An emotional moment in Sant’Agata Bolognese yesterday at the culmination of the gala celebrating Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary: Walter De Silva’s incredible vehicle made its entry in front of a thousand invitees, the Head of Design for the Volkswagen Group’s homage to celebrating the House of the Raging Bull’s half century. “I am very attached to this Italian brand, being an Italian myself. I wanted to pay homage to and think up a vehicle to underline the fact that Lamborghinis have always been made with passion, and with the heart more than the head,” said an emotional De Silva. More…
It’s not every day that we run a story about a bright yellow Lamborghini Aventador, but today we have two as we try to identify what you see here following the launch of the 50th Anniversario special edition at AutoShanghai. Though similar in color, the Nurburgring test car is significantly different in the details from the Chinese showcar and our spy photographer sources suggest this might be an early look at an upcoming SV model. More…
In celebration of its 50th birthday and against the backdrop of the Shanghai Auto Show, Automobili Lamborghini is presenting a very special super sports car with exclusive equipment and technology. The Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50° Anniversario is a limited and numbered series of 100 units worldwide. Each unit has a Forged Composite® badge with the 50° logo and a serial number. More…
In the year of its 50th anniversary Automobili Lamborghini is presenting an extremely exclusive model at the Geneva Motor Show 2013. Only three unique units of the Lamborghini Veneno will be built and sold. Its design is consistently focused on optimum aerodynamics and cornering stability, giving the Veneno the real dynamic experience of a racing [...] More…
Automobili Lamborghini presents the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster: the most exciting series production Lamborghini ever built and the new benchmark in the world of open-top luxury super sports cars. On the heels of the successful coupe introduced in Summer 2011, and with over 1,300 units already delivered to customers, the House of the Raging [...] More…
At the 2012 Paris Motorshow Automobili Lamborghini is presenting the most successful super sports car of its entire history with a new design – even more aggressive, and more extreme: the new Gallardo LP 560-4 and the LP 570-4 Edizione Tecnica. The new Gallardo LP 560-4 – equipped with permanent four wheel drive- has a new front end and a new rear, while top models in the Gallardo line-up,the LP 570-4 Superleggera and the LP 570-4 Spyder Performante, will be offered also as the further enhanced Edizione Tecnica. The six models of the Gallardo family are now clearly differentiated and can be customized perfectly to suit every type of driver. More…
We’re just getting word that a 5.8 magnitude earthquake has rocked Northern Italy this morning. The region, Emilia Romagna, is north of Bologna and not far from the Lamborghini and Ducati factories that are now part of the Audi Group. While we’d love to make some editorial remark right now of this just being the impressive audible signature of a Lamborghini or Ducati engine, it is very important to note that this is serious news for all in the region. More…
• Lamborghini presents SUV concept vehicle with extreme performance • Unique, powerfully dynamic design, interior with carbon fiber innovations such as Forged Composite® • Breathtaking dynamics thanks to 440 kW / 600 hp and lightweight design technology; best in class CO2 figure among the competition At the 2012 Beijing Motor Show, Automobili Lamborghini presents the ultimate [...] More…
HERNDON, VA — Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. today announced the appointment of Mr. Michael Lock as Chief Operating Officer of Automobili Lamborghini America LLC effective March 1st, 2012. Mr. Lock succeeds Wolfgang Hoffmann who moves into a new role as President of Audi Canada. “I’m delighted to be joining such an iconic brand as Lamborghini at [...] More…
Spy photographers this week had a chance encounter with a convoy of Lamborghini test mules including one very intriguing matte black Aventador mule. Close inspection of the roof of the black Aventador reveals that it is very likely a prototype of the unconfirmed but certainly expected LP700-4 Roadster. More…
Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., is presenting at the Volkswagen Group Night in Frankfurt the most extreme Gallardo ever: the Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale. Automobili Lamborghini is bringing motor racing excitement directly to the road. This new and most extreme top model in the Gallardo lineup is based on [...] More…
On the occasion of the worldwide preview of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, Stephan Winkelmann, announced that the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento will go into production. A technological demonstrator, presented a year ago at the Paris Motor Show, the Sesto Elemento [...] More…