Lamborghini LP640 Superveloce
Huh. If anyone saw pics of that strange looking Murcielago running around the Nürburgring a few days/weeks ago, here's the news from Car Magazine Online via Autoblog (Text from Autoblog):
First there were pictures of a Murcielago with black doors and a giant wing doing laps at the 'Ring. It was immediately called out as the next evolution of the LP640, a superleggera sibling for the the Gallardo. Then Lamborghini said no, it wasn't -- it was just a mule with unpainted doors. Lamborghini President Stephan Winklemann even dismissed the idea, saying "The LP640 is wild enough." Whether or not he believed what he was saying, the new reality is this: there is no such thing as wild enough. And according to Car magazine, that wilder LP640 will probably be called "Superveloce" -- the sorely missed SV moniker not heard in these parts in far too long.
The SV will lose 100 kg, the same amount shed by the lightweight Gallardo, ending up with 409 bhp per ton. It will also get shorter gearing that keeps it near the 8,000 rpm mark when driven in anger. Even though it will remain an all-wheel-driver, the 0-60 time should drop to 3.0 seconds. Car also says that that walk-the-plank rear wing is supposedly provided by Boeing.
The SV is expected to hit the runway at Frankfurt this September. Oh, and it could be joined by a Gallardo SV, an even harder baby-Lambo meant to take the fight to the F430 Stradale. The good news from Sant' Agata just keeps on coming.
I think this is a truly excting car. With a very high power to weight ratio and it being a sheer massive car, this could be really cool and with a 0-100km/h time of 3.0 seconds it looks like the gap between the Veyron/UltimaGTR's 2.5/2.6 sprint to 100 km/h and the 911 turbo's 3.3 second dash is starting to be filled.
This will give some more credibility to Lamborghini I think as a real supercar manufacturer and bulilder of driver's cars as opposed to being makers of oversized, fast fashion statements (albeit the sexiest fashion statement to me - the Murcielago is probably my favourite car design ever; sucks to that Ferrer).
What do you guys think?
EDIT: Added pics