lamborghini murcielago

The Murcielago is the latest version of Lamborghini’s mid-engine V12 powered sports car. The Murcielago was revised for 2007 and the name was changed to Murcielago LP640, with the nomenclature derived from the Italian description of the engine position—longitudinale posteriore—and its power output of 640 horsepower. The Murcielago replaced the Diablo in 2002 as the latest model of the line of mid-engine, V12 sports cars from Lamborghini that began in the 1960s with the Miura, followed in succession by the Countach and the Diablo. Lamborghini's first vehicles were tractors, as company founder Ferrucio Lamborghini filled the acute needs of Italian farmers recovering from World War II. The first Lamborghini sports car was the 350GTV which debuted in 1963. After a number of different owners, the company is now solely owned by Audi AG.

lamborghini murcielago

lamborghini murcielago

lamborghini murcielago

Lamborghini Murcielago

Okay, Lamborghini. We get it. It's got 670 horsepower. It has all-wheel drive. It's really fast. It's made for China. It's a limited edition model. Did you really need to put all of that information in the name? The exclusive features of the car over the standard model perhaps takes less time to describe: An orange stripe symbolizing the "strength of an erupting volcano" (poorly timed) over flat gray paint and... well, that's about it. Oh, and a numbered badge with the owner's name. After all, nothing makes you feel special like a numbered badge.

Introduced by the Italian supercar builder today at the Beijing Motor Show to solidify its commitment to building its brand in China, the Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce China Limited Edition should help Lamborghini continue to grow its presence in the country, where it expanded business last year by 11 percent and will be launching its eighth Chinese dealership this week. A cause for celebration, no? Hit the jump for the press release or check out the gallery below to see what a Murcielago LP670-4 SV looks like with a slightly different paint job.

Lamborghini Murcielago

Lamborghini Murcielago Sports Car

Lamborghini is building the suspense with news that its Murcielago successor will debut at the Geneva Motor Show. What’s more, it will feature a motorsport-derived pushrod suspension system inspired by Formula 1.

Tipped to be called the Aventador when it arrives in March, Lamborghini’s new supercar will be powered by a 690bhp V12. But the firm has clearly worked hard to ensure that the new car has the handling to match its power.

Lamborghini has worked to reduce the weight of each of the four corners of the car, by fitting lightweight aluminium double wishbones and carbon ceramic brakes. But the suspension is truly a break from the norm.

Instead of being connected vertically to the wheel mounts, the supercar’s suspension is mounted horizontally under the windscreen at the front, and close to the engine in the rear. The suspension is connected to the wheels by a series of pushrods, which Lamborghini claims should make the supercar more responsive, yet and more predictable, even when driving at high speeds.

The new suspension also includes a lifting system for the front axle, which raises the front suspension by 40mm at the touch of a button, allowing the car to negotiate speed bumps.

Finally, the firm has confirmed that the new supercar will feature electro-hydraulic steering which has three different modes which can be changed depending on driving conditions

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lamborghini Murcielago

lamborghini Murcielago

lamborghini Murcielago

is a high-performance two-door, two-seat sports car that was produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 2001 and 2010. Often referred to as a supercar, it was the flagship of the automaker's lineup. The Murciélago was introduced as a coupé in 2001 for the 2002 model year, succeeding the famed Diablo supercar in Lamborghini's lineup. The car was the automaker's first new design in eleven years, as well as the first under the ownership of German automaker VW. It was styled by Peruvian-born Belgian Luc Donckerwolke, Lamborghini's head of design from 1998.

Lamborghini Murcielago LP 640 Inspired Merediist Cell Phone by TAG Heuer

Up until recently, TAG Heuer was mostly known for its sport watches and chronographs but the famous Swiss company is now trying to make a name in the luxury cell phone market. And what a better way to do that than to team up with a specialized sportscar maker like Lamborghini to launch a limited edition handset Using its first mobile phone as a base, Tag Heuer came up with the Merediist Automobil Lamborghini that's said to be inspired by the Murceilago LP 640.

Housed in black titanium carbide coated 316L stainless steel casing, the hand-assembled quad-band GSM mobile phone packs a 1.9'' display made from 60.5 carats scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, a 2 megapixel camera (1,200 x 1,600 pixels), 2GB of memory, USB 1.0, media player, Bluetooth and roughly seven hours of talk time.

Add to that the Lamborghini logos and the exclusivity that comes from the limited availability as only 1963 pieces (in tribute to the year that Lamborghini's automotive division was founded) will be sold worldwide.

Neither Tag Heuer or Lamborghini have announced prices, but bear in mind that the standard Merediist starts at around $5,300 so expect to pay more for the Lambo edition.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Design and finishing

316L stainless steel case with Black PVD (titanium carbide) surface treatment

316L stainless steel specific Automobili Lamborghini finishing:

Satin & polished battery cover plate with black "Automobili Lamborghini" engraving

Satin plate with limited edition number engraved

Satin camera shutter

Polished side keys

Polished top and bottom bars deco

Backlit mechanical stainless steel keypad with black PVD coating

Automobili Lamborghini selection key on key ring

60.5 carats of sapphire crystal glass on dual display screens

Automobili Lamborghini ON & OFF animations, sounds, wallpapers



Dimensions: 112mm x 46mm x 15.5mm

Weight: 160g



Performance

Autonomy: 28 days stand-by, 7 hours talk time

Imaging: 2 megapixel high-quality camera sensor (CMOS low noise) digital

camera: 1,200 x 1,600 pixels

Image quality-maximising and colour rendering software

Mechanical, automatic preview-triggering sliding camera shutter

Image formats supported: JPEG, GIF, BMP

Audio: Music playback (MP3, AAC, AAC+)

Video: Video recording and playback (H263-AMR, MPEG4-AMR, MPEG4- AAC)

End-user memory: 2GB

USB 1.0 with mass storage for easy multimedia objects exchange with PC

Network

Worldwide GSM network-compatible for best performance

GPRS class 10

Quad-band: covers all GSM countries



Hardware

2 LCD screens:

Front screen: LCD, 240 x 320 pixels, 260k colours, TFT – 1.9''

Top screen: OLED, 96 x 16 pixels

Acoustics: separate earpiece for call mode; loudspeaker for handsfree,

ringtones and music playback

Long duration battery: Li-lon 950mAh



Applications

Phonebook: up to 1,000 contacts (multi-entries and Outlook synchronisation)

Messaging: SMS, MMS

Browsing: WAP 2.0

Application: JAVA 2.0

PC synchronisation: contacts, messaging, multimedia

Apps: World clock, alarm, agenda, calendar, currency converter,

chronometer, calculator

Voice recorder

Client e-mail


Connectivity

Bluetooth: headset, car kit and data exchange profiles

Single I/O connector for charging, data exchange and wired stereo headset

via standard mini-USB

Stereo Bluetooth for audio with compatible devices

USB connection

Built-in modem

Compatible with any operator/SIM card