Lamborghini Egoista

Built as a one-off concept car alongside the Lamborghini Veneno limited-production hypercar to celebrate Lamborghini's 50th anniversary, the Lamborghini Egoista concept car, based on the Lamborghini Gallardo, is what a fighter jet on four wheels would look like if unleashed on the streets. The car made its official video game debut in Asphalt 8: Airborne.

Overview
Based on the Lamborghini Gallardo, the Lamborghini Egoista is a one-off concept car that borrows elements from fighter jets and aircraft. Unique to this car is its one-seat fighter jet-like cockpit, alongside a completely removable canopy door. To enter and exit the vehicle, the steering wheel must be removed.

The Lamborghini Egoista's unique exterior is meant to resemble a bull ready to charge if looked at from the side. The lighting takes cues from modern airplanes, complete with sidemarkers and indicators on the sides, front, rear, and top of the car. The bodywork features active aerodynamic panels that raise and lower accordingly for optimal downforce and stability. The body and wheels are made of antiradar materials to even more identify with fighter jets.

The fully-functioning model, again based on the Gallardo, features the Gallardo's signature 5.2 L (5,204 cc) naturally aspirated V10 engine tuned to churn out 600 HP (608 PS; 447 kW) and 413 lb-ft (600 Nm) of torque. While no official specifications other than the engine have been given, the Egoista is said to have a 0-60 mph time of 2.4 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h).

Asphalt 8: Airborne
The Lamborghini Egoista was added to the game as part of update v2.2.0. It is the second R&D car in the game and the first of two in the update, with the second being the Peugeot SR1.

The Lamborghini Egoista identifies as a mid-high end Class S car, starting with 1442 rank points (same as the Savage Rivale GTR), maxing out at 1642 rank points, and having 1766 rank points when maxed out and with all Pro upgrades applied. The car's Tuning Kit bonus is +43 rank points, allowing for a maximum of 1809 rank points.

Clearly meant to replace the aging Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 as the fastest Lamborghini in the game, the Lamborghini Egoista boasts various improvements over almost all aspects. The Egoista's launch and acceleration are among the best in the game, defeating even cars like the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, Savage Rivale GTR, Bentley EXP10 Speed 6, and Shelby Cobra 427 in terms of acceleration. While not the best handling Lamborghini in the game, it still certainly handles and drifts better than the Aventador. The Egoista has the same nitro efficiency and starting real nitro stat as the Savage Rivale GTR: 8/13/18 and starting as 22.2 mph (35.7 km/h). While not very efficient, it actually isn't overly inefficient either when compared to the Aventador, which is rated in terms of nitro efficiency as a 9/14/19. The Lamborghini Egoista, overall, is a car intended to perform really well on tracks with straights that aren't overly long and corners that aren't overly complex or sharp.

The same cannot be said for long tracks, though – despite its extraordinary total speed of 297.3 mph (478.7 km/h), the Egoista's moderate top speed and nitro efficiency cause it to struggle on long straights, eventually being overtaken by the likes of the McLaren 675LT/9FF GT9 VMAX, Koenigsegg One:1, and McLaren F1 XP-5. Also, its drift handling isn't better than the One:1, causing it to log slower lap times on technical tracks than the Ferrari 330 P4 and Mosler GT3. One more thing to watch out for is that the Egoista does have a tendency to randomly skid and/or wreck for no reason at all, although not as likely as the Mercedes-Benz Biome and McLaren 675LT. Finally, the Egoista has a display speed multiplier of 95.90%, which isn't too large compared to the Lamborghini Estoque's 91.60%.

All in all, the Lamborghini Egoista succeeds the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 as the fastest and highest-performing Lamborghini vehicle in the game. It can be thought of as the Savage Rivale GTR of Class S due to their many similarities in performance and the fact that they both have the same engine sound.

In multiplayer, the Lamborghini Egoista is a great choice due to its extreme launch and acceleration, albeit inferior to the TRION NEMESIS.

The Lamborghini Egoista can either be obtained via its R&D event or purchased for an extreme. Maxing out the Egoista costs, similar to the Savage Rivale GTR's.

For information about when it is available, see below section.

Availability Information
Following its debut in the December 2015 R&D event, the Lamborghini Egoista was made available on a limited time offer from March 11 to 13, 2016, in the Garage at the above-mentioned tokens price.

The R&D event for the Egoista was revived from May 11, 2016, and lasted for 15 days. The only differences, though, are that the Lamborghini Miura and Lamborghini Estoque now appear as AI racers in the tests, causing the difficulty to vary.

'''Due to some technical problems that arose on May 21, Lab 004 was unavailable on multiple platforms and devices, including but NOT limited to Windows, iOS, and Android. Players reported the disappearance of the Egoista's R&D banner from their Menu screens, as well as being unable to play Multiplayer races, buy Pro Kits and Tokens Cars/Decals, or anything that required connecting to the game's servers.

It was partially restored the following day on May 22 after services went down for about half a day, however this resulted in players having a lot less time to complete the final stage of this R&D event. Some players still reported connection and Sync issues with the event until May 23, when services were fully restored.'''

Following the conclusion of the 2nd R&D event, it is presumed that any upgrades recently added may stay on the car, should it become available again at a later time.

The Lamborghini Egoista was made available for purchase again between June 10, 2016 and June 13, 2016.

It is currently unknown when the car will be made available again either via R&D or for purchase. What's certain, though, is that if and when the Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4 gets added to the game, it will become an AI racer in the Egoista's R&D tests, changing the difficulty a bit.

Research & Development
The Lamborghini Egoista is the second car of Asphalt 8: Airborne to be introduced in a Research & Development event. The event lasts 15 days and has 4 Labs with a total of 65 Tests. For details about the tests, see the Research & Development/Lamborghini Egoista page.