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Old 02-22-2006, 12:07 AM   #1
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Lamborghini has turned the dial up to 11 for its latest show-stopper, the Murciélago LP640.

Unlike the Miura concept shown at Detroit in January, the LP640 is very much for real and creates the ultimate road-going version of the company's flagship model.

The LP640 will be unveiled at the Geneva motor show next week, but here we have an exclusive preview of the fastest production Lambo ever built.

A 6.5-litre V12 engine lies at the heart of the LP640, where LP stands for 'longitudinale posteriore', which refers to the V12 unit mounted lengthways behind the cockpit.

With deeper and wider cylinder bores than the previous 6.2-litre V12, the new 6.5 ups power to an imperious 631bhp at 8,000 good-for-the-soul revs per minute.

Coupled to a new six-speed gearbox, which can also be ordered with Lambo's e-gear sequential paddle shift, the LP640 howls from 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds - 0.4 seconds quicker than the 6.2-litre model.

And it's helped on its way by an electronic launch-control device called, rather brilliantly, Thrust.

Lambo has yet to announce a top speed, but word is that the LP640 will top 210mph, while low-speed driving is improved with variable valve timing and an aircraft-style drive-by-wire throttle.

Helping it to achieve this colossal speed and remain stable are plenty of aerodynamic changes for the LP.

Reshaped front and rear bumpers direct air more efficiently, while the exhaust is now incorporated into the rear diffuser to help cancel out aerodynamic lift at high speeds.

Lamborghini has also created a larger air intake on the left side to feed the oil cooler.

For those wishing to show off the LP's 6.5-litre V12 to full effect, a glass engine cover can be ordered.

Under the steel and carbon fibre skin, revised suspension copes with the increased performance, while ceramic brakes are an option to help bring things to a halt more swiftly and efficiently.

There's also a four-wheel-drive system that normally splits 70 per cent of the torque to the back, but can allocate up to 100 per cent to each end depending on where the grip is running out.

There are also new 18-inch Hermera alloy wheels running huge 335/30 tyres at the rear, but one thing that hasn't changed with the LP640 is the Murciélago's signature scissor-opening doors.

Inside, there are reshaped seats for improved comfort and greater headroom, while a revised instrument panel is flanked by a new stereo system.

Lamborghini will announce prices in Geneva, but expect to pay a £15,000 premium over the 6.2-litre model's £170,000 price tag.
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Old 02-22-2006, 12:26 AM   #2
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Re: Murcielago LP640

These pictures are very very scary
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Old 02-22-2006, 01:46 AM   #3
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Re: Murcielago LP640

... wow... just wow.
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Re: Murcielago LP640

shait..thats hot..lovin the wheels.. is this production?? it looks to crazy to be..

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Anyways it still doesent have nothing on the zonda.. but then again maybe its not meant to with such a lowe price tag..
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Old 02-22-2006, 03:04 AM   #5
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Re: Murcielago LP640

The numbers are those that i had said:All new 6.5 lt V12 and 640 hp.
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Re: Murcielago LP640

Are those black wheels really necessary?
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Are those black wheels really necessary?
Hmm, yeah, 'cause it's the only thing that looks good on a car... And engine cover too...

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Re: Murcielago LP640

It looks scary.

Cool though.
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Re: Murcielago LP640

Oh my god, this what i call a terrific car.
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Here it is, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. It's not just a restyling. The Murcielago is more square and aggressive than ever, it's more powerful than ever and it's faster than ever.

LP640 means Longitudinale Posteriore 640 hp, and it refers to the position and power of the V12 engine, that gains 60 hp on the previous Murcielago (from 580 to 640 hp at 8,000 rpm, while the torque grows from 650 to 660 Nm at 6,000 rpm).

The technician in Sant'Agata Bolognese made new cylinder heads, a new crankshaft, new camshafts, a new exhaust sytem, with a single, gigantic and menacing central exhaust tube.

Top speed is now even higher than the 330 km/h of the old Murcielago, while it accerates from 0-100 km/h in 3.4 second (down from 3.8 seconds).


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