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a007apl

11-21-2001, 12:48 PM

I saw in a page of the internet a painting of the red model, already they had made some model in this color?
I post this paint in:
http://community.webshots.com/user/a007apl

a007apl

12-02-2001, 07:13 AM

In:
www.lamborghiniregistry.com
They had cited a model of bue color, but doesn't have photo of it(Nor in another site).:confused:
I meeting this Model?:D

a007apl

12-08-2001, 05:35 PM

:help: It stows looking at " Car and Driver " and " Automotive Magazine" had new pics of Murciélago and a good article, did not want to buy, preferred to look at for the internet (In Brazil ,cost is equivalent the $12)and does not have the same photos in:
www.CARandDRIVER.com
www.automobilemag.com
:angryfire

a007apl

12-09-2001, 01:10 AM

animations in
www.lamborghini.com
and mOre

a007apl

12-09-2001, 06:08 PM

Murciélago and 1999 Diablo GT in
www.supercars.net
The diferences in all aspects!

a007apl

12-11-2001, 09:52 AM

The Moderator!
Last update 12/11/2001 in:
www.lambocars.com/new.htm

a007apl

12-11-2001, 09:43 PM

www.rapidcars.com
12/11/2001

a007apl

12-13-2001, 05:44 PM

http://98.to/sb

a007apl

12-13-2001, 06:24 PM

www.carpassion.com/de/lamborghini/murcielago/murcielagoak2.php

a007apl

12-13-2001, 08:13 PM

"A New 580-HorsePower Bull Enters The Ring"-Jeff Bartlett,in:
www.motortrend.com/sept01/lambo/1.html

a007apl

12-14-2001, 10:39 AM

Originally posted by a007apl
I saw in a page of the internet a painting of the red model, already they had made some model in this color?
I post this paint in:
http://community.webshots.com/user/a007apl

I deleted all pics in this site(My pics)

a007apl

12-14-2001, 02:50 PM

www.roadandtrack.com/RoadAndTrack/features/bts/0102_bts_italian_trio_p3.html

a007apl

12-15-2001, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by a007apl

I deleted all pics in this site(My pics)
Now,I reloading my (News)albums.
I post 3 news albums of the Murciélagos(and news photos).
http://community.webshots.com/user/a007apl

a007apl

12-15-2001, 09:13 PM

The Murciélago MAD!:eek: /Who driving that car,Spider-man?
www.wolfsburg-tourist.de/Autostadt/Lamborghini/lamborghini.html

a007apl

12-17-2001, 12:28 PM

http://weaky.free.fr/fiches/X_Italie/Lamborghini/Murcielago_02.htm

a007apl

12-17-2001, 03:45 PM

http://www.nextestdrive.net/murcielago_pics.html

a007apl

12-17-2001, 07:26 PM

http://www.carcity.com.hk/new/lamborghini/murcielago.htm

a007apl

12-18-2001, 06:59 AM

http://www.community.webshots.com/album/27259498xNiGrMYirI

a007apl

12-18-2001, 11:14 AM

http://www.digitalspeed.ca/stage2/images/murcielago.jpg

a007apl

12-18-2001, 11:25 AM

http://www.fast-cars.net/page.php?id=2002+Lamborghini+Murcielago

a007apl

12-18-2001, 11:28 AM

http://www.autowld.com/466/cover_story.htm

a007apl

12-18-2001, 01:57 PM

http://www.omniauto.it/home/fotolamborghini.htm

a007apl

12-18-2001, 08:22 PM

http://lamborghini.murcielago.w.interia.pl/index.html

a007apl

12-18-2001, 11:40 PM

http://community.webshots.com/album/27295012haOyDrWtKN

a007apl

12-19-2001, 09:31 AM

http://www.maranello.cc/All.Ferraris/supercar-rallye---gallery/lamborghini--4.html
http://www.maranello.cc/All.Ferraris/supercar-rallye---gallery/lamborghini--5.html
http://www.maranello.cc/All.Ferraris/supercar-rallye---gallery/lamborghini--6.html

a007apl

12-19-2001, 10:27 AM

http://community.webshots.com/album/27338628tbMBxiRgEn

a007apl

12-19-2001, 11:05 AM

http://www.dinside.no/page/artf/27665.shtml?

a007apl

12-19-2001, 02:41 PM

Originally posted by a007apl
http://www.dinside.no/page/artf/27665.shtml?
The BIG pic of the Green:D
http://www.hella-press.de/window_open_d.php?bild=/picts/murcielago.jpg&bildbeschreibung=Xeonlicht+in+Serie+von+Hella+f%26 uuml%3Br+Lamborghini+Murci%E9lago

a007apl

12-19-2001, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by a007apl

The BIG pic of the Green:D
http://www.hella-press.de/window_open_d.php?bild=/picts/murcielago.jpg&bildbeschreibung=Xeonlicht+in+Serie+von+Hella+f%26 uuml%3Br+Lamborghini+Murci%E9lago
More Green!:D
http://www.auto-wereld.com/autonieuws/nieuws/lamborghini_murcielago.htm

a007apl

12-19-2001, 08:21 PM

a007apl

12-19-2001, 10:17 PM

a007apl

12-20-2001, 07:47 AM

http://www.jochen-schramm.de/murcie.htm

a007apl

12-20-2001, 08:59 AM

Two pics
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/images/2915-2.jpg
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/images/2915-10.jpg

a007apl

12-20-2001, 09:18 AM

http://www.multimania.com/toto163/page-ecran-de-veille.html

a007apl

12-22-2001, 11:17 AM

http://www.vwvortex.com/news/09_01/mercie/index.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/resources/gallery/motorshows/iaa_01/lambo_bentley_bugatti/index.html
gallery

digital_oxygen

12-22-2001, 05:39 PM

Yo a007!
Where the hell do you find all these sites? You should start your own with the amount of pics you find :p You must have one hell of a connection also to upload all the images you have.

I'm stuck in a shitty 56k so I never get to see all that I want but then again I'm getting cable soon so that will all change! :bandit:

Keep on posting a007

You do the work and we will all just sit around waiting for the next installment of "a007's lamborghini gotta look at this" :sun:

a007apl

12-22-2001, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by digital_oxygen
Yo a007!
Where the hell do you find all these sites? You should start your own with the amount of pics you find :p You must have one hell of a connection also to upload all the images you have.
OK!the site of seek that I use is:
www.ubbi.com.br
I have(now) more of the 15,000 photos of the Lamborghinis,doc,vídeos,...
Enjoy in the "Cars in general" in this forum > Cars video > Lamborghini video post for me.
I'm stuck in a shitty 56k so I never get to see all that I want but then again I'm getting cable soon so that will all change! :bandit:
I use cable.
Keep on posting a007
I'm only starting
You do the work and we will all just sit around waiting for the next installment of "a007's lamborghini gotta look at this" :sun:
enjoy my pics of Lamborghinis in my gallery:
http://community.webshots.com/user/a007apl

a007apl

12-24-2001, 02:26 AM

Originally posted by a007apl
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/09_01/mercie/index.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/resources/gallery/motorshows/iaa_01/lambo_bentley_bugatti/index.html
gallery
http://www.vwvortex.com/news/index_iaa_01.html

a007apl

12-26-2001, 07:11 AM

http://www.lamborghiniclub.com/l147pix.htm

a007apl

12-27-2001, 05:22 PM

http://www.competitionpress.com/news/carnewstory.mv?story=na56845nb51188nc45425
Lamborghini’s back—with power to burn (01/29/2001)
BY LUCA CIFERRI

Lamborghini’s anticipated turnaround begins this year, with its first new car since the Audi takeover in 1998—actually, its first all-new car since 1990.

With nearly 600 horsepower on tap, it should be the world’s most powerful production car. At the Detroit auto show, Automobili Lamborghini CEO Giuseppe Greco confirmed the L147 will be shown to the press in midsummer, to the public in September at the Frankfurt show and go on sale shortly thereafter.

But L147 is still without a name; competitors had already claimed eight names Lamborghini considered.

“We have already built the fifth prototype of the new car, but we had to begin again from scratch to search for its name,” Greco said.

While outperforming Diablo and boasting more features, the L147 won’t cost much more, the result of modern production techniques and lower parts costs due to affiliation with Audi, Greco said.

The interior and exterior were penned by a Lamborghini-Audi team led by Luc Donkerwolcke, a young Belgian at Audi’s styling center in Ingolstadt, Germany. The car is technically similar to the Diablo it will supplant, with a steel tubular frame, carbon fiber body panels and aluminum roof and doors. The 48-valve, dohc 6.0-liter V12 is an evolution of the current Diablo 6.0. It couples to Lamborghini’s first-ever six-speed gearbox, plus full-time four-wheel drive. It will debut as a coupe, with a roadster and SV and GT “performance” versions to follow. Plans call for about 100 cars in 2001, along with over 200 Diablo 6.0 models. Eventually, the company expects to produce 450 L147s per year.

Lamborghini production will expand to 2000 cars per year with the addition of the L140, expected in summer 2003 as the focal point of the company’s 40th anniversary celebration. Targeted at the Ferrari 360 Modena, the L140 aims to outperform the Ferrari by 10 to 15 percent, at a similar price. If launched today, it would cost about $135,000.

Its aluminum spaceframe and body were developed in cooperation with Audi. Expect a 400-plus-hp, 4.0-liter 40-valve V10 in a 4wd coupe with a six-speed manual or sequential, F1-style gearbox.

Greco said the Italian design was chosen in competition among four sources: Audi’s styling center and three Italian firms. Italdesign reportedly prevailed, but Fabrizio Giugiaro, head of the firm’s Styling & Models division, declined comment. His father, Giorgio, styled exotics for Maserati, De Tomaso, Iso Rivolta and Lotus in his 45-year career, but never a Lamborghini.
http://www.competitionpress.com/news/carnewstory.mv?story=na20261nb93311nc48113
Lamborghini to produce first brand new car since 1990 (01/10/2001)

Automobili Lamborghini CEO Giuseppe Greco confirmed at the Detroit auto show that the automaker's L147 project will be unveiled between June and July, publicly debuting in September at the Frankfurt show and going on sale shortly after.

The L147 is the Lamborghini's first brand new car since 1990. Production is returning to over 300 units a year, pointing to 450 cars for 2002.

The first new Lamborghini since the Audi takeover in July 1998, the L147 is still without a proper name. "We selected eight possible names and we felt confident at least a couple of them could usable but, boy, our competitors have already deposited everything! We have already built the fifth prototype of the new car, but we had to begin again from scratch to search for its name", Greco said.

The L147 will be above the Diablo in terms of performance and features, but won't cost a lot more, as it benefits "of more modern production techniques and of the first synergies with Audi, mainly on the purchase of components", Greco said.

The L147 interior and exterior were penned by a Lamborghini-Audi common team, leaded by Luc Donkerwolcke, a young Belgian designer working at Audi styling center in Ingolstadt, Germany.

On the technical side, the L147 is very close to the Diablo, being based on a steel tubular frame coupled with carbon fiber body panels, while the roof and the doors are in aluminum.

The DOHC, 48 valve 6-liter V12 engine is an evolution of the Diablo 6.0 introduced at the Detroit show in January 2000. Power will be very close to 600 hp, confirming Lamborghini as the maker of the most powerful production car in the world.

The L147 will feature the first 6-speed gearbox in Lamborghini history, while it will be offered only with permanent four wheel drive, the VT (viscous traction) system introduced in 1994 on the Diablo. "All our normal production cars will come with 4WD standard, only limited editions or racing versions could be offered with rear wheel drive" said Greco. Lamborghini stopped to make 2WD normal Diablos in late 1998 and last summer completed the limited run of 80 Diablo GTs, a 2WD model too.

The L147, to be unveiled in the completely upgraded Lamborghini headquarters of Sant'Agata Bolognese, near Modena, will debut as a coupe. Other body variants, possibly a roadster, and more performing versions as SV and GT, most likely will follow. Instead of the model year concept, Lamborghini is planning to add new variants every year, Greco said.

On the number side, the L147 is being tooled for 2 units a day, or 450 pieces a year. The Diablo was tooled for 3 units a year, but only in its first full year was built in a significant volume - 672 units - shortly after falling in the region of a fraction more than a car a day, or 230-240 a year.

In 1998 Lamborghini built 231 cars, 265 in 1999 and 296 in 2000, considerably better that the 270 units budgeted.

The renewed Diablo 6.0 accounted for 201 units, plus 60 units of the GT and the final lot of 35 Roadsters for USA only.

USA remained by far Lamborghini's biggest market, absorbing 100 units, followed by Germany with 40 and Switzerland with 30 cars. Turnover for 2000 was not announced yet, but Greco said it will surpass Euro 50 million.

The plan for 2001 is to surpass 300 units, making over 100 Diablo 6.0 - that will remain in production also after the introduction of the new car - and about 200 units of the new L147.

Now that the L147 is almost finished, Lamborghini is rushing to add its second new car, the L140. Now expected to be unveiled in summer 2003, as the focal point of the company 40 year celebrations, it will boost the company production to 2,000 units a year, being planned for 1,500 cars at full stream. If launched today, the L140 could cost around $135-140,000.

The car will be brand new, featuring an aluminum spaceframe developed in cooperation with Audi. The entire body will also be in aluminum. Lamborghini is not confirming any technical detail on the L140, understood to feature a brand new 48-valve, V10 engine of over 4 liters and more than 400 hp, completely developed in Sant'Agata Bolognese. The L140, to be launched too as a 4WD coupe only, will come with a new 6-speed gearbox offered both in fully manual version and with a sequential, F1-style system. This clutch-free system is understood to be Magneti Marelli's Selespeed, already offered by Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Mercedes Benz. On the styling side, Greco said only the L140 was penned by an Italian, which prevailed in a design competition that saw 5 scale models coming from four different sources: Audi styling center and three Italians. According to rumors coming from Turin, for the L140 design Lamborghini called Stile Bertone, Italdesign-Giugiaro and a freelance, Marcello Gandini, who penned all the production Lamborghinis since the Miura. Italdesign is said to have prevailed, but Fabrizio Giugiaro, the head of Styling & Models division of the company met at the Detroit show, refused to comment. His father Giorgetto, in his 45 year career - first at Bertone and Ghia and then as an independent designer - penned exotic cars for Maserati, De Tomaso, Iso Rivolta and Lotus, but never a Lamborghini. With the L140, the son is said to have won where his father never managed to, as the new car is - according to a supplier involved in the project - the work of Fabrizio Giugiaro.

a007apl

01-01-2002, 06:05 AM

http://www.gq-magazin.de/h5/s2/00089/content.php
IAA2001

a007apl

01-01-2002, 08:57 AM

http://www.autoweek.nl/downloaddisp.php?ID=147
Nice photo,enjoy:cool:
http://www.planetfastcars.com/pictures/wallpaper/lamborghini_murcielago.jpg
Yellow rear oficial pic

a007apl

01-01-2002, 10:52 AM

http://www.auto-illustrierte.ch/highlight/highlight.html

a007apl

01-01-2002, 11:22 AM

http://auto.point.sk/spravy/?id=96&strana=1
and more

a007apl

01-01-2002, 12:54 PM

Need for Speed VI-Hot Pursuit II
http://www.nd4spd.de/nfs6/screens/11.jpg
:jump:

a007apl

01-01-2002, 05:21 PM

http://www.cabrionews.de/mag/event/essen01/lmurcief.jpg

a007apl

01-01-2002, 08:02 PM

http://www.marcoapicella.com/images/murcilago/murcilago-1.htm
http://www.marcoapicella.com/images/murcilago/murcilago-2.htm
http://www.marcoapicella.com/images/murcilago/murcilago-3.htm

a007apl

01-01-2002, 08:07 PM

http://www.excite.it/motori/4r/auto.cfm?Cod=33&Codauto=268

a007apl

01-01-2002, 10:08 PM

http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~f-detail/18lamborghinimurcielago.htm
:eek:

a007apl

01-02-2002, 08:56 AM

Need for Speed IV,download the car in:
http://web.tiscali.it/Robydesign/nfs/auto.htm
:jump:

a007apl

01-03-2002, 11:54 PM

http://www.movit.de/images/ess01lm6.jpg
http://www.movit.de/images/ess01lm1.jpg
http://www.movit.de/images/ess01lm5.jpg
http://www.movit.de/images/ess01lm3.jpg
http://www.movit.de/images/ess01lm2.jpg
http://www.movit.de/images/ess01lm4.jpg

a007apl

01-04-2002, 12:32 AM

http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2001/n22/lamborghini/800/one_11.jpg
http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2001/n22/lamborghini/800/one_10.jpg
http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2001/n22/lamborghini/800/two_03.jpg

a007apl

01-04-2002, 12:47 AM

a007apl

01-04-2002, 07:37 AM

Auto Show

a007apl

01-08-2002, 07:00 PM

The Name
In the late afternoon of October 5th 1879, after a fierce fight in the arena of Cordoba, a bull named Murciélago from Joaquin del Val di Navarra’s farm, had his life spared by the famous matador Rafael Molina “Lagartijo”. This was a very rare occurrence in bullfighting, and an honour accorded only to those bulls that have shown exceptional courage and spirit in the arena. And Murciélago was indeed such a bull. He was subsequently given to the breeder Don Antonio Miura, and went on to father a formidable line of fighting bulls that extends right down to the present day.

The bull has always been a symbol of power, aggression and courage: characteristics that are shared by all cars of the Lamborghini marque. In depictions of bullfights, bull and matador together form an emblematic unit, an antithetic combination of brute force and elegance. And it is this symbiosis of violence and beauty that makes the spectacle of bullfighting so fascinating. In the context of the arena, the indomitable spirit of the bull becomes a lethal combination of agility and muscular strength, which must be overcome by the grace and skill of the matador.

True to the tradition in which the bull has always been the symbol of the prestigious motorcar company founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini ¾ born under the sign of Taurus, no less ¾ the management at Automobili Lamborghini have decided to baptise the latest car in the noble line with the name of a fighting bull. And so, after a succession of names linked to the world of the corrida, such as Miura, Jslero, Urraco, Bravo, Jalpa and Espada (the latter being Spanish for sword, the weapon of the matador, and thus a symbol for the matador himself) we now have Murciélago ¾ which coincidentally also means "bat" in Spanish. An unusual name, perhaps, but nonetheless one that effectively expresses the dynamism, elegance and power of the latest thoroughbred to emerge from the Lamborghini stable.

The Concept

The Lamborghini Murciélago is 2-seater, 2-door coupé (with the now familiar gull-wing doors) based on the traditional Lamborghini layout: mid-mounted V12 engine, typical Lamborghini transmission with the gearbox mounted in front of the engine and the rear differential integrated into the engine unit, permanent four-wheel drive with central viscous coupler.

This layout, successfully employed by Lamborghini for more than 30 years, affords an optimal weight distribution (42% front and 58% rear) with conspicuous advantages for traction, braking and handling. The Murciélago chassis has been stiffened considerably to achieve a torsional rigidity value in excess of 20,000 Nm/°.

The suspension design (independent double wishbones) represents the best possible solution for a high-performance GT and, again, is in keeping with Lamborghini tradition.

The external bodywork panels are made from carbon fibre, with the exception of the steel roof and door panels.

The rear of the car features two "active" intakes for the engine cooling air. With the exclusive VACS (“Variable Air-flow Cooling System”), the aperture of these air intakes can be varied to suit the driving conditions. Furthermore, to ensure correct aerodynamic equilibrium at all speeds, the angle of the rear spoiler can also be altered. According to the speed of the car, the rear spoiler can assume three different positions: closed from 0 to130 km/h, partially open (50°) between 130 and 220 km/h and fully open (70°) above 220 km/h. Depending on the aperture of the air intakes and the position of the rear spoiler, the car's Cx coefficient varies from a minimum of 0.33 to a maximum of 0.36. Bi-xenon headlights produce both main and dipped beams.

For the windscreen wiper, it was decided to adopt the proven single-arm pantograph design. This system increases the area swept by the wiper blade, thereby reducing blind spots in the visual field of the driver, and operates correctly at high speed without obstructing the driver's view when at rest.

The wing mirrors can be folded electrically and are mounted on long support arms so that the driver can see beyond the rear wings, which are especially prominent when the air intakes are open. However, mirror stability is not compromised, even at high speeds.

The Design

The “mission” was to design a worthy successor to the Lamborghini Diablo: the new car had to be exciting, unmistakable, but also safe and ergonomic. Lamborghini's brief to the designer was simple: “We'll make the engine, you design the body to fit”. The result is a creation in steel and carbon fibre precisely tailored to suit the engine, that enhances the performance of its twelve cylinders. The central concepts of the design are purity of line, muscularity, aeronautical influence, efficiency and "made to measure”. Certainly the lines of the Murciélago do justice to its illustrious heritage and echo the styling features of some of the most significant icons to be produced by the marque. In its lines can be seen the wedge shape of the Countach, the sensual tension of the Miura and the dramatic proportions of the Diablo, with its futuristic cabin.

One of the key styling features of the Murciélago is the way the cabin is seamlessly integrated in the lines of the body: this distinctive approach, previously encountered on both the Countach and Diablo, has a single arc extending from the front to the rear that emphasises the overall wedge shape of the car.

The Murciélago is a superlative car, with a mechanical structure that neither allows nor requires any gimmickry; the styling must reflect this and is therefore free of superfluous ornament or embellishment. Pure, simple lines are all that is required.

The Murciélago has a strong athletic stance, achieved by reducing the front and rear overhangs and by visual emphasis of the muscular contours above and around the wheels. The complex interplay of the body curves as they flow seamlessly into one another creates a subtle tension.

The designs of the dynamic cooling and handling surfaces originate from the field of aeronautical engineering: a field in which, more than in any other, function dictates form.

But above all, the design has to be efficient. Every technical function is performed by an active system: in this way the aerodynamic efficiency of the car is not compromised by any superfluous thermodynamic or aerodynamic appendages.

The Engine

The Murciélago's engine ¾ which complies with the strictest emission standards in the world, including those of the United States, Japan and Europe ¾ is a 12-cylinder 60° V with a displacement of 6192 cc, made entirely from aluminium alloy and designed for unleaded fuel, producing 580 CV (426 kW) at 7500 rpm and 650 Nm torque at 5400 rpm.

Torque delivery is optimised across the entire engine operating band (even at engine speeds relatively low for a sports car) thanks to the adoption of a variable-geometry intake system (VIS), variable valve timing (VVT) on both inlet and exhaust camshafts, and the “drive-by-wire” electronic throttle control, which makes for reduced emissions, improved idle speed control and improved driveability. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that at just 2000 rpm, the Murciélago produces more torque than maximum value attained by the majority of Granturismo cars in today's market.

Unlike its predecessor, the Murciélago has a dry sump lubrication system that allows the engine to be positioned 50 mm lower, with a consequent lowering of the centre of gravity.

The variable intake system, which essentially alters the geometry of the intake system upstream of the primary intake passages, provides three different operating modes obtained by the opening and closing of two butterfly valves (one on the plenum chamber and one on the by-pass pipe), the operation of which is entrusted to the Lamborghini LIE engine control units.

The VACS (“Variable Air-flow Cooling System”) is an entirely new concept in air intake technology. A high-performance car obviously requires a high-power engine. And, in turn, a high-power engine needs an efficient cooling system with appropriately proportioned air intakes. In a conventional fixed system, these air intakes have to be dimensioned to suit the most extreme operating conditions, such as, for example, very high external air temperatures, even though these conditions are rarely encountered during normal running (accounting on average for only 15% of the vehicle’s total usage). This means that air intakes have to be made too large for average use, thus compromising the car's aerodynamic characteristics and performance.

To avoid this compromise, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. has designed a variable air-flow cooling system in which the aperture of the air intakes can be altered to suit the cooling requirements of the engine and the external air temperature. As a consequence, the car's aerodynamic characteristics are only compromised when necessary, which, as stated previously, amounts to only about 15% of the total vehicle usage.

The essential characteristics of the system are as follows:

The system comprises two rear lateral air intakes that pivot to assume two positions: closed (O°) or open (20°). The change from one position to the other can be controlled either automatically on the basis of the operating conditions (engine coolant temperature and external air temperature) or manually, by the driver pressing a button (only with the engine running). The opening and closing of the air intakes is controlled by a dedicated PMC electronic control unit, the same unit that controls the movement of the rear spoiler. Should the movement of the air intakes be obstructed, a safety system alerts the driver by way of a warning light.

The electronics

The management and control of all the engine and vehicle operating parameters is entrusted to a system comprised of three “master” control units and one satellite control unit, made up as follows: two Lamborghini LIE engine management units, one Lamborghini GFA auxiliary function management unit and one Lamborghini PMC (“Power Motor Control) satellite control unit. All these electronic control units are interconnected by way of a CAN BUS. More precisely, each of the two LIE units (with 32 bit/20Mhz microprocessors) controls one of the two banks of cylinders, each LIE being equipped with an identification pin for the purposes of unit recognition and function differentiation, whereas “body” control functions are managed by the GFA and PMC units, each with a 32 bit/20MhZ microprocessor and 80-pin connector.

The main functions of the electronic control system are:

Fuel injection management (multipoint injection, timed sequential)
Ignition management (breakerless ignition with one coil per cylinder)
Variable valve timing management- inlet and exhaust valves- (VVT)
Management of the variable-geometry intake system (VIS)
Detonation management (by knocking sensors)
External noise level management (Lamborghini ECS)
Management of the Drive-by-Wire system (electronic throttle)
Management of the “Traction Control System” (TCS)
Instrument panel management
Management of the variable-geometry air intake system (Lamborghini VACS)
Rear spoiler management
The electronic control system also provides the following diagnostic functions:
OBD II on-board diagnostic system
Lamborghini LDAS diagnostic system and "black box" recorder
Control algorithms developed to ensure compliance with USA, Europe and Japan standards.
The transmission
As mentioned previously, the Lamborghini Murciélago has is - for the first time in the history of the Brand - a new 6-speed gearbox, while the transmission maintains the traditional Lamborghini layout. To increase the general rigidity of the system and improve basic stability in operation, the primary shaft and the secondary shaft are each mounted on three bearings (as against 2 on the Diablo).

Gearbox lubrication is forced, with a pump mounted inside the gearbox itself. Use of the latest generation double and triple-cone synchronizers and optimisation of the control linkage have allowed for an appreciable reduction in the effort required to change gear.

The rear differential is flange mounted to the engine so that it can be replaced without having to remove the complete powertrain from the car.

The clutch control system has been optimised by the fitting of a slave cylinder on the axis of the clutch release bearing, the result being a significant reduction in the force required to operate the clutch pedal.

The Murciélago, like its predecessor the Diablo, is equipped with permanent four-wheel drive and a central viscous coupling (Viscous Traction System), with 45% limited slip and the front with 25% limited slip. This solution represents an active traction control system: excess torque on the primary axle (rear) is automatically transferred to the secondary axle (front) to maintain ideal traction at all times.

Furthermore, in order to meet the demands of extreme driving, Lamborghini has also developed a traction control system that acts on the engine itself. When the limits of grip are reached, driving torque is suitably reduced by intervening on both the throttle (by way of the DBW system) and the injection/ignition systems.

Chassis and Suspension

The Murciélago chassis has been stiffened considerably to achieve a torsional rigidity value in excess of 20,000 Nm/°.
The attainment of this value was one of the fundamental objectives of the design programme, and translates into a significant improvement in the car's performance: improved suspension behaviour and handling, greater driving comfort and an appreciable reduction in interior noise.
The chassis consists of a frame made of high-strength steel tube, with structural elements in carbon fibre/honeycomb.
The carbon fibre elements are attached to the steel frame using a combination of adhesives and steel rivets.
The chassis, which has a structural steel roof and a carbon fibre floor pan attached to the tubular frame, incorporates pressed steel panels with stiffening ribs, which also have a structural function.
The new chassis offers several advantages over the previous design:
at the front end of the chassis, the mountings for the shock absorbers, the torsion bar and the front suspension have all been moved forward by 15 mm (wheelbase=2665mm); some of the tubes and panels in the area of the rear wheel arches have been replaced by carbon fibre panels, these being attached to the perimeter of the tubular frame; the geometry of the lower part has been modified to suit the more forward positioning of the front axle and thereby improve accessibility and increase the space available for the pedals.
a new, more rigid removable cross member has been fitted for the rear shock absorber mountings. The independent front and rear double wishbone suspensions, with steel arms and hydraulic shock absorbers with electronic damping control allowing automatic or manual adjustment, have been optimised to improve handling and straight-line stability. The main improvements concern the springs and the shock absorbers, the anti-roll bars ¾ front and rear ¾ and the overall suspension setup.
Also worthy of mention are the front “Antidive” and the rear “Antisquat” systems that can guarantee an optimal suspension behaviour also during acceleration and braking.

The springs – two per rear wheel and one per front wheel – are mounted coaxially with the shock absorbers.

The spring/damper assemblies are attached to the chassis with Flanbloc bushes.

The dimensions of the aluminium alloy wheel rims with concealed valves are 8 ½ x 18” (front) and 13 x 18”(rear); the sizes of the PIRELLI P Zero “ROSSO” tyres are respectively 245/35 ZR 18 and 335/30 ZR 18.

The wheel rims feature a new design that improves the air cooling circulation around the brake disks and calipers. The new tyres allow for a more comfortable ride, reduce road noise and improve handling.

Technical Data Sheet Lamborghini Marcielago
Chassis
Frame Tubular frame made from high-strength steel alloy with carbon fibre structural parts
Body Carbon fibre and steel
Suspension Independent front and rear double wishbones, anti-roll bars; anti-dive and anti-squat; electronic shock absorber system with manual and automatic control
Brakes Power vacuum, H system with ABS +DRP, aluminium alloy four cylinder calipers Ventilated discs (front —rear) Ø 355 x 32 mm —Ø 335 x 32 mm
Steering Power-assisted rack and pinion
Tyres (front —rear) 245/35 ZR 18 —335/30 ZR 18
Wheels (front —rear) Aluminium alloy,8.5"x Ø 18"—13"x Ø 18"
Kerb-to-kerb turning circle 12.55 m
Mirrors External mirror with electrical closing system and heating system, internal mirror with anti-blinding system
Rear spoiler Electronically controlled
Engine
Type 12 cylinders V60 °
Displacement 6192 cc
Bore and stroke Ø 87 mmx 86.8 mm
Intake system Variable geometry,3 modes
Valve gear DOHC,48 valves, intake and exhaust variable valve timing, electronically controlled
Compression ratio 10.7:1
Maximum power 426 kW (580 PS)at 7500 rpm
Maximum torque 650 Nm at 5400 rpm
Emission control system Catalytic converters with lambda sensors
Cooling system Two water radiators +oil cooler, variable geometry air inlet system (Lamborghini VACS)
Engine management system Lamborghini L.I.E., with individual static ignition, multipoint sequential fuel injection, drive-by-wire system, traction control system, OBD system
DriveTrain
Type of transmission Permanent 4-wheel drive with viscous traction system
Gearbox Manual 6 speed + reverse
Clutch Dry single plate Ø 272 mm with reduced pedal load
Gear ratios I =1 :2.941; II =1 :2.056; III =1 :1.520; IV =1 :1.179;
V =1 :1.030; VI =1 :0.914; reverse =1 :2.529
Performance
Top speed Over 330 km/h depending on aerodynamic configuration
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2665 mm
Overall length 4580 mm
Overall width 2045 mm
Overall height 1135 mm
Track (front —rear) 1635 mm —1695 mm
Weight 1650 kg
Weight distribution (front —rear) Front 42%—rear 58%
Capacities
Engine Oil 12 litres
Fuel tank 100 litres
Engine coolant 15 litres

a007apl

01-08-2002, 08:03 PM

Release Date: December 6, 2001

MOLINELLA , Italy -- Automobili Lamborghini has chosen Delphi Automotive Systems (NYSE: DPH) to provide climate control solutions for the Italian automaker's newest model.

The Lamborghini Murciélago, which parent company Audi introduced in September, will feature heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) modules manufactured by Delphi's Harrison Thermal division. Delphi will also be responsible for providing other related components to complete its systems responsibility.

The V12-powered Murciélago is the company's replacement for the most recent iteration of the famed Diablo. In keeping with company tradition, the 580-horsepower Murciélago is named for a famous fighting bull. It features permanent four-wheel drive and offers Lamborghini's first-ever six-speed manual transmission.

Delphi's Molinella, Italy facility will manufacture the HVAC systems for the Murciélago, marking the second time the plant's Original Equipment Special Applications team has designed and built a system for Lamborghini.

"This continues a developing relationship between the two companies," said Roberto Grotti, Molinella operations chief engineer and business manager of the Original Equipment Special Applications unit, who noted that the previous Diablo 6.0 featured Delphi's climate control technology. "Our Molinella site's Special Applications team is well suited to meet the unique challenges and high demands posed by a company like Lamborghini."

Delphi expects to produce approximately 450 HVAC units annually to match the Sant' Agata Bolognese site's output of the Murciélago, which was designed by a Lamborghini-Audi team. The Murciélago is debuting as a coupe, though other variants are expected to follow, according to Lamborghini.

Dimitri Bergamini, program/engineering manager for sports car applications in Molinella, said that developing the HVAC system for a vehicle with such performance aspirations meant close collaboration with Lamborghini was necessary to ensure the most effective system.

"At high speeds, vehicle aerodynamics can have a tremendous effect on HVAC air flow," Bergamini said. "We performed much on-the-track testing with Lamborghini, and co-developed some vehicle duct solutions not ordinarily considered in other applications."

Delphi's climate control system on the Murciélago is fully automatic, integrated into a state-of-the-art, carbon-based digital instrument panel. The system is managed by an Electronic Control Unit, which receives and processes data on the external and internal climate conditions. The system also includes an advanced solar sensor.

The Molinella site developed the software that supports the system's automatic control, though in meeting passenger requirements for flexibility, the climate control system can be operated manually as well.

In addition to assembling the HVAC system, Delphi also manufactures the Lamborghini Murciélago's air-conditioning condenser, through its Ostrow, Poland facility.

For more information about Delphi Automotive Systems, please visit our Press Room at www.delphiauto.com/vpr

a007apl

01-14-2002, 05:42 AM

"The name
In the late afternoon of October 5th 1879, after a fierce fight in the arena of Cordoba, a bull named Murciélago from Joaquin del Val di Navarra's farm, had his life spared by the famous matador Rafael Molina "Lagartijo".

This was a very rare occurrence in bullfighting, and an honour accorded only to those bulls that have shown exceptional courage and spirit in the arena. And Murciélago was indeed such a bull.

He was subsequently given to the breeder Don Antonio Miura, and went on to father a formidable line of fighting bulls that extends right down to the present day.

The bull has always been a symbol of power, aggression and courage: characteristics that are shared by all cars of the Lamborghini marque.

In depictions of bullfights, bull and matador together form an emblematic unit, an antithetic combination of brute force and elegance. And it is this symbiosis of violence and beauty that makes the spectacle of bullfighting so fascinating.

In the context of the arena, the indomitable spirit of the bull becomes a lethal combination of agility and muscular strength, which must be overcome by the grace and skill of the matador.

True to the tradition in which the bull has always been the symbol of the prestigious motorcar company founded by Ferruccio Lamborghini ¾ born under the sign of Taurus, no less ¾ the management at Automobili Lamborghini have decided to baptise the latest car in the noble line with the name of a fighting bull. And so, after a succession of names linked to the world of the corrida, such as Miura, Jslero, Urraco, Bravo, Jalpa and Espada (the latter being Spanish for sword, the weapon of the matador, and thus a symbol for the matador himself) we now have Murciélago ¾ which coincidentally also means "bat" in Spanish. An unusual name, perhaps, but nonetheless one that effectively expresses the dynamism, elegance and power of the latest thoroughbred to emerge from the Lamborghini stable.

The concept
The Lamborghini Murciélago is 2-seater, 2-door coupé (with the now familiar gull-wing doors) based on the traditional Lamborghini layout: mid-mounted V12 engine, typical Lamborghini transmission with the gearbox mounted in front of the engine and the rear differential integrated into the engine unit, permanent four-wheel drive with central viscous coupler.

This layout, successfully employed by Lamborghini for more than 30 years, affords an optimal weight distribution (42% front and 58% rear) with conspicuous advantages for traction, braking and handling.

The Murciélago chassis has been stiffened considerably to achieve a torsional rigidity value in excess of 20,000 Nm/°.

The suspension design (independent double wishbones) represents the best possible solution for a high-performance GT and, again, is in keeping with Lamborghini tradition.

The external bodywork panels are made from carbon fibre, with the exception of the steel roof and door panels.

The rear of the car features two "active" intakes for the engine cooling air. With the exclusive VACS ("Variable Air-flow Cooling System"), the aperture of these air intakes can be varied to suit the driving conditions. Furthermore, to ensure correct aerodynamic equilibrium at all speeds, the angle of the rear spoiler can also be altered. According to the speed of the car, the rear spoiler can assume three different positions: closed from 0 to130 km/h, partially open (50°) between 130 and 220 km/h and fully open (70°) above 220 km/h. Depending on the aperture of the air intakes and the position of the rear spoiler, the car's Cx coefficient varies from a minimum of 0.33 to a maximum of 0.36.

Bi-xenon headlights produce both main and dipped beams.

For the windscreen wiper, it was decided to adopt the proven single-arm pantograph design. This system increases the area swept by the wiper blade, thereby reducing blind spots in the visual field of the driver, and operates correctly at high speed without obstructing the driver's view when at rest.

The wing mirrors can be folded electrically and are mounted on long support arms so that the driver can see beyond the rear wings, which are especially prominent when the air intakes are open. However, mirror stability is not compromised, even at high speeds.

The design
The "mission" was to design a worthy successor to the Lamborghini Diablo: the new car had to be exciting, unmistakable, but also safe and ergonomic.

Lamborghini's brief to the designer was simple: "We'll make the engine, you design the body to fit". The result is a creation in steel and carbon fibre precisely tailored to suit the engine, that enhances the performance of its twelve cylinders.

The central concepts of the design are purity of line, muscularity, aeronautical influence, efficiency and "made to measure".

Certainly the lines of the Murciélago do justice to its illustrious heritage and echo the styling features of some of the most significant icons to be produced by the marque. In its lines can be seen the wedge shape of the Countach, the sensual tension of the Miura and the dramatic proportions of the Diablo, with its futuristic cabin.

One of the key styling features of the Murciélago is the way the cabin is seamlessly integrated in the lines of the body: this distinctive approach, previously encountered on both the Countach and Diablo, has a single arc extending from the front to the rear that emphasises the overall wedge shape of the car.

The Murciélago is a superlative car, with a mechanical structure that neither allows nor requires any gimmickry; the styling must reflect this and is therefore free of superfluous ornament or embellishment. Pure, simple lines are all that is required.

The Murciélago has a strong athletic stance, achieved by reducing the front and rear overhangs and by visual emphasis of the muscular contours above and around the wheels. The complex interplay of the body curves as they flow seamlessly into one another creates a subtle tension.

The designs of the dynamic cooling and handling surfaces originate from the field of aeronautical engineering: a field in which, more than in any other, function dictates form.

But above all, the design has to be efficient. Every technical function is performed by an active system: in this way the aerodynamic efficiency of the car is not compromised by any superfluous thermodynamic or aerodynamic appendages.

The engine
The Murciélago's engine ¾ which complies with the strictest emission standards in the world, including those of the United States, Japan and Europe ¾ is a 12-cylinder 60° V with a displacement of 6192 cc, made entirely from aluminium alloy and designed for unleaded fuel, producing 580 CV (426 kW) at 7500 rpm and 650 Nm torque at 5400 rpm.

Torque delivery is optimised across the entire engine operating band (even at engine speeds relatively low for a sports car) thanks to the adoption of a variable-geometry intake system (VIS), variable valve timing (VVT) on both inlet and exhaust camshafts, and the "drive-by-wire" electronic throttle control, which makes for reduced emissions, improved idle speed control and improved driveability. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that at just 2000 rpm, the Murciélago produces more torque than maximum value attained by the majority of Granturismo cars in today's market.

Unlike its predecessor, the Murciélago has a dry sump lubrication system that allows the engine to be positioned 50 mm lower, with a consequent lowering of the centre of gravity.

The variable intake system, which essentially alters the geometry of the intake system upstream of the primary intake passages, provides three different operating modes obtained by the opening and closing of two butterfly valves (one on the plenum chamber and one on the by-pass pipe), the operation of which is entrusted to the Lamborghini LIE engine control units.

The VACS ("Variable Air-flow Cooling System") is an entirely new concept in air intake technology. A high-performance car obviously requires a high-power engine. And, in turn, a high-power engine needs an efficient cooling system with appropriately proportioned air intakes. In a conventional fixed system, these air intakes have to be dimensioned to suit the most extreme operating conditions, such as, for example, very high external air temperatures, even though these conditions are rarely encountered during normal running (accounting on average for only 15% of the vehicle's total usage). This means that air intakes have to be made too large for average use, thus compromising the car's aerodynamic characteristics and performance.

To avoid this compromise, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. has designed a variable air-flow cooling system in which the aperture of the air intakes can be altered to suit the cooling requirements of the engine and the external air temperature. As a consequence, the car's aerodynamic characteristics are only compromised when necessary, which, as stated previously, amounts to only about 15% of the total vehicle usage.

The essential characteristics of the system are as follows:
the system comprises two rear lateral air intakes that pivot to assume two positions: closed (O°) or open (20°). The change from one position to the other can be controlled either automatically on the basis of the operating conditions (engine coolant temperature and external air temperature) or manually, by the driver pressing a button (only with the engine running).

The opening and closing of the air intakes is controlled by a dedicated PMC electronic control unit, the same unit that controls the movement of the rear spoiler.

Should the movement of the air intakes be obstructed, a safety system alerts the driver by way of a warning light.

The electronics
The management and control of all the engine and vehicle operating parameters is entrusted to a system comprised of three "master" control units and one satellite control unit, made up as follows: two Lamborghini LIE engine management units, one Lamborghini GFA auxiliary function management unit and one Lamborghini PMC ("Power Motor Control) satellite control unit.

All these electronic control units are interconnected by way of a CAN BUS.

More precisely, each of the two LIE units (with 32 bit/20Mhz microprocessors) controls one of the two banks of cylinders, each LIE being equipped with an identification pin for the purposes of unit recognition and function differentiation, whereas "body" control functions are managed by the GFA and PMC units, each with a 32 bit/20MhZ microprocessor and 80-pin connector.

The main functions of the electronic control system are:
- Fuel injection management (multipoint injection, timed sequential)
- Ignition management (breakerless ignition with one coil per cylinder)
- Variable valve timing management- inlet and exhaust valves- (VVT)
- Management of the variable-geometry intake system (VIS)
- Detonation management (by knocking sensors)
- External noise level management (Lamborghini ECS)
- Management of the Drive-by-Wire system (electronic throttle)
- Management of the "Traction Control System" (TCS)
- Instrument panel management
- Management of the variable-geometry air intake system (Lamborghini VACS)
- Rear spoiler management

The electronic control system also provides the following diagnostic functions:
- OBD II on-board diagnostic system
- Lamborghini LDAS diagnostic system and "black box" recorder
- Control algorithms developed to ensure compliance with USA, Europe and Japan standards.

The transmission
As mentioned previously, the Lamborghini Murciélago has is - for the first time in the history of the Brand - a new 6-speed gearbox, while the transmission maintains the traditional Lamborghini layout.

To increase the general rigidity of the system and improve basic stability in operation, the primary shaft and the secondary shaft are each mounted on three bearings (as against 2 on the Diablo).

Gearbox lubrication is forced, with a pump mounted inside the gearbox itself. Use of the latest generation double and triple-cone synchronizers and optimisation of the control linkage have allowed for an appreciable reduction in the effort required to change gear.

The rear differential is flange mounted to the engine so that it can be replaced without having to remove the complete powertrain from the car.

The clutch control system has been optimised by the fitting of a slave cylinder on the axis of the clutch release bearing, the result being a significant reduction in the force required to operate the clutch pedal.

The Murciélago, like its predecessor the Diablo, is equipped with permanent four-wheel drive and a central viscous coupling (Viscous Traction System), with 45% limited slip and the front with 25% limited slip.This solution represents an active traction control system: excess torque on the primary axle (rear) is automatically transferred to the secondary axle (front) to maintain ideal traction at all times.

Furthermore, in order to meet the demands of extreme driving, Lamborghini has also developed a traction control system that acts on the engine itself.

When the limits of grip are reached, driving torque is suitably reduced by intervening on both the throttle (by way of the DBW system) and the injection/ignition systems.

Chassis and Suspension
The Murciélago chassis has been stiffened considerably to achieve a torsional rigidity value in excess of 20,000 Nm/°.

The attainment of this value was one of the fundamental objectives of the design programme, and translates into a significant improvement in the car's performance: improved suspension behaviour and handling, greater driving comfort and an appreciable reduction in interior noise.

The chassis consists of a frame made of high-strength steel tube, with structural elements in carbon fibre/honeycomb.

The carbon fibre elements are attached to the steel frame using a combination of adhesives and steel rivets.

The chassis, which has a structural steel roof and a carbon fibre floor pan attached to the tubular frame, incorporates pressed steel panels with stiffening ribs, which also have a structural function.

The new chassis offers several advantages over the previous design:
- at the front end of the chassis, the mountings for the shock absorbers, the torsion bar and the front suspension have all been moved forward by 15 mm (wheelbase=2665mm); some of the tubes and panels in the area of the rear wheel arches have been replaced by carbon fibre panels, these being attached to the perimeter of the tubular frame; the geometry of the lower part has been modified to suit the more forward positioning of the front axle and thereby improve accessibility and increase the space available for the pedals.
- a new, more rigid removable cross member has been fitted for the rear shock absorber mountings.

The independent front and rear double wishbone suspensions, with steel arms and hydraulic shock absorbers with electronic damping control allowing automatic or manual adjustment, have been optimised to improve handling and straight-line stability.

The main improvements concern the springs and the shock absorbers, the anti-roll bars ¾ front and rear ¾ and the overall suspension setup.

Also worthy of mention are the front "Antidive" and the rear "Antisquat" systems that can guarantee an optimal suspension behaviour also during acceleration and braking.

The springs - two per rear wheel and one per front wheel - are mounted coaxially with the shock absorbers.

The spring/damper assemblies are attached to the chassis with Flanbloc bushes.

The dimensions of the aluminium alloy wheel rims with concealed valves are 8 _ x 18" (front) and 13 x 18"(rear); the sizes of the PIRELLI P Zero "ROSSO" tyres are respectively 245/35 ZR 18 and 335/30 ZR 18.

The wheel rims feature a new design that improves the air cooling circulation around the brake disks and calipers.

The new tyres allow for a more comfortable ride, reduce road noise and improve handling.

Brakes and Safety
Safety is one of the strong points of the Lamborghini Murciélago.

The braking system consists of four disk brakes, each with 4 wheel cylinders per caliper, and two independent hydraulic circuits ¾ one for the front axle and one for the rear. The system includes a tandem master cylinder, a vacuum servo brake, an emergency brake and a parking brake. There is also a 4-channel ABS system with DRP (Dynamic Rear Proportioning) and TCS.

The TRW antilock braking system, which forms an integral part of the basic braking system, consists of an electro-hydraulic control unit and 4 wheel speed sensors.

The electro-hydraulic control unit, with dedicated microprocessor, receives the signals from the 4 electromagnetic speed sensors mounted on the hub flanges, and calculates the speed and acceleration of each individual wheel. Using this information, the microprocessor is able to detect a tendency to slip on any wheel and modulate the fluid pressure in the corresponding brake line accordingly, in order to restore the correct speed and thereby maximum braking force on that particular wheel.

The 4-channel system is able to monitor and control each wheel independently.

To maintain the safety guaranteed by the two fully independent braking circuits (one for the front and one for the rear brakes) the hydraulic components of the control unit are doubled up, so that no part of the braking system is common to both the front and rear brakes.

In the event of a malfunction of the ABS (signalled by a red warning light on the dash) the basic braking system will still continue to function normally.

The DRP function has reparameterised with respect to the previous model to guarantee an optimum distribution of the braking force between the front and rear wheels in all conditions ¾ even those not calling for intervention of the ABS.

Passive safety standards have also been significantly improved on the Murciélago: the car is equipped with two airbags, a 60-litre bag with single inflator on the driver's side and a 130-litre bag with dual inflator on the passenger side, which emerges from a new seamlessly upholstered panel.

The Murciélago complies with all EU, Japan and US safety standards of which we can remember the most rigorous: FMVSS 201 - Passenger Protection in Interior Impact, FMVSS 208 - Occupant Crash Protection, FMVSS 214 - Side Impact Protection, FMVSS 301 - Fuel System Integrity, FMVSS 302 - Inflammability of Interior Materials and part 581 - Bumper Standard, of European Directives 1999/98/CE for frontal impact and 96/27/CE for side impact and pole impact.

Equipment & Comfort
At the wheel of the Lamborghini Murciélago, the driver is in complete control. The clear, accurate instruments and their respective controls are all grouped together on a single electronically-controlled panel, which has undergone numerous aesthetic and ergonomic improvements. This panel is directly interfaced through a CAN bus to a Lamborghini GFA control unit (body computer).

The instrument panel includes a trip computer that displays average and maximum speed, maximum acceleration, miles to empty (range), a chronometer and a voltmeter.

Among the other driver's aids are an electric control to fold the electrically-heated wing mirrors, the non-reflective rearview mirror, and the axle lifting system that, at low speeds, allows the car's front axle to be raised by 45 mm.

The interior features leather upholstery, 3-spoke sports steering wheel (also in leather) and a steel gear lever and selector gate: another refinement that is a long-established Lamborghini tradition. Numerous storage compartments are provided, and the radio and CD autochanger are tailor-made to Lamborghini's specifications.

Options include low ratio gears and satellite navigation system.

The high-performance characteristics of the Murciélago certainly do not detract from the comfort level, which is significantly improved compared with the Diablo.

The first of these improvements concerns accessibility: the door opening angle has been widened by 5° and the chassis side member directly under the door has been lowered by 25 mm. Interior comfort has also been improved, with more room now available for both the driver and the passenger, achieved by redesigning the side members of the roof and increasing the size of the footwell.

Interior noise levels are much reduced, thanks to the use of optimised soundproofing materials, the elimination of undesirable noise channels, the adoption of integral panels and by fitting acoustic insulation panels to the wheel arches to reduce road noise.

The stiffer chassis also makes an important if indirect contribution to driver comfort.

Further improvements in comfort have been obtained by the use of improved thermal insulation on the transmission tunnel and the engine bulkhead.

Internal climate control has been greatly improved by the new layout of air outlet vents, an improved system efficiency and a new control algorithm.

The Murciélago's climate control system provides the cabin temperature setting ranging between 16 and 31 degrees centigrade, automatic control of the air distribution in the cabin according to the season and the temperature of the outlet air, automatic blower speed control with eight different settings, automatic recirculation and compressor control.

The operating limits of the Lamborghini Murciélago's climate control system, which also includes an automatic defroster and full diagnostic functions, are between -29 and +55 degrees centigrade external temperature.

The performance
Thanks to the 580 CV (426 kW) maximum power output of its its 60° V-12 engine, delivered at 7500 rpm, and its 650 Nm maximum torque, the Lamborghini Murciélago can exceed 330 km/h and accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds.

Compared with previous models, the driveability of the Murciélago is significantly improved, thanks to the smoother torque curve, increased power, the new 6-speed gearbox and the improved electronic engine management system.

Handling and high-speed stability are also better, thanks mainly to the improved torsional rigidity of the chassis, the lowering of the car's centre of gravity, the optimisation of the suspension and tyres and ¾ last but not least ¾ the improved aerodynamics.

The advances made in terms of driveability and performance, apparent even under the most demanding driving conditions, are matched by an equally significant improvement in driving comfort."

a007apl

01-19-2002, 03:19 PM

"In the late afternoon of October 5th 1879, after a fierce fight in the arena of Cordoba, a bull named Murciélago from Joaquin del Val di Navarra’s farm, had his life spared by the famous matador Rafael Molina “Lagartijo”. This was a very rare occurrence in bullfighting, and an honour accorded only to those bulls that have shown exceptional courage and spirit in the arena. And Murciélago was indeed such a bull. He was subsequently given to the breeder Don Antonio Miura, and went on to father a formidable line of fighting bulls that extends right down to the present day.

The Lamborghini Murciélago is 2-seater coupé (with the now familiar gull-wing doors) based on the traditional Lamborghini layout: mid-mounted V12 engine, typical Lamborghini transmission with the gearbox mounted in front of the engine and the rear differential integrated into the engine unit, permanent four-wheel drive with central viscous coupler.

The rear of the car features two "active" intakes for the engine cooling air. With the exclusive VACS (“Variable Air-flow Cooling System”), the aperture of these air intakes can be varied to suit the driving conditions. Furthermore, to ensure correct aerodynamic equilibrium at all speeds, the angle of the rear spoiler can also be altered. According to the speed of the car, the rear spoiler can assume three different positions: closed from 0 to130 km/h, partially open (50°) between 130 and 220 km/h and fully open (70°) above 220 km/h. Depending on the aperture of the air intakes and the position of the rear spoiler, the car's Cx coefficient varies from a minimum of 0.33 to a maximum of 0.36. Bi-xenon headlights produce both main and dipped beams.

Lamborghini's brief to the designer was simple: “We'll make the engine, you design the body to fit”. The result is a creation in steel and carbon fibre precisely tailored to suit the engine that enhances the performance of its twelve cylinders.

The Murciélago's engine ¾ which complies with the strictest emission standards in the world, including those of the United States, Japan and Europe ¾ is a 12-cylinder 60° V with a displacement of 6192 cc, made entirely from aluminium alloy and designed for unleaded fuel, producing 426 kW at 7500 rpm and 650 Nm torque at 5400 rpm.

As mentioned previously, the Lamborghini Murciélago has - for the first time in the history of the brand - a new 6-speed gearbox, while the transmission maintains the traditional Lamborghini layout. To increase the general rigidity of the system and improve basic stability in operation, the primary shaft and the secondary shaft are each mounted on three bearings (as against 2 on the Diablo).

Handling and high-speed stability are also better, thanks mainly to the improved torsional rigidity of the chassis, the lowering of the car's centre of gravity, the optimisation of the suspension and tyres and ¾ last but not least ¾ the improved aerodynamics.

The advances made in terms of drivability and performance, apparent even under the most demanding driving conditions, are matched by an equally significant improvement in driving comfort.

For South Africans that are interested, get deposits of over R200 000 ready. This beauty will cost more than two million."

a007apl

01-19-2002, 04:22 PM

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01-19-2002, 05:01 PM

There's also the Variable Air-flow Cooling System, which can tilt open the scoops that feed the twin rear-mounted radiators. The idea is to employ the extended position, which increases the Murciélago's aerodynamic drag, only when required by high-engine temperature. However, a switch lets the driver deploy these attention-grabbing scoops at will.

There was no opportunity at the festive debut to drive the new car and evaluate the degree of its advances or confirm its claimed 3.8-second acceleration time to 62 mph. However, with the technical might of Audi in the background, we fully expect that the Murciélago will function better than any of its predecessors. But whether it is a better Lamborghini will ultimately be determined more by its head-turning potential than its technology.—Csaba Csere
LAMBORGHINI MURCIÉLAGO

Vehicle type: mid-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe
Estimated base price: $300,000
Engine type: DOHC 48-valve V-12, aluminum block and heads, Lamborghini LIE engine-control system with port fuel injection
Displacement 378 cu in, 6192cc
Power (SAE net) 572 bhp @ 7500 rpm
Torque (SAE net) 479 lb-ft @ 5400 rpm
Transmission 6-speed manual
Wheelbase 104.9 in
Length 180.3 in
Width 80.5 in
Height 44.7 in
Curb weight 3650 lb
Manufacturer's performance ratings:
Zero to 62 mph 3.8 sec
Top speed (drag limited) 205 mph

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