Jalopnik: Murcielago

Last Lamborghini Diablo ever built to sell at auction later this month

Tom Joslin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST

When Lamborghini replaced the legendary Diablo with the Murcielago in2011 they ended the model's 11 year run with 40 individually numbered Special Edition cars. The final 40 cars were all individually numbered Diablo 6.0 VTs equipped with AWD and a 550 horsepower V12. More »

Did a man intentionally wreck this Lamborghini six hours after he won it?

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST

It's the kind of story we're programmed to love and report: Man wins Lamborghini Murcielago, man drives Lamborghini, man wrecks Lamborghini six hours later. You'd think he'd be heartbroken, right? He's taking it well. Maybe it's because wrecking the Lamborghini was the best thing that could have happened to him. Could he even have crashed it intentionally? More »

Why does anyone do this to a Lamborghini?

Tom Joslin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EST

What would you do if you got your hands on a Lamborghini Murcielago? For most of us the answer is simple—hoon the shit out of it. For many of the people who actually end up owning these sort of cars the answer seems to be let them sit or crash them. More »

Amazing pictures of a wrecked and burnt Russian Lamborghini

Tom Joslin — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EDT

No matter what part of the world you are in crashes resulting from driver error and self induced fire are two of the leading causes of supercar destruction. It appears to be a combination of both that ended the life of this Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. More »

Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson "doesn't do his own stunts"

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EDT

When Jeremy Clarkson hit 207 mph in a Lamborghini Murcielago in the April 2008 episode of Top Gear it wasn't actually Clarkson hitting the number, unnamed sources tell The Daily Mail, but rather Formula 3 driver Aaron Scott. But we thought Top Gear was a documentary!?! More »

Out with the turquoise Murciélago, in with the matte pink

Peter Orosz — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EDT

The serious amount of flat pink used to paint this unfortunate Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SuperVeloce with the low-digit Arabic plates may be explained by royal family colors, the way all those turquoise supercars around the Harrods department store in London carry Qatari blue, but it’s most likely just a serious thing for Hello Kitty. More »

This moron got his Lamborghini serviced at Best Buy

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EDT

This photo provided by a reader shows car crime on the level of taking your Lamborghini to Best Buy to get a stereo (or DVD player or iPad) installed. Because it's someone taking their Lamborghini Murcielago to Best Buy for a stereo installation. More »

Star Wars Lamborghini sadly not driven by Lambo Calrissian

Justin Hyde — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:00:00 EDT

For this year's Gold Rush Rally, the owners of one Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 gave their ride a vinyl tribute to Star Wars, combining icons from across the galaxy and a few blasters. The Force is strong with this one. More »

Watch world's luckiest squirrel almost hit by 100 mph Lamborghini

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Imagine you're the size of a soda can, and a 670 hp Lamborghini Murciélago passes over your head at 100 miles per hour. Watch out for those tires, little guy. More »

BMW crashes into Lamborghini: Before and after

Matt Hardigree — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:32:00 EDT

Speed is addictive, which may explain why the owner of this Lamborghini Murcielago decided to tussle with a BMW M5 as they both left the 2011 SuperGT race at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia this afternoon. As these exclusive before-and-after photos show, the Lambo loses. More »

Sometimes a Puerto Rican driving a $400,000 Lamborghini is a drug kingpin

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EDT

We didn't call the photo of the NYPD searching a sliver Lamborghini Murciélago "racial profiling" because we don't know for sure what's going on in the photo. More »

NYPD assumes Puerto Rican with $400,000 Lamborghini has drugs

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:30:00 EDT

Here's a tip for any New Jersey residents planning to drive their expensive Lamborghini Murciélago to New York for next year's Puerto Rican Day Parade: don't do it unless you like a couple of plainclothes policemen deeply probing your car. More »

22-year-old destroys borrowed Lamborghini

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:00:00 EDT

If you're 22 and someone loans you a Lamborghini Murcielago and you crash it while "showing off" you should blame yourself... and also the idiot who lent a 22-year-old a Lamborghini and didn't expect this outcome. (H/T Vavon!) More »

This is the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:15:00 EST

The Murcielago-replacing Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 showed its carbon fiber guts off this morning, but a leaky Evo Magazine Croatia spilled the sexy, V12-powered beans early. More »

The Japanese ruin Lamborghinis for everyone

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:00:00 EST

The Diablo is one long, mean piece of Italian muscle, and these rich Japanese trend-obsessed Lambotaku have managed to ruin at least four of them, as well as a host of other racing bulls. Strobes? LED lights? Dragon graphics? Chrome wheels? Someone stop them. Someone stop them now. More »

The Lamborghini Aventador heads out into the daylight

Justin Hyde — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:30:00 EST

We've seen the Lamborghini Aventador at night, know it sports a 700-hp V12 and a pushrod suspension, and now the upcoming Italian bull is taking daytime cruises through Germany, albeit with it's new beak in heavy camo. More »

The Bulls Ferruccio Lamborghini Named The Miura After

Peter Orosz — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:30:00 EST

Namesake for not only the eponymous 1966 supercar but most Lamborghinis, noted by Hemingway and countless dead matadors, these are the cunning, ferocious Miura bulls of Andalusia. More »

Lamborghini LP 700-4: 690 HP, 0-60 In 2.9 Secs

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:30:00 EST

Call it the Aventador, call it the Jota, just don't call it late for the quarter-mile. The official specs and ordering guide to Lamborghini's LP700-4 have leaked via Teamspeed. Fast, colorful and lots of options. Lambo city. More »

Lamborghini Aventador Shows Its Sinister Face

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:45:00 EST

The Lamborghini Club of Los Angeles says this is the best photo view of the Aventador's Reventón-esque front section we've seen yet. The long-awaited Murciélago replacement will supposedly hit 214 mph, and eat small mammals sashimi style. [LCoLA on Facebook] More »

Lamborghini Aventador Only Comes Out At Night

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST

We've seen the new V12 heart of the impending Murcielago-replacing Lamborghini V12 Supercar ( 83x or Aventador, maybe). Now we've got the clearest look yet of the car, sneaking like a guido Dracula across the Italian night. More »

This Is The Last Lamborghini Murciélago

Justin Hyde — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Lamborghini marked the end of Murciélago production at a ceremony today, touting the 4,099 copies built since 2001. It also hinted at the replacement due next year, which if the rumors are correct will crank 700 hp. Photo: Lamborghini More »

Lamborghini LP700-4: 700 HP, V12-Powered Murcielago Replacement

Justin Hyde — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:30:00 EDT

According to a self-identified participant in a Lamborghini preview, the upcoming LP700-4 is the Murcielago replacement we've been calling Jota. It'll offer a 700-hp V12, a carbon-fiber body, sub-3.0-second 0-to-62 mph time, and hit 217 mph. More »

Lamborghini Only Showing Tech Concept In Paris?

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:30:00 EDT

According to AutoGuide, contrary to popular belief the Lamborghini Jota will not debut in Paris, neither will the rumored "83X" Gallardo replacement, instead Lambo will only show a "technology concept." Well, that explains all the teaser images. So confusing. [AutoGuide] More »

Third Lamborghini Prototype Spotted At The 'Ring

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Now a third tester's joined the Lamborghini Jota and maybe-Jota Superleggera at the 'Ring. [WCF] More »

Lamborghini Jota (Or Not) Interior: First Image

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Whether it's the Murcielago-replacing Lamborghini Jota, or the Lambo-that-isn't-Jota-as-it-only-has-ten-cylinders, this third teaser image belongs to one of two Paris Motor Show Lamborghini unveils and gives us our first glimpse of the devilish black-and-red-themed carbon fibergasmic interior. More »

New Top Gear USA Clip Shows Trio Racing Lamborghinis

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:50:00 EDT

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This just-released new video from Top Gear USA shows us a different side of the hosts from what was seen in the first trailer. Here the threesome displays a little less hugging and a little more profanity. More »

Buy A Particle Accelerator, Get Seven Free Lamborghinis

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:00 EDT

In a deal of the century conspicuously like the movie Deal Of The Century, someone's selling a $17.5 million cargo-scanning particle accelerator on eBay. The bonus? Seven Lamborghinis for free! Plus, it's guaranteed to "not kill a stowaway." UPDATE! More »

New Harrods Owners' $2.5M Supercars Booted (Outside Store They Bought For $2.5B)

Ray Wert — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:30:00 EDT

In April, the Qatari royal family forked over $2.3 billion to buy Harrods, the UK department store. Now they'll fork over $800 in fines to remove boots from supercars worth $2.3 million two family members illegally parked out front. More »

I Really Hate Lamborghini's Stupid Website

Sam Smith — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:30:00 EDT

We get a lot of funny emails. Sometimes, we publish them. Yesterday, Matt Russell emailed us about Lamborghini's strange and mysterious consumer website, which we have written about before. Oh, Matt. You're a funny man. (NSFW) More »

Driving A Poster Car: The Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 SE

Stuart Fowle — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EDT

You probably had cars on your bedroom wall as a kid. If you're of a certain age, one of those cars was probably a Lamborghini Diablo. Kilometer's Stuart Fowle had a chance to drive the legend. —Ed. More »

$350K Brooklyn Lamborghini Fire Caused By DVD Player

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EDT

It appears none of the speculation over the cause of last week's Brooklyn Lamborghini fire was correct. It wasn't thieves or an insurance scam. A source tells us the supercar was destroyed because of a bad aftermarket DVD player installation. More »

Toto, We're Not In Sant'Agata Bolognese Any More

Sam Smith — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Lamborghini Gallardos — the car in front is with the Italian police — near St. Moritz, Switzerland. Wow. (Hat tip to Qutaiba!) Photo Credit: David Kaiser. More »

$350,000 Lamborghini Murcielago Explodes In Brooklyn

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:30:00 EDT

This Lamborghini Murcielago burned to the ground earlier today in Brooklyn, New York. There's speculation that two men stole the exotic car before fleeing, but there's no explaining for why they torched a car that starts at around $350,000. More »

Lamborghini Murcielago "China Edition" Crashed In China

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:15:00 EDT

This Lamborghini Murcielago SuperVeloce LP670-4 China Edition was crashed, in of all places, China. We're hoping the the Chinese-market-only super car with a really long name will make a special appearance in the next Chinese car crash montage. More »

The First Ever White Carbon Wheels

Wes Siler — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:30:00 EDT

In today's episode of Dubious Achievements, we examine the world's first white carbon wheels, as featured on the DMC Quattro Veloce Lamborghini Murcielago. Oxymorons and wheel fins go together like Italian supercars and cocaine and peanut butter and ladies. More »

Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce China Limited Edition: A Really Long Name

Ray Wert — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:30:00 EDT

This is the limited-to-ten-units, China-only Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce China Limited Edition. With a bright orange stripe designed to "symbolize the strength of an erupting volcano" it may be the longest-named Lambo... in the world. More »

Bulls On Assembly Parade: Touring The Lamborghini Factory

Sam Smith — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EDT

A few years ago, we were given a rare peek inside Lamborghini's factory in Sant'A'gata Bolognese. The cars assembled within those walls are some of the finest, and loudest, in the world. Bella, bambinos. Bella. More »

Lamborghini's Website Wants You To "Ride The Bull"

Sam Smith — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:30:00 EDT

This is the splash page of Lamborghini's consumer website. Click "Yes," and you're taken to a magical land of Italo-German wonder. Click "No," and, well, you're not. One question: Who the hell says no? More »

Dutch Lamborghini Murcielago Burns To Ground

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EDT

There are good Lamborghini flames and bad ones. This Lamborghini from the Netherlands is sporting the bad kind. (Hat tip to Roger!) [Nu.nl] More »

Lamborghini Murcielago: Low Enough To Park For Free

Wes Siler — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST

Want to save money on parking? Buy a Lamborghini. At only 44.7 inches tall, the Lamborghini Murcielago is low enough to fit under some parking barriers, as illustrated by this video. More »