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Things to Know About Exotic Cars
Posted by in Uncategorized on January 19, 2010
An exotic sports car can be defined as a vehicle with limited production, exclusive, made by foreign car companies and a borderline race car. They tend to have sleek attractive looks and yield high performance from their exquisitely designed engines. The prestige they carry alone makes them exclusive and a looker for everyone.
Exotic cars are legendary an they include the McLaren F1, Lamborghini and Ferraris. These cars are highly followed and establish your status as a person with more than adequate funds. However, even if you can afford to purchase one, is it the right car for you?
The temptation, the stories and status are enough to make you want to own an exotic sports car. It is extremely hard to resist if you have the chance and the means to own such a car with a timeless design. But your status is not defined solely by a beautiful car. Your status is made by being objective and making wise investment decisions.
There are a couple of aspects one needs to think over.
Exotic Cars Are Expensive
The high sticker price does not stop once you make the payment. The recurring cost for repair and to maintain the fine tuning of an exotic sports car should logically be considerably more costly than a standard automobile. It is recommended that you know what type of costs you’ll encounter to keep the car in running at its peak.
Since the car is in limited production, the parts are probably going to have a limited stock. Do not be surprised if some parts have to be custom made. It is even more prevalent in older exotic cars where the original manufacturer has ceased production
Obviously, you’ll need to have a mechanic who specializes in exotic car repair and is certified accordingly. More than likely they will be based in major cities or luxury suburbs where these exotic cars are driven. Otherwise, you will have to ship your car or travel to find the proper mechanic. Although an exotic sports car may symbolize the high performance, you cannot predict that it will also be reliable, especially with older “classic exotic cars”.
Driving an Exotic Car
It is not uncommon when driving high performance cars that it will take some time to get comfortable and familiar with such a vehicle. Driving a high performance vehicle like a professional comes in time, and will depend a lot on the motorist’s skill. Inexperienced drivers may become overly frustrated with the learning curve. A person needs to be patient and consider the risks involved.
Therefore, if you are seriously in the market to buy an exotic sports car, you will need to overlook the love affair and excitement of actually being an owner of a prestigious high performance car. Be prepared to deal with obstacles so you can enjoy the most highly sought after designed vehicles in the world.
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Facts about The Lamborghini
Posted by in Uncategorized on January 12, 2010
Lamborghini creates some of the world’s most scintillating sports cars. The company is situated in a small village called Sant’Agata Bolognese in Italy. It was founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini in the year 1963. Ferruccio Lamborghini passed away in 1993 at the age of 77. He is still remembered and he continues to live on with his contribution in the car industry.
Initially the Lamborghini S.p.A. started out as an autonomous company. In 1978, Lamborghini filed for bankruptcy and an Italian court was handed over the responsibility to find a suitable buyer. A Swiss based company called Mimran Brothers bought it. Although things were going on smoothly, the Mimran Brothers decided to sell the company to the American car manufacturer Chrysler. Under the new ownership of Chrysler, the famous Lamborghini Diablo came into being. But Lady Luck seem to distance herself from Chrysler and in 1994, Chrysler was forced to sell the brand Lamborghini to an Indonesian investment group headed by Tommy Suharto. Luck failed again there too and as a result of economic crisis in the 1990s, Lamborghini was taken over by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in 1998. Audi was successful in bringing back the Lamborghini fame by producing more exotic models.
The first Lamborghini called the Lamborghini 350 GTV was unveiled at the Turin Auto Show in 1963. The car was launched commercially and it tuned out to be a tremendous hit. More than 130 units were built in that year and it was a complete sell out. The 350 GTV has a top speed of 280 km/h. The next year a smaller version of the same model was launched called 350GT which delivered a top speed of 240 km/h. In 1974, another model called Countach was unleashed and this car could run 300 km/h. The Diablo is in fact the successor of the Countach.
The Le Mans version Murcielago R-GT is considered to be one of the fastest Lamborghini model which is said to have attained the top speed of 370 km/h, whereas the road version of the same model called Murcielago LP640 can deliver a high speed of 340 km/h. Both the versions are powered by an above 6.0-litre V12 engine.
The latest models of Lamborghini are seen with those cool scissor doors which can be turned upward and forward on a hinge itself. Every Lamborghini model comes with a powerful V8 or above engines. The production of V8 engine was stopped long back in 1989 and the legendary V12 engine was introduced into the cars. But the latest model Gallardo is seen with a V10 engine.
Lamborghini is not just associated with super sports cars but also with marine engines. Today Lamborghini stands tall in a very high position among with other biggies in the automobile industry. Lamborghini cars have outstanding performance and also carry fat price tags. Lamborghini car personifies sophistication, class and pride.
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8 Facts You Must Know About Lamborghini
Posted by in Uncategorized on December 31, 2009
Lamborghini, or Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. as it’s officially called, produces some of the most exciting sports cars in the word. Some of the newer Lamborghini models are the Countach, the Diablo, the Gallardo and the Murcielago.
Fact 1: Lamborghini is named after the founder of the company Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916-1993). Ferruccio Lamborghini founded the company in 1963 when he was 47 years old. The factory is located in a small Italian village called Sant’Agata Bolognese near Bologna.
Fact 2: Ferruccio Lamborghini was a successful tractor manufacturer before he got interested in sports cars. His interest in sports cars made him buy many different high-performance cars including both Maseratis and Ferraris, but he was never really happy with any of them and therefore decided to built his own, perfect sports car,
Fact 3: Lamborghini used to be an independent company, but today it is a subsidiary of the German company Audi AG. Audi AG became the owner of Lamborghini in 1998. Lamborghini went bankrupt in 1978 and was sold to Chrysler a long time before Audi AG became the sole owner of the company.
Fact 4: The fastest Lamborghini is the Le Mans version of the Murcielago R-GT model. It has been reported to have a top speed of 370 km/h. The fastest street model from Lamborghini is the Murcielago LP640 with an estimated top speed of 340 km/h. Both of the models have a V12 engine with more than 6000 cc.
Fact 5: Several of the newer Lamborghini models feature the familiar Lamborghini scissor doors that rotate up and forward on a hinge near the front of the door. The Countach, the Diablo and the Murcielago all have scissor doors, but the Gallardo does not. Both the Countach and the Diablo are no longer being produced, so the Murcielago is the only current model with scissor doors.
Fact 6: No Lamborghini have ever been produced with less than a V8 engine. Most of the Lamborghini models throughout the history of the company have come with the legendary Lamborghini V12 engine, but the newest model, Gallardo, only have a V10 engine. No Lamborghini models with a V8 engine have been since production of the Silhouette stopped in 1989.
Fact 7: The first Lamborghini was the 350GTV from 1963. It was extremely fast for its time with a top speed of 280 km/h. In 1964 a smaller version of the 350GTV appeared. The smaller version was called 350GT and had a top speed of 240 km/h. The Countach from 1974 was the first Lamborghini to go faster than 300 km/h.
Fact 8: In 1975 did Walter Wolf, a rich Canadian businessman and F1 racing team owner, persuade Lamborghini to produce three super powered Countach models. The Wolf Countach had the same engine as the orginal Countach prototype and were able to reach a top speed of 315 km/h.
