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Lamborghini won’t build retro styled cars, including Miura

October 6, 2006 2:51pm

Lamborghini will not build any retro-themed cars, according to Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann. “The Miura was a celebration of our history, but Lamborghini is about the future. Retro design is not what we are here for. So we won’t do the Miura, even as a limited edition,” said Winkelmann. While Winkelmann said that successors to […]

Spy Shots: Lamborghini Gallardo facelift

September 6, 2006 2:39pm

The folks over at Autoblog.it located a single photo of what might be a prototype for a facelifted Lamborghini Gallardo parked on its home streets of Sant’Agata. If this is a facelifted Gallardo, it will have a touch more Murciélago influence and would likely debut for the 2008 model year.
The next Gallardo is expected to […]

Lamborghini expecting record sales and revenue in 2006

August 6, 2006 4:39pm

Lamborghini is grabbing a larger share of the exotic car market. Volkswagen subsidiary Lamborghini closed the first half of 2006 with a 45 percent sales increase, from 655 to 952 units, strong sales of its new Gallardo Spyder, expansion of its dealer network, and a increase in the international market for exotic automobiles. Sales in […]

World Superpower Showdown: USA vs. Europe

August 4, 2006 1:11pm

With drastically improved supercars on this side of the pond challenging the European old guard, we’ve got a war on our hands. A supercar war, with 50 cylinders and 3048 horsepower. The American forces consisting of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Dodge Viper SRT10 and Ford GT challenging the  European featuring the Ferrari F430 F1, Lamborghini […]

Is Lamborghini considering production of the Miura?

July 15, 2006 5:33pm

Officially, Lamborghini hasn’t commited to building the Miura concept, but there are heavy hints that it will, according to Pistonheads. One reliable source says that Lamborghini will turn the Miura concept into a limited edition range-topper.
“It’s our answer to the Ferrari Enzo. It is a radical car in many ways, it is very light and […]

Lamborghini drops plans for SUV, four-seater coupe?

June 26, 2006 9:38pm

According to the latest issue of U.K.’s AutoExpress magazine, Lamborghini has shelved its plans for an SUV, following hints that the Volkswagen-owned automaker would not move forward with four-seat coupe homage to the Espada GT. Lamborghini head Stephan Winkelmann said that no SUV is “on the radar” for this decade. Last year, Winkelmann hinted at […]

VW not shopping Lamborghini, Bugatti, ending the Phaeton

June 12, 2006 10:21am

Over the weekend, Volkswagen denied a report in the Leipziger Volkszeitung that the company is considering selling its Lamborghini and Bugatti luxury brands and discontinuing its Phaeton luxury sedan. VW said the report is “nonsense.”
“Volkswagen isn’t considering selling the brands, nor do we plan to stop Phaeton production,” said a VW spokeswoman. VW pulled the […]

Lamborghini Gallardo Privilegio for a few privileged buyers

June 3, 2006 10:56pm

Apparently Lamborghini doesn’t think that its Gallardo is exclusive enough so the Bolgna-based Italian automaker is releasing the limited edition Gallardo Privilegio. With only 150 being built, clearly this car is only for the privileged few.
Based on your everyday Gallardo, the Privilegio features some trick color combos that Lamborghini hopes will highlight the customization possibilities […]

Detroit Auto Show: Lamborghini Miura Concept premiere

January 8, 2006 9:28pm

While heritage styling has its failures (see the Ford Thunderbird), it has far more successes. Now Lamborghini is getting into the heritage game with the Miura concept the debuted at the Detroit Auto Show today.
Lamborghini design bigwig Walter DeSilva was quick to point out that there are no immediate plans for production. But […]


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