ˆ Winkelmann: Lamborghini to go racing, no Superleggera planned

tags : 2wd lamborghini gallardo , 2wdlamborghinigallardo , gallardo lp560-4 , gallardolp560-4 , gallrdo lp560-4 superleggera , gallrdolp560-4superleggera , lamborghini , lamborghini ceo , lamborghini ceo stephan winkelmann , lamborghini gallardo , lamborghini lp560-4 , lamborghini superleggera , lamborghiniceo , lamborghiniceostephanwinkelmann , lamborghinigallardo , lamborghinilp560-4 , lamborghinisuperleggera , rwd gallardo , rwd lamborghini , rwdgallardo , rwdlamborghini , stephan winkelmann , stephanwinkelmann

To the outside observer, Lamborghini and Ferrari may appear to be peas in a pod, and while the two exotic automakers may arrive at similar points, they come from completely different directions. While Ferrari remains essentially a racing team that produces road cars to support their motorsport campaigns, sporadic privateer entries notwithstanding, Lamborghini has never had the same degree of racing pedigree. That may be about to change, however. This year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance highlighted Lamborghini as a featured marque, and the guys over at Garage419 had a chance to talk with Stefan Winkelmann. The Lamborghini CEO revealed that the company is preparing a full-on factory racing program, and though details are still a few weeks away, Winkelmann said the factory racing effort would start in Europe. Winkelmann also dispelled rumors of a potential RWD-only variant of the new Gallardo LP560-4, as well as a Superleggera version, saying that Lamborghini had no such plans for the time being.
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posted : 9/2/2008 @1:38:58 PM

ˆ Lamborghini ceases production of Gallardo Superleggera

tags : gallardo superleggera , gallardo superleggera production ends , gallardosuperleggera , gallardosuperleggeraproductionends , lamborghini gallardo superleggera , lamborghini superleggera , lamborghinigallardosuperleggera , lamborghinisuperleggera

The king is dead; long live the king. With barely a whimper, the short-lived and short-geared Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera has slipped quietly into the night. Its truncated production run yielded just 172 examples – 10 in white, 34 in gray, 37 in black, 45 in yellow and 46 in orange (each of whose owners thought they were being original) – ensuring that the Superleggera will become a collector's item years from now. The departure of the Superleggera comes hot on the heels of the introduction of the new LP560-4 and makes room for a new stripped out Gallardo.

posted : 3/30/2008 @3:24:55 PM

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