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| Luxury Lifestyle: Autos & Vehicles, Cars, Lamborghini |
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| Lamborghini is an Italian manufacturer of high performance sports cars now a subsidiary of Volkswagen Audi Group. The company was founded in 1963 by Mr. Ferruccio Lamborghini. The Origin of Lamborghini starts when Ferruccio Lamborghini, owner of a small tractor manufacturing company, went to Ferrari factory to discuss about the quality of the clutch of a Ferrari car he bought. Mr. Enzo Ferrari (Ferrari comany owner) was rude and arrogant, and when Mr. Ferruccio Lamborghini went back home, decided to dismantle the clutch by himself to solve the problem. After improving the clutch, he decided to produce a superior sports car than Ferrari, because he didn’t like to buy other Ferrari cars in the future. The first Lamborghini appeared with great success in 1963 at Turin Motor Show. This Lamborghini was powered by a V12 cylinders engine with aluminum parts, 4 cams, a short stroke and 2 valves per cylinder, and developed 350 HP (260 kW). |
| The 350GT was a success and it allowed Lamborghini to introduce the 400 GT, and in the 1965 the legendary Miura that introduced Lamborghini into the world of supercar manufacturers. Then was developed a 4 seat sport car, Espada, powered by a V12, 4 litre, and in 1973 Lamborghini started the production of the Countach, the first car with scissor doors, and rear air intakes. |
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| Because of oil crisis in the 1970s, there were problems with sales of high performance cars, and Lamborghini risked to go into bankruptcy. After several takeovers, Audi Volkswagen Group became the owner of Lamborghini giving high technical resources. such as carbon fiber construction, and the new V10 and V12 engines. The Miura, the Countach, the Diablo, and the Murciélago, are the most desired dream cars of all time. Lamborghini's cars are the most powerful, expensive and exclusive cars. |
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