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"SANT'AGATA BOLOGNESE, Italy — Lamborghini seems to have had a change of heart over its retro Miura supercar.

The Italian company has been flooded with inquiries about the car since it was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this month.

Now it looks like a low-volume production run of the car, based on the classic 1960s original Miura, is likely. This is a happy change of plans. As Inside Line reported earlier this week, Lamborghini had hinted the car might never be built because of capacity constraints at its plant. An official announcement about production may be made at Geneva next month, where the Miura will be on display.

Meanwhile, Lamborghini is also planning to build a luxury SUV, based on the running gear of the new Audi Q7. It would be a serious rival to the Porsche Cayenne in the growing luxury SUV sector, and appears to have jumped ahead of a four-seat sports car in Lamborghini's future-product planning.

Lamborghini president Stephan Winklemann told British magazine Auto Express: "There is more need for an SUV, and parent firm Audi produces the Q7, so for me, this is a better option than a 2+2. We would like to do more, but we are a small company and can't build all the models we want at once."

What this means to you: Great news — if it's true — about the Miura, which is sure to become an instant classic. And if Lambo enters the SUV sector, it could trigger rivals to follow suit. Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and even Ferrari are all rumored to be considering hyperexclusive off-roaders. "

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Staff at Lamborghini should earn double overtime in 2006! The firm is set to develop both rear-drive and lightweight versions of the Gallardo, as it tries to maintain momentum in the sporting market.

The entry-level model has become the best-selling car in the maker's history, and buyers will get the option of carbon brakes in the future. (AutoExpress)

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"Will the Mr.-concept presented at the Show of Detroit, ressuscitant mythical Miura, be at least produced in small series?

There still, we do not have the budget to develop a Miura news. But we are not with court of projects. We have being studied a version even more sporting, with two driving wheels, of Gallardo. And we will reserve a beautiful surprise with the visitors of the Show of Geneva (note: probably the outline of the half-compartment Lagartijo, 2+2 places with front V12 engine, which will be launched into 2009)."
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Stephan Winkelmann, CEO en Lamborghini, ha declarado en una entrevista “tenemos una sorpresa preparada para el salón de Ginebra”.

Según eurocarblog podrían ser dos nuevos vehículos de Lamborghini. Una opción sería la reedición del Lamborghini LM002 (en la fotografía) basado en la plataforma del Audi Q7 o el concept del Lamborghini Espada, el coupé 2+2 y rival directo del Aston Martin Rapide.

En cambio, si la sorpresa es la presentación oficial del Lamborghini Miura en Europa, tanta expectación creada sería un poco decepcionante para los que esperan un nuevo modelo de Lamborghini.

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The Murcielago gets a face-lift. Its design is more extreme and the Murcielago’s 580hp, 6.2-liter, V-12 engine will be upgraded to a 600hp 6.5-liter. Only the Murcielago coupe will be changed. The roadster will stay with its current design for the immediate future. Eventually the roadster will get the same changes.

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Lamborghini promised all somehow to astonish

On the words of the head of company Lamborghini of Stephan Vinkel'manna (Stephan Winkelmann), all visitors of the stand of this model on the Geneva auto-salon, which will pass in the following month, awaits outstanding surprise. What surprise precisely prepared Lamborghini for the auto-show thus far not known; however, some specialists already advanced several assumptions.
One of the potential novelties of Italian stamp is the prototype of extra-road builder Lamborghini. Earlier we already reported, that this automobile can be built on the base of the platform of model Audi Q7 and in the case of series production will be obtained either the 400- strong motor V8 or the 500- strong engine V10. moreover, on some information, a similar extra-road builder can appear in sale as long ago as 2008.
The second aspirant to the role of "surprise" is prototype four-place sportkupe Lamborghini Espada with the landing formula "2+2". This automobile, on knowledges existing at the given moment, it is planned to build on the base of platform D4, which in the future will become basis for creating the new generations of the sedans VW Phaeton and Audi A8. the "large" sleeping compartment Lamborghini can be completed by engines V10 or V12, borrowed in models Gallardo and Murcielago respectively, and its series production it is planned to begin in 2007.
Finally, one additional novelty Lamborghini can become the conceptual sleeping compartment Miura, whose prototype was shown in the beginning of year on the auto-show in Detroit.

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Sydney: the evil driver Suzuki Swift brought owner Lamborghini to the nervous disruption in Sunday in the morning on 12 March the driver of the yellow Lamborghini it stood in the rush hours in the plug on one of the roads of sydney. Next it rumbled by music from the stereo-system of malolitrazhka Suzuki Swift. Possessor Lamborghini threw to the side of driver Suzuki get tired- contemptuous view, in this case even without suspecting how this will be wrapped up, reports smh.com.au. But was wrapped up this by the fact that the insulted automobile enthusiast on his Japanese auto- during the half-hour chased around the city Lamborghini and brought its owner to the nervous disruption. Lamborghini attempted to be detached away from the furious driver Suzuki, who literally sat on the tail in super-machine, and one time even attempted it to ram. "driver Suzuki Swift, changing line of traffics, followed Lamborghini on the heels, and on the light signals it became a number, it roared by the engine also of plows to driver Lamborghini", it described the inspector of the police S'yu To trasti. In spite of the insurmountable differences in the class of machines, the driver of small khetchbeka did not lag behind Lamborghini on the lively streets of city, until the frightened driver of racing automobile hides behind the police machine. The shaken driver Lamborghini was unable to continue motion and, after writing statement, left its automobile on the police stand, but very it they delivered home in the police machine. For the guards of order could not be caught Suzuki, since the driver rolled up to one of the adjacent streets and was hidden. Inspector To trasti it assumed that driver Suzuki, possibly, suffers megalomania. "when they stopped on the light signals, it the first was torn away from the place. It is delirious, if thinks to pass Lamborghini ", she said. Exclusive Lamborghini, which in Australia only of 60 pieces, it is accelerated to 100 km/h in 4,3 seconds, and maximum speed is 300 km/h. Suzuki Swift It reaches hundred in 10 seconds, and its maximum speed is limited 190 km/h.

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Lamborghini not for sale

Reports that Volkswagen might sell Lamborghini are entirely false, according to an Audi representative quoted by the AFX news service. Reports that the Italian brand might be for sale began circulating online after Germany's Auto Motor und Sport magazine said the company was considering selling the supercar maker. The Audi rep said the story was the equivalent of an April Fool's Day joke.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/...-not-for-sale/

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GERMANY: Lamborghini not for sale
15 Mar 2006
Source: just-auto.com editorial team

Article Summary:
Audi does not plan to sell Lamborghini, contrary to reports published in the German magazine auto motor und sport.