http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88344 have you guys seen this ? is it true ?
I don't like the idea, but then again I'm not trying to turn a profit. "Entry level" and exotic shouldn't be in the same sentence.
One word "RETARDED" Thats like droping in a Hemi V-8 in the Viper or making the Corvettes with V6cylenders all over again. Somethings just shouldn't be and this is one of them. Lamborghini's don't have V-8's!. Audi will be responsible for the death of lambo if they keep doing what they are doing.
I don't think this is a good idea. Pretty soon it will be like MB with 3 or more engines in the SL. It devalues the 10 cylinder car. The market for the cars will change a lot and it will hurt existing owners.
I wasn't saying it was. Just that in the past there have been Lamborghini's with V8 engines. I agree that it would be retarded to do so. I much enjoy the 12 cylinder in my Murci.
This sounds like backwards thinking.... you'd think that big car maker Audi has more spare capacity than the Lamborghini? "So why Audi would sell a cheaper Gallardo, that would be able to compete with the R8? Audi can't build enough R8 to satisfy demand because of fibre panels that are difficult to make. It can only build 20 R8 a day. Selling a cheaper Gallardo with the same engine as the R8 would enable Audi to redirect the unsatisfied demand to the Italian carmaker. Obviously the V8 Gallardo would be more expensive than the equivalent R8 but it has enough sex-appeal to justify it." http://www.petrol-head.com/2007/06/spyshots_lambor.html
Germans only work 4 days a week and take 2 months off for vacation. LOL But it still seems like bad math to me. How many cars can Lambo produce a year...given its current factory?
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/secret_new_car.php?sid=814&page=1 £105K for a V8 £135K for the V10, if I could afford to spend that much on the V8. I could afford the V10.
Lambo needs to grow. I'm glad you don't see too many Lambos, but we don't see any in 98% of the Country. Lambo needs either a 3rd car, or to do more with the two cars they have. I think they will take the cheap way out (like all other car companies these days) and do more sharing with what they have already invested in- R8, Gallardo... that's why this rumor might have some merit. (I just don't think Lambo has the factory capacity to take advantage of this idea.) Lambo needs more dealers, more owner events, more after-market vendors, more trained technicians, and it can't just stick with the current business plan (even as sucessful as its been). Something new has to happen. Porsche did it with SUV's and Caymens, Ferrari keeps talking about a Baby Dino. The orginal concept for the Gallardo was a baby Lambo to get people into the brand. But now 5 years later the price has crept up and out of most buyers range. And it would be a nice market-grab for Lambo since the Lotus Esprit and Next NSX are both M.I.A. and the $125,000 MR market is wide open, for an exotic looking car! (Some people just don't like P-car's look) Am I the Only one? I live on the beach... a few of my friends have also talked about the fact that 550 HP is a waste. We enjoy a few twisty turns, and the highway on and off ramps, but anything more then 430HP is just over-kill for the roads around here. I've had more fun working a 308 hard, than never getting to use 4th gear on a 550hp Lambo. The price savings between these two models is enough to allow some to buy their 1st new Lambo instead of only looking at used cars, saving that extra $50,000 is a nice option
Agree, companies are going to have to start cutting down on the HP if they want to survive. Your just paying for something you can't use anyway. + the 10-12 MPG which will not cut it if they want to sell more cars.
Ferrari’s New Baby! While that vintage Dino had a V6, the new one will be powered by a V8 with 400 bhp. Lambo and Ferrari are both looking at entry level 400hp cars. The only question is who will do it first? Call it - "Porsche Business Model".... but lots of CEO's are looking at Porsche's huge successs going down-stream with its product mix. http://news.windingroad.com/auto-news/spotted-first-shots-ferraris-new-baby/ Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thats was the Jalpa and even a lambo rep said quote "This is not a lamborghini" "lamborghinis have no V-8s" if you where watching Rides a couple of years back.
It would be a mistake to make a 'cheaper' Gallardo. If they want to sell a car at a lower price point, it needs to be new model (much like Ferrari are planning on doing with the Dino). If I owned a Gallardo, I would be highly unimpressed if there were cheaper versions running around town....but looked exactly the same.
Lamborghini should just release the Cala to compete with the new Dino if it is to be. The concept of the cala was a 400hp V-10, thats not bad at all would be perfect competition for the Dino and Cayman.
I agree Thats why Lamborghini should put the Cala in production!. Its the perfect car for this situation.
Got a photo of Cala? I've only seen these lambo designs? The only problem with bringing out a new car is the huge amount of money to design and tool up a 3rd line...vs. the BAD WILL created with existing customers by dropping the R8 engine in a gallardo and having a "new model" for the cost of some engine-mount hardware. To bad Lambo doesn't make the call at Lambo any more. Get in line beind Porshche, VW, Audi ....seems to be the chain of decision makers for Lambo Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
"To bad Lambo doesn't make the call at Lambo any more. Get in line beind Porshche, VW, Audi ....seems to be the chain of decision makers for Lambo" Been that way since day one, it's just taking more time to dissapoint the rest of you..LOL
