Lamborghini Singapore pre-orders 50 units of LP700-4

Lamborghini

The upcoming Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is still a few months away from being revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, but the early returns from the company’s private viewings have indicated that Lamborghini may just have hit a home run.

One of the markets that’s already in-line for the successor to the Murcielago is Singapore, where a pre-production unit was flown in for a private preview for Lamborghini customers. According to Melvin Goh, chief of Lamborghini Singapore, the interest in the Aventador comes as a result of the brand’s growing appeal and improved image and visibility in the Asian market.

“In the last five years since the arrival of the Murcielago and Gallardo, people now understand the cars better and realize the products are good,” he said. “On that note, they are willing to book one even when it’s new and before it is here.”

Lamborghini Jota/Aventador Spy CGI

The Murcielago has been Lamborghini’s halo answer to the supercar world for years, but it’s set to be replaced by another fine beast that will carry on its position at the top of the Lamborghini pecking order.
Rumours suggest it could be named the Jota (pronounced with a ‘y’ sound for the ‘J’) or Aventador, it’s set to feature Lamborghini’s all new directly injected V12 engine – a 6.5-litre V12. Lamborghini says the new V12 produces a staggering 525kW and 690Nm of torque. The new engine will certainly give the Murcielago successor some added pep in its step.

Lamborghini Jota

Also likely to receive a substantial change is the 0-100km/h time. The new seven-speed gearbox uses ISR (Independent Shifting Rods), which allows shift times of up to 50% quicker than a conventional dual-clutch gearbox and 40% faster than Lamborghini’s current e-gear system. The Jota will of course be all-wheel-drive.

Lamborghini Jota

Lamborghini's new V12 engine

While the replacement for the much loved Murcielago is still a little while away, Lamborghini has already revealed the stonking new V12 motor that will help it rocket from Zero to Legendary in no time at all. We take a look

Add caption

The new engine and gearbox might be more compact than the earlier, but still not small by any means

We're sure everyone in the world who has even a remote inkling of passion for automobiles was heartbroken to hear Lamborghini announce the end of the venerable Murcielago last year. This feeling was, of course, short lived when rumors and soon spy shots of a replacement bull to take up the reigns as the Italian supercar maker's flagship model began circulating the interwebs. While the titillating curves of what will surely grace bedroom posters of the next generation of car lovers haven't been revealed as of yet, the monstrous all-new V12 engine that will form the heart of this beast has just been revealed for all to behold. But this does mean that the engine that served diligently in the Murcielago is on its way out as well and it really doesn't seem fair to talk about the new motor before saying a few words about the one it'll be replacing.

The 6.5-litre V12 engine which was in the Murcielago has its roots in the 3.5-litre 60-degree V12 that originally debuted in Lamborghini's first car, the 350GT. Surprisingly, apart from a change from carburetion to fuel-injection and in increase in cubic capacity, there have been few changes in the engine block in its 47 year history. In fact, this wholly remarkable engine has powered all the baddest bulls from Sant'Agata Bolognese - the Miura, the Countach, the Diablo and the Murcielago, not to mention one the most outrageous SUVs ever made, the Lamborghini LM002.

The little badge shows the firing order of the twelve cylinder

German Dealer Offers Lamborghini Sesto Elemento for Sale

Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

When the carbon-fibered light devil roared onto the stage during the 2010 Paris Motor Show some time back, people mostly either ogled or scoffed at the idea of the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento. The supercar seemed to have arrived straight from the sets of some futuristic movie.
The car did make it into production, with the Italian automaker revealing plans to just release a handful of them into the scene. It should, of course, be of no surprise if the car is not even street legal. The sensational car, which is made almost totally out of lightweight carbon-fiber and got its name from the element carbon’s atomic number, would probably be meant just for track use.