Hi am over in Portugal just now and this months Turbo magazine has a three page spread on the car and front cover pic with a lot of detail here is a phone pic of two pages
This sounds defenitely fantastic! And the doors......yes. Indeed.! BUT: The engine; is there a flywheel or not? Is there going to be manual gearbox anymore, even an option if "Egear" is standard? Very glad that Lamborghini doesn't go anything hybrid stuff or something. Very glad indeed.
i really hope that is not it also...and the pic i posted definitely has ferrari wheels but is definitely not a ferrari...still need answers haha
According to a brilliant post by Roy, it seems that the manual may be dropped as, iirc, it's cheaper to produce just the more popular E-Gear rather than both transmissions. However, with Lamborghini, you never know. I first heard the SV was E-Gear only & the Balboni was 6-speed only, but they're available in both.
I'm a die hard manual lover but with the new super efficient gearboxes like Pdk etc these are definitely the future to go & easier on re-sale, at least in my part of the world. Shifting @ 50Ms is almost F1, 2.9secs & 7 speed, I don't think I'll ever be able to match that doing manual & they said they'll keep the "spirit" in the drive. Guys, all those pics in magazines are so far frankensteins of Premier kit, Lp560, & whatever mix match that don't gel up. The real car looks amazing, I WANT one but price is killing my desire & my delivery is late 2012 if I place a deposit now due to overwhelming orders Anyway, this prototype is on a world tour to show clients & I'm sure it'll be near you very soon
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Exactly what I thought, magazines just trying to sell magazines based on those camo spyshots. They don't really know what it looks like!
Thus, a French customer already ordered one of the first copies, good for € 350,000. Lamborghini for ordinary customers is the order book open until early December, the first copies would be delivered in June 2011.
I still can't believe that won't at least offer a true manual. super fast shifts are great for a track when real bragging rights are on the line, but on the street i could care less. you can't have nearly as much fun without that clutch to slip and wag the tail in a much more controlled manner than just heavy throttle application. I don't understand how there's not more uproar over this.
Well 95% of lambos ordered have the E-Gear. I'm sure there will be a few die-hard enthusiasts who will demand a stick (Roy perhaps ). But as mentioned before, I was told the LP670 SV was to be E-Gear only and $50k was required for a minimum deposit...but If I wanted a 6-speed I'd be $100k to reserve.
The SV was the LAST flagship car to get a 6 speed manual..and YES you had to request it with a $100K deposit to get it, it was NOT listed as an option. There are ONLY 2 USA SV cars with 6 speed and only 3 other in the rest of the world for a total of 5 6 speed SV cars out of 350 produced. No matter what amount of money was offered...as I really really tried..the new V12 car WILL not come with a 6 speed..it has no 6 speed design what so ever..ONLY the 7 speed e-gear.. To state the obvious...I am very very happy with my 6 speed SV..and will probably be sitting out the first year run of the new car..want to see all the bugs worked out of a first year run car once it hits the real streets of driving.
Sad, sad day...RIP the manual transmission... That being said, hopefully the new V-12 will cause a price drop on the LP670 SV's so I can get a Black one
IMO, I think you will see the price hold steady..if not a bit of a rise...there are always people that want the last of the line...espicaly once they see what is replacing it..I think the SV will become a collectors car in its own form..sooner than later.
Really?! What's your honest opinion of the shape? Is it a game changer like the Muira or the Countach?
I think everyone has their own thoughts..for me.. I am not a lover of the wheels at all I am a bit disappointed with the door opening method, both the way they open..(button electric) and the route, out a bit then up all the way to a 90 degree angle..allows, so the factory says, for taller people in the car..exit/entry.. HOWEVER..my research shows it was a DOT requirment as they are hitting the magic mark of 5000 copies of the "Murcie". With this they loose their "small" manufacture status...brings all new safety things into play..one being the doors must open if the car is on its roof in an accident..which these new style will do as they kick out...like the Merecedes and other "gull" wing type cars..so for me I miss the real pop up doors and the grab them and pull them open or pull them down to close. As far as all the sharp lines and the use of a lot of LED (front headlights..ect)..agian to me it takes away from the flowing shape of the car..but again, that was just like when the Murcie first came out...we had the 2001 Diablo to hold it against..and like all things it took a bit to fall in love with it..at least for me. The interior is bigger and the rear shelf for golf clubs or luggage...well again for me takes away from the old "tucked" in a cock pit feeling. But for others it will be good as they have way more room, as well as increased headroom. The seat is more on center with the steering wheel..which is a good thing. I cant speak to the performance as I have not driven one..but to go froma 670 HP SV to a 700 HP car..well it is more, but it is ONLY 30HP and the weight is very similiar to the current 670SV..so a VAST up charge from a 640, yes, from a 670 no. And it goes with out saying that the lack of a true 6 speed for the car, IMO, just takes the fun out of operating the car..might as well just have a "push button" start (which it does) and a joy stick computer operated system. All in all I think the car has great leeps forward..may just take an old dog like me a bit to wrap myself around it and call it an "experiance" to operate. I just think ALL the new cars are so operator "lack" of effort..that they are becoming a plane on the ground that is only lacking "auto pilot". I can say that for now..the SV is still my choice and I hope to take it to 100K miles at the least, it has been one of my top 3 favorite cars of all time. With it being the approx same price as the new car when it hits the ground, I feel I have enjoyed the best of the best 2 years earlier while all others have waited for this new car, (I bought my SV in July 2009). I also have just never been a buyer of a "first" year run car. I prefer to see all the kinks worked out after a few cars get "real" road time and info goes back to the engineers and the factory. I can guarantee you the 2013 car will have many changes and improvements..after all this is a new platfrom to build on and increase from...if not...no one would buy the "next" years variant. On the bright side, I do believe this car will be one of the first Lambo's in a LONG time that WILL sell out and WILL demand "over" sticker price for a car..IF you can get one.
