Lamborghini, towards the complete abolition of manual transmission

Although it seems that there are many car enthusiasts that "It can not be said that it is a real car unless it is a manual transmission", Italian super car maker Lamborghini reports that it is planning to abolish the manual transmission in the future It was done.

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This news is due to the discourse of Maurizio Reggiani, who is responsible for the research and development department of Lamborghini. Today, Lamborghini is a small producer and we are exempt from CO2 reduction obligation in Europe. But,United States Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) has not yet decided whether to consider Lamborghini as a single company or as part of the Volkswagen Group, and in the latter case it will have to meet quite stringent standards.

Already the new modelGallardo LP 560-4At 18% compared with conventional models, lightweight custom model ofLP 570 - 4 Super RegularWe achieved 20.5% reduction in CO2 emissions. Lamborghini said it would reduce the amount to 35% by 2015 and acknowledged the possibility of abolishing manual transmission in the process. For addition of supercharger such as turbo, "to make engine reaction worse", weight reduction by abolition of four wheel drive is "TractionIt will deteriorate. " We are striving to advance development in the direction sticking to the sense of running to the last.

EPA announced "2010 fuel economy guide"Lamborghini recorded worst 1 for four consecutive years, To improve environmental performance, Lamborghini alreadyDirect fuel injectionSystems andVariable cylinder device, Ethanol fuel compliance, hybridization, idling stop function, and other new technologies.

Unfortunately for enthusiasts, in super cars with horsepower that exceeds the standard cars, manual transmissions can not be said to be advantageous from the viewpoint of energy efficiency and shift change speed in terms of energy efficiency. Also, among the sales volume of Lamborghini, only 5% of the manual transmission is loaded in the shipping state, which is also disadvantageous in terms of production efficiency.

However, manual operation is one of the important elements that make up "superior car navigation" "atmosphere". Ferrari is also proceeding to abolish the manual transmission in principle, and it is sightseeing how these brands will differentiate in the future.