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Video of Lamborghini Centenario at Nardo Track Should Have Been Longer

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A few days ago, Lamborghini released a short video of the exciting new Centenario hypercar enjoying its dynamic track debut at the Nardo test track in Italy. While we did enjoy the footage, a minute is not enough when you're talking about exposed carbon fiber.
Fortunately, Lamborghini made some backup data that it gave to people at the Nardo track event, and we decided to share some of it.

The weird thing about the video is that it constantly reminds us of Forza Horizon 3. It's not our fault, as the Centenario was a big part of the trailer for that game a few months ago.

When it was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, they called it 'ugly.' But it's no big deal, is it? In person, the carbon fiber finish of the whole thing will take your breath away, so all the keyboard jockeys can just stick a cork in it.

Another piece of constructive criticism people had with this $2.5 million machine was that Lamborghini didn't give it LaFerrari levels of power. Somehow, not having close to a thousand horsepower is a bad thing for those who like to measure their cars in animals.

But as you can see, she is a Lamborghini through and through, probably the best V12 track car they've built. While the 0 to 100 km/h of 2.8 seconds seems normal, the fact that it can go back to 0 in 30 meters is incredible. You can't do that with horsepower.

In total, the Italians are going to build 40 cars, which is a heck of a lot more than they did with the Veneno. It's not a question of this being a better or more affordable car, just that demand for exotics is through the roof these days.

Mind you, it has to be exotics of the right (famous) kind, as Koenigsegg has barely made a little over a hundred cars. And let's not forget they made cars entirely from carbon way before Lamborghini.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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