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Dec 31, 2022

A behind the scenes look at how Lamborghini builds the Urus

Automobili Lamborghini SpA keeps setting production records with the Urus Super SUV, a supercar that seats four or five people depending on the rear seat configuration comes with a massively powerful twin-turbocharged V8 engine capable of power output between 640 hp on the original version and 657 hp on the mid-life facelift Urus S and…

Nov 14, 2016

Lamborghini Custom 1972 Jarama – Guide

If you know a little about the more classic Lamborghini from the Sixties and early Seventies, you probably know the Jarama, a luxurious 2+2 GT with the 4-Liter V12 engine in the front that succeeded the Islero actually, you could consider the Jarama the smaller sibling to the famous Espada, a car for the successful…

May 28, 2013

Lamborghini Diablo SE Jota Edition – Guide

Automobili Lamborghini SpA introduced their SE30 Diablo model as a limited edition, only 150 would be made, each one numbered and bearing a special plaque stating which serial number the car had but during the fabrication of this already very limited production run you could request an even more exclusive edition a Diablo SE30 with…

Jan 29, 2012

Lamborghini Miura Jota – Guide

If you mention the name Miura among car enthusiasts, chances are most of them know exactly what you are talking about, the Lamborghini Miura is an icon in automotive history, so what happens when Chief Test driver Bob Wallace ‘modifies’ one of these exotic super cars into a race car? That is when the Jota…

Jan 1, 2012

Lamborghini LM002 Paris Dakar – Guide

It was made quite clear right from the start Ferruccio Lamborghini had absolutely no intention in taking any of his Raging Bull onto the race track, he didn’t want to spend money on preparing a competition model, do note however some private teams used cars like the Islero and Miura on the track, but with…

Apr 26, 2010

Lamborghini LM004 7000 – Guide

The idea of a multi-purpose Lamborghini was taken one step further with the enormous LM-004. The car was built around the same chassis as the LMA-002, but went much further, the engine wasn’t the ‘normal’ 4754 cc unit (factory designation number L 503), but an all new 7.0-Litre one. This new engine was designed by Alfrieri…

Apr 26, 2010

Lamborghini LM002 Estate – Guide

The impressive Lamborghini LM002 V12 off road mammoth never managed to reach its full potential, initially it was developed for military use as the Cheetah, but that project didn’t work out quite the way Lamborghini intended it things went from bad to worse and the company almost collapsed but the Raging Bull managed to survive…

Jan 1, 2010

1971–1975 Lamborghini Miura SVJ

Soon after the Jota became public knowledge, several Miura owners asked to have their car modified to Jota specifications, since the one and only original Jota was destroyed in an unfortunate accident, these factory custom SV’s are the only thing to remind us of the fabulous Jota until a near identical replica was built in…

Jan 1, 2010

Lamborghini Jarama SVR Special – Guide

A very heavily modified Jarama GTS has been spotted on the Tonino Lamborghini Museum in Italy, this car was originally a 400 GTS chassis #10364 with engine #40891, but the car had extensive modifications done on the outside, rumor has it Bob Wallace started the work on this car for track use, while the orange…

Jan 1, 2010

Lamborghini Jarama Bob – Guide

In 1972, Bob Wallace modified a Jarama into a pure hot rod, he used the chassis number 10350 (the last Jarama chassis) with engine #40537 originally mounted, however, some sources state the engine was taken from an Islero instead. Bob started from the bare shell and welded up the body in several places to add…

Jan 1, 2010

1994 Lamborghini Diablo SE30

In the world of exotic sports cars, Lamborghini has always been a name synonymous with innovation, power, and style. To mark significant milestones, the automaker has released some truly special cars. After celebrating 25 years with the Countach Anniversario in 1988, Lamborghini once again designed a breathtaking special car for their 30th anniversary in 1993…

Feb 24, 2008

Lamborghini Miura SVR – Guide

I think most of us agree the sensual looking Miura from the Sixties was a stunning car that made  Automobili Lamborghini SpA world-famous only a few years after the factory started producing the 350 GT, with a low riding body and a massive, 4 liter V12 engine mounted transversely behind the two occupants, the Miura…

Feb 16, 2007

Lamborghini Diablo SE Corsa and Jota P-Series – Guide

Before the Diablo GT1 was built by SAT, Automobili Lamborghini SpA had a Diablo SE modified with the Jota performance option. This would allow the Diablo SE Jota to be legally entered into GT racing throughout the world, unfortunately this never happened, only about 12 SE were finished in Jota specification and all but very…

Feb 13, 2007

Lamborghini Diablo GT1 – Guide

During 1996, Automobili Lamborghini SpA contacted SAT in France to design and build a race version of the Diablo to be able to compete in the GT championships, much like the Porsche GT1 from 1997, this was a car that needed to be based on a production car, but with a completely race oriented setup.…