Rumormill: Lamborghini packing a surprise or two up its sleeve for Geneva?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

Filed under: Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Lamborghini , Rumormill It was quite a while back that Lamborghini promised it would have something new for every major auto show. That seemed quite the claim at the time, particularly for a company with a two-car model lineup, but with a few exceptions here and there, the Italian automaker has been keeping pace famously. So what has Sant’Agata Bolognese got in store for us for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show ? A surprise – or two – from what we hear.

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Nissan Juke-R dusts Gallardo, Ferrari 458 and SLS AMG [video]

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin

The Juke-R takes on a Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari 458 Italia and Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG on an improvised sprint track that is very short and dusty with impressive results.

Video: Nissan Juke-R takes on Gallardo, 458 Italia and SLS AMG in Dubai

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

Filed under: Performance , Etc. , Videos , Crossover , Nissan , Middle East The Nissan Juke-R found some adventurous extracurriculars to take part in while in Dubai to pace the Dunlop 24-Hour race. Nissan said it would be making a film of the Juke-R taking on other street-legal supercars in the Dubai International Marina, but that race is meant to include a Mercedes/McLaren SLR -engined Mercedes-Benz SLK .

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Is Chevrolet Serious About Its $20,000, Rear-Wheel-Drive Sports Car?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

Is Chevrolet Serious About Its $20,000, Rear-Wheel-Drive Sports Car? Two possible directions for Chevy’s affordable halo car. Chevrolet’s stand at the Detroit auto show provided an intriguing if confusing look into the bow-tie brand’s sport compact strategy, from the mild — a slightly modified version of the Sonic due out later this year — to the wild — a Lamborghini Gallardo knock-off called the Tru 140S, which would ride on the same platform as the Cruze. Photo Gallery: Is Chevrolet Serious About Its $20,000, Rear-Wheel-Drive Sports Car?

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Bikini model joy rides never get old [videos]

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

Here are a couple of recent videos featuring a 900 hp Mitsubishi Evo IX and an Underground Racing Twin Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera with 1250 whp.

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Video: Watch a twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo race an Aventador

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Lamborghini , Specialty There’s no doubt a stock Lamborghini Gallardo doesn’t have the guts to go toe-to-toe with its more powerful sibling, the Aventador . But make no mistake: That’s nothing a couple massive turbochargers can’t fix. The twin turbos come courtesy of Heffner Performance, and they turn the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera into a monster with more than 600 horsepower force fed through the V10 engine and to all four wheels.

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