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May 23, 2008
Ever wonder what your car’s logo looked like when it was just a baby? Well thanks to Brazilian ad agency Dentsu working with Minichamps, a die-cast scale model company, we now know what the toddler versions of the logos from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati and Jaguar all look like. Wait — what’s up with a “baby” version of a trident? They don’t make baby tridents do they? How many Poseidon babies can there be? Oh well, while it doesn’t make much sense, its still cute.
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Posted by Admin on
May 9, 2008
As if Lamborghini wasn’t already tied together with Batman with their legendary Murcielago. (Murcielago means “Bat” in Italian, and the Murcielago Roadster was debuted on Batman Begins). Now the supercar brand is re-associating itself with Batman’s, or rather Bruce Wayne’s, Murcielago. But this time it’s as a nice and “subtle” daily driver. Well, maybe if you compare it to the Tumbler.This leads me to the question, Who would win in a race: Batman in his Murcielago, or Iron Man in his R8?
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April 25, 2008
The Lamborghini Murcielago isn’t exactly one of those automobiles that needs much improvement, but that sure hasn’t stopped people from trying. This time, Japan-based Premier4509 has launched a limited edition kit for the Murcielago. For those of us who have an extra $28,000 lying around, you can buy what is essentially a carbon fiber bumper, sidepods and adjustable rear spoiler. Wheels and exhaust tips are “coming soon.” As far as carbon fiber body additions go, the touches are nice.
Photos and press release are below.
Premier4509™ Introduces Murcielago Design Package
Paramount, Calif. – (March 24, 2008). Premier4509™ announced that it will be developing a new line of products that have been created for performance luxury cars. The Premier4509 line launches with the performance based aero enhancement package for the Lamborghini Murcielago. The kit is limited to 300 sets worldwide and will feature a numbered serial plate.
The complete package includes a full front bumper with the boxed bumper support system, side pods and a rear bumper with optional adjustable rear spoiler. The total price is an MSRP at $28,000.00
The team responsible for the Premier4509 line has been developing performance products for nearly twenty years, holds two world racing records and owns more than twenty design awards.
The pieces will be manufactured with a combination of composites made of Carbon Fiber and Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) and will be hand crafted by a handpicked team of experienced technicians in Japan.
“The Murcielago is a difficult car to design with,” said Hironoa Yokomaku, president of Premier4509. “The boxed bumper support system makes it tricky to elaborate on designs. This is why many other companies will only offer a front bumper skin or a lip spoiler. Our product quality is good enough to do it the right way and offer the full set up. ”
The Premier4509 collection will even expand later this year to include more products for cars such as Lamborghini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Maserati and more. The Premier4509 line will include limited edition wheels, soft goods and executive class accessories.
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Posted by Admin on
April 20, 2008
A car crash is always an unpleasant sight- no matter the make or model of the car, truck, or SUV. However, we must admit, that we tend to feel a lot worse when the crash involves exotic cars like this Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 that met its demise somewhere in China. It’s worth noting, the flowers were actually not placed by some random mourner, or by the owner of the car, in memory of the once beautiful Lambo. This Murcielago LP 640 actually knocked them off as it fell on them…
Ouch.
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April 15, 2008
Yea, you read the headline right, this is a Twin Turbo Lamborghini Murcielago – A twin turbocharged Lamborghini making somewhere in the neighborhood of 800hp. This isn’t your daddy’s lambo.
The good folks over at Doug Levin Motorsports have built this Lamboghini TT Murcielago and have generously posted this video to show what a real supercar on steroids looks like. One lucky individual who got to ride in the car said it’s the fastest thing he’s ever been in. And “The car has the manneurisms and driveability of a regular Murcielago. The car is driven with the stock clutch for the time being, and if you are a careful and cogniscent driver, the stock clutch should hold for a LONG time (ie no slippage, and no clutch smell at stops.) Exhaust sounds like a regular aftermarket exhaust until you hit boost then it screams like a redheaded stepchild. We were holding conversations while on the highway, and people typically buy a Lamborghini for the noise anyways. A/C worked perfectly, no gargle of backfire while downshifting or letting off of the throttle.”
Sounds like a winner to me.
He goes on to say “Very smooth and linear power delivery. Boost kicks in early (around 2.5k-3k rpms), after that the front end lifts, the wastegates open and the redline comes up faster than one could possibly imagine. Lag is basically non existant. The Murci is a quick revving car as it is. The car makes 800hp at the motor. It feels like more than that if you can imagine it. I have been in a Murcie Roadster under hard aceleration, and this feels 2 times as fast under boost. The car will spin all 4 wheels all through 1st, and I would imagine part of second gear. The blowoff valve noise under hard accelleration is louder than any Supra I have heard. Especially in a open topped Roadster. I have to imagine that when he was on it, it must have been an almost scary situation to be next to the car. If you the type of person that doesn’t like attention, do not put a tt on your lambo. It is an indescribable sound that this car makes that gave me goosebumps. Nothing I have heard compares to it. Including being next to a Tubi’ed Enzo at over 100mph. It is absolutely incredible. The A/F at idle was 14.7 which is ideal as it gets.”
Ok, so where do i sign up?
Head on over to Lamborghini Talk if you want to see the forum
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