Is Lamborghini Becoming Too Extreme For Its Own Good?

Ferrari and Rolls-Royce recorded their greatest ever sales in 2011, Bentley’s volumes are back to pre-recession levels, but what about the world’s self-proclaimed super-sports car company, Lamborghini? Well, 2011 sales were up 26% on 2010, but 1602 sales is still a long way short of Sant’Agata’s record: 2430 supercars in 2008.
 
This raises a very pertinent question: is Lamborghini too extreme for its own good?



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Joe_Limon - 2/3/2012 2:39:49 PM

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Lamborghini is not, and never will be, nor should it ever try to be a volume auto manufacturer. The day they start making cars less extreme to cater to a larger market, is the day the stop being Lamborghini... that said, It'll be interesting to see if the new Lambo crossover will be an extreme crossover, or a rebadged Cayenne.

chewy - 2/3/2012 3:13:52 PM

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I think this had more to do with the Aventador going on sales at the end of the year and the Gallardo being up for replacement fairly soon.

FromThePassengerSeat - 2/3/2012 3:40:05 PM

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Impossible! Lamborghini should be and currently is an edgier, more radical take on the supercar genre than its rival, Ferrari.

Joe_Limon - 2/3/2012 4:22:49 PM

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Erm... being capable of holding a constant 1.05g of lateral acceleration makes this thing good for straight lines only?

The stock 599 GTB is 0.97g lol

As to the 599XX isn't it not road legal? If you're going to compare anything to the 599xx you should be comparing the sesto elemento.

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 2/4/2012 12:00:45 PM

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599x ?

While you are there why not also quote the FXX track times.

It is obvious you cannot tell the difference between a track only non-road legal vehicle on slicks and one with headlights and threaded tyres.

Good God !!!
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