Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 (Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este)
In Greek mythology, Asterion is a second name for the Minotaur, a hybrid creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull. The name chosen was especially successful.
The Asterion defines a solution to significantly reducing CO2 emissions through innovative technologies. It features a high performance hybrid system with a V10 5.2 litre longitudinally-placed, naturally aspirated mid-engine which, in combination with three electro motors, provides a maximum power output of 669 kW (910 hp). Asterion accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 3.0 seconds, with a top speed of 320 km/h.
The Asterion LPI 910-4 guarantees unique Lamborghini driving feel with a smooth and reactive driveability and superior power. The vehicle doesn't allow only an exceptionally low CO2 emission of only 98g/km, but more importantly for city driving, the Asterion has a pure electric range of 50 km.
Conceived and developed entirely in-house by Lamborghini, the Asterion LPI 910-4 takes the design and cutting-edge engineering expertise found in the current Lamborghini product range, adding innovative hybrid technology, and thus creating a Lamborghini that is clearly different – with a new, unexpected and sensual design, in line with the technical characteristics of the car – but yet still unmistakably a Lamborghini.
In the aesthetic section, there was no doubt that it was a Lamborghini prototype, although the designer Filippo Perini, creator of the Aventador, the Urus and the Veneno, resorted to a 'neo-retro' style, quite original and attractive, under my opinion Unfortunately, this project did not spawn a production model. Also in 2014 the Urus concept car was presented and it is unnecessary to explain which vehicle focused all the efforts on the part of the Bolognese company...