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March 4, 2013

Lamborghini Veneno – The Fastest Ever Italian Bull Sold at $4.7m Only To Three Buyers

Geneva Motor Show is such a cue that every carmaker is vying to get its perfect bite, though biggies are the most promising one to dive in their nose on a comparatively huge paddock.

Lamborghini was gearing to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, and so a big joyous celebration to mark the super-thrilled presence. Excitement was slated to be in the form of a super-powered car which the world had not yet experienced till date under raging Bull’s moniker.

The $4.7m Veneno is an outcome of bespoken celebration. It is in such a limited number that even riches would just not be able to pursue, because production is restricted only to three units itself.

After all it is a “rare” edition Lambi therefore expectations go with the “Sold Out” tag on it, while buyers must have deposited a big booty in the bank accounts of Italians during process.

Staring at this leaked image carefully we have came across carbon fiber fittings being donned on various components; a roof scoop, bigger rear wings and over all the massive wheels makes impressive grunts. As per some sources, V12 6.5 liter engine will be hanged in the Veneno bay so that 740 hp could be easily delivered with top notch of 220 mph (354 kmph). To contribute transmission, a seven-speed ISR robotized manual gearbox is embedded, which can be said as a perfect to the so called assorted Santa’ Agata bug.

To get more of details, stay tuned for its launch at Geneva Motor Show.

January 30, 2013

DC Modified Lamborghini Aventador Coming Soon

Last week, we witnessed the launch of Lamborghini Aventador Roadster in Mumbai, now DC seems to be raising the temperature with its newly re-designed Aventador.

DC had delivered India’s first sports car Avanti that is a one of its kind design weaved with great performance without V-series powerplant, at an affordable price band to suit local mentality. The India based modifier outputs are standardized enough to compete at an international level.

The facebook page of DC is abreacted with a teaser image of modified Lamborghini Aventador which is expected to arrive soon. It is seen draped in grey color with a DC moniker at the rear bumper.

DC Modified Lamborghini Aventador Coming Soon

Apart from this, no other information has been divulged on the page. It left us craving with a statement that says, “Coming soon… A very special DC’d Lamborghini Aventador.”

January 30, 2013

Lamborghini Aventador Roadsters to ride hard on the Miami Airport Runway

This is Lamborghini’s 50th year and it is celebrating this year with five of its new Aventador LP 700-4 Roadsters hitting runway at Miami International Airport.

After getting the special authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration and Miami Dade County the five supercars streamed across the runway at a speed of 210 mph just 7 mph below their top speed.

With the passenger jets that take off at the 150 to 180 mph on that tarmac, Aventador has become the fastest vehicle ever driven on that tarmac. Before the speed demonstration Lamborghinis were assembled in front of a Boeing 777 for a photo shoot to mark the collaboration of Boeing and Lamborghini in the area of lightweight constructions.

2013 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster
Lamborghinis have reached the Miami for the beginning of 10 day launch and dealer education program. 50 Lamborghinis marched on the South Beach with the roadsters leading the way as a part of he celebrations.

The new AventadorLp 700-4 roadster is the flagship model of the Lamborghini and hires the same 691 hp 6.5 litre V12 engine that also power Aventador Coupe. The convertible features unique upper part that extends along the geometric lines from its carbon fiber removable roof top to engine hood.

2013 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster back view
The roof has been designed into two pieces, that can fit at their respective place easily and if they are not in use they can be easily put into the front compartment.

The 50years of Lamborghini will be highlighted with the 750 mile Grande Giro Lamborghini rally that will be starting from Italy on May 7th, the same day when Automobili Lamborghini S.P.A was started 50 years ago.

January 25, 2013

Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster launched in India

Today Lamborghini launched Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster in Mumbai, one of the most exciting open top luxury sports cars in the series. Roadster had touched a new benchmark in when it was initially launched in 2011 for other global markets.

1,300 units are successfully sold all over the world and numbers are still counting. Basically it is the convertible version of perfectly balanced Lamborghini Aventador which assimilates sophistication with sports thrill.

Roadster sports brand new lines flowing from open top to engine hoods at the rear, which inclines towards ultimate research that had went into the process to design such a product. It excites all the five senses of a human being and soothes visually as well as aesthetically.

The two-piece roof of LP 700-4 is made of carbon fiber which had been processed under RTM and Forged Composite technologies to clock the weigh ticker at less than 6 kgs.

Sabbia Nefertem leather highlights major of interiors while handmade upholstery from Sant’ Agata Bolognese covers the remaining portion. Finally, new aluminum forged Dione rims of 20” / 21” are also seen giving aggressive looks with a lesser weight by 10 kg (as compared to previous set of rims).

The V12 power plant of 6.5 liter boasts it to a maximum speed of 350 kmph (217 mph) by using 700 HP @ 8250 RPM with 690 Nm of Torque @ 5500 RPM. Whole engine bay is mated with 7 speed ISR gearbox which provides traction on all wheels through Haldex IVth generation transmission system. Push rod suspensions under the wheels add more comfort to beefed-up carbon fiber monocoque frame on fire raging tracks.

Commenting on such overwhelming occasion, Mr. Andrea Baldi, Sales Manager, South East Asia Pacific said, “We are delighted to introduce the highly acclaimed Aventador Roadster in India. This is the most exciting supercar that embodies performance, design, technology and engineering excellence which has captivated the imagination of auto enthusiasts across the world.” He looks very much confident for the India market and had also promised to bring in new Lamborghini Aventador, as we are slowly accepting the culture of super-luxury sports car.

It is learnt that Lamborghini sales of India had grown by 21% as compared to last year, along with 30% rise in global figures by unleashed 2,083 powerful cars. Mr. Pavan Shetty, Head of Operations, Lamborghini India said that the luxury car market of India is now demanding design, quality and pleasure which Aventador Roadster is delivering to the core.

Last words which everyone is waiting for, it wears a price tag of 4,77,50,000 (Ex-showroom Delhi) and will go on sale from mid 2103 across the nationwide dealerships.

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December 13, 2012

Lamborghini announces retirement of Gallardo

Lamborghini has decided to retire its legendry best-selling model, Lamborghini Gallardo by the end of next year. The latest model in the Gallardo line-up LP-560-4 is ought to be the final Gallardo in the Gallardo series, it will be retiring next year and its replacement will appear anytime next year. In 2013 Gallardo will be completing a decade of its glorious reign, at the end of the year Lamborghini will be revealing its replacement. The company however will continue the sale of old Gallardo.

The Gallardo LP 540-4 has been built with the Audi’s old 4.2 litre V8 engine with two extra cylinders to its credit. From the speculations that run around the corner it is expected that V10 will not fade out along with the Gallardo, it probably will be more refined and tweaked and is expected to make its way inside the hood of the Gallardo replacement. With the Gallardo era coming to an end next year, it is quite a sad movement for the car lovers and fans. However, it is expected that Lamborghini will be rolling out a replacement that will be equally as exciting as its predecessor is.

August 31, 2012

Swiss artist Dante creates 24 carat gold sculpture of Lamborghini Miura

Swiss artist Dante has created a 24 carat gold sculpture of the Lamborghini Miura, apparently as a tribute to an iconic sports car.

The 1:24 scale interpretation of the iconic Lamborghini Miura supercar was built using silver, but finished in 24 carat gold. It comes with a black marble base and a piano black lacquered presentation case.

The Lamborghini Miura’s scaled sculpture will be showcased at the Formula One Grand Prix event, which is scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi in November.

Dante will create just fifty such scale models of the iconic Lamborghini Miura and each piece will cost 50,000 Swiss Francs (US$51,953).

If that is not enough top satisfy your thirst for unique sculptures of supercars, then you can opt for Dante’s all-gold version of the art piece, but it will cost double the price of the 1:24 scale gold-silver interpretation of the iconic Lamborghini Miura supercar. The Swiss artist has also created a solid gold version of the classic Italian supercar Lamborghini Miura, which will also be presented during the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix event.

The solid gold version of the classic Italian supercar will be available with a whopping 100,000 Swiss Francs (US$104,220) price tag. As Dante will create only a single piece of the solid gold version of the classic supercar, you will have to be first in the race.

Around a year back, Dante had showcased his 24 carat sculpture of the Ferrari at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The list of other gold sculptures created by Dante includes the Aston Martin DB5 and Mercedes Benz 300SL.

July 10, 2012

Lamborghini Murcielago crashes into a BMW bikes’ dealership with a huge loss

One scratch on our cars or bikes and our hearts miss a beat. Imagine an accident with the Lamborghini and BMW bikes. Both are highly desirable and will only break our hearts more. Many of us love bikes just as equally as we love cars. But La Provincia the Italian newspaper reported from Mariano Comense, Italy, that there was a crash where an early model of Lamborghini Murcielago lost control and went thrashing into the BMW motorcycle dealership. While getting a grip back on the car, the driver ranged into the line of BMWs parked outside the dealership and entirely destroyed almost 10 different BMWs.

The crash caused the Lamborghini to be crush like a paper pulp. The glass window of the shop before which the bikes were parked was also damaged but the car reportedly stopped at the right moment and could, therefore, prevent further damage. The driver and the passenger both successfully escaped without any injury. Hopefully the dealer’s insurance would cover all the mess and loss that he had to go through.

The word Lamborghini and the bike kings BMW hold a huge importance. So when they are thwarted like this it hurts not only the owner of the wonderful asset but also any random person. The loss of the owner of Murcielago would be as equivalent to the BMW shop owner’s loss.

June 12, 2012

Top 10 Fastest Cars in India

It is a wild world out there, and not everyone of us has what it takes to tame these beasts. With engineers and designers doing everything in their power to come up with nature defying technology, we only get the fastest and meanest products everyday.

Here are the top ten street legal fastest production cars we have in India:

Bugatti Veyron:
Top Speed – 408kmph; Power – 1001bhp; Torque – 1250Nm; Price – INR 14,00,00,000

Lamborghini Aventador:
Top Speed – 350kmph; Power – 700bhp; Torque – 690Nm; Price – INR 3,70,00,000

Ferrari FF:
Top Speed – 335kmph; Power – 660bhp; Torque – 683Nm; Price – INR 3,75,00,000

Lamborghini Murcielago:
Top Speed – 330kmph; Power – 570bhp; Torque – 650Nm; Price – INR 2,60,00,000

Bentley Continental SuperSports:
Top Speed – 329kmph; Power – 631bhp; Torque – 800Nm; Price – INR 3,00,00,000

Ferrari 458 Italia:
Top Speed – 325kmph; Power – 570bhp; Torque – 540Nm; Price – INR 3,00,00,000

Mercedes SLS AMG:
Top Speed – 317kmph; Power – 571bhp; Torque – 650Nm; Price – INR 2,25,00,000

Aston Martin v12 Vantage:
Top Speed – 305 kmph; Power – 510hp; Torque – 570Nm; Price – INR 2,88,00,000

Porsche 911 Carrera:
Top Speed – 302kmph; Power – 400bhp; Torque – 440Nm; Price – INR 1,27,00,000

Audi R8:
Top Speed – 301 kmph; Power – 420bhp; Torque – 429Nm; Price – INR 1,24,30,000

April 22, 2011

Lamborghini Aventador in India Preview

Lamborghini have been always associated with big, mean and really fast machines. News that they are bringing in one new car which would be small in shape is something which all Lamborghini fans would detest from. However with the recent demise of the Lamborghini Murcielago, Lamborghini’s way of bemoaning the loss is by introducing a quicker, better and ludicrous replacement, the Lamborghini Aventador. The latter is also named after a fighting bull and aptly so like all the Lamborghinis. News has filtered in that Lamborghini India have got an allocation of 10 Lamborghini Aventadors for the Indian market. Now, many would argue as to why is the Lamborghini Aventador in India needed. But then our counter question to them would be “if you have all the moolah in the world to spare, then why not get an Aventador here?”

Actually speaking, the Lamborghini Aventador in India wouldn’t be anything different than the other Lamborghinis roaming here. Infact so much is the craze for the Aventador in here that all the people with bulging cash pockets and heavy wallets have been falling over each other in the race to own a Lamborghini Aventador here. The original name of the Lamborghini Aventador is the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. The LP as every one knows stands for Longitudinal Posteriore and this signifies the position of the engine whereas the 4 at the end stands for four wheel drive. The looks of this car are well mean and we are sure that many of the Aventador’s Indian customers would prefer it that way. It is said that the Lambo Aventador is almost 29 percent more fuel efficient than the outgoing model as also 9 percent lighter. Boeing in which Volkswagen has some stakes was also instrumental in developing the body of the Lamborghini Aventador. The entire body is made up of reinforced carbon fibre material. The chassis has also been highly developed so much so that it weighs in only at 376 kgs while at the same time giving twice more rigidity and strength than the Murcielago platform. All these weight saving and rigidity traversing has resulted in the Aventador growling its way from 0-100 kmph in only 2.9 seconds. Well, if you thought they cant better perfection, then look towards Lamborghini’s stables.

The design itself is highly inspired from the erstwhile Reventon model. Some styling cues have also been borrowed from the Estoque model. While both of these are highly exclusive models, the Aventador isn’t that exclusive. The very news that the Indian market has been allotted about 10 cars for sale is proof enough that this ain’t that exclusive as people would like to think it is. Lamborghini’s parent company is Audi and Audi have left no stone unturned in making the cabin of the Aventador the best place to be in for two people. The Lamborghini Aventador in India would come in the same trim as the one for other markets. This means high leather interiors with an all opulent feel plus complete digital instrument cluster where mph can be converted into kmph and mpg into kmpl, at the flick of a button. Soft plastic and the highest quality Multi Media Interface or MMI system is also provided.

An all new 6.5 liter V12 engine also makes its debut for the Lamborghini Aventador in India and this engine makes 700 Bhp of power and 691 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm. The transmission is a robotized Independent Shifting Rod or ISR, which has been specifically designed for Lamborghini and mimics the shifts of an F1 gearbox. An electronic control system from Haldex works the part of the 4 wheel drivetrain. The 19 inch front tyres and the 20 inchers at the rear act the part of giving this car a mean look. The maximum speed that one can stretch this car is to 350 kmph. The black brake calipers look absolutely menacing and needless to say, do their primary job of hauling the 1457 kgs car to a halt without any drama. Needless to say, many of the electronic aids are also present and though Lamborghini haven’t stretched on the safety aspect much, it can be safely assumed that this Lambo will have good safety sense. The Aventador’s engine is also the first all new engine developed by Lamborghini after the one in the Countach. Stephan Winkelmann, the CEO of Automobili Lamborghini has proclaimed to the world that this car is almost two generations ahead of the other Lambos in term of design as also technology.

Now, the Indians amongst us would want to know the fuel efficiency of this V12 engined car. It is speculated to be 4.2 kmpl in city and 6.4 kmpl on the highway. Now, the Lamborghini Aventador price in India is said to be Rs 4 crores. Deliveries would start maybe in June 2011.

December 21, 2010

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Review

Sesto Elemento. What does this mean to you? Probably the 6th element in the modern day periodic table. Wait, if my memory serves me right or to say that I am using my Bsc Chemistry background, it is Carbon. Let me double check. Yipee, I am right. But why would a car be named as carbon in Italy. It has got something to do. The car I am referring to is the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento. Believe me, that’s the coolest name I have ever heard for a car.

Now, Lamborghini showed this concept car named as the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento at the Paris Motor show. The reason why the car is so named is because of the high use of carbon-fibre. Lamborghini management is concentrating more on reducing the weight of a car rather than increase its power. This has been going on through the mind of other super car makers like Ferrari, which amply demonstrated its concept car named as Milli Chille in the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Carbon, as we know is one of the lightest element to be used for building a car. The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento comprises of about 85% of carbon fibre and this makes it one of the lightest super cars. It weighs in only at 999 kgs and this is lighter by the similar motored Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera by about 315 kgs. The engine by the way is the 5.2 liter, direct injection, V10. It produces 570 Bhp of power and about 530 Nm of torque. It is 4 wheel drive equipped. Now that is speaking of volumes about the production techniques used in the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento.

Lamborghini actually used carbon fibre as a component of the car way back in 1983. The percentage of the element used was about 38%. Carbon fibre other than been light also has more energy absorbing capacity. In short, it is more tensile than aluminium. Look inside the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and you would find that the seats are just cushions fused into the carbon fibre frame. Even inside, everything is black signifying the heavy use of carbon fiber. There are only 3 buttons on the dash namely, the engine start, lights and reverse. There is a red color used for some stitchings as well as on the outside for the rear diffuser and carbon ceramic disc brakes. The tail pipes are made of PyroSic, which is a glass composite having very high resistance to heat. The gear box is also the E- gear tranny, while not preferring the heavy dual clutch to be used in a sports car. The Lamborghini Sesto Elemento races from 0-100 kmph in 2.5 seconds. Same like the Buggati Veyron which is significantly more powerful as well as heavier.

Will it make it into production or not is the million dollar question asked? Sadly, the answer is no. This was confirmed by one of the top management person. He also said that there are chances that only a few would be made and sold at a million dollar price tag. Future cars from the Lamborghini stable would also feature the heavy use of carbon fibre. All they want to do is make cars with the power to weight ratio like a motorbike. The power to weight ratio of the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento is approximately 572 Bhp per tonne and this is definitely one of the most powerful super cars.