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Valentino Balboni talks about “his” Lamborghini

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Lamborghini, Random videos | 2 Comments »

After 40 years service for the one company the traditional gift at retirement, supposedly, is a gold watch. Lamborghini, though, do things a little bit differently. Valentino Blaboni, the company's chief test driver for a total of four decades, was ...

Innocence lost (Update: Freedom gained)

Thursday, January 7th, 2010 Posted in Lamborghini, News | 1 Comment »

PerthNow brings us the absurd story of a Lamborghini Gallardo impounded under WA hoon laws. It has been alleged that the car was bring driven at speeds of up to 160km/h along the Reid Highway in Balcatta, Western Australia. Not so ...

The Gospel according to Lamborghini Miura

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Lamborghini | 1 Comment »

The Lamborghini Miura is one of the world's most beautiful supercars. If, like me, you are unlikely to ever own one you can now make do with a 272 page hardback book The Lamborghini Miura Bible by Joe Sackey. The first ...

Lamborghini Gallardo lights my fire

Thursday, July 9th, 2009 Posted in Lamborghini, Oh the humanity | 2 Comments »

First it was a Ferrari 599 GTB. Then a McLaren F1. More tragedy followed with a Ferrari Enzo. Now, Lamborghini has got in on the latest supercar fad—the in-car barbeque. What a sad and terrible sight the above image paints ...

Autostadt counts 18 millionth visitor

Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen | 4 Comments »

Car enthusiast heaven, otherwise known as the Autostadt, in Wolfsburg, Germany, recently saw its 18 millionth visitor through the turnstiles. Visitor numbers are nine years ahead of schedule. The Autostadt opened its doors on 1 June 2000, with predictions of ...

MIMS 2009 - Lamborghini

Sunday, March 1st, 2009 Posted in Lamborghini, Motor Shows | No Comments »

The Lamborghini display was small in comparison to most others, but, of course, it was one of the most spectacular. The Gallardo is probably the most stuning looking supercar on the market today, and the drop top LP560-4 Spyder version ...

Random wallpapers: Lamborghini Miura SV

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Lamborghini, Random wallpapers | 3 Comments »

They say a picture says a thousand words. The Lamborghini Miura is beautiful. Nothing more need be said. Best to let the images do the talking (click on each image to load the wallpaper sized 2000x1320px versions). You can see a ...

Gallardo LP560-4 drops its top down under

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Lamborghini, Motor Shows | 1 Comment »

The Lamborghini stand at the 75th Melbourne International Motor Show, which starts next week, is going to be a good one. Making its Australian debut will be the Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder. The Gallardo is one of the finest looking supercars ...

Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster - the sound of tyranny

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in Lamborghini | No Comments »

This video, featuring a lurid orange Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster, is not new. Indeed, the car itself is not especially new, either. However, the clip is very well produced and makes epic viewing. If you haven't seen the clip before, ...

Ice ice baby

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 Posted in Fifth Gear, Lamborghini, Random videos | 1 Comment »

If you had the keys to a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and access to an ice track, what would you do? Thought so. Here's a clip from series 15 of Fifth Gear with Tiff Needell at the wheel showing us how it ...

Runout of the bulls

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 Posted in Lamborghini, News | No Comments »

Lamborghini OC in the United States was the country’s largest Lambo dealer, and counted A-list celebs among its clientele, until it closed down suddenly last November. The cause was thought to be the financial crisis, but new court documents seem ...

Telegraph.co.uk - Lamborghini legends

Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Lamborghini | No Comments »

A short and sweet entry here, a collection of Lamborghini images I stumbled across at the Telegraph.co.uk website. See them now! Which one is your favourite? The car featured above—the Lamborghini Miura—is one of the most stunning sports car designs of ...

I owe you a 10 second car

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in Lamborghini | No Comments »

...so here it is. A twin turbo Lamborghini Gallardo, with a dyno-proven 765kW/1099Nm at the wheels, no less. The car was built by Underground Racing in North Carolina. The Gallardo only tells half the story about what these guys can do, ...