"First off, autothing.com is VERY fortunate to be located so very close to a Lamborghini dealership here in the suburbs of Chicago. If you'd like to see the beauties we get to drool over (not on the actual cars, of course) you should visit the dealership. Wait, what's that- you're online?- ok then, visit their site instead: Fox Valley Motor Cars. When you get to their homepage, scroll down and use their TrueLook viewer to actually view live snapshots of the Diablos (Ferraris and more too) on the show floor. Cool!
As for the 2003 "Baby" Lamborghini you see below in a very heavily disguised outfit, it's meant to basically demolish the monopoly Ferrari has enjoyed for so many years with the very affordable ($150,000) Modena 360. Lamborghini- which up to now has only had the Murcielago priced at near $300,000- is taking back the streets simply by introducing a second, less costly vehicle codenamed the L140. Note that they had the Diablo priced at around $300,000 too, but now that the Murcielago is out, most dealers price their remaining stock of Diablos near $240,000 (much cheaper, huh!)
The L140 will sticker at $165,000 to $180,000 and it's 3000+ pound body will be thrust forward using Lamborghini's new 500 HP V10 engine. The L140's sporty interior should contain "Audi-level" quality (Audi bought Lamborghini back in 1997... they own Porsche too) and unit production should peak near 1300 vehicles per year. While the pics below don't reveal too much, you may notice how much the front resembles the Murcielago and how so-very-slightly the rear boasts Diablo styling. The end result- which will be revealed in March 03' at the Geneva Auto Show- will likely be a mini-Murcielago (kind of like how all 3 Ferrari models are different, but so very similar).
What can we at autothing.com say- "There's a reason the Lamborghini is at the top of every page!" They're stunning vehicles with engines to match. We see Lamborghinis here in the suburbs around Roselle very infrequently, but when we do, we never have a digicam on us, lol. We'll try harder to get some shots of them especially since it's Summer and this is the time those fortunate owners drive em' around. Our most recent encounter with one was near Woodfield mall (in Schaumburg, IL). It was a beautifully devilish, glossy black Diablo that had ALL the windows tinted 100% black as well. We must tell you that this baby looked great and like we said, you need a photo because even your imagination isn't good enough to picture this awesome vehicle out on the public roads, lol..."