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Until I actually ‘locked horns’ with the Lamborghini Reventón, I was pretty sure that there was little of any real significance in this special edition Murciélago LP640. What was of note here had little to do with the product per se and more to do with the status of Lamborghini and its new ability to cash in on its successful image-building campaign. How wrong can you be… Read the rest of this entry »

Lamborghini is in the process of developing its own certified pre-owned program that should launch by the end of the year. According to Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Lamborghini, the program will be rolled out worldwide, beginning with dealers in the U.S. and Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Yep, six months have already passed since LP07 EVO first graced these pages, and so comes the part of Lambo ownership I dread most: a service.

Costs for the LP640 have so far been roughly the same as they were for SG54 LAM (my old orange Murciélago long-termer) during its first few months, and that’s despite LP07’s track work in the autumn of last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Lamborghini has unveiled the Lamborghini Reventón at Frankfurt Motor Show. With a price tag of €1 million euros plus taxes, all of the 20 cars to be produced are pre sold to customers worldwide, with one car coming to a customer in the UK. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you feel that a Ferrari is too soft, too civilized for you? Then go for a Lamborghini Diablo. The historic Italian marque keeps producing a car as cars were meant to be until some years ago. The Diablo is an object of desire, a car that speaks to its owner’s heart more than any other car on production today (remember that Ferrari F50 and McLaren F1 are not produced anymore). Read the rest of this entry »

The Lamborghini Gallardo surprised us in a number of ways, but mostly in terms of its refinement and quality. The Gallardo is a bit intimidating initially, due to its radical styling, its dimensions, the sound of its highly tuned Italian V10, and advanced features such as its available E-gear electronic gearbox. But the Gallardo quickly became our friend and bonded as a teammate, more so than, say, a Viper or even a Corvette. Granted, it has a couple of quirks related to some of its most exotic performance options, but we were impressed with its drivability in traffic and by the ergonomic excellence of its interior. The more time we spent with the Gallardo, the more we came to love and enjoy it. Read the rest of this entry »