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by Christian @ 5:27 AM Linking Blogs
The Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera, as its name implies, is a superlight version of the Gallardo LP560-4, with lots of carbon-fiber bits inside and out and a tad more power.
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by Christian @ 5:19 AM Linking Blogs
The Superleggera borrows the Gallardo's 5.2-liter V10 and adds direct injection, nudging output from 552 to 562 horsepower. The last numeral in the 570-4 designation marks the vehicle's permanent all-wheel drive, which incorporates a central viscous coupling and a rear limited-slip differential.
The engine, which makes 398 pound-feet of torque, drives the wheels through Lamborghini's e-gear six-speed automated manual gearbox with paddle shifters.
Lambo quotes a top speed of 202 mph for the Gallardo Superleggera and says it will rocket from rest to 60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds, thanks to its lighter weight.
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by Christian @ 5:17 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 4:44 AM Linking Blogs
If there is one dream job (other than the one we have) we had to pick, it would be that of Valentino Balboni, a man who started his journey as a mechanic at Lamborghini. Shortly after his career started with the Italian supercar maker, Balboni was asked by the founder of Lamborghini to test-drive new models. Ever since, Balboni has reportedly driven 80 percent of all Lamborghini’s ever build.
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by Christian @ 5:20 AM Linking Blogs
The 4,000th Murcielago built is not just any Murci, either--it's an LP 670-4 SuperVeloce, the lightweight, high-powered version of the range-topping supercar, capable of 3.2-second 0-60 runs and good for 670 horsepower from its screaming 6.5-liter V-12 mid-mounted monster. Only 350 of the SV-series Murcielagos are to be built.
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by Christian @ 5:29 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:36 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 7:45 AM Linking Blogs
It’s by no means the most expensive or fastest Uberschall supercar we drove during our most recent Full Throttle supercar tour in Europe, but the instant you start carving up the switchbacks in Italy’s Val D’Aosta, Lamborghini’s Gallardo LP560-4 becomes your favourite.
Is the LP560-4 a better car than the LP540, which it replaces? No question about that, as soon as you fire up the 5.2-litre V10 with 412kW and tap the throttle, you already believe the words of Lamborghini boss Stephan Winklemann, when he said, “It will outclass its predecessor in every aspect…”
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by Christian @ 5:39 AM Linking Blogs
The crown jewel of our private collection: The Tractorri. The short version? This is a body-in-white ’07 Mustang shell with the mechanicals from a Lamborghini Gallardo underneath. From the ABS to the AWD to the E-gear transmission everything works. The long version adds two more Mustangs for parts, thousands of hours of labor and enough one-off parts to make most show cars blush.
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by Christian @ 5:32 AM Linking Blogs
The future of Lamborghini was unveiled at the 1971 Geneva Auto Show with the first public display of the new Countach. The car’s dramatic styling with its trademark scissor doors and low, angular, wedge-shaped body left all onlookers speechless. These first LP400 Countachs however stunning in their design provided virtually no rearward visibility; a periscope-type rear-view mirror was added, lending the name “Periscopo” to the initial Countach series. Just 150 examples of the LP400 were built before the introduction of the LP400S in 1978, making these early examples, with their remarkably clean styling and purity of purpose, highly coveted and sought-after by astute collectors and marque enthusiasts today.
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by Christian @ 5:28 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:35 AM Linking Blogs
All 50 Murcielago LP650-4 Roadsters were finished in a gray shade accented by orange styling touches, something that the owner didn't like. The supercar was stripped down to the metal and the complete interior was removed in order to apply a matte black paint job with gloss black highlights.
The roadster was also fitted with a set of custom made, 19-inch GFG three-piece forged alloy wheels with a glossy black outer lip, matte black center and orange highlights. The rims are shod in Pirelli P-Zero 245/30/19 front and 355/25/19 rear tires.
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by Christian @ 5:22 AM Linking Blogs
It’ll be roughly the same size as today’s Murcielago and keep the flamboyant wardrobe intact. Although all-new, familiar motifs such as scissor doors are a must.
Sant’Agata’s new range-topper will be made largely from carbonfibre this time, bringing a handy drop in kerbweight. The Murcielago has always been remarkably nimble for such a big car, but a composite diet and carbon tub can only help improve the supercar’s poise.
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by Christian @ 5:44 AM Linking Blogs
Simple, as company CEO Stephan Winkelmann correctly observes, "It has come to the point where acceleration equals consumption. More consumption means increased CO2 emissions." Apparently, the answer to the power conundrum will be less weight. "We will use composite materials in the right place, when it also has the right cost, stiffness and mechanical characteristics," explains R&D chief Maurizio Reggiani.
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by Christian @ 5:48 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:30 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:37 AM Linking Blogs
Rumored to revive the "Jota" nameplate, this new car appears to be similar in size to the Murciélago. We're told to expect a new direct-inject V12 engine producing around 700 horsepower and a lighter overall weight thanks to extensive use of carbon fiber and aluminum. All-wheel-drive is a given, though this time around Lamborghini may use a new system developed in conjunction with Haldex.
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by Christian @ 8:30 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 8:19 AM Linking Blogs
Automobili Lamborghini appears poised to release one last extreme edition of its entry-level model at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show in early March. Although unofficial renderings of the car have been leaked on various Web sites, it's still not clear whether the upcoming Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 will be christened a Super Veloce or a Superleggera.
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by Christian @ 10:40 AM Linking Blogs
According to the Lamborghini lovers at the Teamspeed Forums, there's a new, even higher-performance version of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 on the way to the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. No surprise, really, as the Gallardo's successor isn't expected until 2012 or so, and Lambo is always working on improving the breed.
We're told to expect a 10-horsepower bump up to 570 ponies, which will then be distributed to all four wheels (making this the LP570-4, naturally). A stripped-down interior (a la the Gallardo Superlegerra), an updated aero package including a new front spoiler and a large carbon fiber rear wing, a reworked front suspension arrangement, and carbon ceramic brakes may also be in the works.
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by Christian @ 5:07 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 4:41 AM Linking Blogs
The following video is actually a pretty good demonstration of the difference between RWD and AWD vehicles. You'll see the Mr. Balboni flinging the LP550-2 around a corner, the rear sliding out a touch before he applies just a dab of oppo' to get the V10-powered, rear-wheel drive mini-monster back in line. This is followed by an AWD LP560-4 which simply can't break traction and sort of gracelessly shunts and shutters its way around the corner.
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by Christian @ 5:29 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:33 AM Linking Blogs
Complete with a colorful caravan of Lamborghinis that snaked through the Malibu hills and an in-store runway show, the event drew crowds of car lovers who checked out the store’s fashion apparel, casual logo clothing and accessories. (Lamborghini umbrella, anyone?)
Lamborghini Chief Executive Stephan Winkelmann, who flew in from Italy to attend the opening, said the store would allow the company to move beyond its core business and reach out to admirers of the brand who couldn’t afford a supercar. If all goes well, the store could expand to more locations, he said.
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by Christian @ 5:49 AM Linking Blogs
German magazine Auto Bild has declared that the cabriolet/roadster sports car of the year for 2009 is the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560/4 Spyder. The Gallardo was part of a number of sports cars, any one of which we would like to have, that was voted on by Auto Bild readers.
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by Christian @ 5:55 AM Linking Blogs
Created for a client named Jonah, the twin-turbo Gallardo (dubbed the TTG) produces a stunning 1500 WHP (at 30 psi) on VP C16 racing fuel. If that isn't impressive enough, the TTG is probably producing 1875 HP at the crank - when you consider drivetrain loss of around 25 percent.
Backed up by a six-speed transmission, Jonah was able to post a sub-ten second time through the quarter mile at a speed exceeding 160 mph.
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by Christian @ 5:42 AM Linking Blogs
Few cars are more menacing to look at than the current crop of angular, angry-eyed, impossibly low Lamborghinis. The fact that they're all incredibly powerful and blisteringly fast only enhances their malevolent mien. But to keep them from throwing too many riders, these raging bulls have been reined in by the reassuring traction of all-wheel drive for the past 10 years, which helps keep all four hooves charging in the driver's desired direction. Well, the bright orange beast on these pages puts an end to all that. It's a rear-heavy rear-driver with a stability-control-off switch. It seems amazing that some legal disclaimer doesn't have to be agreed to with a fingerprint detector before keying the ignition.
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by Christian @ 5:16 AM Linking Blogs
The Norisring, located in the city of Nurenberg, is one of the most dangerous racetracks since it features absolutely no safety zones, 4 different kinds of surface and a stunning top speed of up to 270 km/h on the start/finish straight.
Team Lamborghini München´s driver Jens Klingmann won all three races in a row although he has never driven the car before. Achim Winter and Maximilian Goetz finished third in Race 3.
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by Christian @ 5:13 AM Linking Blogs
Tag Heuer has upped the ante with its newest, the Meridiist Automobili Lamborghini. In addition to that world famous 1.9-inch sapphire crystal display, 2 megapixel camera, media player, Bluetooth, and roughly seven hours of talk time, this guy throws the Lamborghini logo into the mix. Available in a limited edition of 1963 (the date that its namesake was first sold), look for it sometime this month at selected TAG Heuer and Lamborghini retailers.
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by Christian @ 7:33 AM Linking Blogs
The car is based on Lamborghini's height-adjustable sports chassis and gets some ravishingly expensive central locking wheels, a carbon fiber body kit of some extent, bespoke spoiler and carbon fiber seats along with interior carbon fiber widgets. The polished stainless steel exhaust is the only performance improvement, adding 29HP and 15 lb-ft of torque to the output of the 5.2-liter V10 for a total of 581 HP and 413 lb-ft of torque.
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by Christian @ 4:52 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 6:47 AM Linking Blogs
The October 1st episode of "Ultimate Factories" takes us to Lamborghini's factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy for the making of the Murcielago LP670-4 Super Veloce (SV) that was introduced tp the public for the first time at the Geneva Salon this past March.
The most hardcore version of the Murcielago is 100kg (220 lbs) lighter than its "regular" counterpart while power comes from a tweaked version of Lamborghini's 6.5-liter V12 engine that delivers an extra 30HP for a total output of 670HP. The result is a 0 to 62mph (100km/h) sprint time of just 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 342km/h or 212mph.
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by Christian @ 6:40 AM Linking Blogs
It was reported in March that Lamborghini had decided to put a stop to the development of the Estoque saying that “the timing and market conditions are just not right for an additional model line.”
However, a Lamborghini spokesman later clarified the report saying that the project is not dead but “no decision has been made to produce the Estoque.”
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by Christian @ 5:28 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 7:48 AM Linking Blogs
We can’t resist the temptation to ask whether it will have rear-wheel drive, though the answer is probably no. Ferrari, with the 458 Italia, is certainly keeping Lamborghini on its toes, however, and, accordingly, the project will probably speed up a little to deliver on performance.
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by Christian @ 7:18 AM Linking Blogs
The Reventon Roadster looks even more like a tangram set pumped up on growth hormones than the hardtop. And while the crazy, hard-edged angularism might not be for everyone, it's hard to do much but smile when you're standing next to it. And really, besides the price, the only possible thing to complain about is the fact that you can't get the 661 hp Reventon Roadster with a manual: it's e-gear only.
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by Christian @ 5:00 AM Linking Blogs
Sporting the same stealth fighter-inspired angular bodywork as the standard Reventón that was unveiled two years ago at the same auto show, the new topless Lambo will reportedly make use of its all-wheel drive system to help the run to 60 in just 3.4 seconds. Top speed is expected to be well over 200 miles per hour, as you'd expect from an Italian supercar with a mid-mounted 650-horsepower V12 powerplant.
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by Christian @ 5:34 AM Linking Blogs
Up front is a pronounced spoiler and fresh headlamps – but designers have reserved the biggest changes for the rear. They have moved the Murciélago’s trademark angular exhaust closer to the ground, while new strip-like LED tail-lights replace the current square units.
Power is expected to come from a 6.0-litre V12 with around 700bhp – that would propel the car from 0-60mph in just over three seconds.
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by Christian @ 5:20 AM Linking Blogs
The 571 horsepower Lamborghini Murcielago is a very, very fast car. So fast that most people - even most enthusiasts - will never drive a car that rivals it. But for a privileged few, Heffner Performance has a twin-turbo kit that will boost its power to 1,100 horsepower - at the wheels.
According to the dyno chart, it's actually hit 1,114 horsepower, to be exact. For those afraid of maths, that's about 1,300 horsepower at the crank, assuming the standard 15% drivetrain loss. Or, in comparative terms, about 227% of the standard Murcielago's power.
Yes, it's insane.
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by Christian @ 4:52 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:29 AM Linking Blogs
But the Rambo Lambo, as it was known, was sold as a four-door short-bed pickup of sorts. That didn't cut it for the famously car crazy Sultan of Brunei, who apparently had this custom LM002 wagon built to his specifications.
It can seat seven in exotic opulence, complete with leather upholstery, burlwood veneer, television screens, DVD players, electric everything...oh, and a 450 horsepower V12 borrowed from the Countach. Not too shabby, especially for a sport-ute from 1987.
This particular LM is said to be the only one of its kind, and it was reportedly owned by former BMW and Volkswagen chief Bernd Pischetsrieder after it left Brunei.
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by Christian @ 5:20 AM Linking Blogs
About ten months ago, Lamborghini engineers began, "Coming to me with strange questions. How did the Miura drive? What was the Countach like? They were very casual. They just wanted my opinion. But they wouldn't say why." Then they began asking him what he truly valued in a Lamborghini, what he really wanted to see. Rear-wheel drive, of course. But there was something more. "They wanted to give the customers a taste of the old school Lamborghini flavor." And that sort of knowledge could only be provided by the "Ambassador of Lamborghini."
Cars like the Countach and the Miura, they don't make sense today. You can't care about the planet and have a Miura.
"There is a link," he begins. "An emotional link" between the raging bulls of yore and the brand-new LP550-2. "The character and temperament of Ferruccio Lamborghini is kept on." As he's telling me this, a tiny spot in traffic opens up and for the first time he's able to punch the throttle. That noise. That wonderful, snarling noise. I wish there was someway with words alone to express to you how lovely, violent and symphonic the LP550-2 VB's 5.2-liter V10 sounds, but I'm afraid written language fails me.
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by Christian @ 5:38 AM Linking Blogs
On the one hand you have Ferrari, the legendary marque founded by a notoriously autocratic icon. The cars from Maranello have long been the exotics to love and drive, pedigreed pieces of rolling art and a testament to Enzo Ferrari's singular, glorious madness.
On the other hand you have Lamborghini, a company born of one man's dissatisfaction with his Ferrari. Unlike il Commendatore, Italian tractor magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini saw little value in racing, and he would not have gotten into the car business had his personal Ferrari not given him mechanical trouble. As legend has it, Lamborghini presented his concerns to Enzo, who told him to go soak his head, and Ferruccio stormed off, vowing to build a better car.
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by Christian @ 5:05 AM Linking Blogs
If this part of our test was purely about road presence, the Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce would be the outright best car we've ever driven. Not even a Bugatti Veyron can match the drama of the SV as it prowls along, attracting pointed fingers and dropped jaws everywhere it goes. That's what happens outside of the car: from inside it's even more dramatic.
The hip-gripping bucket seats hold the driver and passenger very snugly, though some more lower back support would be appreciated for longer stints. The unique SV stitching gives a sense of this car's other worldliness, while the view through in the rear view mirror of the slatted rear screen confirms it.
Turn the key and the 6.5-litre V12 lets you know it's the star of the show. It sounds angry, as if it's more than a little peeved at being constricted by warming up and trundling along with other traffic. Find some empty roads, however, and the aggression of the low-speed running turns into a joyful howl as the engine heads towards its peak power of 661bhp at a giddy 8,000rpm, and there's still another 500rpm left to run till it hits the limiter. There are a variety of engine tones and notes as it builds revs, and all of them assemble into one of the best engine noises you will ever experience.
Long gearing in the six-speed gearbox means the engine hangs on to gears to ridiculous speeds - third gear is all you need for almost any driving conditions in the UK. It's also more than enough to see you banned from driving for a very long time if you let the engine have its wicked way. Keep the throttle hard to the carpet and the thrust in your back is brutally strong and incessant. There's no let up in the way the LP670-4 SV accelerates.
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by Christian @ 5:49 AM Linking Blogs
Now sources suggest that the Raging Bull brand could be preparing to unveil the Reventón Roadster at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, with only ten to be built, packing the more potent 670 horsepower engine from the SuperVeloce.
By slapping on some edgy body panels and glitzy instruments, Sant'Agata managed to bump the Murcielago's price up into seven-figure territory, and they could do it again by lopping off the Reventón's roof (or slapping said panels on the Murci Roadster, depending on how you look at it).
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by Christian @ 7:09 AM Linking Blogs
Forget all that and remember the power-to-weight ratio. Where it counts, on the road, the Balboni is every bit as rapid as the 560, whatever the performance figures and oddly muted exhaust note suggests. Compared with the Murcielago’s V12, the direct-injection V10 is buttery smooth and was perfectly matched in our test car to an old fashioned six-speed manual gearbox. Don’t be intimidated by the open metal gate – the change is slick and the clutch no heavier than a family car’s.
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by Christian @ 6:05 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 8:30 AM Linking Blogs
To help it stand apart from the regular Spyder the LP560-4 Gallardo gains new daytime running lights, rear LED lamps and a subtlety reshaped rear diffuser that hints at some significant retuned aerodynamics to improve high-speed stability.
The new Spyder is also some 20kgs lighter than the standard roadster, while under the bonnet in comes a larger direct injection 5.2-litre V10 that boasts 552bhp and helps the small Lamborghini storm from standstill to 62mph in just 4.0s while topping out at 201mph.
As well as the added performance the new engine is 18% less polluting, with a similar reduction in the Gallardo's fuel consumption, but when this is on a car that costs £149,500 we doubt the expected target audience will notice. Instead, they will be far too busy experiencing one of the most intoxicating automotive experiences money can buy.
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by Christian @ 6:54 AM Linking Blogs
The first ones to take advantage of this deal will be pre-order customers of Gran Turismo for the PSP as a Bugatti and a Lamborghini cars are among the bonus content. It is expected that this deal will also include the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 for Playstation 3, judging by the a hint in the official Sony blog:
“And as you can imagine, this won’t be the last Lamborghini in a Gran Turismo game, either,” Senior Product Marketing Manger Stephanie Yoshimoto commented. With Ferrari automobiles already being available since Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, the GT series now features pretty much all major sports car makers with the exception of Porsche.
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by Christian @ 6:49 AM Linking Blogs
he news comes from a recent interview with the German-language Automobilewoche, during which Winkelmann said he could easily imagine a small electric motor joining the cacophony of 10- and 12-cylinder engines for which the brand is famous.
Rather than going totally green, however, such hybrids would be serve more as environmental mitigators - improving fuel efficiency in urban areas where emissions are worst, but getting out of the way when it's time to hit the track or back country.
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by Christian @ 6:01 AM Linking Blogs
The result of 20 years of painstaking research by the world’s leading authority on the Miura, it features a never before published factory chassis production register, as well as current interviews with former factory employees involved in the Miura production.
Joe has owned and restored no less than five Miuras, so you can bet he knows what he’s on about.
With over 450 photographs and illustrations, paint charts and every conceivable fact and figure on this iconic supercar, it seems like a must for any Lamborghini fan.
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by Christian @ 5:45 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:27 AM Linking Blogs
Based on the Gallardo LP560-4, the Reiter LP560 GT3 is a lightweight road-course rocket. The 5.2-liter V10 has been revised to GT3 specifications, while lightweight aluminum chassis components draped in carbon fiber bodywork keeps weight down to just 2,624 pounds. Downforce has been optimized, shift times have been halved and weight distribution has been balanced. But one of the most intriguing elements of the LP560's design is that it can be easily upgraded to compete in the higher level GT2 class, giving privateer teams a wider variety of titles to contest. Reiter will sell your team a turn-key GT3-spec model for 265,000 euros (about $375k), and upgrade it to GT2 spec for another 30,000 euros ($43k).
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by Christian @ 5:36 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:59 AM Linking Blogs
As an engineering student, József spent his days in the brake and engine assembly areas. He was also granted access to the room where Miuras received their scheduled maintenance.
It was not all work and no play for Mr. Erdősi. One day, an enigmatic question came his way about his cardiovascular health. Upon replying in the positive, he found out what it was all about. The young future engineer was about to receive a ride in the fastest road car of its day: a Lamborghini Miura.
“The seat was extremely low. I buckled up with a four-point racing harness. Then, as we rolled out of the factory, the test driver floored it. It was unlike anything I’d ever experienced. He switched to second gear at 90 MPH, third gear at 125 MPH, fourth at 140 MPH and went all the way to fifth gear at an astonishing 160 MPH,” he recalled in a recent conversation. “A field then approached at great speed. I was bracing myself for the inevitable ride through rows of corn when the driver flicked the wheel and took a corner at an unlikely speed. This went on for another forty minutes.”
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by Christian @ 6:19 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 7:08 AM Linking Blogs
The 5.2-liter V10 has been tweaked to put out 550 hp and coupled with a the Gallardo's reduced curb weight (3,042 pounds), the LP 550-2 can sprint to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and top out at 199 mph.
As we saw yesterday, the exterior receives a new set of Scorpious wheels (hiding a revised suspension) and a white and gold stripe running the length of the Lambo, with the theme carrying over inside in the form of a white leather center console and seats. Eight exterior shades are available, along with black, orange or yellow brake calipers, depending on the chosen hue, and in addition to the standard transparent engine cover, rear-view camera, navigation system and Bluetooth integration, buyers can option up for the e-gear transmission and carbon ceramic brakes.
This purest of Gallardos will be limited to 250 units, each bearing a serial number and Balboni's signature on the left side window, with US pricing starting at $219,800.
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by Christian @ 6:57 AM Linking Blogs
Details are sketchy, but Lamborghini's naming scheme keeps no secrets. Assuming this is all on the level, expect 550 horsepower from the V10 mounted aft of the cockpit, with that power going to the rear wheels exclusively. The lack of AWD should also result in some weight loss, a welcome addition in any sports car, much less a Lamborghini making this kind of power.
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by Christian @ 6:32 AM Linking Blogs
Lamborghini has set itself an internal goal of reducing the carbon-dioxide emissions of its vehicles by 35% by 2015. To do this it will focus on reducing the weight of its cars, increasing efficiency of its engines and upgrading them to run on biofuel, installing engine stop-start systems, and even looking at hybrid drivetrain solutions.
We’ve already seen the first results of Lamborghini’s new environmental strategy in the Gallardo LP 560-4, which produces 18% less CO2 than the standard Gallardo on which it’s based.
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by Christian @ 5:16 AM Linking Blogs
Ten cylinders at full song behind me, a quick glance at the speedometer lets me know that I'm barreling down the banked straight at 140 mph. That's about the moment I realized that the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 was still pulling.
I find myself behind the wheel of this quarter-million dollar supercar, not because I've won the lottery, but rather because I've been invited to the California Auto Club Speedway to participate in the Ultimate Lamborghini Experience. The Ultimate Lamborghini Experience--or Lambo Day, for short--is an on-track experience for Lamborghini owners organized by Al & Ed's Autosound. Since I didn't have a Lambo of my own, Lamborghini of Beverly Hills was kind enough to supply a Gallardo LP560-4.
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by Christian @ 5:35 AM Linking Blogs
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by Christian @ 5:45 AM Linking Blogs
While the Murci may stay on for another few years, word has it that Lamborghini is working on another model, apparently to run in parallel. The reports suggest that the new model, tentatively dubbed Jota (after the label previously used on special Miuras and Diablos of yore), will use the Murcielago's V12, albeit packaged in a shorter wheelbase with an even wider track and lightweight materials.
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by Christian @ 5:13 AM Linking Blogs
When it does come along, though, Auto Motor und Sport says we can expect the new flagship Lambo to ditch the Murci's outmoded steel chassis in favor of an aluminum one – likely based on the Audi R8's. Draped in aluminum and carbon fiber, the chassis will, in all likelihood, carry a revised version of the Bizzarrini-designed V12 that was the company's first engine and which has, with considerable modification, carried on in the company's supercars ever since. While the wheelbase is expected to carry over from the outgoing Murcielago, the front overhang is expected to shrink, while all-wheel-drive will continue to put the power down to the tarmac.
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by Christian @ 5:50 AM Linking Blogs
Mounted to each wheel of this test-mule is a RoaDyn torque sensor that is used to monitor the different forces and torque levels exerted on a specific wheel at different speeds. The data gathered can help engineers work out varying grip and traction levels in an effort to fine tune the vehicle’s AWD and suspension settings, and ride characteristics.
Lamborghini’s next supercar will retain the Murcielago’s mid-engine layout but it will feature a wider track as evidenced by the extended fender flares seen on the test-mule. While power levels are usually boosted with each new model generation, for Lamborghini’s latest creation engineers are more likely to be focusing on reducing weight in their quest for increased performance. Thus, the new model will reportedly feature the Audi R8’s lighter aluminum space frame instead of the Murcielago’s steel tub design.
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by Christian @ 5:46 AM Linking Blogs
What could be most incredible is its prodigious grip. Any sort of body flex is undetectable; the Gallardo Spyder may as well be carved from a solid piece of billet. The absence of roll or flex, the all-wheel drive system's incredible road-holding ability whether you're accelerating sideways or braking hard enough to fling tooth fillings at the windscreen--and let's not mention the slingshot nature of 550-odd Italian stallions stampeding behind your head--make for a fairly singular experience. At no point did I ever feel as though I even brushed up against the car's limits. But you'd expect that for 200 grand.
I've never been a huge fan of the convertible mystique, but on certain days, on certain roads and with certain cars, it all seems to click. And a big selling point for a car like the Gallardo Spyder is that you're that much closer to the demonic symphony swelling behind your shoulders. To be honest, the Gallardo's exhaust note really is, come on, just the slightest bit ridiculous. It sounds like something halfway between a free-revving race engine and the fanfare from a hell-spawned brass section. There's little doubt it screams "Look at me, little people! Look at me!"
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