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Lamborghini Murciélago

The Lamborghini Murciélago - designed by Luc Donckerwolke - was introduced in 2002 as the successor to the Diablo. The body style is a two door, two seat coupé.

An open-top version called the Murciélago Roadster was introduced in 2004 for the 2005 model year. The Roadster features similar performance to the coupe with a more aggressive rear flank, as well as a considerably higher price tag.

The Murciélago has a 6.2 L V12 engine, a six speed manual or six speed e-gear sequential gearbox and all wheel drive. It also has a rear spoiler that can be raised to an angle of 70 degrees, the side mirrors fold in to increase aerodynamics and side scoops that automatically open to the required size to let in just the right amount of air needed to cool its engine.

The name Murciélago comes from a bull that survived 24 sword strokes in an 1879 fight at the arena of Cordoba, and fought with such passion and spirit that the matador chose to spare its life, a rare honour. In another Lamborghini tie-in, the bull was later presented as a gift to Don Antonio Miura, a noted breeder, and went on to sire a line of famous fighting bulls. Murciélago also means bat in Spanish, and a Murciélago Roadster is featured briefly in the film Batman Begins.

Lamborghini have announced a more powerful model, the LP640 with 670hp.

The engine configuration employed by Lamborghini for the past 30 years has proven to be very successful. This affords an optimal weight distribution with superb advantages for traction, braking and handling. The independent double wishbone suspension design provides the best ever solution for a high performance GT.

Performance

1. power: 580bhp | 426kW
2. top speed: 330km/h | 206mph
3. 0-100 kmh: 3.8 seconds

Engine

1. capacity: 6192cc
2. cylinders: 12
3. configuration: V12

Other

1. production dates: 2001-
2. total produced:
3. variants: Roadster;LP640