OFFICIAL - Lamborghini pays homage to Valentino Balboni with Gallardo LP 550-2

If you are a fan of Lamborghini, you certainly already have heard of Valentino Balboni. He is the man that has helped develop most of the most important Lamborghini from all times. Now that he has decided to retire, Lamborghini pays him a beautiful homage by creating a car in his honour: the LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. With only 250 units, each car will cost 162,000 euros.



The name, as usual, states the output of the 5.2-litre V10 engine (550 bhp) and the fact that this is a rear wheel drive car, something Balboni must have missed from the old days (all modern Lamborghini, since Audi took the brand over, are all wheel drive). This 1,380 kg baby accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 s and reaches a top speed of 320 km/h. It is surely something that will make "papa" Balboni extremely proud and with a sense that he has fullfiled his mission.






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Lamborghini presents the new Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster

Lamborghini has recently surprised the world with the Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce , the most powerful Lambo ever created, but it seems the Italian automaker has decided to breathe a little fresh air. In a fast way, as usual. This is why it has created the Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster.



The new car will be produced in a limited series of 50 units. Powered by a 6.5-litre V12 engine with 650 bhp and 660 Nm, the car is able to reach 330 km/h and goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.4 s. The 650-4 Roadster will be offered in only one colour, Grigio Telesto, a special grey tone.






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Aston Martin reveals the One-77 for the first time in Geneva

When Aston Martin decided it would create its own supercar, One-77, we all went crazy to know what the Gaydon-based company would come up with. We have seen renderings and they were good. We have seen the prototype and it was also good. We have seen technical specs and they were good as well. The price, over 1 million pounds, was good... for Aston Martin. But the best part of it all was the real car, presented at Geneva Motor Show. What a gorgeous piece of engineering...



One-77 will only be produced in limited numbers, or else, the 77 its own name mentions. It will be powered by a tweaked V12 engine, the same one used by DBS, but increased to 7.3 litres instead of 6 litres. Cosworth has given Aston Martin a help and the V12 is 25% lighter than the original engine. It can also produce over 700 bhp, what will allow the car to surpass 360 km/h and to go from 0 to 100 km/h in about 3.5 s. All this in a vehicle that weights 1,500 kg and is sophisticated as any other Aston. We can't wait to see it reach the streets.




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Lamborghini presents its meanest machine, the LP 670-4 SuperVeloce

Which is the most powerful Lamborghini ever created? If some of you have answered Reventón, you are mistaken. At least from the Geneva Motor Show on. The Swiss event has revealed the Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce, a car that is 20 bhp stronger and 100 kg lighter than Reventón.



SuperVeloce will be produced in a limited series of 350 units, what will surely make it cost less than the 1 million euro Reventón. And will surely piss off Reventón owners. Not a big crowd (only 20 people on the world), but powerful people, for sure. Anyway, they will always be able to buy the SuperVeloce as well.

With 1,565 kg, the mighty Lambo is powered by a V12 engine that pumps out 670 bhp. SuperVeloce is able to reach 342 km/h and goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 s. Can it get any better than this?





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