The history of Lamborghini is relatively brief as compared to long standing competitors such as Maserati and Ferrari. During World War II, Ferruccio Lamborghini served with the Italian Air Force’s mechanics corps where he became skilled at working on engines. Following the war, Lamborghini made his fortune converting military surplus vehicles into tractors, answering his nations call as scarcity plagued Italy and tractors were in high demand as farming predominated the countryside. Lamborghini was always a car enthusiast and with his new found fortune drove the best of his day, Ferrari. Somewhat disappointed however with Ferrari’s performance, he vowed to build a better car and in 1963, he founded Automobili Lamborghini SpA. That same year, Lamborghini rolled out its first car, the 350GT. Over the years, Lamborghini has continued to produce the quintessential exotic, desired by many the world over. The sultry Countach with its scissor doorsis probably the most recognizable of all Lamborghini’s. Today, Lamborghini is part of the Volkswagon family, acquired in 1998. Production is kept at relatively low numbers and there is no dispute, Lamborghini’s are truly art on wheels.
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Eight Great Volkswagen-Italdesign Collaborations Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 7:05 pm
The ink on the marriage license is still drying, but Volkswagen and Italdesign-Giugiaro — which officially merged earlier this week — are hardly strangers.
The ink on the marriage license is still drying, but Volkswagen and Italdesign-Giugiaro — which officially merged earlier this week — are hardly strangers. In fact, the two firms have been courting one another for nearly four decades.
Photo Gallery: Eight Great Volkswagen-Italdesign Collaborations – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: Eight Great Volkswagen-Italdesign Collaborations – Automobile Magazine
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Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and Porsche 911 GT3 RS Wallpaper Gallery Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 12:05 pm
Duck your head, limbo in, probe the footwell for legroom, lower yourself carefully into the Sparco tub, stretch out, exhale, and relax if you can.
Photo Gallery: Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and Porsche 911 GT3 RS – High Resolution Wallpaper-Quality Photo Gallery – Automobile Magazine
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Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and Porsche 911 GT3 RS Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 1:05 pm
The Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS are not for poseurs. Can you handle them?
That’s a typical sequence of mind-sets one is likely to go through when approaching two no-holds-barred supercars like the wild Porsche 911 GT3 RS and its equally exciting new soulmate, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera. Even Walter Röhrl, the lanky superstar who can beat God around the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife, freely admits that the sharpest street-legal scalpels still stir his stomach whenever he approaches them, ignition key in hand.
Photo Gallery: Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and Porsche 911 GT3 RS – Exotic Sport Coupe Comparison – Automobile Magazine
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Driven: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP 570-4 Friday, 2 April 2010, 12:04 pm
If only my high school guidance counselor could see me now.
If only my high school guidance counselor could see me now. I’m roaring down the front straight at the Monteblanco Circuito at a cool 160 mph in the new Lamborghini Superleggera LP 570-4, and part of me was wishing I had his phone number.
Photo Gallery: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP 570-4 – Lamborghini Exotic Sport Coupe Review – Automobile Magazine
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2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP570-4 Wallpaper Gallery Thursday, 25 March 2010, 9:03 pm
One hot car, if you can fit inside it, that is.
Photo Gallery: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP570-4 – High Resolution Wallpaper-Quality Photo Gallery – Automobile Magazine
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First Drive: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP570-4 Thursday, 25 March 2010, 1:03 pm
Duck your head, limbo in, probe the footwell for legroom, lower yourself carefully into the Sparco tub.
Duck your head, limbo in, probe the footwell for legroom, lower yourself carefully into the Sparco tub, stretch out, breathe out, and relax if you can. No, the Gallardo cockpit is not made for tall fatsos whose Gold’s Gym membership expired in 1972. Which is a shame, because the Superleggera epitomizes luxury in a modern, laidback fashion – super, yes; leggera, less so. Almost the entire passenger cell is lined with black Alcantara, which looks and feels like suede. To reduce weight, the door panels, the transmission tunnel cover, and the seat buckets are made of shiny carbon fiber. Other nice touches include bespoke instrument faces, body-color accents like contrasting stitching and piping, aluminum pedals, and a meaty steering wheel with an ever-so-slightly squared-off bottom.
Photo Gallery: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP570-4 – Lamborghini Exotic Sport Coupe Review – Automobile Magazine
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First Look: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera Monday, 1 March 2010, 7:03 pm
How do you make an even more insane Lamborghini? Make it lighter.
Lamborghinis have long stood for sheer, menacing speed, usually courtesy of a monster engine. It’s a solid formula, but any engineer will tell you that you eventually reach a point of diminishing returns. How, then, do you make an even more insane Lamborghini? Make it lighter.
Photo Gallery: 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera – 2010 Geneva Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars – Automobile Magazine
2009 Lamborghini Model Lineup
- 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
- 2009 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster
- 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
- 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
- 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
