1964, the commercial version of 350GT was born, and years of hard work finally paid off, and Lamborghini also had its own sports car. Compared with the 350GTV, the 350GT has completely changed from the inside out. Lamborghini has designed a synchronizer on the reverse gear of the five-speed gearbox, which makes parking easier and more stable than Ferrari. Lamborghini's huge disc brake seems to announce that it is safe even if it is indulged. The chassis number of the 350GT is102–574, * * * produces 120 cars, and the top speed is 250km/h ... The performance of the 350GT is equivalent to that of the front face of Jaguar E, the rear of Aston Martin DB4, Chevrolet Corvette and Ferrari supercar. The platter with the characteristics of many famous cars is hardly perfect. Lamborghini is a layman in body design. Even with continuous improvement, initial sales are not optimistic. On the one hand, the Italian economy is sluggish, on the other hand, the 350GT has only two seats. But at least one thing is certain, Lamborghini has the capital to have a direct dialogue with Enzo Ferrari for the first time.
When Lamborghini introduced the upgraded version of 350GT 400 GT (2+2) in 1966, it really attracted the world's attention. Dalari improved the 350GT into a 2+2 seat, equipped with a 4-liter engine and 320 horsepower to beat competitors Ferrari, Masarati and Aston Martin at one fell swoop, which truly explored the potential of Lamborghini. The 400 GT2+2 steel dashboard has replaced the previous iron. Although the weight of the car body has increased, the manufacturing cost has decreased. The 400GT2+2 was launched at the Geneva Motor Show in 1966 and discontinued in 1968. * * * produced 224 vehicles, chassis number 574–1354, with a speed limit of 270 km/h. For the figures of 350GT and 400GT, it is obvious that Lamborghini's imaginary enemy is Ferrari GT.
Mihura, a little bull.
1965 165438+ At the Turin Auto Show in October, Lamborghini gave the audience a small surprise. He actually moved a new car chassis, and the discerning eye saw something new at a glance-a mid-engine. In the 1960s, mid-engine only appeared in competing models. What Lamborghini will do is a suspense. 1At the Geneva Motor Show in March, 1966, the representative work of Dallari and Gandini, Mullah P400, appeared on the stage. P stands for posteriore, which is used to imply Mullah's amazing move after putting the engine in the cockpit. Mihura is a famous Spanish cattle breeder and the father of the bull, which sounds fiercer than Ferrari's Pegasus. The real Lamborghini storm began with the appearance of Mullah. Mullah was appraised as the Rolls Royce of Italy by later generations. The chassis number of Mura P400 series is 0502-4070, of which 0979 is the one exhibited in Turin.
Mullah's body is very low, the overall height is only 1050 mm, two seats and two doors, but the length of the car is 4370 mm, so the body is fierce and belongs to the storm type, and it is still not outdated. Mullah looks like the popular Chrysler Viper Super Run in the 1990s. The front fender is integrated with the front cover of the car body, and the headlights are glaring at the slightly protruding part. The original air intake grille is partially retracted, which highlights the low chassis of the supercar. During the test run, when Mullah reached a high speed of 280 km/h, due to the pressure difference between the upper and lower parts, the front part of the car body produced a large lift. This lift is a fatal threat to the braking and handling of the car. Lamborghini later equipped it with a spoiler, but until the end it did not completely solve the problem of forward lift. It seems that Mullah's criticism did not attract criticism. Who really wants to try the 280km/h expressway in expressway?
The mullahs are still somewhat imperfect. The noise of Italian engines is world-famous. Some people call it "sexy roar". Although racing drivers don't mind these details, those who are willing to spend huge sums of money on sports cars must be people with status. They will never tolerate the rumble of engine noise. Wallace set up a special group to solve this problem. There is a special glass insulation layer between the engine and the cockpit. In order to cool the engine, Mullah engine is wrapped in plastic, and the black transverse grille on the rear hood also plays a good role in heat dissipation.
Starting from 1968, a lot of information shows that the racing version of Mullah may be launched. Some buyers are willing to pay three times the price of the ordinary Mullah, but the answer is always "no!" . As for why Lamborghini didn't set foot in the field of racing, the most widely circulated and suspicious statement is that Lamborghini is afraid that his son Tonino will dance with the wind at the racetrack regardless of his life! From Lamborghini's character, any explanation is possible, because Lamborghini is not an ordinary person.
1969 Mullah launched an upgraded version of Mullah S. S stands for Spinto (the past participle of the Italian word spingere, meaning sports), and most fans think that S stands for Super. Mulas's body is basically the same, except for a slight adjustment on the chassis and engine. The chassis number of Mullah S is 4076–4856. Mullah s only produced 120 vehicles, which was replaced by Mullah SV. The v in Mullah SV stands for veloce. The biggest difference between Mulla SV and the previous version lies in the layout of the new chassis. The wheel track is lengthened by 13 cm, the tires are widened, and the rear fender is raised when the rear wheel is in place. Mulla's front air intake grille has been modified to a certain extent, and internal air conditioning has become a standard configuration. The number of Mula SV is 4834–5113. Mula SV is usually regarded as a collection handed down from ancient times, and Lamborghini has only customized 150 vehicles for collectors. Now, the value of a Mullah SV can be compared with a new sports car of Lamborghini. Mura SV was the fastest sports car in the world at that time, with a top speed of 300 km/h (the top speed of Muras was 285 km/h), and it was not refreshed until the introduction of Lamborghini Contash.
Lamborghini ghost Standard Edition adopts rear-wheel drive, 1993. When the standard edition was produced for 3 years, Lamborghini introduced ghost VT. The so-called VT is viscotraction, which means viscous transmission system. The viscous coupler on Ghost VT controls the distribution of engine torque between the front and rear wheels. The gearbox is located at the front of the engine, and the front transmission shaft extends from the right side of the gearbox to transmit power to the front wheels.
Ghost VT's powerful power steering system makes up for the deficiency of the previous section. In appearance, VT has been adjusted at the front and rear air intakes, but later ordinary ghosts also copied this design. The only difference between ordinary ghosts and ghost VT in the late 1990s is whether there is the word VT in the trademark behind them.
Ghost VT 1993- 1998 * * produces about 400 vehicles with a top speed of 328km/h.
1999, Ghost VT is upgraded again. The hidden headlights were changed to exposed ones, and the wheels were changed to 18 inches. Ghost VT99 is better than the previous one in all aspects, with a top speed of 335 km/h..
The exhibition of Ghost VT6 in Detroit in 2000 tried to draw a satisfactory conclusion for the production of Ghost 10. Compared with those 99 kinds of ghosts, VT6 has made improvements in the following places.
The car body is made of all carbon fiber materials; A new 6-liter engine; Wider front and rear wheel tracks; Improved exhaust system; New 32-bit microprocessor for engine management system: improved suspension system: brand-new interior; New air conditioning system; New lightweight magnesium alloy wheel.
The engine of Ghost VT6 can output 550 horsepower at 7 100 rpm and 620 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm. The variable timing valve system ensures that ghost can still maintain in-cylinder combustion efficiency at low speed. Ghost VT6*** produced 260 vehicles with a top speed of 330 km/h.
200 1, Ghost VT6 launched a commemorative edition (VT6 SE), with a limited production of 40 vehicles and a top speed of 330 km/h.
Diabolo-30th Anniversary Special Edition
1993, at the 30th anniversary celebration of Lamborghini, another commemorative sports car, Lamborghini Ghost SE30, was launched. SE is the abbreviation of Special Edition, which means special edition. The front spoiler of Ghost SE has been modified, which is lower than the previous one. Two larger air intakes have been added, and the slender horizontal air intake grille has also found a suitable position on it. The spoiler is widened to reduce the disturbance of the front wheel when driving at high speed. The rear air inlet is changed into two vertical slots, similar to shark gills. It turns to flow and enters two larger oil coolers. Back-up lights and fog lights are assembled on the rear bumper/spoiler, and the logo of Lamborghini's 30th anniversary is printed in the middle of the grille.
Ghost dark SV 95-98, 99
At the 1995 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini introduced a new ghost-SV. Ghost SV is similar to Mullah SV 25 years ago, and SV stands for high-speed sports car.
Ghost SV front turn signal and widened air inlet are separated at both ends of the bumper, and the tail light and rear turn signal are lowered to the rear bumper. The air intake of Ghost SV engine has changed greatly compared with Ghost SE. It has two air intake passages on the ceiling of the cockpit, and the inlets of the air intake passages are very similar to the eyes staggered overhead. This design is very special and changes the tradition of the shutter form on the back of Lamborghini sports car.
Ghost SV is the cheapest one in Lamborghini series at present, but $230,000 still makes people stay away from it. 1999 Ghost SV was upgraded to Ghost SV99, and the front hidden headlights were changed to lift-up, with glass lampshades. The maximum power of the engine is increased to 565,438+00 HP, the maximum speed is 320 km/h, and the acceleration time of 0-65,438+000 km/h is 3.85 seconds.
In 2000, the production of Ghost SV99 was stopped, and about 100 vehicles were produced.
Diablo VT sports car
1992, Lamborghini launched the sports car version of Ghost VT in Geneva, but it took three years to mass-produce.
Compared with the prototype of 1992, the final Ghost VT convertible version has some changes. The side air intake is very similar to Ghost SE, and the vertical slot behind the side steering flow cools the rear brake disc. The front spoiler has been completely modified to distinguish the ghost VT, and the four square fog lamps of VT have been replaced by two circular and two rectangular fog lamps respectively. The rear taillight design of VT open version is closer to SE version, and the four exhaust pipes under it become oval rather than round.
Ghost Diablo GT, GTR
Ghost GT is the most fierce one in the Ghost series, and many details of the body have been greatly changed. The front wheel tread increases, and the front wheel arch cover protrudes. The front face of GT is more rounded, the front spoiler is redesigned, the air inlet and turn signal are arranged more neatly, and the fender is connected with the front cover smoothly and naturally. There is a triangular pump in the center of the front face, Lamborghini's bull logo is at the pump tip, and the headlights on both sides are still upturned, covered with a glass cover, and there are two air inlets on the back of the front cover. Although the front of Ghost GT has many elements, it is well designed and integrated. GT tail is different from any ghost. Two large exhaust pipes occupy a key position in the middle. Due to the cancellation of the rear bumper, the turn signals and taillights are nowhere to be arranged, and finally they are integrated with the taillights, but it looks lighter. The air intake at the top of GT is still in double-tube mode, and the tail wing becomes the standard configuration, and the flying trend complements the overbearing and cold front body.
Ghost GT surpassed the fastest SV series in one fell swoop after installing V 12 cylinder 6-liter engine. GT limited production of 80 vehicles, the actual number of 83 vehicles, its top speed is 338 km/h, after adjusting the gear matching of gearbox, the top speed can reach 345 km/h, which is the fastest among the global production vehicles up to 2002.
At the same time as GT, there is also Ghost GTR, which means racing car, which is the racing version of Ghost GT. Ghost GTR is even rarer than GT. Global production is limited to 40 vehicles, which are only sold in Europe.
On the basis of Ghost GT, Ghost GTR has made the following important changes: tubular chassis connected with integral anti-roll bar, new hub with nut in the middle, racing brake system, oil-cooled radiator, improved suspension, high-performance rear spoiler and simple interior.
The body of Ghost GTR is made of various materials, the top cover is made of steel plate, the door is made of aluminum alloy, and most of the rest are made of carbon fiber. This design naturally takes into account the safety and light weight of healds.
Ghost GTR uses the same Lamborghini V 12 cylinder 6-liter engine as GT, and has not made any major changes. The engine has multi-valve intake system, valve timing system and Lamborghini train electronic engine management system (including data acquisition system and comprehensive diagnosis function). Due to the special exhaust conversion system, the output power of GTR reaches 590 HP, which is 15 HP higher than the calibrated GT, and the top speed is the same as that of GT, but its 0- 100 km/h acceleration time can reach almost impossible 3.5 seconds. The estimate of Ghost GTR is $365,438+00,000.
Ghost Diablo 2000 sports car
At the Detroit Auto Show in early 2000, Lamborghini announced that all ghosts except VT6 would stop production. However, this did not make too many Lamborghini fans sad. There is a beautiful roadster next to the booth of VT6, which is covered with shiny titanium. This is Lamborghini's work commemorating the Millennium: Millennium metal sports car.
Ghost 2000 is also limited in the world, and the output with an upper limit of 30 makes Lamborghini fans who are interested in buying feel helpless.
The bat (Murcielago)
200 1 exhibition, mass production in 2002. The bat (Murcielago) is Lamborghini's flagship in the new round of war. Murcielago means bat in Spanish. In fact, it is also the name of the most famous bullfight in Spanish history.
The Lamborghini bat (Murcielago) inherits the tradition of Lamborghini. It is cold, warm and exciting. The world's highest manufacturing technology combined with modern ergonomics, bats are more respected than their predecessors.
The sales of Lamborghini bats in Europe began at 200 1, and then began to be sold in the United States and Japan in 2002. For the first 400 bats, the United States ordered 35%, Germany 20%, Switzerland and Britain each 10%, Italy and Japan each 5%. The price of $270,000 bat can't extinguish the impulse of Lamborghini fans, and Lamborghini dynasty was reborn in the infatuation of these fans.
Power, charm, dream, technology and future are all dreamily mixed together, and the passion of the Romans and the perfect skills of Teutonic people are integrated into this dynamic super sports car called Murcielago. Porsche 9 1 1 GT2, Aston Martin Vanquish, Ferrari 570 Maranello, I don't know if I feel that the era of ghosts is coming to an end, and a generation of overlords has quietly come to the gate. I don't know what a bloody battle it is in the silent car world!
Company souvenir
1973 Friken? Lamborghini wants to leave the empire he created himself, but Stani, Gandini and Broadcom have been famous for some time. Fraken? The most successful sports car in Lamborghini era came out. The birth of Contach seems to be the best farewell to Lamborghini.
Many people have explained why Lamborghini bid farewell to his beloved car factory. He didn't quit because of Contash's success, as everyone said. In fact, Lamborghini dedicated his half-life effort to others with sadness.
Lamborghini borrowed a large sum of money from the bank to participate in the development of the South American market, which could have brought him rich returns. Fate never announces in advance when it plays tricks on people. Latin American countries ordered tens of thousands of Lamborghini tractors, but due to the coup of 197 1, the debts owed were written off. Lamborghini had to sell his shares in order to repay the bank loan. 1973, Swiss businessman George Henry bought a 5 1% stake in Lamborghini. Lamborghini sold the remaining 49% shares to Rene Remo on 1974.
Friken? Lamborghini is old and tired of the ups and downs of life. He chose to live an idyllic and leisurely life in the grape-rich countryside in northern Italy. Shortly after Lamborghini retired, a new red wine was born in northern Italy. His name is Sanger di Mihura-bull's blood.
But Lamborghini will not bow so easily. Contash's orders have been uninterrupted for 20 consecutive years. As a super sports car, I have stood for so long in Lamborghini's most difficult period, and I have to give Lamborghini great support. In 1976, Lamborghini introduced "silhouette"-silhouette after several efforts.
On the other hand, Lamborghini hopes to cooperate with BMW, and Lamborghini hopes to produce M 1 sports cars for BMW. This time, the German-Italian alliance finally aborted because of its distrust of BMW, and BMW chose a more stable automobile factory in Germany as its partner. After a long time, Lamborghini had to rely on the help of the Italian government to make a living. Rene Lemo wants to form a market alliance with De tommaso Automobile Company to explore the American market, but it has little effect. Nightmares continue to haunt Lamborghini, Friken? Lamborghini's successor made a mistake in management strategy. With the world-scale oil crisis, Lamborghini changed hands again.
1978, Hubert Hahne, a BMW racer and Lamborghini insurer, and Raymond Noima, a financier, bought Lamborghini. Soon, they were sold to Zoltan· Retty, a Hungarian-American. Under his persuasion, Lamborghini's creditor representatives George Mi Long and Alessandro Artest agreed to declare bankruptcy.
At this time, Lamborghini was invited to re-enter the mountain, and his former enterprise could be sold back to him at a discount. Lamborghini's stubborn personality is well known. He lost in Maicheng, so naturally he won't go back to clean up this mess today. He would rather watch his foundation empire collapse than start all over again. Lamborghini burned the last wooden bridge back to Boloheser.
1980, the Mimlam family bought Lamborghini at a price of 3.8 billion lira (3 million US dollars). Under the leadership of Milan, Lamborghini has made unprecedented great development.
At this time, Alfie Eli began to secretly carry out his "132" plan. Every successful work will not last forever, and Contash is no exception. Alfie Ellie is going to design Lamborghini's new flagship. There is no doubt that this will become another expensive investment of Lamborghini, and Milan will pay less money. At this time, Chrysler, far away from the other side of the ocean, turned its attention to Italy.
At this time, Chrysler was in charge of Iacocca, who had the reputation of "genius car salesman" in the United States. Energetic and impulsive, Iacocca was deeply attracted by Contash. "Like you, even your company will buy it." Fanaticism-the unchanging character of Lamborghini's owners in past dynasties. 1987 Iacocca spent $25 million on Lamborghini. Obtaining Lamborghini brand objectively improved Chrysler's world reputation.
Lamborghini, under the control of Chrysler, launched the 25th anniversary edition of Contax at 1988. This Contash was written by Gandini, and 400 cars were sold. This is the last contact in Lamborghini's history. 1990, Contash withdrew from the historical stage. The dark age has come.
199 1 year, Ghost reached the peak of sales, and Lamborghini's balance sheet struggled to get rid of the deficit. After 9 1 year, the world economy was depressed again. Faced with the bleak reality, Lamborghini had to try another way, such as studying urban electric vehicles and marine engines.
1993 February, Friken? Lamborghini faded out of the world automobile industry at the age of 72.
Just this year, the world economy improved slightly. In March, Lamborghini launched Ghost VT, and in September, Lamborghini launched a special edition of Ghost SE to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the factory. Just when everything began to improve, Lamborghini's owner had to change again.
1993165438+1At the beginning of October, Chrysler suddenly signed a contract with Mega Tech consortium, which belongs to Indonesian consortium SETCDO, registered in Bermuda, and transferred Lamborghini's manufacturing plant and technical department to the other party at a price of 4 1 10,000 USD. At that time, Iacocca bought Lamborghini out of admiration, but now Chrysler sold it quickly after Iacocca retired, and quite a few people have a cold taste of tea.
1995 Tommy, the extravagant youngest son of former Indonesian President Suharto, bought 60% shares in Lamborghini, thus becoming the new owner of Lamborghini. Suharto was jailed for political and economic scandals after the financial turmoil in Southeast Asia, and Tommy was also sentenced to 18 months imprisonment in September 2000 for defrauding state property. In April 2002, Tommy again faced four charges of plotting to assassinate a Supreme Court judge. Any of the four charges may result in the death penalty. Among Lamborghini's former owners, Tommy may be the most tragic ending in his life.
1998, Audi signed an agreement with the shareholders of Lamborghini in London, and Audi purchased all the assets of Lamborghini. On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Freken Lamborghini's death and the 35th anniversary of Lamborghini's founding, this unyielding bull finally found the toughest backstage: Volkswagen.
Bentley, Bugatti and Rolls Royce were also acquired by 1998 together with Lamborghini. The future of Volkswagen seems obvious: Volkswagen, Skoda and Bentley take the road of traditional brands; Lamborghini, Bugatti, Audi, Seat and other brands are the main series of sports cars.
1999, Volkswagen started the road of reviving Lamborghini Empire. In June this year, Volkswagen hired former Ferrari manager Giuseppe Greco as the new president of Lamborghini.
Mullah-Kantas-Ghost, these three themes run through Lamborghini's nearly 40-year history. Confrontation with Porsche and Ferrari will continue. With the strong financial and technical support of the public, will Lamborghini win?
In April 2002, Pei Gerecke revealed the plans of Lamborghini L 147 and L 140. Lamborghini may launch L 147 in September 2002. As for the name, L 140 will be launched at the 40th anniversary celebration of Lamborghini in 2003. Lamborghini's current designer is Federico Giorgetto, the son of George Giorgetto.