Yes, it’s another set of videos of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, but we're not complaining. This time, the Raging Bull supercar was caught at the Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi racing circuit just outside of Rome, Italy. Unfortunately, the three clips are quite short – up to 12 seconds each, but at least we get a taste of the 700-horsepower V12 engine’s sounds. Watch them after the jump.
A 51-year old man from Bloomfield Township lost his classic 1974 Lamborghini Espada as well as half of his home, which he had just sold to a new owner a week ago, when the vintage car exploded in his garage on Friday. According to officials, the man was trying to start up the classic four-seater Lamborghini in the garage when it exploded and erupted to flames, which quickly spread to the rest of the house. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.
Luckily, the 51-year old man as well as his mother and a dog that were in the house at the time of the accident escaped unhurt. Not surprisingly, neither the owner of the Lamborghini or the home's new owner were in the mood to comment on the incident. Watch the video report after the jump.
Source: CNN / WXYZ
For those of you wondering what the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 caught on video last week was doing in Berlin, Germany, it turns out the Italian supercar was the star attraction at the opening of a new flagship boutique dedicated exclusively to the assortment of "Collezione Automobili Lamborghini".
Being an Italian company and all, you’d expect Lamborghini to launch its first Fashion Store in Europe somewhere in Italy, but the firm’s German bosses decided otherwise choosing Berlin. “This confirms the role of Berlin as the capital of fashion and lifestyle, with extraordinary vitality and attractiveness for all of Europe," said Sandra Salameh, CEO of LFS Luxury Fashion Store Berlin GmbH.
Lamborghini currently has boutique stores in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Melbourne, Hong Kong and Beijing.
"The charm of the Lamborghini luxury brand is spreading far beyond our coveted super," said Stephan Winkelmann. "In the new world of experience here in central Berlin Lamborghini enthusiasts of the brand, but also the exclusive Italian fashion lovers, are enthusiastic about our brand and its values. We are pleased to have given in Berlin, a metropolis of international fashion industry, a new center of interest in Italian fashion, and above all I did know a special part of the world's del Toro to those who do not drive Lamborghini but is careful to style. "
We know what you’re thinking but stop right there. What you are looking at here isn’t the result of some crafty photoshop business - it’s the real deal; an actual factual microcar replica of a 1970 Nissan Skyline GT-R coupe that was created by Japanese tuning firm Liberty Walk Performance. The scaled down, single-seater clone of Nissan’s first-generation Skyline GT-R is based on a quad-bike and it’s perfectly drivable.
This is not the first time we’ve shown you a microcar replica from Liberty Walk Performance as some of you may remember the…Lambormini Murcielago snapped by our own Phil Alex at last year’s Tokyo Auto Salon.
The Japanese company has not yet added pricing info on the Skyline GT-R buggy on its website, but just to get an idea, the Lambormini starts from 1.88 million Yen, which comes to about US$23,250 or €16,750 at today’s exchange rates. Feast your eyes on the photo gallery and a couple of videos after the jump.
Hat tip goes to Marcus!
Sources / Links: Liberty Walk & Royal Phantom
