Facts about The Lamborghini

Posted: Aug 28, 2009 |Comments: 1 | Views: 912 |

Lamborghini creates some of the world’s most scintillating sports cars. The company is situated in a small village called Sant’Agata Bolognese in Italy. It was founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini in the year 1963. Ferruccio Lamborghini passed away in 1993 at the age of 77. He is still remembered and he continues to live on with his contribution in the car industry.

Initially the Lamborghini S.p.A. started out as an autonomous company. In 1978, Lamborghini filed for bankruptcy and an Italian court was handed over the responsibility to find a suitable buyer. A Swiss based company called Mimran Brothers bought it. Although things were going on smoothly, the Mimran Brothers decided to sell the company to the American car manufacturer Chrysler. Under the new ownership of Chrysler, the famous Lamborghini Diablo came into being. But Lady Luck seem to distance herself from Chrysler and in 1994, Chrysler was forced to sell the brand Lamborghini to an Indonesian investment group headed by Tommy Suharto. Luck failed again there too and as a result of economic crisis in the 1990s, Lamborghini was taken over by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in 1998. Audi was successful in bringing back the Lamborghini fame by producing more exotic models.

The first Lamborghini called the Lamborghini 350 GTV was unveiled at the Turin Auto Show in 1963. The car was launched commercially and it tuned out to be a tremendous hit. More than 130 units were built in that year and it was a complete sell out. The 350 GTV has a top speed of 280 km/h. The next year a smaller version of the same model was launched called 350GT which delivered a top speed of 240 km/h. In 1974, another model called Countach was unleashed and this car could run 300 km/h. The Diablo is in fact the successor of the Countach.

The Le Mans version Murcielago R-GT is considered to be one of the fastest Lamborghini model which is said to have attained the top speed of 370 km/h, whereas the road version of the same model called Murcielago LP640 can deliver a high speed of 340 km/h. Both the versions are powered by an above 6.0-litre V12 engine.

The latest models of Lamborghini are seen with those cool scissor doors which can be turned upward and forward on a hinge itself. Every Lamborghini model comes with a powerful V8 or above engines. The production of V8 engine was stopped long back in 1989 and the legendary V12 engine was introduced into the cars. But the latest model Gallardo is seen with a V10 engine.

Lamborghini is not just associated with super sports cars but also with marine engines. Today Lamborghini stands tall in a very high position among with other biggies in the automobile industry. Lamborghini cars have outstanding performance and also carry fat price tags. Lamborghini car  personifies sophistication, class and pride.

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    Katarina Aug 20, 2010
    I love Lamborghinis I know just about everything there is to know about them, and im only 16 years old....They are the most beautiful cars I have ever laid eyes on, and there is only two in my town. A yellow Murcielago and and orange Diablo....Gorgeous cars. Gorgeous.
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