Lamborghini News

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http://www.italiaspeed.com/2004/moto...hini/0212.html

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Further Award Wins for Lamborghini in Germany - Double Win for Gallardo at the Essen Motor Show.
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Automobili Lamborghini was presented with two important awards at the Essen Motor Show in Germany, both for its 10-cylinder 500 PS Gallardo sportscar.

Readers of the German magazine „sport auto“ voted the Lamborghini Gallardo as the „Sportiest Coupé over €90,000“ as part of the magazine’s „Sportiest Cars of 2004“ awards.

The Gallardo was voted into the top spot ahead of strong competition from the Aston Martin DB9, the Ferrari Challenge Stradale and 612 Scaglietti, and the Porsche 911 GT2. The „sport auto“ award was presented to Luc Donckerwolke, head of Lamborghini Design.

The Essen Motor Show also marked the occasion at which representatives from the German magazine „Auto Bild Test & Tuning“ presented Lamborghini with its award for the Gallardo. The magazine named the Gallardo as „Supercar of the Month“ for the month of April 2004.

These are not the first awards that Lamborghini has won in Germany. Earlier this year, the Murciélago was voted „Imported Super Sports Car“ by the readers of „Auto Zeitung“ magazine in the „Auto Trophy 2004“.

The Lamborghini Gallardo has won awards throughout the world this year. It was named as „Performance Car of the Year 2004“ by „Motor“ magazine in Australia, it received a British „Design and Art Direction“ (D&AD) award for product design, and in Canada it won a "Golden Key Award" (Clé d'or) from the editors of the reference book "L'Annuel de l'automobile 2005".
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Sant’Agata Bolognese, 1st December 2004

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Spirit of Norway (Lamborghini)
Offshore World Powerboat Champion 2004


Following its victory in the Dubai Grand Prix, the Spirit of Norway
boat - piloted by Bjorn Rune Gjelsten and Steve Curtis and equipped
with the powerful 12-cylinder Lamborghini engine - has won
the „U.I.M. Class 1 World Powerboat Championship 2004“.

This championship victory is the third success in four years for
Lamborghini Motori Marini, which also won this prestigious world
title in 2001 and 2003.

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ahhh .. this is good news .... never new lambo was so good in the powerboats ....

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According to Autocar Magazine:

"Lamborghini could be on the verge of a revolutionary supercar step. The Italian firm is testing a diesel Gallardo, with power coming from the 5.0-litre 309bhp V10 VW engine. According to our sources, Lamborghini engineers are happy with the performance, especially the staggering 553lb ft of torque, but the problem lies with the power delivery, in part due to the narrow rev-range characteristics of a diesel engine.

Lamborghini is not the only company to look into an alternative fuel for a supercar. Toyota has a running prototype for a petrol-electric hybrid supercar, with a view to a launch in 2007."

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From evo Magazine:

To capitalise on the presence of the Murciélago 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 Murciélago 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 £230-240,000.

After these special 25 limited edition R-GT Murciélagos 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 Murciélago, 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.

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Tkx for the info

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Lamborghini is still the KING

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In the Vatican the police will travel on the electromobiles from Lamborghini as it reports Reuters, on largest in the world pedestrian territory - the area SV of Peter in the Vatican - soon will appear the electromobiles. This measure will make it possible Italian police more rapidly to be moved on the area, it is calculated for the period of conducting christmas holidays. Four new map were developed by company Lamborghini. The electromobiles, which are moved at a rate of 30 km/h, will work in the pairs: as some will be used in that in the time, others will be recharged.

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Lamborghini Ups The Stakes

Building the world's dirtiest car (see 'Eco Warriers' news story) hasn't stopped Lamborghini in the power stakes. It's set to make its Gallardo (image) even beefier to take on Ferrari's new F430.

The VW-owned Italian firm is developing a more powerful 500bhp version, and we've learned there are plans for a 610bhp variant, too. That will feature the original car's 5.0-litre V10, but with the capacity increased to 5.5 litres.

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Rumors:
For 2007 V16 model (or version) :shock:

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Tuesday 4th January 2005



700bhp Murcielago Confirmed


Following our news story in issue 73 outlining Lamborghini's plans for a new road-racer to back-up its Le Mans plans, more details of this exciting project have leaked out of Sant 'Agata.

It has been confirmed that the road version will produce a staggering 700bhp from its 6.5-litre V12, and with four-wheel drive being replaced by a rear-drive configuration, it has all the makings of the wildest Lambo ever.

The stripped-out road-racer will be known as the Murciélago GT-R and just 25 will be built. The new engine will then be fitted in a revised Murciélago for model year 2006.
Lamborghini is also planning to launch a more powerful Gallardo as a retort to Ferrari's 483bhp F430. The new car will boast a power output of 600bhp from its revised V10 and will come to the market a few months after this summer's launch of the Gallardo Roadster.

Audi is determined to continue the Lamborghini legend as Italy's wildest supercar manufacturer and will endeavour to make sure its cars are always one step ahead of arch rivals Ferrari in terms of power output and styling. Long may it continue.

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http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/moto...o_preview.html
http://www.italiaspeed.com/2005/cars...2005/0501.html

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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/?evo/ht...y.php?id=52851

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USA 2005

Los Angeles - Detroit
Motor Shows

ï€* The importance of the North American market for
Automobili Lamborghini


ï€* The launch of the Murciélago Roadster


ï€* Murciélago and Gallardo „Model Year 2005“

Sant’Agata Bolognese/Los Angeles/Detroit, January 2005

The importance of the North American market for
Automobili Lamborghini



The new year for Automobili Lamborghini opens once again with major events in the United States of America.

In addition to the traditional Detroit Motor Show (NAIAS) from 13-23 January in Michigan, 2005 will also see the official participation of Automobili Lamborghini at the Los Angeles Motor Show a few days beforehand (7-16 January).

At both Motor Shows, Lamborghini will display the 580 HP Murciélago Roadster and 500 HP Gallardo, and in Los Angeles, also the Murciélago Coupé.

The decision to take part officially for the first time in the Los Angeles Motor Show event is evidence of the importance of the North American market for the auto maker based in Sant’Agata Bolognese.

In 2004 Automobili Lamborghini took part in a number of events in North America.

After the Detroit Motor Show last year, the company took part in “Le Belle Macchine d’Italia� in Pocono (Pennsylvania), followed by participation in the “Concorso Italiano� in August in Monterey (California), where the Murciélago Roadster was officially unveiled.

Last October, Lamborghini cars took centre stage at “Columbus Day�, the traditional parade organized by the Columbus Citizen Foundation every year in New York to celebrate the talent and contribution of Italian-Americans to the United States of America.

The 60th edition of the parade took place on Fifth Avenue amidst large crowds and in the presence of VIPs from the worlds of Italian-American politics, business, sport and entertainment. It was opened by legendary racing driver Mario Andretti, who was appointed “Grand Marshall� of the event, at the wheel of a brand-new black Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster.

Maids of Honour at the event were other Lamborghini supercars from the past: a 1965 350 GT, a 1972 Miura SV, a 1985 Countach and a 1995 Diablo VT, all owned by Italian-American customers.


The parade also included a Lamborghini Gallardo, owned by the Italian State Police, which took part in “Columbus Day� for the first time this year along with representatives from the Police Force and New York Fire Department.

This unique light blue and white Gallardo – which was donated by the House of Sant’Agata last May during the Anniversary celebrations of the Italian State Police – led a fleet of New York Police Department cars.

The presence of Automobili Lamborghini at “Columbus Day“ 2004 – requested by the organizers of the event – once again confirms the distinctive characteristics of the House of the Raging Bull: uncompromising, extreme and unquestionably Italian.

By the end of 2004, Lamborghini had sold around 700 supercars in the USA and Canada. These included around 570Gallardo models, whilst around 130 were Murciélago models.

Globally, Lamborghini sold around 1600 supercars in 2004, with North America representing 40 percent of worldwide sales. It remains the largest export market for Lamborghini.

The launch of the Murciélago Roadster



Automobili Lamborghini has decided to launch the Murciélago Roadster on the North American market, and subsequently in all the other twenty countries in which the company has a sales organization.

The Roadster – which has already attracted great interest from North American dealers and clients – is a continuation of the Italian tradition of open cars, particularly the cars that have made the Lamborghini name what it is today.

Confirming and strengthening the extreme, exclusive character of the Murciélago Coupé, the Roadster is the “icon� of the new Lamborghini era.

The design of the Murciélago Roadster is exclusive, aggressive and extreme. Whilst designing the Roadster, Luc Donckerwolke – the head of the Centro Stile at Lamborghini – did not settle for simply “cutting� the roof off the Coupé, but gave the open car an original look and a special feeling, a styling of its own, making the Murciélago Roadster absolutely unique.

The Murciélago Roadster was recently voted as the world’s most beautiful supercar as part of the „The World’s most Beautiful Automobile 2004“ awards. The decision was taken by an international jury comprising designers, car and art historians, and specialist journalists.

Based on the technology of the Murciélago Coupé, the Roadster version differs in several key features, such as new parts of the frame, in steel and carbon fibre, designed for additional torsional and flexural rigidity. Incorporated into the overall design philosophy, one of these features, the engine frame, is offered as an option in visible carbon fibre.

Without altering the extreme nature of the car, a soft top can be fitted. It is designed – as is the tradition for this type of vehicle – solely for temporary use (for example a sudden shower) and for speeds of up to 160 km/h (100 mph).

Special attention was nevertheless paid to safety. The Murciélago Roadster is fitted with a special automatic, electronic roll bar which is activated in a few milliseconds from the housing behind the seats in the event of an emergency (roll-over).

The dimensions are the same as for the Coupé. Only the height is different: the Murciélago Roadster is nearly 70 mm lower.

The engine is what a Lamborghini is all about: a 12 cylinder V60° of 6192 cc producing 580 HP (426KW) at 7500 rpm and maximum torque of 650 Nm at 5400 rpm with L.I.E. Lamborghini electronic control. The gearbox is the same as in the Coupé: a manual 6-speed. A robotized 6-speed e-gear system is also available as an option.

The Roadster, like all Lamborghinis, is equipped with permanent 4-wheel drive.

The top speed of the Murciélago Roadster, depending on aerodynamic configuration, is over 320 km/h (around 200 mph).

The Murciélago Roadster is the most extreme and exclusive product line. The interior has so-called asymmetrical open-worked leather upholstery (left-right split). The driver’s area is a genuine “Pilot-Oriented Challenger“.