Our french friends at Le Blog Auto let us know that Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini CEO, said that “there will be a nice surprise for visitors to the Geneva Auto Show”.
If the nice surprise is just the European premiere for the Miura Concept, we’ll be a bit disappointed. We hope it’s something a bit more substantial, but declarations like “we’re a small business and we can’t immediately build all models that we’d like to” and “we don’t intend selling too many Lambos”” non lasciano molto posto per voli di fantasia.
The most down-to-earht hypothesis is the rear-wheel drive Gallardo, to differentiate it from the Audi R8, but it might be a Q7-based LM 00x SUV or an Espada 2+2 coupè (in the sketches), which is less likely because of the high development costs associated with a front-engined Lamborghini.
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14 Feb 2006 - 18:04 - #1¿Con qué nos sorprenderá Lamborghini en Ginebra? Stephan Winkelmann, CEO en Lamborghini, ha declarado en una entrevista “tenemos una sorpresa preparada para el salón de Ginebra”. Según eurocarblog podrían ser dos nuevos vehículos de Lamborghini. Una opción sería la reedición del Lamborghini LM002 (en la fotografía) basado en la plataforma del Audi Q7 o el concept del Lamborghini Espada, el coupé 2+2 y rival directo del Aston Martin Rapide. En cambio, si la sorpresa es la presentación oficial del Lamborghini Miura en Europa, tanta expectación creada…