Microsoft Reveals Lamborghini Centenario As Next Forza Cover Car

At the Geneva International Motor Show, partners Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios and Lamborghini announced that the Lamborghini Centenario Supercar will become the cover star of the next chapter in the critically acclaimed Forza racing series.

At this time, it is not yet clear if the Lamborghini Centenario will become the mascotte of the new Forza Motorsport iteration or the cover model of the upcoming Forza Horizon 3 title. Microsoft stated to reveal more news at the upcoming Xbox E3 media briefing on Monday 13 June. This year’s E3 (Trade show for computer, video, and mobile games) will be held on June 14-16, 2016, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The Lamborghini Centenario is a super sports car using the V12 architecture. The Centenario’s naturally aspirated engine produces 770 hp and powers the car from 0-100 km/h in 2.8 seconds, and from 0-300 km/h in 23.5 seconds with a top speed of more than 350 km/h.

 

We’re excited to continue our long history of working with Lamborghini and to be part of their 100-year anniversary by celebrating the Centenario as the featured cover car of the next Forza game,” said Phil Spencer, head of Xbox. “It’s an honor to announce our partnership at one of the world’s biggest automotive shows, and we look forward to unveiling the game at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo.”

 

“Working with Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios allows us to broadly share the limited-production Centenario with an unprecedented global audience and let them experience the emotion of driving the most powerful Lamborghini ever produced,” said Maurizio Reggiani, board member for research and development of Automobili Lamborghini.

 

“Very few automotive designs are as evocative, iconic or recognizable as a Lamborghini. Whether in Forzavista™, on the open road or on a world-famous race-track, our team painstakingly recreates each model with the greatest attention to detail. These cars are truly brought to life using ForzaTech™, Turn 10 Studios’ proprietary, state-of-the-art graphics and physics simulation engine,” said Dan Greenawalt, creative director of Turn 10 Studios. “One of our ongoing missions at Turn 10 Studios is to foster the merging of automotive culture with gaming culture. Between past tournaments with MLG and Gfinity, Forza has a long history with eSports – one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Our upcoming Lamborghini Super Trofeo series gives us the platform to broadly engage both automotive and gaming communities in a new type of motorsport.”

 

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Starting today, Turn 10 Studios and Lamborghini will be giving “Forza Motorsport 6” players of all skill levels the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series experience. In the first season, players will compete in time trial-based “Rivals” events, as well as ranked multiplayer “Leagues” using the 2014 Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo. Based on how they place in their division or leaderboard rank in “Rivals,” players will be gifted the exclusive 2015 Huracán Super Trofeo and be invited to participate in the second season of competition, with additional prizes awarded throughout.

For more information on the competition, including participation guidelines, please visit forzamotorsport.net.