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Mark Smeyers

Mark is the enthusiast site, Lamborghini is his passion, collecting books and scale model cars on the Sant'Agata company for decades, he has been able to visit the Lamborghini factory several times already.

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May 24, 2009

LAMBORGHINI IN THE LEMANS SERIES 2009

It took some serious convincing, but we finally managed to get our photographer accredited to cover the LeMans Series session at the famous Belgian circuit at Spa Francorchamps, more importantly no less than two Lamborghinis were prepared by Reiter Engineering to compete in this session, both in the GT1 and in the GT2 class. Note…

May 18, 2009

FIRST GALLARDO LP560-4 SPYDER FOR THE US SOLD AT AUCTION

First Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder delivered into the US was sold for $270,000 at auction in early May During the 16th Annual Race to Erase MS charity event held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles on May 8th a very special Lamborghini was up for auction, a custom order finished in black with…

Apr 20, 2009

AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI ACHIEVES 2008 TARGETS

– Total turnover increased in challenging economic conditions to Euro 478,8 Mio. (+2,5%) – Profits rise to Euro 60 Mio. (+27,4%) – Sales up: 2430 units sold worldwide (+1%) – Strong growth in Middle Eastern and major Asian markets strongest growth in China – Maintenance of long-term strategy and investments In spite of world-wide financial…

Apr 20, 2009

50TH RACE PREPARED GALLARDO BY REITER ENGINEERING

The roll-out of the Reiter Engineering developed Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT2 was made at the official Le Mans Series test at Paul Ricard on 9th March 2009. Subsequently and in spite of the adverse weather conditions Hans Reiter’s team was able to complete the first successful proper evaluation test at the squad’s local circuit, the…

Apr 20, 2009

LAMBORGHINI AT THE SHANGHAI MOTOR SHOW

Automobili Lamborghini confirms commitment to China, with Shanghai motor show and new showroom opening in Chengdu Automobili Lamborghini launched its new Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce to the Chinese market today at Shanghai motor show. The Italian marque’s Shanghai motor show presence follows the official opening on Friday 17 April of Lamborghini’s fourth showroom in China.…

Mar 23, 2009

SADLY PRODUCTION PLANS FOR THE ESTOQUE HAVE BEEN POSTPONED

Due to the current, uncertain economical times, Automobili Lamborghini SpA has decided to put the plans to produce the amazing looking Estoque on hold for the time being. According to Maurizio Reggiani (head of research and development at Lamborghini) the current market conditions are not in favor to put an additional model in the line…

Mar 15, 2009

2009 Lamborghini Murciélago LP650-4 Roadster

Automobili Lamborghini has released the first photographs of a limited edition Murciélago LP 650-4 Roadster The Roadster version of the Murciélago will offer an uprated 6.5 litre V12 engine that produces 650 hp (478 kW) along with permanent four-wheel drive: hence the model’s LP 650-4 moniker. With 660 Nm of torque, top performance is at…

Mar 5, 2009

2009-2010 Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SuperVeloce

It has been a long wait, but it sure was worth it, the brand new, limited edition Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 Superveloce became a reality during the 2009 edition of the famous Geneva Auto Salon, a bright yellow example was unveiled on March 3rd during the official press conference held on the stand at 9:15. Arriving…