Lamborghini Miura not to be produced?

Centurion · 06:34 PM

Quote:

Lamborghini Unveils Sports Car It Vows Not to Make

By Kevin Krolicki

LOS ANGELES, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Italian sports car maker Lamborghini this week invited potential buyers in Los Angeles to see two new models: the one starting at $190,000 with a long waiting list and the one no one can buy for love or money -- not even if they are on Hollywood's A list.

Lamborghini, which is owned by Volkswagen and managed through the company's premium auto brand, Audi, unveiled a concept car in Los Angeles that revives the Italian automaker's Miura design from the mid-1960s.

That hand-made Miura became a favorite of sports car enthusiasts and attracted celebrity owners including Frank Sinatra, Tonight Show host Jay Leno and actor Nicolas Cage.

But Lamborghini Chief Executive Stephan Winkelmann said the Italian car maker, which seeks first to protect the mystique around its brand, has no plans to produce a revived Miura.

"Never say never, but we will not go into production," Winkelmann told Reuters. "We have a little company. We have a model line which is going to a fourth model, and we have to put our priorities in a row."

Lamborghini, which sells 40 percent of its supercharged sports cars in the United States, also used the Los Angeles Auto Show to show off its Gallardo Spyder, which it bills as one of the fastest convertibles ever made. The
car, which reaches a top speed of 193 miles per hour (314 kph) starts near $190,000 and runs up to near $330,000 for the V12 model.

dOmInIX · **Re: Lamborghini Miura not to be produced? -** 01-11-2006, 02:39 PM

Bad news!!

SDNR · **Re: Lamborghini Miura not to be produced? -** 01-11-2006, 06:22 PM

Yay!!

, I am happy about this (sorry Dom), but why did they build the concept then?

bum-man · **Re: Lamborghini Miura not to be produced? -** 01-11-2006, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roberto

Yay!!

, I am happy about this (sorry Dom), but why did they build the concept then?

To get reactions from people and then see if there was actually a market for the car.

The Artist · **Re: Lamborghini Miura not to be produced? -** 01-11-2006, 08:47 PM

lol sorry VAG.. better come up with a better looking car..
allthough i was starting to warm up to it

Merc1 · **Re: Lamborghini Miura not to be produced? -** 01-12-2006, 04:52 AM

I say good news, especially if it is going to look like that concept. Keep the legendary Miura just that, a legend. Focus on the Murcielago facelift, new Gallardo V10 and something else - maybe a remake of the LM002? Anything but trampling on the Miura to make a quick buck. I would be all in favor of a new Miura if the concept had some promise, but this one doesn't. Good decision, if they stick to it. They always say not for production and then poof you start seeing spy shots and what not.

M

martinbo · **Re: Lamborghini Miura not to be produced? -** 01-12-2006, 05:13 AM

I expected nothing less. Good. My ranting obviously made it to Lambo execs, not.

Alx · **Re: Lamborghini Miura not to be produced? -** 01-12-2006, 10:47 AM

Im very surprised. People already had down payments on this ride. I find this strange...

But coming from Reuters i guess its for real.