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fact about the Lamborghini, this was first posted on livefacts360.blogspot.com
The Italian, manufacturing
magnate, founded Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini S.P.A. in 1963 to compete
with established marques, including Ferrari. The company gained wide acclaim in
1966 for the Miura sports coupé, which established rear mid-engine, rear wheel
drive as the standard layout for high-performance cars of the era. Lamborghini
grew rapidly during its first decade, but sales plunged in the wake of the 1973
worldwide financial downturn and the oil crisis. The firm's ownership changed
three times after 1973, including a bankruptcy in 1978. American Chrysler
Corporation took control of Lamborghini in 1987 and sold it to Malaysian
investment group Mycom Setdco and Indonesian group V'Power Corporation in 1994.
In 1998, Mycom Setdco and V'Power sold Lamborghini to the Volkswagen Group
where it was placed under the control of the group's Audi division.
1.
The fastest Lamborghini car in the world
(Murcielago R-GT) which has a top speed of 370 km/h.
2.
The first manufacture of Lamborghini was
tractors, which was founded in 1963 by Ferruccio.
3.
Lamborghini produces sports cars and V12
engines for offshore powerboat racing. Lamborghini currently produces the
V12-powered Aventador and the V10-powered Huracán.Lamborghini is named after
the founder of the company Ferruccio Lamborghini.
4.
The most expensive Lamborghini ever sold was
the Lamborghini Reventon, for $1,600,000.
5.
Many of the cars are named after Spanish
legends.
6.
The first Lamborghini was the 350GTV from
1963.
7.
Lamborghini was once an independent company,
but is now owned by Volkswagen AG together with Audi.
8.
Most Lamborghini cars had a v12 engine except
for the Gallardo, which has a v10.
9.
The owner of Lamborghini first drove a
Ferrari when he started the company, but the car had a constant nagging clutch
problem which frustrated him to the extent of making him manufacture cars
instead of tractors.
10. In
2007, Lamborghini sold over 2 580 cars which is the highest amount of cars they
have ever sold in a year.
11. The
founder of Lamborghini, Ferruccio Lamborghini, died on 20th February, 1993.
12. Super
Trofeo series by Lamborghini has been designed for those who can cough up
$30,000 per race to allow them to drive a Lamborghini.
13. As
per a chief designer from the design team of Aventador, the inspiration was
taken from an F22, F35, B2 and ‘those shiny green jagged-leg beetles that smell
bad when you step on them’.
14. Miles
Davis actually turned his Miura into bits in a famous accident.
15. Italian
police use Gallardos to transfer donated organs.
16. Lamborghini
has won a ton of offshore powerboat championships
17. Engines
by Motori Marini Lamborghini are known as some of the best internal combustion
engines.
18. It
was also known as Rambo Lambo because Sly drove it. They came with a powerboat
Motor B Motori Marini Lamborghini that pumped more than 700hp.
19. Bertone
design house head said ‘Countach’ in his Piedmontese dialect when he first saw
the concept that would later on become the flagship of Lambo. It means, as per
different opinions, “Bloody Hell”, “Holy Shit” and “woman of ‘extravagant’
looks”.
20. Chrysler
bought Lamborghini back in 1987 and played around with design, finally
designing a 4-door Lambo named Portofino. It never made it to the production phase;
however, Chrysler used those design ‘moves’ to create Intrepid.
21. Why
Lamborghini was named after bulls Ferruccio was born on 28th April and thus was
a Taurus which is why the Lamborghinis are named after bulls.
22. In
the late 1960s, if you didn’t own a Miura, you were nobody. As Frank Sinatra
famously said, “You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody. You buy a
Lamborghini when you are somebody.”
23. The
first Lamborghini launched by a guy who builds indy cars was Gian Paolo Dallara
later on launched his own firm that builds all of the IndyCars’ chassis now.
24. 350GTV
was the first Lamborghini that was engine less, When 350GTV was launched, it
wasn’t finished and during its unveiling at the Turin Auto Show, it didn’t have
an engine so the team simply placed some bricks instead of engine and kept the
hood shut during the entire time.
25. Lamborghini
was founded because Ferrari was being mean, Ferruccio owned a Ferrari 250GT and
he took for service to the Maranello headquarters once he realized that the
clutch was identical to the one being used by his production line. He asked
Enzo Ferrari for replacement to which he replied, “You’re just a silly tractor
manufacturer, how could you possibly know anything about sports cars?” Mr.
Ferruccio spat on the floor – red blooded Italian – and walked out of there. He
ended up designing his own sports car and 4 months later released Lamborghini
350GTV.
26. The
first Lamborghinis which were tractors are still made today, He made use of
WWII experience when he came back and started putting together tractors by
using spare parts. The tractors soon became famous and the business grew
exponentially. The tractors are still being made and range between $30,000 and
$300,000.
27. Ferruccio
Lamborghini was the original Tony Stark
During
WWII, he was isolated on the island of Rhodes with the Navy. During that time
he quickly earned the reputation of being a master mechanic and prolific
tinkerer. He could make weaponry and machines work from any old spare
parts. Similar to the time Tony Stark
built a nuclear reactor in a cave.
28. Dubai
Police use their Aventador not to fight crime but as PR and marketing machine
for the state of Dubai.
29. The
Aventador design was inspired by an insect.
Chief
Lamborghini Designer Perini revealed that his inspiration for the Aventador
came “those shiny green jagged-leg beetles that smell bad when you step on
them.”
30. Lamborghini
have the world's coolest driving school
At
the Lamborghini Winter Academy you can master driving 700-hp all-wheel drive
beasts on the snow and ice in one of the most beautiful settings in the world,
the Alps.
31. The
Bull logo was born because the Lamborghini owner was an astrology nut.
He
was passionate about astrology and with his star sign being Taurus (the Bull)
and the logo was born.
32. The
Lamborghini Veneno Roadster is the most expensive car in the world.
Not
only will it cost you $4.5 million dollars but only 9 cars were ever built.
33. There
is a floating version of the Lamborghini Aventador.
How
cool would be if you could have one Lamborghini for the road, and another for
the water. Well, if you can afford $500,000 for an Aventador, why not get a
boat to match? This 'Aventaboat' will cost you a cool $1.3 million dollars.
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