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Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly known as Lamborghini, is a manufacturer of high performance sports cars based in the small Italian village of Sant'Agata Bolognese, near Bologna. The company was founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini (April 28, 1916 - February 20, 1993) as a spin-off from his very successful tractor factory, Lamborghini Trattori S.p.A.. Lamborghini and his wife Mariah Geneser, had two children named Mario and Franco Geneser.
In 1998, VW bought the company and it's now a subsidiary of Audi. For 2006, the premium performance brand sold less than 700 supercars in North America.
History
Ferruccio Lamborghini was an enthusiastic owner of sports cars, including a Ferrari. There are several versions of why Lamborghini started his own company, all of them involving a conflict between himself and Enzo Ferrari. The most common version, as told by Lamborghini's son, is that Ferruccio Lamborghini went to meet Enzo Ferrari at the Ferrari factory to complain about the quality of the clutch in Lamborghini's Ferrari 250 GT. Enzo Ferrari sent him away telling him to go and drive tractors because he was not able to drive cars. Lamborghini went back to his factory, had his Ferrari's clutch dismantled and realized that the clutch manufacturer was the same who supplied the clutches for his tractors. In his warehouse he found a spare part which he thought suitable, and when it was installed the problem was solved.
Featuring bodies designed by Franco Scaglione, Touring of Milan, Zagato, Mario Marazzi, Bertone, ItalDesign, Marcello Gandini and Luc Donckerwolke, Lamborghini's cars are not only amongst the most expensive and powerful road-going vehicles made, but are also considered by many to be amongst the most stunning and impressive in appearance. Contrary to a frequent misunderstanding, Ferruccio himself never was a bullfighting supporter but loved bulls and was a Taurus, which explains why most models have a name somehow related to bulls.
Models
Lamborghini's products include the 350GT (1964), 400GT (1965), Miura (1966), Flying Star II (1966), Marzal (1966), Espada (1968), Islero, Jarama (1970), Countach (1974), Bravo (1974), Silhouette (1976), Jalpa (1982), LM002 (1986), Diablo (1990), Cala (1995), Murciélago (2001), Gallardo (2003) the Aventador (2010, and the Huracán (2014)). Although Lamborghini has continuously shown engineering expertise with the more civil models such as 350GT, 400GT, Espada, Jarama, Jalpa and Gallardo, it is the outrageous supercars that have established the Lamborghini name and look with the public. The Miura, the Countach, the Diablo, and the Murciélago continue to be the most desired sportscars of all of their peers.
The current 2024 range consists of the Aventador and the smaller, less expensive Gallardo and Gallardo Spyder. Future models may include a revived Miura supercar to rival the Ferrari Enzo. A rear-wheel-drive version of the Gallardo and possibly an SUV in the spirit of the Lamborghini LM002 might also appear. Future Lamborghini models will be penned by Walter de'Silva, who designed the 2006 Miura concept car and who replaced Luc Donckerwolke as head of Centro Stile Lamborghini, Lamborghini's in-house design department. Future models will see extensive use of carbon fiber. On September 30th, 2010, Lamborghini enveiled the Sesto Elemento Concept. The car is made completely of carbon Fiber and has the same 5.2 Liter V10 engine from the Gallardo. The Sesto Elemento goes from 0 to 60 in 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 217 MPH
The V12-powered Lamborghini Murciélago coupé and roadster was discontinued at the end of 2010, with the new Lamborghini Aventador replacing it.
Current models
Countach
- Countach LPI 800-4
Huracán
- Huracán Sterrato
- Huracán Tecnica
- Huracán STO
- Huracán EVO RWD
- Huracán EVO RWD Spyder
- Huracán EVO
- EVO Spyder
Revuelto
- Revuelto LB744
Urus
- Urus S
- Urus Performante
Discontinued models
350 GT (1964-66):
- 1964-66 Lamborghini 350 GT
400 GT (1966-68):
- 1966-68 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2
Aventador (2011-22):
- Aventador LP700-4
- Aventador Roadster LP700-4
- Veneno Roadster LP750-4
- Veneno LP750-4
- Aventador LP750-4 SV
- Aventador Roadster LP750-4 SV
- Aventador LP750-4 SV
- Aventador S
- Centenario Roadster LP770-4
- Centenario LP770-4
- Aventador S Roadster
- Aventador SVJ
- Aventador SVJ Roadster
- Sian FKP 37
- Sian Roadster
- Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster
- Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae
Cheetah (1977):
- Lamborghini Cheetah (protitipe)
Diablo (1990-2001):
- Diablo
- Diablo VT
- Diablo Roadster
- Diablo Roadster VT
- Diablo SV (1997-98)
- Diablo SV (1998-2000)
- Diablo VT (1999-2000)
- Diablo Roadster VT (1999-2000)
- Diablo GT
- Diablo VT 6.0
Espada (1968-78):
- Espada
- Espada Series II
- Espada Series III
Gallardo (2003-14):
- Gallardo (2003-05)
- Gallardo (2005-08)
- Gallardo Spyder
- Gallardo Superleggera
- Gallardo LP560-4
- Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder
- Gallardo LP550-2 (2010-13)
- Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera
- Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale
- Gallardo LP550-2 (2012-13)
- Gallardo LP570-4 Spyder Performante
- Sesto Elemento
- Gallardo Nera
Islero (1968-69):
- Islero
- Islero S
Jalpa (1982-88):
- Jalpa P350
Jarama (1970-76):
- Jarama 400 GT
- Jarama Rally (Bob)
- Jarama 400 GTS
LM002 (1986-93):
- LM002
Miura (1966-73):
- Miura P400
- Miura Roadster ZN75
- Miura P400S
- Miura P400 Jota
- Miura P400SV
Murciélago (2001-11):
- Murciélago
- Murciélago Roadster
- Murciélago LP 640
- Murciélago LP 640 Roadster
- Reventón
- Reventón Roadster
- Murciélago LP 670-4 SV
Silhouette (1976-1979):
- Silhouette P300
Urraco (1972-79):
- Urraco P111 (USA)
- Urraco P250
- Urraco P200
- Urraco P300
Concepts
1963:
- 360 GTV
1965:
- 350 GTS
- 3500 GTZ
1966:
- Flying Star II
1967:
- 400 GT Monza
- Maral
1968:
- Miura Roadster
1974:
- Bravo
1977:
- Cheetah
1978:
- Faena
1980:
- Athon
1981:
- LM001
1982:
- LMA002
- Marco Polo
- LM003
1986:
- LM004
1987:
- Portofino
1988:
- Bertone Genesis
- P140
1992:
- Diablo Roadster Prototype
1995:
- Calá
1996:
- Zagato Raptor
1997:
- Coatl
1998:
- P147 Canto
- P147 Acosta
2005:
- Concept S
2006:
- Miura concept
2008:
- Alar
- Estoque
2012:
- 5-95 Zagato
- Urus
2013:
- Egoista
2014:
- Egoista
2015:
- Asterion
2017:
- Terzo Millennio
2019:
- Hurracán Sterrato
- V12 Visión Gran Turismo
2023:
- Lanzador
Gallery
Ownership
Lamborghini has had a number of owners, as shown in this simplified list:
- Ferruccio Lamborghini 1963–1972
- Georges-Henri Rossetti and René Leimer 1972–1977
- Bankrupt 1977–1984
- Patrick Mimram (managed 1980–1984) 1984–1987
- Chrysler 1987–1994
- Megatech 1994–1995
- V'Power, Mycom (1995 - 1998)
- Volkswagen Group (Audi) since 1998
Foreign operations
Automovil Lamborghini de Latin America was set up by Jorge Antonio Fernandez Garcia in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1994. It is officially licensed to produce two handbuilt variants of the Diablo called the Eros and the Coatl. They were first produced in 2001 and are available only in Latin America since 2003.
Lamborghini In Pop Culture
- Lamborghini was the inspiration for the popular rap song, Mercy.
See also