As such, the Lambo V12 weighs just 819kg. Where there isn’t bodywork, there isn’t weight and what bodywork there is, is bullying the air around it. There are advantages to the madness, not least in terms of aerodynamics, downforce and weight saving. The Lambo V12 is how you take extreme to the extreme. To be fair, if Vision GT takes a brand to its ultimate extreme, Lamborghini were fairly extreme to begin with. This thing makes the Caparo T1 look like a Nissan Micra, with its sharp edges, aggressive angles, sprouting wings and fighter jet cockpit.

The single-seater Lamborghini Vision GT ‘Lambo V12’ and the big Jag above couldn’t be more opposite. Lamborghini Vision Gran Turismo ‘Lambo V12’įinally, from a Vision Gran Turismo that exaggerates sexiness and smooth lines, to this. The Chiron Pur Sport is probably more extensively developed for hardcore track work, mind… Notable, then for being a fully-realised fully-functioning Vision Gran Turismo. Yes, the full-size Vision Gran Turismo was also fully-kitted with the aforementioned W16. A middle-eastern enthusiast managed to convince Bugatti to sell it, albeit with the proviso that it not be used on the road. The Vision Gran Turismo was also not immune to the demands and difficult-to-refuse offers of Bugatti’s clientele. Actually, even ten years on from the Veyron’s debut, that still sounded like videogame fantasy. That’s to say, powered by an 8.0-litre W16 with four turbos. Underneath, there are no electric motors, no futuristic specs – it was Bugatti as we knew and loved it. Granted, the Chiron that followed in 2016 is hardly ‘production’ but still, the VGT really can fairly be described as a Chiron in race-ready motorsport drag.

Probably the most blatant preview for a coming production car in a Vision Gran Turismo car, came with the 2015 Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo.

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