If you long for the "unrefined" qualities of a supercar, you'll have to go with the old Lamborghinis. But I think the Audi influence is a positive and has made Lamborghini a better company now. Why have all the compromises? With all the other compromises that come with supercars (you can't see behind you when moving in tight places, it's a tad bit of a struggle to get in and out of, you have to think 5x before leaving the keys with a new valet, etc.), I'll take a higher quality interior, better gauge layout, better ergonomics, better fit and finish, better...
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i dont know, but for some odd reason, every time i look at a gallardo, be that either in a movie clip or in a picture, im never wowed. I always think so wat? it just doesnt feel exotic to me, like the murcielargo did
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Ich bin pissed off. I mean, im happy that Lambo will shift sales into big numbers and quality's better, but the looks...the looks have gone away. I miss the old Lambo look inside and out.
I mean initially, i was in love with the Murcielago, but soon it faded away because i was only excited by the fact that it was a new lambo. I've been a lambo fan since i was 3, ever since i saw Cannonball2. Murcielago, every magazine raved that it was a collage of lamborghini of the past-with modern touches, and i agree, but i think that may be the problem. It doesn't have its own look. The car looks derivitive of other cars, unlike the Miura or Countach or the Diablo. and i was even more disappointed when the Gallardo came out. I welcomed it at first, but then...It's not like Countach or Diablo in a sense that i didn't need to spend time looking at the car from different angle trying to understand Gandini's work and even trying to digest it lets say. But Gallardo was too precisely executed, too clean, no technical flaws in the design. and once again the interior in Murcielago and Gallardo are appallingly uninteresting. Two tone color scheme is about the only thing that makes these cabins remotely eye catching. In m opinion, a supercar has to be flawed, it cannot be too perfect. I don't care if the ergonomics are spot on or it's easy to get in, or it has good warranty...as long as it goes fast, drives well, and turns heads, that's the supercar for me. But Lamborghini, i think it SHOULD be hard to drive, impossible to rationalise, challenging to look at, and hard to get in. Also I don't give a poop about the new Murcielago R-GT. Lambos were never made to compete in racing I was created to be the stereotypical supercar (which infact the lamborghini created the stereotype of) just as Ferruccio Lamborghini had intended. and yg60m, at least Chrysler didn't give lamborghini a (gallardo) new engine or Aluminum spaceframe which Cosworth(engine) and Audi(spaceframe) made or tried to change the core value of the company... |
Great point heilsvenska, exactly like you said, the latest lambo is extremely bland by todays standards.
Flashback to the early years of the diablo or cuntach...in an era where all the other cars looked literally like squares, the lamborghinis looked like abomonations. It was impossible not to turn your head and look at them in disbelief. Today, the gallardo has the same visual awe appeal as an acura NSX or a SL mercedes or a Dodge Viper. Hell, even some of the new crazy BMW designs look more head turning than the gallardo. The direction this company is going in is very dissapointing. |
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Think about it this way...
German cars (bullet-proof build quality) Italian cars (outrageous styling/flair, emotion) Combine the 2 together - what do you come up with???... You've got a car with outrageous styling, with bullet-proof build quality p.s Where's the downside? Hasn't this always being the dream? ie. The ultimate car would have Italian flair with German engineering. |
you are ryt ......... the only true example is the murcielago ......
gallardo is totally german built ...... ya frogot tht <<<<< |
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in the murcielago ....... italians have the thing tht they are best in and germans have done the stuff the they are best in .... so afer audii's takeover .... mercielago was the best car ..
gallardo is total german ...... and germasn are not v best in everything .... |
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The X Factor has gone ...
1) Gull wing door's 2) The engine 3) Italian 4 wheel drive 4) Italian styling 5) The rage 6) Scarey'ness 7) Outrage'ness θ) Being a Headturner 9) Being an Italian Super Car 10) And theres alot more to it ... yah .... and the R-GT'ness \/ http://img1.imageshack.us/img1/9167/MurcielagoR-GT.jpg |
I think it all depends on personal taste. Of course the newer Lambos are better, engineering wise, but some like the very exotic look and feel of the old ones. Just by looking at the Diablo next to a Murc, you can see something has changed. I can say that I like the new ones better.
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Still, Diablo looks damn good even after 10 yrs
I don't think Murcielago can, especially in the midst of a boom of super exotic cars that look more memorable like the Zonda or Enzo |
Some of you forget a key point. Lambo hadn't come out with a new car in years because they lacked critical funding. (i.e. Chrysler really didn't care). Audi has done wonders for Lambo in that it is willing to throw money at new projects. Just look, they have made the murc, gallardo, and the R-GT in a very short time compared to the rest of their history.
Although I would tend to agree with HeilSvenska. The Diablo did have some styling characteristics that the more futuristic Murc and Gallardo lack. |
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it was a malaysian company! edit: i know chrysler owned them for a couple of year though! and what lamborghini should do is to start making the Countach again! same styling as the QV but with everything on the inside new! it would sell like hell!!!! |
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