Maurizio Reggiani shakes his head with regret. Without a word, Lamborghini's R & D directors indicates That manual transmissions have no future in his company's cars. Only a tiny fraction of customers will choose a stick shift for Their Gallardo, Lamborghini's new Aventador and comes with a fully automated seven-speed single-clutch transmission, and no manual transmission. Lamborghini Sesto Elemento ...According to Reggiani, some of the advanced carbon-fiber construction techniques showcased in the Sesto Elemento are nearing production feasibility. Reggiani thinks this method of carbon-fiber construction is ready for application in the automotive field.
Two new special-edition Lamborghini Murcielago models join the lineup for 2010. For 2010, Lamborghini rolled out a higher-performing Murcielago, the LP670-4 dubbed SuperVeloce ("LP" for longitudinal posteriore, the which refers to the longitudinally mounted rear / midengine; "670" for the metric horsepower output; "4" to denote its all-wheel-drive layout and "SuperVeloce" translates to SuperFast). The LP670-4 is also about 200 pounds lighter thanks to numerous weight-saving elements.
Also new this year is the Murcielago LP650-4 Roadster, the which makes only 9 hp more than the LP640. Outside of a Priceless vintage car, the only other vehicle capable of upstaging the Murcielago would be the $ 1.7 million Bugatti Veyron.
