Now that some of the big names like Mercedes and McLaren have finished revealing their beasts for Frankfurt, the exotic Italian automaker Lamborghini is preparing to put them all to shame with the Reventon Roadster! However, before you get too excited, take this into consideration: there will be only 20 examples of this kind of open air beauty on the road, and each of them will be priced at a very lofty $1,600,000. Deliveries will begin October 2009.
Like its coupe brother, the Reventon Roadster features a jet-inspired carbon fiber body complete with aggressive 18 inch wheels while under the hood Lamborghini will place a 6.5 Liter V12 that makes an astounding 670 HP and 486 lb-ft of torque coupled to the automaker’s six speed e-gear transmission. This combination of high performance pistons and electronically controlled cogs will allow the upcoming Reventon Roadster super car to go from 0 to 60 MPH in just 3.4 seconds while reaching a top speed of around 205 MPH. How’s that for wind in your hair.
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Gallardo is best sold Lamborghini of all the times. Valentino Balboni is a remarkable test driver. Together they offer the most exclusive Gallardo ever: the LP 550-2 - the 550 stands for the power output in hp and the 2 is for rear wheel drive.
The Gallardo LP 550-2 is powered by a 5.2 litre V10 engine that delivers 550 hp. With a weight of only 3042 lbs, the car sprins from 0 to 60 mph in just 3,9 seconds and can hit a top speed of 199 mph.
On the exterior the car features a color strip in white and gold running from the front panel over the roof and parts of the engine cover all the way to the rear spoiler, with inspiration from the classic sports cars from the ’70s.
The supercar will be limited to only 250 units, priced in USA at $219.800.
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Most car guys know the tale of a man name Ferruccio Lamborghini, he was an Italian entrepreneur who eventually made a good living selling agriculture machinery. Mr. Lamborghini was also a high-performance automotive enthusiast, so like any good Italian he owned a Ferrari. Except Lamborghini felt that the prancing horses of the day lacked refinement, he was so unsatisfied that Ferruccio actually sought out Enzo Ferrari at the factory in Maranello. When Lamborghini appealed to Enzo about the noisy transmission in his Ferrari 250, the man from Maranello dismissed Ferruccio’s claims and told him “the problem is not with the car, but rather, the driver,” as if to say, what do you know, you are only a tractor builder.
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Lamborghini finally revealed today the special edition Murcielago LP 650-4 Roadster. It will be limited to only 50 units and the price will be around $400k.
The LP 650-4 Roadster is powered by a 6.5 litre V12 engine that produces 650 hp and a peak torque of 660 Nm. It makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3.4 seconds and can hit a top speed of 205mph.
On the exterior the car combines grey bodywork with a special bright orange Arancio LP 650-4 featured on the front spoiler and sills. Also the special edition is being distinguished by LP 650-4 logo applied to the car’s exterior.
On the interior continues the same grey-and-orange paint scheme with an asymmetric dash design, with black Alcantara Nera on the driver’s side, including door panel and central tunnel, and black leather Nero Perseus on the passenger’s side.
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The Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce will be last version of Murcielago built (the replacement is on the way), but it’s also going to be the most powerful Murcielago ever. With 670 hp and a weight reduction of 220 lbs, the LP 670-4 SV makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 3.2 seconds and can hit a top speed of 212 mph.
Compared to the LP640, the LP 670-4 SV comes with a new front-end finished in matte black paint, the front spoiler is made from carbon fiber and is connected to the front end via two vertical element, the air intakes are larger. On the rear the supercar gets a veritably noble, flat and extremely wide exhaust tailpipe and, on the underside, by a two-level diffuser system finished entirely in carbon fiber.
The aerodynamics has also been modified: enlarged front spoiler and the twin rear diffuser and also new fixed rear spoiler. A large, fixed, carbon-fiber wing mounted on two carbon-fiber brackets comes as an option.
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Why let have all the aftermarket customizers have all the fun? We’ve seen plenty of matte finish cars: matte black on Ferraris, Porsches and Rolls-Royces; even a matte gold Nissan GT-R and a matte grey Lamborghini Gallardo. Now Lamborghini is doing the dull-finish cars on its own straight from the factory.
Lamborghini unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show what it calls Ad Personam editions for the Gallardo LP 560-4 and the Murcielago LP 640. These editions are showcased in an very cool looking matte blue color. If the blue doesn’t tickle your particular fancy, the Ad Personam editions also comes in Nero Nemesis (matt black), Bianco Canopus (matte white) and Marrone Apus (matt brown). Lambo says if these are still not the colors you want, Ad Personam offers its customers complete freedom to choose any color imaginable. In other words, Ad Personam will offer colors ad nauseam.
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Lamborghini is going racing with its own Lambo-only race series. To help kick start some interest, its come up with the track-only Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo based on the Gallardo LP560-4. Lamborghini will make a run of 30 of these cars so that the ultra-rich of the world can settle any issues (like why a flat tax is better or who finished the Grey Poupon) out on the track.
Lamborghini says it will have a factory-backed for the racer series with celebrity guest drivers. Regardless of who runs these cars, its low production numbers and high horsepower will likely make these cars eventually end up in the hands of collectors. The Gallardo Super Trofeo’s 5.2-liter V10 makes 570 horsepower, which is up 18 hp from the LP560-4.
Racecars are traditionally rear-wheel drive. That’s why Audi ditched the all-wheel drive system for back motion only on the R8 GT3. So will the Gallardo Super Trofeo be able to handle on the track? We’ll be the judge of that (Lamborghini please let us be the judge of that.)
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The Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder made official debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The new LP 560-4 Spyder combines the Coupé’s design, performance and handling characteristics with the open-air pleasure only a soft top super sports car can deliver.
The Gallardo Spyder will be powered by a the same 5.2 liter V10 engine that is in the coupe version. It delivers 560 hp and over 380 lb ft. of torque to all four wheels. It makes the 0 to 60 mph sprint in 4 seconds and can go up to 201 mph.
Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder adds a new, lighter transmission, which allows increased shift times by 40 percent (Corsa Mode), combined with an all-new chassis, suspension and Lamborghini’s permanent all-wheel drive system. Despite increased performance, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions have been reduced by 18 percent.
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Inspired by the famous mono-brand races, Lamborghini decided to make their own competition that, in very short time will become one of the most expensive event on the planet. We are talking about Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, a racing series that will begin in 2009 and will feature 18 stages on the most famous European racing tracks.
The first competition of the 2009 provisional calendar will run on 3 May at Silverstone Circuit in the UK, followed by Adria in Italy on 17 May; Nuremburg’s Norisring in Germany on 5 July; Spa in Belgium on 2 August; Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya in Spain on 20 September; and culminating on 4 October in Monza, Italy. At Monza in ‘the world’s fastest one-make series’.
The Super Trofeo race car is based on the Gallardo LP 560-4, powered by the new 5.2 litre V10 direct injection ‘Iniezione Diretta Stratificata’, engine, generating an increased output of 570 hp. Its power flows through the e.gear six-speed robotized gear box to the permanent all-wheel drive with viscous traction.
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In Italy, they even catch their criminals with a little passion and soul. Lamborghini unveiled today the Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia that replaces the previous Gallardo in use by the Italian police force since 2004. The car has a 560 hp engine and can reach speeds of up to 203 mph. It’s almost enough to make you want to do a crime just so you can go for a ride.
This is more than just a Gallardo with a light bar and a paint job. The cabin of the super sports car is fitted with the latest advancements in police technology to immediately document the evidence of any transgression. This includes video, computer, radio and GPS systems that can work together to pinpoint the criminals and send data to the relevant police station.
Now all they need is a better slogan. How about, "Polizia: In Jail They Can’t Hear You Scream." (Thank you Mr. Clarkson.)
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