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The word on the web is that Lamborghini is readying a highly exclusive, $1.6 million supercar that it plans to reveal at the Frankfurt motor show in September.

According to a report on - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER, only 20 cars will be built, 10 of which are headed stateside. The website report indicates that all 20 already have been spoken for, with potential buyers laying down $300,000 deposits to guarantee their purchase. Rumors swirling on Internet chat sites suggest the Lambo is styled like a Raptor jet fighter, right down to the instrument panel and the gray paint job. Our sources say that’s the car we’ll see at Frankfurt, despite some earlier reports suggesting Lamborghini was readying a lightweight, 200-mph Murciélago LP640 Superveloce to reveal at the German show.

Lamborghini admits the jet-fighter-like car will appear at Frankfurt, but beyond that, the company isn’t announcing any details, including the name of the car.

But hey, for those of you who care about this kind of stuff, German websites are all a-twitter with Lamborghini’s announcement that it has chosen gorgeous supermodel Nadine Gerhardt to handle the unveiling of its latest supercar. As automotive journalists, we have to limit our ogling to the cars, but we’re not complaining.


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Has anyone else heard of this or is this old news?

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The Artist

wow this is great news i hope its true

Bruce

Haven't heard of this news before, but I'm most definitely leary.

$1.6 million seems a little illogical.

rev

Maybe it's a Veyron competitor.

ateekt

^^^ That's what I think, most probably, a night-mare for mighty Veyron ...!

rev

But on the other side, VW invested millions in the Veyron and I'm pretty sure they would never allow Lamborghini to built a Veyron beater.

Centurion

Not if there's only going to be 20 built. Those 20 people will alone be paying for all the R&D cost for the car.

The Artist

Rumours have recently surfaced suggesting Lamborghini is releasing an exclusive new model worth 1 million euros (US$1.6 million). Details are sketchy, but it is believed that only 20 cars will be built, of which only 10 are possibly heading to the US.

Last week a 25% scale model of the car was apparently shown to potential buyers at Santa Monica Airport. Lamborghini is said to be unveiling it in Frankfurt in September but already all 20 are supposed to have been pre-sold, each requiring a US$300,000 deposit, with some hopeful ones even sitting on a waiting list.

Ironically, rumors first popped up about the ultra-Lambo on the Ferrari Chat forums. They suggest the new car will be styled like a “jet fighter”, with an instrument cluster to suit. It’s speculated that Lamborghini has spent lots of time following a Raptor attack plane at military bases to gain inspiration for this project, and will supposedly be releasing the car in only one colour – jet fighter grey, with a green military-like interior to match. Rumoured to be built on the LP platform, it shares its doors and mirrors with the Murcielago LP640 but is said to have a very different front end.

Power figures are anyone’s guess at this stage, but all that can be inferred at this point is that the powerplant will probably be a 12-cylinder more powerful than the LP640’s and it should be road legal in the US.

Shit sounds serious..
im starting to get excited

lambornima

VERY TRUE.

dont know anything about the car though. I know a guy who has purchased one and he AINT talkin

logic says its not a Veyron-thing. but I hope so. one buyer in Florida has been promised a Veyron beater. dont know if he was talkin shit or not.

if its built on the LP platform (ie frame) the frame sucks for a modern supercar so it wont be a Veyron beater. if its not then it might but its unlikely that VAG has greenlighted such a task.

Centurion

I bet that at least a quater of the cars will be going to the middle east.