As we check out these live pics of the Lamborghini LP570-4 Superleggera from the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, we discover that Lamborghini had a tough sales year for 2009. Going green like the Ferrari 599 Hy-Kers concept, the Lamborghini SuperLeggera is the heir to the current Gallardo Superleggera, and the little sister to the Murcielago SV. Basically it’s all about carbonfibre, making the body light and therefore also increasing the performance.

The Lamborghini LP570-4 Superleggera is 70 kg lighter than the Gallardo, for a total of 1,340 kg. The V10 engine gets a power boost of 10 hp, up to 570 hp and the weight-power ratio is now a record 2.35 kg/hp. There is also a 20 percent reduction in fuel consumption and emissions compared to the first Superleggera. Top speed is 325 km/hr and acceleration to 100 km/hr occurs in 3.4 seconds.

There are plenty of other features of this model which hopefully bode well for Lamborghini in the future as sales reveal that the company sold just 1,515 vehicles last year. That’s a fall of 37.7 percent on 2008 figures. After the previous year saw record sales for Lamborghini, it’s now been dealt a hard blow, with earnings sliding from 479 to 281 million euros. It’s all down to the world economic crisis and the hard hit US and Eastern European markets. Grabbing the bull by the horns, so to speak, for 2010, Lamborghini is reducing production to keep the demand exclusive and hopes to ride out the crisis. We’ll have to wait and see.

Continue reading: Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera live at Geneva in face of Lamborghini sales crash

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The guys at LamboPower have somehow managed to put together a graph of the breakdown of Lamborghini sales around the world since 1963. A total of 23,173 Lamborghinis have been made with the biggest selling model being the Gallardo at 9,900 models. Other big sellers have been the Murcielago (3,850) and the Diablo (2,903).

Source | GTSpirit via Autoblog.it

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Lamborghini could soon make its Gallardo LP550-2 available with rear wheel drive. We’re waiting from news from the company, but the new-entry could be available in a limited series of 250 models, at a price of ten percent less than the model already in the range.

Eight chrome colours will also be available, all with long white stripes. No news is available on whether it will be lighter than the current model, or others in the Lamborghini family. For exmaple, the Murcielago SV is lighter than previously and now covers 100 km/hr in 3.9 seconds.

Source | NetCarShow

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According to recent reports, Lamborghini is preparing a Reventon Roadster, that could be the swan song of the Murcielago project. It would be a final union of the extreme and rare for the world’s richest collectors. The Reventon coupè style would be combined with the LP670-4 SV engine in a special series that would be produced in just nine cars.

The price could be upwards of the one million euro mark, though no confirmation or denial from Lamborghini has been released. Anyone who still wants to turn heads, spending half that amount, can always purchase the LP650-4 Roadster.

Source | Worldcarfans

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The next jewell in the crown from Lamborghini will be the new Murcielago LP670-4 SV. With the name likely to stick, Lamborghini fans will be able to figure out the main characteristics of the most powerful Lamborghini made, which could be launched at the Geneva motor show in March.

While the V12 Murcielago should reach 670hp, it will likely include all wheel drive despite the historic SV name, which could disappoint afficionados. While the overall weight is likely to be similar to the LP 640 sister, the look is likely to change with modifications similar to the 2007 Gallardo Superleggera.

The rear wing should come in varying options and based on the aerodynamics chosen, the maximum speed should range between 337 and 342 km/hr. The price should be about 25 more than the LP640, taking the new Lamborghini Murcielago to about 360,000 euros.

Continue reading: New details on Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV

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More theories on the mysterious Lamborghini model expected at the Paris motor show have emerged, with the guys at Italiaspeed placing their bet for the Murcielago Super Veloce. A reader survey on Autoblog.it resulted with most votes for the theory of a totally new concept, although news is out that the Super Veloce will be produced in a limited series of only 100 examples, with a price of around 382,400 euros.

Inside Lane has come up with a radical theory, but we like it: exploit the Audi A8 platform to create a sports sedan, in competition with Aston Martin Rapide and the Porsche Panamera.

Source | World Car Fans

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A rich arab customer paid 30,000 euros to get the oil changed on his Lamborghini Murcielago - not the car’s fault but that of its owner as the vehicle was sent all the way from the Emirates to the London dealership. 25,000 euros was needed for the air delivery, and 5000 euros for repairs. I guess when you can afford a Lamborghini, money isn’t really an object.

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