more about the Sesto Elemento.

Thank you for your time and be sure to comment if you like or suggest for the future.

Noah A.M.