Showing posts with label Lamborghini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lamborghini. Show all posts

ASMA Design Previews Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Tune


For an exotic model that has been widely lauded for its looks, the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is sure receiving a lot of attention from the tuning industry. Some of the recent proposals that come to mind are from Prindiville Design and Oakley Design.

Now, ASMA Design is joining in with its own plan to tune Lamborghini's flagship model. You may remember ASMA from its over-the-top projects such as the Phantasma CL Chrome and the unforgettable (…) CLS Shark series.

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A Whole Lotta Supercars Crammed Together in a Swiss Showroom


Belinda Carlisle was right: Heaven is a place on earth. And we think we’ve just found it. The automotive heaven is located in Switzerland, in a showroom full of so many supercars that we lost track of the number.

The place is packed with both modern and classic exotics. Lamborghini fans would be most delighted as there are quite a few Aventadors, many versions of the Gallardo, Murcielago and Diablo from standard models to racing cars, as well as three rare Miuras and an LM002 SUV.

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Arab Spring Brings Increased Car Sales in the Middle East as Governments Toss Around Money


When oil prices go up, car sales, especially those of gas-guzzling models, go down. There's one place, though, where the exact opposite is happening right now: it’s the Middle East where new car sales are booming.

Sure, many countries in the region, like Bahrain and Syria, are facing severe political turmoil, but on the other hand, since oil prices are on the rise with crude oil having gained 6.7 percent over the last 12 months, revenues of local governments have increased accordingly.

Said governments, wanting to avoid uprisings, are injecting cash into the economy increasing their citizens’ income.

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Lamborghini to "Surprise" us at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show as well


On Wednesday, an official source from within the VW Group more or less confirmed the debut of a luxury SUV concept from Lamborghini at the Beijing Auto Show in China in April.

Today we learn that the Sant'Agata sports car maker has yet another "surprise" in store for us, this time at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March.

The news comes from an email statement from a Lamborghini spokesperson after the crew over at GT Spirit asked the company about the rumors circulating around the web. Here's what the press representative answered:

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Lamborghini Source Allegedly Confirms Plans for an SUV Concept


There's more news coming out today from Lamborghini in concern of the Italian firm's future plans after its CEO Stephan Winkelmann rejected the use of turbocharged engines at least until the end of the decade, earlier this week.

Today, we learned that a senior source at Lamborghini's parent company, Audi, has confirmed reports on the development of a luxury SUV concept that is pegged to make its world premiere at the Beijing motor show in late April.

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MT's New Ignition Show Tries Out the Lamborghini Aventador in Italy


The Aventador is a welcome sight, no matter how many times you've seen it before. Just listening to its 700-horsepower, 12-cylinder engine firing up is enough to make your spine tingle. Imagine then having Lamborghini's flagship supercar at your disposal for 24 hours…

Enter the world Motor Trend's Ignition show. For their premiere episode, the show's hosts flew over to Italy to see what it feels like driving the Aventador at the Nardo testing facility as well as on a twisty road.

The high resolution video waits for you after the break.

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Meet Optimus, a Monstrous Dodge Ram 3500 Truck with 1,200HP and Over 2,000 lb-ft


We've shown you a lot of insane pickup trucks on these pages but this one is quite the find - and not only because it has the potential to emit as much CO2 as a small country with every sudden move of your right foot.

Nicknamed Optimus, the heavily modified Dodge Ram 3500 truck is powered by a twin turbocharged Cummins diesel engine that churns out a whopping 1,200 horsepower and an even more mind-blowing 2,000+ lb-ft (2,711Nm) of peak torque! A pretentious beast indeed.

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Lamborghini CEO Says No to Turbo Engines - At Least Until the End of this Decade


Turbocharging and direct-injection technology are the latest fads when it comes to petrol engines in the auto industry.

While not a pioneer, the Volkswagen Group did its part to bring turbocharging to the masses beginning from the 1990s and its 1.8-liter turbocharged four that powered all sorts of vehicles. Today, the German auto group continues to lead the way with a variety of turbocharged (and supercharged) gasoline lumps, the most recent being its 4.0-liter V8 TFSI with up to 520-horses.

Yet surprisingly, one of the group's flagship brands, Lamborghini, does not have a turbocharged engine and this despite the fact that it has succumbed to the all-wheel drive trend made popular by Audi.

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Prindiville Design Crafts Bespoke Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4


Tuning the newest Lamborghini model isn't an easy task but it's one that London-based coachbuilder Prindiville will gladly take on.

The British company, which specializes on high-end sports cars and luxury models, has introduced a new tailor-made styling package for the V12-powered Aventador LP700-4.

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2012 Edition of the Qatar Motor Show in Photos


As one of the largest and most important auto shows in the Middle East, the annual Qatar Motor Show's primary goal is to serve as the launching pad for the local debut of the industry's latest models before they arrive in showrooms.

That said, with the exception of some non-significant debuts such as the one-off, black and yellow themed Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport that we told about on Monday, the show doesn't host any noteworthy world premieres.

Nevertheless, for those of you that want to get a sample of the 2012 edition of the Qatar Motor Show that will be open to the general public from January 25 to 28, we've prepared a high-resolution gallery that you can check out for yourself right after the break.

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World Luxury Association Names Top 10 Car Brands


In a glitzy event held in Beijing, China, this month, the World Luxury Association (WLA), which is a non-profit research organization, named its Top 100 most valuable luxury brands of the year.

In the automotive field, the Top 10 premium car brands included some of the usual suspects such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari and Lamborghini along with some surprise entrants like Saab's former owner Spyker and Koenigsegg. Not that it matters any more, but Daimler's Maybach brand didn't make the cut.

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This is What 1,250-horses can do to Silicone Prostheses


We can hardly see this video making it on Discovery channel, but our science-minded readers will surely appreciate the following clip that shows what a twin-turbocharged Lamborghini Gallardo tuned by Underground Racing with some 1,250 wheel-horsepower can do to a pair of silicone implants when it's accelerating full force.

You can take notes of the effects while watching the video that follows after the break.

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Lamborghini Outing Results in a Gallardo Crashing on the Highway


Remember the highly publicized exotic supercar crash in Japan about a month ago that involved eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzes and a Lamborghini? Well, we just stumbled on another incident involving several supercars, although this time, only one of them crashed.

Unlike the Japanese pileup which we saw after it happened, this Lamborghini crash was filmed as it occurred by a following vehicle's dashboard mounted camera...

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Supercar-Sharing Service HiGear Closes Shop After Repeated Thefts…


A large number of businesses have closed in the past few years due to the global economic crisis. The paradox is when someone decides to close shop even though the cash keeps coming in and the company has already started expanding.

But that’s exactly what happened to San Francisco-based luxury car sharing company HiGear after repeated thefts made its owners realize that they couldn’t prevent criminals with falsified credentials from stealing the cars!

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The Roast of a Lamborghini Gallardo in the Czech Republic


We must admit that 2011 was a hot year for supercars, both in the metaphorical sense that most brands made record sales, and literally, since we saw many exotics go up in flames.

The most publicized issue was perhaps that of the self-combusting 458 Italias, which forced Ferrari to issue a recall. The truth, though, is that apart from the Prancing Horse, other supercar makers have had their share of scorching hot cars – not to mention numerous crashes - some of them causing mirth while others were quite terrifying.

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Great Balls of Fire: Racing Driver Wins Rally even though his Lamborghini was Burning up


Most people, even professional drivers, would probably pull aside on the road if their vehicle caught on fire, but not racing car driver Jason White and his navigator John White.

In the middle of the Targa High Country 2011 race, which took place at Mt Buller in Australia during the first weekend of November, the dynamic duo noticed that the rear-end of their brand-new $600,000 Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale was up in flames.

But instead of calling it a day, the Tasmanians decided to continue the race – and guess what; despite the fact that their Lambo was slowly roasting, they actually managed to win the race!

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The Aftermath of Utah Man's Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster Crash [Videos]


David Dopp earned his fifteen minutes of fame (or is that shame?) after he trashed a $380,000 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster, only six-hours after he received the keys to the Italian supercar that he had won in a Maverik "Joe Schmo to Lambo" contest.

The story has been making headlines all over the world this week, and now we have some video footage of the aftermath from KSL and CNN.

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Utah Man Wins Lamborghini Murcielago in Contest, Crashes it 6 Hours Later [Videos]


There are many reasons why only rich people buy supercars: it’s not just the price but the cost of living with, or repairing, one. It’s a risk any second-hand car buyer is taking, as our earlier story about a HUGE Ferrari F355 engine repair bill proves.

On the other hand, if someone actually offered you a supercar, let’s say a Lamborghini, for free would you actually turn it down? Of course not; you’d just grab the keys, buckle up in the driver’s seat and fire up the engine.

Well, that’s exactly what happened to David Dopp, a 34-year old truck driver living in Santaquin, a town of 9,000 residents near Salt Lake City, Utah. He won a US$358,000 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster in a “Joe Schmo to Lambo” contest that was sponsored by Maverik convenience stores.

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Color me Orange: 1973 Lamborghini Jarama GTS Could be Yours for $79k


The Jarama may be one of the lesser-known models to come out of Lamborghini's Sant'Agata factory, but it remains a genuine Italian exotic and a representative GT sportscar of the 1970s - and one which most gearheads would love to add to their collection.

The one we found for sale on eBay is a 1973 Jarama GTS (also known as the Jarama S) with only 6,600 miles on its odometer and a 'Buy it Now' Price of US$79,000.

Named after the Jarama bullfighting region in Spain, the 2+2 Lamborghini sportscar was designed by Bertone's Marcello Gandini. It was introduced in 1970 as a replacement to the Islero with the Italian company claiming at the time that it was conceived for the "gentleman driver".

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Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Laps the Hockenheim Circuit, Reaches 370km/h [230mph]


There's something about exotic supercars like the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 that gets our motors roaring. We never get tired of watching them no matter how many times we have seen them before.

We're not even going to count how many posts we've written on the 12-cylinder Raging Bull model - though if you're curious, feel free to check them all out here.

If you feel the same way, then you'll probably enjoy the video that follows and which comes to us courtesy of German car magazine Sport Auto. The publication took Lamborghini's flagship model over to the Hockenheim circuit in Germany to see how fast it is.

According to Lamborghini, the Aventador LP 700-4 comes equipped with a 6.5-liter V12 engine delivering 700HP and 509 lb-ft of torque for a 0-100 km/h (62mph) sprint time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 350km/h (218mph).

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