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It began when a tractor manufacturer criticized Ferrari

It was 1962. Ferrucio Lamborghini had some complains about his Ferrari. He did not like the noise his 250GT made and the fact that its clutch needed attention every other day. So he personally took up the matter to Mr. Enzo Ferrari. Enzo did not like being criticized by a tractor maker and remarked “Go make your tractors...you know nothing about sports cars”. God bless him for saying so, as these words are the reason why Italy’s Sant’Agata is the home of the noisiest and the fastest bulls in the world.

350 GTV- The beginning

Four months after the confrontation, Ferrucio gave the world “350 GTV”, which was later named 350 GT. The “raging bull” started an unending war with the “prancing horse” with this car. Lamborghini regularly updated the car till 1966. It housed a 3464 cc V12 engine producing around 400 bhp. The car could go up to 254 kph and only 120 of these were built.

Game changer- Miura

In 1966, Lamborghini revealed “Miura”. Costing U.S. $ 20,000 then, this car had a 3929 cc V12 engine. The engine was neither mounted on the front nor back, but in the middle of the chassis. This was probably world’s first mid-engine sports car. It produced 350 bhp and went on till 265 kph. Miura P400 was followed by P400 S in 1968 and P400 SV in 1971. The last one produced 380 bhp and 388 Nm of torque. It weighed just short of 1300 Kg and was able to hit the 280 kph mark. 763 of the mentioned versions of the car were ever made.

Countach- Difficult to get in and out of this one

Miura had established the company in the sports car business. Later they launched “Countach” in 1974, followed by “Diablo” in 1990. These two cars had a very successful run and are icons of the sports car world. Lamborghini produced a special version of the former in 1988. It was called 5000S QV and it marked the company’s 25th anniversary. A fire breathing 5167 cc engine spewing 445 bhp and 500 Nm of torque pushed the car from standstill to 100 kph in 4.9 seconds and kept pushing it till 295 kph. It was a creation of legendary car designer Horacio Pagani. He now has his own supercar company by his surname in Italy.

The beautiful Diablo

Diablo raised the bar even further. It looked stunning and will always be one of the most beautiful cars ever built. Scissor doors and fixed rear spoiler were its distinct features. A standard Diablo churned out 492 bhp along with 580 Nm of torque from a 5700 cc V12 engine. Top speed was in excess of 320 kph but it failed to be the fastest car. A Ferrari F40 had managed 326 kph in 1987 and when the Diablo was being upgraded to surpass that, a Bugatti EB110 shot 336 kph in 1991. Miura is the only Lamborghini which was once the fastest.

A Murcielago 670-4 SV

Murcielago came out in 2001. Equipped with a monstrous 6200 cc V12 engine producing 572 bhp, it was a car that could kill if not handled with care.  It hit 100 kph in 3.3 seconds and went on till 335 kph. Including all its special versions, the production was limited to 4099 units. LP 670-4 SV was the last, most expensive and most powerful version of the car. Only 186 SVs were produced with each costing   U.S. $ 400,000.  Producing 661 bhp from an upgraded 6500 cc V12 engine, this car could go up to 345 kph and managed 0-100kph acceleration in 2.8 seconds.

Aventador replaced Murcielago in 2011. The car is the closest thing to a stealth fighter jet on road. For the first time in its history, the company built an all new V12 engine. A 6500 cc V12 is fitted in the car which produces 690 bhp. 0-100 kph takes mere 2.9 seconds and 350 kph is possible in this one. A one-off version called “Aventador J” was built in 2012. This one cost U.S. $ 2.8 million and did not have any radio or air conditioning and surprisingly any roof. All these essentials were removed to save weight. Another unit of the car was specially made for a Sheikh in UAE. A SV version of the car was revealed at recently concluded Geneva Motor Show. LP 750-4 Super Veloce delivers similar performance but comes with a fixed rear spoiler.

U.S. $ 2.8 million Aventador J

The company is currently under the ownership of Audi and is a part of the Volkswagen Group. It has still not switched to hybrid technology like its rivals and massive V12 engines are a distinct feature of its flagship cars. I’ll end with a popular saying, “Boys drive a Ferrari, Men drive a Lamborghini”.
  
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