Coches que no nacieron

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Jokejoe

From Lamborghini Museum:

Diablo restyling
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PdQ5Jbrs3Qg/S6bK6gJpkMI/AAAAAAAALFI/cwfnbi4_wZw/s1600/Ghandini.jpg

Canto
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PdQ5Jbrs3Qg/S6bKYJYGN5I/AAAAAAAALD4/H_DDUWwefQ4/s1600/Zagato.jpg

Jokejoe

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Por cierto el Canto que sería, el sustituto del Diablo?
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Hmmm antes el percursor del Gallardo, diria. Estaria abajo del Diablo en la gama de Lamborghini.

Si, tienes razón, lo confundi con el Cala: [url url=http://wikicars.org/en/Lamborghini_Cala]http://wikicars.org/en/Lamborghini_Cala[/url]
Perdon por eso. 🙂

Rover Oden:

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En la primera foto el de la derecha y en la segunda el de delante, el Land Rover parece alguna propuesta de lo que acabaria siendo el Freelander

Mula del coche:
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  El Lamborghini Canto fue el candidato a reemplazo del Diablo, se dice que cuando Audi compro la marca, la misma ya trabajaba en dicho modelo (me costa por las fotos espias que recuerdo), pero cuando le fue presentado a Ferninand Piech dicho modelo de inmediato lo desecho toda vez que lo considero muy exagerado e inapropiado para la marca, lo que al final nos dio como resultado el Murcielago…

Me parecen muy buena decisión ambas, por que si hubieran sacado el Canto como sustituto del Diablo y el Cala en vez del Gallardo, ahora mismo estaría Lambo en una cuneta tirada.

no sé si había comentado nunca en este hilo, pero me encanta y es uno de mis favoritos del foro.

  Por si les interesa saber más del Canto…

Lamborghini Canto

The Lamborghini Canto was a prototype built by the italian automaker Lamborghini and designed by the automotive styling firm Carrozzeria Zagato as an exercise to study potential designs for the Diablo’s replacement. Various versions of the Canto were shown to the then-president of Lamborghini but unfortunately, the project was canned and was not deemed suitable to wear the Lamborghini badge.

History & Development

First spotted in high-speed tests on the Nardo circuit in Italy, Lamborghini apparently had a problem with cooling down the big 6 Litre V-12 engine, the rear air intakes were terrifyingly big at the rear, however the speed was phenomenal. A rumoured top speed of about 350 Km/h was mentioned.

First tests were done with a 510 Bhp engine ‘borrowed’ from the Diablo SV, but later the engine was replaced by a 6.0 Litre evolution of the Diablo SV-R block with about 600 horsepower to drive all four wheels. Developing an engine pumping out over 600 horsepower wasn’t too difficult since the V-12 mounted in the Diablo SE30 Jota special did have 595 Bhp.

Several drawings where made before the original Canto design, which would lead to a running prototype, was ready, one of these was a rather special looking one, dating from around 1997 it shows some Ferrari Testarossa influence in the side air intakes. Fortunately this design was rather quickly dropped for a more exotic looking one. The next, a purple finished example was already close to becoming the Canto, the big rear air intakes were present, although covered by vertical slats on the first drawing, they would later be removed and big round intakes would come in their place just before a running prototype was built based loosely on this drawing.

Since the Audi takeover of Lamborghini in June 1998, the tests moved a little faster, the Diablo successor, it was hoped would be ready for the 1999 production year at a suggested price of $250,000, production limited to only 400 units, all with rear wheel drive.

The orignal design for the Canto was done by Norihoko Harada of SZ designs, a novelty for Lamborghini, but after intial tests the rear end of the car had to be redesigned, the ugly oversized air intakes were to be replaced by smaller ones, probably incorporating some thermostatically controlled system to ram air into the engine compartment. The ‘Naca’ ducts on the side of some of the prototypes, were fakes and were expected to be removed on the production model.

However during October 1998, VW/Audi Chairman Ferdinand Piech judged the L147 project to lack the typical Italian look and the agressive threath the Diablo has, and he shelved the project and several design companies were contacted to propose new designs for the Diablo successor.
Redesigned & Revived in 1999

Audi Chairman Ferdinand Piëch decided the 1998 Canto prototype was not what was expected of a Lamborghini, like the Diablo and the legendary Countach and Miura, so he halted the project. He was unhappy with the large, ugly rear air intakes and felt that the engine was not up to what should be expected of a pure supercar.

But during February 1999, the Lamborghini Design facility came up with a slightly modified Canto proposal. The front was facelifted, the headlight units remained almost identical, but the fog lights utilized more up to date poly-ellipsoïde technology. The turn indicators and driving lights were repositioned on top of the front wings instead of at the front of them as on the first Canto prototypes. However the biggest changes were the rear, the top mounted air intakes, now smaller and much better integrated into the sweeping lines of the Canto.

The complete engine was rethought, it remained the massive V12, with a 6.0 Litre displacement, but the engine management and the complete electronics were changed, and the first tests showed a power increase up to 640 hp. According to the official press release, which Automobili Lamborghini SpA published end of January 1999, the production unit would be detuned to 610 hp. This way the factory would be able to maintain the same maintenance schedule as they used for the 530 hp Diablo’s. In the same press release, Automobili Lamborghini SpA, stated this redesigned Canto prototype would be presented to the public at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show and the Diablo would remain in production for a further two years. These two years would be needed to get the Canto fully developed for production.

Several interior designs were created, but at this time nothing about the final looks had been revealed. However the 1999 Geneva Auto Show didn’t have anything resembling the Canto on display, Automobili Lamborghini didn’t get the green light from Ferdinand Piëch to show the nearly finished redesigned Canto from Zagato, and the project was finally canned.

It is rumoured a total of five Cantos were built, although some sources believe the same chassis was used for several of these prototype’s, so it is probable that only three new chassis were built for the various Canto’s. One of these prototypes, a black fully working example is believed to have been shipped to Japan and is now in the hands of a private collector.

Work then turned to a completely new project, with the Diablo eventually being replaced in late 2001 by the Murcielago.

http://wikicars.org/en/Lamborghini_Canto

Lamborghini Canto, redesigned for 1999.

Well, Mr Ferdinand Piëch decided the 1998 Canto prototype was not up to the Lamborghini standards like the Diablo and the legendary Countach and Miura, so he halted the project. But in February 1999, the Lamborghini Design facility came up with a slightly modified Canto proposal. The complete rear part of the Lamborghini was redesigned, and looked a lot more integrated into the overall design of the Canto. Also the front was changed, the headlight units remained almost identical, but the fog lights became more up to date using poly-ellipsoïde technology. The turn indicators and driving lights are now on top of the front fenders instead of at the front of them like on the first Canto prototypes. But the biggest change were the rear, top mounted air intakes, now a little smaller but much better integrated into the sweeping lines of the Canto.
Another problem Mr Piëch noted was reworked too, the complete engine was retought, it remained the massive V-12, with a 6.0 Litre displacement, but the engine management
The Canto’s 6-Liter engine
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and the complete electronics were changed, now the first tests showed a power increase up to 640 Bhp. But according to the official press release, which Automobili Lamborghini SpA published end of January 1999, the production unit will be detuned to 610 Bhp, this way the factory can maintain the same maintenance schedule as they used for the 530 Bhp Diablo’s.
In the same press release, Automobili Lamborghini SpA, stated this redesigned Canto prototype would be presented to the public on the 1999 Geneva Motor Show and the Diablo would remain in production for about two years. These two years would be needed to get the Canto fully developed for public use.

The Canto’s central console For the Canto several interior designs were created, but at this time nothing about the final looks has been revealed, but a preliminary drawing was however found. But as we all noticed the 1999 Geneva Auto Show didn’t have anything resembling the Canto on display, Automobili Lamborghini didn’t get the green light from Ferdinand Piëch to show the nearly finished redesigned Canto from Zagato, the latest news is that Bertone was again contacted to design the Diablo successor, and the Zagato design will not be used after all.

Below you’ll find my personal impression of how the Canto Roadster could look, it is however not an official image, just an edited version of the closed Canto, which actually is an official Lamborghini rendering.

http://www.lambocars.com/archive/others/canto.htm

Este concept de Renault, el Z11 Berlinette, lo acabo de ver en Planete Renault. Deberia haber sido presentado en el año 2000
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http://www.planeterenault.com/forum/alpine-renault-n-envisage-plus-la-renaissance-de-la-marque-mais-t10758-900.html

Según parece, este concept iba a estar (de hecho lo está, por codigo interno jejeje) entre medias del Koleos Z10 y Talisman Z12. Con este Z11, Le Quement pretendia revivir Alpine, pero Renault no quiso
http://www.autosblog.fr/post/4006/renault-z11-berlinette-ce-projet-de-future-alpine-qui-na-jamais-vu-le-jour

con una línea de cintura bastante más alta podría haber quedado muy bien.

es curioso como las entradas de aire laterales son similares a las del audi r8.

¿Revivir Alpine con esto? Menos mal que no prosperó.

Yo lo veo interesante, un poco como un Renault 4CV.