Disenchanted with a company who refuses to acknowledge your rights as a consumer? There’s a remedy for that. Why don’t you take the lead set by this Chinese man and have some people destroy your conked out item out on the streets! Of course, it certainly helps if that item is as expensive as a $750,000 Lamborghini Gallardo, which grabs attention all by itself.
In a surreal display of public anger and disappointment towards the Italian supercar maker, a young Chinese man brought his defective Lamborghini Gallardo and asked people to shamelessly destroy it in front of a gathered crowd. The public display of destruction was born out of the man’s frustration on how he felt was a severe lack of attention and concern shown by Lamborghini to his Gallardo.
According to reports, the Lamborghini supercar was bought six months ago and in that short span of time, has already encountered a number of problems, including one instance where the car just wouldn’t start. The owner then had the Gallardo towed to a local dealer only to find out that, during the transit of the vehicle, both the bumper and the fender were also damaged. Of course nobody stood up and claimed responsibility for the reckless mistreatment. On top of that, the dealer still wasn’t able to fix the ‘start’ problem of the car.
Frustrated, the Chinese owner tried to get in contact with the top brass of Lamborghini, most notably CEO Stephan Winkelmann, in an effort to find a solution to the problem. Unfortunately, even that attempt fell on deaf ears. So without anybody from Lamborghini helping him out, the man took to the streets to show the Italian brand the kind of public humiliation that can taint an esteemed brand’s image.
And you know what the best part about this whole thing was? The public demolition of the Lamborghini Gallardo happened on World Consumer Rights Day.
If the two colors found in the Gallardo LP 560-4 Bicolore Edition aren’t enough then rest assured that Lamborghini has another option for you. The Italian company will be officially unveiling the new Gallardo Tricolore edition on a very big day in Italian history: March 16th. This day just so happens to be the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy so if you’re in Italy on March 16th, 2011, then get ready for a party and a rather colorful debut.
The Gallardo Tricolore will stand out with its white exterior paint and Italian tricolor stripes going from the front of the car to the rear. The trio of colorful stripes will also appear on the interior, more specifically, the driver’s seat. Lamborghini hasn’t revealed any specifications on the Tricolore version just yet, but we expect to see the usual V10 engine with 560 HP as found in the Bicolore version. As for the performance numbers, they will more than likely remain the same as well: 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, 0-124 mph at 11.8 seconds, and a top speed of 201 mph.
What does it take to transform a beautiful piece of intricately designed machinery into a pile of trashy and tacky dog poop? Well, that’s easy, just hire a tuner that has no idea what they are doing and let them put their stamp on your ride. The idea of this may seem absolutely ridiculous to some, but someone apparently thought it was a novel idea when they handed over their Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder to tuning firm, Job Design. The sad part is that we really liked the tuning kit Job Design provided for the 2010 Lexus LS460.
The Lamborghini was painted in blue with black stripes and racing graphics, and that’s the only good part to the design. The aerodynamic package is where it gets a little, we’ll say tricky. There’s a new front bumper and a huge rear wing that simply don’t fit the car’s general look, not to mention the new blue wheels with orange margins and LED light insertions. The model standing next to it it barely smiling so she must know how bad this looks.
We don’t know in which country - or which planet for the matter - something like this actually looks good, but it just looks hideous to us! Are we wrong? Tell us what you think in the comments section below.
Lamborghini is celebrating its 10 years of presence on the Singapore market with the unveiling of a new special edition Gallardo Singapore Limited Edition. There will only be 10 units produced, offered in either black or white. For each unit sold, Lamborghini will donate $20,000 to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (SPMF) to help the less fortunate students in Singapore.
The Gallardo Singapore Edition will be the first special edition Gallardo commissioned by Lamborghini for the Singapore market and will be distinguished by the red stripes on the sides of the vehicle and a Merlion logo on the exterior of each car. Under the hood there will be a V10 engine with an output of 550 HP that will sprint the car from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, while top speed is 198 mph.
"Mr Melvin Goh, Managing Director of Lamborghini Singapore, began discussions with the Lamborghini factory as early as July last year just to ensure that the cars can be specially made for Singapore. It took close to three months before the concept was finalized."
A few days ago we brought you a very impressive Lamborghini Gallardo tuning package from Amari Design. Today is time for another one: a kit from the American tuner Racing Sport Concepts (RSC). Their package includes both aerodynamic updates, but also a very impressive engine update.
For the exterior kit the tuner is offering a new front splitter and a new side skirts painted in white like all the other body elements, while the hood, windshield frame, headlights and side mirrors are finished in black. The exterior package is finished by a new set of lightweight alloy rims in a five double-spoke design.
For the engine update RSC offers no details just yet. But the first rumors suggest the output will go up to an impressive 1000 HP. There are no words on how this engine update improved the car’s performance but we expect to see a 0 to 60 mph sprint made in around 3 second and a top speed of around 200 mph.
