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Lamborghini will be showcased as the
featured marque at the 58th Annual Pebble
Beach Concours d’Elegance this Sunday with a
stunning line-up including the unusual P140
prototype (above) and the fearsome Reventón
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Automobili
Lamborghini S.p.A. will be showcased as the featured
marque at the 58th Annual Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elegance on Sunday, August 17, 2008, at The Lodge at
Pebble Beach. The acclaimed Italian super sports car
manufacturer will showcase a few of the brand’s most
exclusive Lamborghini models at the prestigious event,
including the newly-launched 2009 Gallardo LP560-4, the
world-renowned Reventón and the historic Lamborghini
P140 prototype.
“The opportunity to be the featured marque at the Pebble
Beach Concours d’Elegance is a great tribute to the
Lamborghini brand,” said Stephan Winkelmann, President
and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. “Since its
inception, Lamborghini has been a creator of trends in
the world of super sports cars. We take great pride in
showcasing our vehicles amongst the world’s most
passionate enthusiasts.”
The 2009 Gallardo LP560-4, heir to Lamborghini’s most
successful vehicle model of all time, arrives at all 34
North American dealerships in late-summer of 2008. The
all-new 560 horsepower LP560-4 replaces the previous
Gallardo model, which sold more than 7,000 units, and
features a powerful new engine, permanent four-wheel
drive transmission and new suspension while delivering
clearly improved performance and driving dynamics.
With just 20 produced, the 1 million Euro Lamborghini
Reventón is a symbol of extreme exclusivity, yet still
offers extraordinary performance. The Reventón was
entirely designed in Sant’Agata Bolognese, the original
birthplace of the Lamborghini, and is the perfect
synthesis between the exclusivity and appeal of a
limited edition design masterpiece, and the dynamism and
drivability of a standard sports car.
The Lamborghini P140, the proposed successor to the
Jalpa, was designed with one goal in mind: superior
styling. The designers took design cues of the Miura,
Countach and Diablo to create a unique, new vehicle that
was still purely a Lamborghini. Lamborghini produced an
all-new 4 litre V10 engine specifically for the
prototype, although the brand eventually decided not to
produce the P140 to concentrate on later Diablo models.
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