I built a Lamborghini in my basement

If you've always dreamed of owning a supercar but can't afford the price tag, a student has the answer.

Chen Su Jin Miao, 21, managed to create his very own Lamborghini in his basement - for just £3,000.

The real thing would cost £290,000. But Chen painstakingly built his own version, in tasteful canary yellow, from spare parts over seven years.

Even though the car can only reach 40mph, he is happy.

Chen, from Hunan province in China, said: "I am not rich so I knew I could never afford a Lamborghini. But in my eyes my version is just as good."

The 2011 Lamborghini Urus/Jota – A Preview

That Lamborghini is already up to developing a super car named Urus or Jota that would succeed the Murcielago is perhaps common knowledge. Though what is not known for sure is what will be the nomenclature of the new model.

2011 Lamborghini Urus/Jota

However, there are some details available pertaining to the new car. Like its going to have a maximum height of around 114 cm and will call upon the same V12 engine that the Italian manufacturer has been using since 2001 to do duty on this car too. The engine however has been tweaked so that it now makes over 700 hp, a figure that will help the new car to hold on to the tag of being the best supercar.

There is some ambiguity as to how Lamborghini intends to cut some of the flab of the new car. While some sources indicate that its going to be achieved by the use of a carbon fiber body, others indicate that judicious use of aluminum will help make the new Lamborghini a lean and mean machine.

Spy Shots: 2011 Lamborghini Jota

2011 Lamborghini Jota
It's no secret that Lamborghini is working hard to get its Murcielago replacement, the Jota, out the door. We've already caught sight of heavily camouflaged prototypes in testing, and it appears that the highly anticipated supercar is on the move again, this time on public roads.

When the Jota launches in 2011, it will have some relatively big shoes to fill, but Lamborghini is definitely prepared to do battle with the next generation of supercars. The Jota will be lighter, more powerful and more high-tech than the outgoing Murcielago – curb weight is estimated to be around 3,300 pounds, and a new 7.0-liter V12 is in the works, rumored to produce over 700 horsepower and 520 pound-feet of torque. Seven-speed transmissions, in both automated manual and sequential styles will be on hand, helping the Jota storm to 60 mph in just three seconds, on its way up to a top speed of 220 mph.

Lamborghini's new 2011 V12 continues testing

These are the latest spy photos of the new Lamborghini V12 – the 2011 successor to the testosterone-fuelled Murcielago. All being well, we should see the new Lambo V12 at the Geneva motor show in spring 2011.


Although slightly grainy, these are CAR's clearest spy shots yet of the new, unnamed Lamborghini supercar. The classic wedge shape, that's characterised Lambos since the 1973 Countach, is intact and the rear deck appears even more sloping today in a homage to the classical teardrop shape.

Lamborghini Murcielago for sale to 10 Chinese car collectors

Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce China Edition will be very rare -- no more than 10 will be built, Lamborghini says, They'll be sold only to sports car collectors in China. The limited-production car was unvelied at the Beijing auto show April 23.

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Italian automaker Lamborghini caused some breathless moments when it unveiled the limited production -- ready? -- Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce China Edition at the Beijing auto show.

Then some covetous moments when it said it will build no more than 10 and all will be sold to car collectors in China. No price given, of course. Those who can afford them won't bother to ask, and those who can't -- well, why would they need to know?

An "ordinary" Murcielago is $400,000, plus or minus $50k. The name, by the way, is pronounced (Americanized) mur-see-uh-LAH-go. Famous (in bullfighting circles) Spanish bull that took two dozen stabs of the matador's sword to defeat.

2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera

The Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera is the new top model in the Gallardo line-up. Its evocative “superlight” badge refers to a driving machine of true sporting character and describes a high-performance and lean automotive athlete. This car has a dry weight of no more than 1340 kilograms

Road Test: Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera

What do you get when you trim some weight of a standard Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, optimize the engine management and finish it with some racy bits and pieces? Right! The all new Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera. We spend two days with the second generation Gallardo Superleggera in and around the Italian city of Milan and are about to tell you all about it.

But since the original Superleggera is probably not something you see or hear about every day we will refresh your memory. In 2007 Lamborghini started production of a light-weight version of the Lamborghini Gallardo. The engineers at the Lamborghini factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese took the standard Gallardo and stripped away as much weight as possible. In total they saved 100 kg, hence the name superleggera that directly translated means superlight. The Superleggera was lighter and more powerful, resulting in faster acceleration and quicker laps on track. However this came at a price, the Superleggera was a lot more expensive and a lot less comfortable than the standard Gallardo. From it’s introduction in 2007 til the introduction of the next generation Gallardo a year later, Lamborghini produced and sold 618 pieces of the Superleggera.