"2" For A Change

The legendary lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni was with Lamborghini,.. well since they started to make cars. Everyone knows him this guy is alegend but when the day of his retirement came Lamborghini wanted to give him something spetial so they went on doing wat they doo best - making cars. so they made a limited spetial edition Gallardo to commorate his retirement, and wat a car it is.

For several decades, Valentino Balboni has had a distinct influence on the character of the super sports car bearing the sign of the bull. With his fine-tuning and testing work, he has helped to shape many automotive legends, from the Lamborghini Miura of the 60s through to the current Lamborghini Gallardo and Lamborghini Murciélago models. Balboni was hired in 1967 by company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini himself. From early on, it was evident that the young Balboni had a special feel for cars, that most sensitive of all instincts that connects to the 'life blood' of an automobile and defines the soul of a test driver.

"A Lamborghini must always combine the precision of a race car with the reliability of a good friend," says Balboni. Since 1973, he has sat at the wheel of every prototype built by the brand, and even most production cars have passed through his hands before being delivered to their customers. This has turned Balboni into one of the most important representatives of the brand, with an outstanding reputation and status among the brand's fans and customers worldwide.

Limited to 250 units

After over 40 years with Lamborghini, Balboni is now officially retired. Yet, Valentino Balboni continues to travel to many countries around the world as an ambassador of the brand. The special exclusivity of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni is guaranteed - it is limited to 250 units.

Light-footed yet extremely safe

With this latest version of the Gallardo, Lamborghini is honouring its long-standing test driver in a very special way. The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni was conceived in line with his own thinking, and it meets many customers' requests for a model with a unique character, which offers a very special kind of active driving fun. The Balboni model is the only current Lamborghini that delivers its power to the road via its rear wheels alone.

Rear wheel drive has a special appeal to those sports car drivers who enjoy a particular driving style. Thanks to the eminently powerful V10 driveline, controlled oversteer is no problem - naturally always to the extent defined by the driver - because refined road manners and perfectly tuned assistance systems mean that the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni is an exceptionally safe sports car to drive.

Driving fun with unique character

In order to shape this unique character that combines driving fun and safety, the engineers at Sant'Agata Bolognese have incorporated extensive modifications into the LP550-2 Valentino Balboni. It was not simply a question of moving the transmission to the rear axle, the vehicle had to be adjusted and tuned in every element of its driving dynamics. This includes springs, dampers, stabilisers and even the tyres. The aerodynamics were also adjusted to take account of the change to the power flow.

The rear axle differential, with a 45 percent limited slip, was also redeveloped, as was the calibration of the e-gear transmission. One significant point was the adjustments made to the ESP system. While the standard program is focused on high stability, the CORSA program permits greater drift angles, thus enabling drivers to enjoy the dynamics of the LP550-2 to their full extent.

Outstanding performance is guaranteed

Adjustments have also been made to the very heart of the Lamborghini Gallardo, the 5.2 litre ten-cylinder: the perfect synthesis of hi-revving pleasure, pulling power, a constantly exuberant temperament and a powerful symphony played in all keys. In the Valentino Balboni, the compact and lightweight power unit generates 405 kW (550 hp). At a dry weight of only 1,380 kilograms, this guarantees outstanding performance: the LP550-2 is catapulted from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62mph) in a breathtaking 3.9 seconds, while the top speed of 320 km/h (199 mph) guarantees its place among the ultimate in super sports cars.

Powerful elegance in its distinctive design

The Valentino Balboni is not only unique in terms of its technology: its design and equipment reinforce its exclusivity. Its classic sporting character is emphasised by a colour strip in white and gold running from the front panel over the roof and parts of the engine cover all the way to the rear spoiler, with inspiration from the classic sports cars from the '70s. This colour treatment underscores the powerful elegance of the Lamborghini Gallardo and emphasises the unique Lamborghini design DNA. The Special Edition is available in eight colours, from Bianco Monocerus through to Verde Ithaca, or Arancio Borealis to Nero Noctis. The Scorpius wheels retain their dark grey finish, while the brake callipers come in black, orange or yellow, depending on the exterior paint finish.

Classic sporting look for the interior, too

The characteristic colour combination is repeated in the interior. The basic colour of the full leather upholstery is black. Both seats, however, feature the colour strip in white. The centre console is completely upholstered in Polar white leather to create a powerful accent. A badge below the left side window bears the signature of Valentino Balboni and the production number of the car.

The exclusivity of the Valentino Balboni is augmented further by its extensive equipment. Alongside several new leather features in the interior, there is also the transparent engine cover, the rear view camera, the navigation system with Bluetooth and the lifting system for the front axle that makes it easier to drive over obstacles. In addition to the extensive standard equipment, a list of further options is available including e-gear transmission and carbon ceramic brakes.

Reventon - Roof = FUN

A convertible Reventon, what more can you possibly ask for! Well Lamborghini is preparing nine of these super exclusive Reventon Roadster but they come at a price, 1.2 million Italian Euros to be precise. But in this case every single euro will be money well spent in this case!

For that kind of money the Italian supercar manufacturer will be offering razor sharp stealth fighter looks, a massive 6.5 litter 650-700bhp (the exact specs are unknown) engine, minus a roof, looks like it will give a bad hair day to at least nine lucky souls alive today.

If u look at the recent history of Lamborghini, this is what they have been doing since Audi was handed over the control of Lamborghini, they first make an awesome looking racing machine which doesn’t just look jaw droopingly gorgeous but also goes around the track like a Cheetah chasing it’s pray. Then they rip the car out of its roof and make the earlier customers feel as if they have bought a car which looks like as it was used by Flintstone for dropping his kids at school (just kidding heheheee!). But what I mean is that they have made it almost a tradition, why cant they just launch the roadster before the coupe I don’t think that they will lose any of their potential customers. Why shouldn't the first buyer get the better looking car why is it always the one who come last gets the best?

Future Lamborghini?

So the future doesn’t exactly seem to be bright right now! But I am sure that all this slow down and the recession sh*t will be over soon. So in future, that is around 100+ years from now it would be hard to see Lamborghini's being propelled by gasoline engines, simply because there will be no gasoline left.



So what exactly will power the lambo's in future? Well as far as I am concerned I have some plans for them but only the almighty knows that if any of these would work!

1. The best thing would be a mini Fusion reactor it will give more power than we can ever imagine and it will also give more than 10000 miles before any kind of refueling needs to be done. Actually that’s great until and unless we are able to confine all that power inside the engine. An accident of any kind would be capable of destroying entire cities, so better be careful when playing with fusion reactors. Just think about it, it would be fun to have the "power of sun" behind your leather seat naa.

2. Another promising alternative will be fuel cells. Even though they are not exactly powerful and require much more space, the technology is improving at an alarming rate, so much so that we can see future fuel cell lambo's lapping quicker than their gasoline ancestors, but we would definitely miss the opera that breaks our eardrums when we switch on the engine. Well no need to worry because in future a whole woofer system would take care of all the sound including music and the exhaust notes. That would be really fun as you will be able to select your own favorite exhaust note for your car and you will even be able to compose one for your very own Lambo.

3. Alternative fuels like alcohol and biodiesel would be great as they would not ask for any kind of major change in our present infrastructure, both inside and outside the car factory. And what’s exiting is that some of these fuels have much better octane number than gasoline allowing them to develop more power from the same engine without any major modification. It would be the simplest but also the most economical solution for the future.



These are my perspectives of the future and fusion is far from reality, but I am sure that in the near future Fusion will light the bulbs in our homes, so a smaller version may be (just may be) possible for the awesome Lamborghini too!

30 more horses

The all new Murciélago LP670-4 SuperVeloce brings 30 more bhp along with 100kg less than its previous incarnation, this simply means more fun on and off track.

More than all the technical bits and pices it gets a more sharper and aerodynamic profile making it the sexiest Murciélago ever the guys at Lamborghini hae worked hard to earn the legendary SV(SuperVeloce) tag, after nearly 15 years. You can actually order your Murciélago with a bigger and sexier rear spoiler which will give you more downforce and grip or a smaller rear spoiler for lesser drag which would bost your top speed by around 30Km/h(20mph).

The impressive rear end of the SuperVeloce is dominated by a veritably noble, flat and extremely wide exhaust tailpipe and, on the underside, by a two-level diffuser system finished entirely in carbon fiber. The rear light clusters display their signals in that distinctive Y-shape that has been a fixed element of Lamborghini design since the Murciélago LP 640, Reventón and Gallardo LP 560-4. The panel between the lights is made from carbon fiber, while the large intake mesh below expands across the full width of the rear end. Made from thick-walled aluminum, the hexagonal pattern is laser-cut and a Teflon coating provides the necessary heat protection.