motor

Ian_yamaue · 08-26-2004, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by a007apl

if he add news about, yes

Good, I need to see it. V24 1600hp, damn, they put a marine engine in the car!!

a007apl · 09-16-2004, 05:14 PM

Actress Kelly Carlson finally gets it. FX's "Nip/Tuck" star got behind the wheel of $330,000 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster on Tuesday

and led a caravan of 50 Lamborghini luxury cars on a 300-mile cruise up the coast to Monterey.

It brought back memories of one of "Nip/Tuck's" most talked about episodes when plastic surgeon Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) is rewarded with a Lamborghini Murcielago after setting up a date between Carlson (Kimberly Henry) and another character.

"I've always thought about what it might be like to drive a Lamborghini so when I was invited to take part in this event I was excited, especially after last season when my character on `Nip/Tuck' was traded by her boyfriend for a Lamborghini. Now I know why," Carlson said.

"We thought it would be fun to invite her to test out the Murcielago Roadster," Lamborghini's North American chief Ehren Bragg said. "I've seen some pretty wild things done with our cars, but I don't think I've ever heard of trading a Lamborghini for a date.

"We thought she deserved a chance at a test drive."

The event was staged to celebrate the North American launch of Automobili Lamborghini's 2005 Murcielago Roadster, which will be publicly unveiled at Monterey's famed Concorso Italiano, a popular Italian car show.

The Lamborghini Roadster - a 580 horsepower V-12 with a top speed of 205 mph - arrives at dealerships this fall.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP)

Ian_yamaue · 09-17-2004, 10:52 AM

OMG!
You should date her A007APL.

Toronto · 10-01-2004, 01:26 PM

new cars coming up for lambo

2006: SUV (v-10)
2007: New Miura

Ian_yamaue · 10-01-2004, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Toronto

new cars coming up for lambo

2006: SUV (v-10)
2007: New Miura

A new Miura!!!
Somebody has photos of it?

Toronto · 10-01-2004, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ian_yamaue

Originally Posted by Toronto

new cars coming up for lambo

2006: SUV (v-10)
2007: New Miura

A new Miura!!!
Somebody has photos of it?

nope i can't find any of the SUV or the miura

Ian_yamaue · 10-01-2004, 02:21 PM

Well, thanks anyway.

BTW, your new sig is awesome, congrats.

a007apl · 10-01-2004, 03:26 PM

Miura?
sure?
i will hunt about 8)

Ian_yamaue · 10-01-2004, 03:31 PM

GOOD!

a007apl · 10-04-2004, 06:39 PM

http://www.italiaspeed.com/2004/moto...hini/0310.html

a007apl · 10-07-2004, 09:09 AM

Taken from EVO Magazine

To capitalise on the presence of the MurciÃ©lago GT racer currently competing in the FIA GT championship (as a warm-up for Le Mans 2005), Lamborghini is to produce a special road-going version called the MurciÃ©lago R-GT. Just 25 are planned and they're expected to be launched at the end of 2005.

Prototypes are already being assessed at the factory. The most significant difference to the current production car is a change from four-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive, in an effort to save as much weight as possible. The R-GT will use a revised V12 that's grown to 6.5 litres from the 6.2-litre unit in the current car. It will also come with ceramic brake discs as standard and it will be available only with Lambo's new E-Gear paddleshift transmission.

Power increases dramatically. Lamborghini insiders say this new version of the famous V12 is already producing in excess of 745bhp on the dyno but the company is planning to settle on a headline figure of around 650-680bhp for the finished production version of the engine.

One of the R-GT's goals is to beat arch rival Ferrari's performance figures for the Enzo; a 0-60mph time of less than 3.5sec is the current target. As well as the number crunching, Lamborghini wants the R-GT to engage the driver more than the rather aloof Enzo does. Expect a list price of around Â£230-240,000.

After these special 25 limited edition R-GT MurciÃ©lagos have been built, expect a revised version of the current road car, called either GT or SV. Regardless of what it's eventually called, the big news is that it will get the R-GT's ballsier engine, but not its rear-drive transmission. However, the existing four-wheel-drive system will be revised. Rather like the Diablo SV of the late '90s, shorter gearing could be an option, along with the ceramic brakes from the R-GT.

While all this is going on, Lamborghini will launch a Spyder version of the super-successful Gallardo. Unlike the clumsy canvas hood on the MurciÃ©lago, the Gallardo is expected to be launched with a fully automatic fabric roof that'll disappear under a tonneau between the cabin and engine cover when opened. And the car's vertical rear window will be electrically operated to act as a wind blocker when the roof's down.

For the 2006 model year (end of '05), Lamborghini will launch an SV version of the fixed-top Gallardo featuring a revised version of the V10, boasting at least 550bhp - it could be as high as 600bhp but the output will depend on the demands of the market and what rivals are doing in the run-up to the car's launch. This is intended to give a boost to coupe sales after the Spyder has been launched.

Meanwhile Lamborghini insiders have confirmed they're working on a possible sports off-roader, though probably nothing quite as extreme as the military-spec, V12-engined LM002 that terrorised sand dunes, high streets and petrol pumps in the late 1980s. If the SUV project progresses (and it's far from a certainty), it will probably share components with other SUVs being developed within the Volkswagen group, of which Lamborghini is a part, don't forget.

The company is also considering a V10-engined coupe along the lines of the four-seater Espada from the 1970s, designed to compete against the likes of the Ferrari 575.

Don't raise your hopes for either the SUV or the coupe - Lamborghini's engineers are so busy developing the core product lines that these tangential projects are very much in the background at the moment.

a007apl · 10-08-2004, 04:11 PM

http://www.autocarmagazine.com/News_...p?NA_ID=211067

gucom · 10-09-2004, 10:45 AM

Great news from lambo, especially the SV Gallardo does it for me

yg60m · 10-09-2004, 11:24 AM

Competition is very hard !!! I wonder where the power outputs will go ??
I think they should concentrate on reducing the weight of the cars more than raising the power.

stradale · 10-09-2004, 12:30 PM

Ooo, this is going to be good!

I expected this, and I can't wait to see what the endresult will be.