World's fastest car Ultimate Aero to storm Indian roads Sep 21, 2009
The Aero - which will compete with other supercars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Koenigsegg - comes with a host of luxury features including customised supple leather seats and suede interior, multi-speaker music system, on-board video and DVD screen, automatic back-up camera, navigational backup, power windows and mirrors. The car is built of lightweight titanium and carbon fibre material to minimise weight. (India Times)
Car lovers to dream again Sep 20, 2009
VW's Lamborghini stand was packed by those who wanted to see three models, including the 1. 1-million-euro (pre-tax) Reventon, of which only 15 will be built. (India Times)
Madonna gets animated at the Grammys - but it's U2's night Sep 17, 2009
Priced at 980,000, only 15 Lamborghini Reventn Roadsters will ever be built. Hot topics. (Yahoo News -- Grammy Awards)
NFS Shift iPhone Garage Sep 15, 2009
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. Lamborghini Murci. (IGN Wireless Games)
Area skies good place to stretch wings Sep 7, 2009
The introductory flights offered by more than a dozen local flight schools, often for less than $100, are either a modestly priced thrill -- or the down payment on a mid-life crisis that could make a Lamborghini and a trophy girlfriend look sensible. "There's a big difference between committing 99 dollars to an introductory flight and the thousands of dollars it would take to get a certificate," said Cary Green with Avia Flight Academy in Palm Coast. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
AutoWeek Magazine Selects 10 of Its Favorite Tailgate Vehicles Sep 5, 2009
Lamborghini Gallardo. pull up in the Lambo and you don't need to bring anything else to the tailgate. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Emery's Russian exile ends with NHL return Sep 5, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ray Emery pulled up to the rink in a white Lamborghini. He pulled on his No. 29 Flyers sweater and tried to pass on some tips to a group of youth hockey players on how to improve their games. (MSNBC -- Sports)
No Oscars, but his act fooled investors Sep 5, 2009
Carrington has agreed to forfeit a 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago, a 2005 Hummer H2 and a 2006 Mercedes SL500R, together worth more than $490,000, that he bought with investors' money and used as props to lure other investors. Carrington also used the proceeds from his scheme to pay the mortgage on his $2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Porsche says it is forced to cut workers' hours Sep 4, 2009
In the end, it appears that Porsche will be integrated at VW's 10 brand alongside other prestigious groups like Audi, Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini. But the statement said that Porsche, considered the most profitable auto maker in the world, will report a profit margin of at least 10 per cent for the year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Kevin ArmstrongINSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL Aug 27, 2009
A Tennessee-orange Lamborghini was the star of the show. At first glance, the players -- mouths agape seeing the low-built vehicle -- weren't sure it would fit because of a slight hill at the entrance. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
Chris Brown sentenced; other incidents emerge Aug 27, 2009
Brown, 20, was arrested after an early morning argument inside a rented Lamborghini on a Hollywood street on February 8. Police investigating the February 8 attack "learned of two earlier incidents related to domestic violence that went unreported," the probation report said. (CNN -- Law)
Choosing Between Tandem and Single ... Aug 26, 2009
Popular brands include Kent (Dual Drive), Schwinn, Cannondale, Trek, Lamborghini, Bike Friday and Mantis. Advantages of Tandem Bikes. (Suite101.com)
Americans love affair with autos is still alive Aug 21, 2009
Sure, a few Ferraris, and even a Lamborghini Gallardo, could be spotted creeping along in the flow of man and metal, but for this audience, the stars were cars like the newly reborn Chevrolet Camaro, along with the countless GTOs, Deuce Coupe hot rods and other muscle cars of the era when Detroit iron ruled the road. Its really energizing, said Mark Fields, Ford Motor Co.s President of the Americas. (MSNBC -- Business)
A's playing well in wake of Holliday trade Aug 21, 2009
Everidge and Davis couldn't be more opposite in terms of body type -- Davis the Lamborghini to Everidge's John Deere tractor. But they both bring the same type of vibe to the proceedings, and Geren thinks it's been a factor in his team's relative success in grinding through the dog days of summer. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
New Panamera Sedan Will Test Porsche's Image Aug 20, 2009
This comes at the same time Porsche is being swallowed by Volkswagen (), joining the VW stable of brands that includes Audi, Bentley, and Lamborghini. "I don't like the changes because I'm a Porsche purist," says Pat Fallon, chairman of Fallon Worldwide in Minneapolis, whose ad agency handled Porsche's U.S. advertising in the 1980s and early '90s, and BMW's ads after that. (BusinessWeek)
Tebow goes topless for GQ Aug 19, 2009
First, the Tennessee Vols football team did it, alongside an orange Lamborghini. AP Tim Tebow at Florida Media Day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Tannenbaum assets placed into final sequestration Aug 19, 2009
Assets in the initial order included: a 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster worth R5m; a 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder worth R3. 5m; a Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 sports car; a Mercedes-Benz SLK 350; two BMW X5s; a Moomba speedboat; a R300 000 non-refundable deposit on a new Lamborghini worth R3 ... All these assets, excluding the Lamborghinis and a unit in Camps Bay, will be released immediately from the restraining order in terms of the deal. (Business Report, South Africa)
Classic cars abound Aug 18, 2009
Near a yellow Lamborghini with a speedometer topping out at 210 miles per hour was NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne s Dodge from his rookie season in 2004. Rory Reynolds brought the car by trailer to Cle Elum from Enumclaw, Kahne s hometown. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Porsche buy launches VW drive for world domination Aug 16, 2009
Wiedeking was forced to resign, and Porsche is now to become just one brand in VW's sprawling stable which also includes Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Seat, Scania, and Skoda. Analysts warned that although the giant company would likely benefit from synergies in the long-run, it could pose a few immediate problems for VW as the economic crisis rages on. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Porsche fate sealed as Qatar swoops Aug 16, 2009
Volkswagen has said it would add the Porsche marque as a 10th brand to its stable that already includes Audi, Bugatti, Bentley, Lamborghini, Skoda, Seat and Scania. "The journey has been anything but easy. Up until the last couple of days there have been tough and sometimes emotional disagreements. But that time is now behind us," said Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn, who was also named Porsche CEO late on Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Getting a Charge from the Chevy Volt Aug 15, 2009
I've never taken a Lamborghini or Ferrari around a test track, but I can say the Volt's acceleration and handling are noticeably sportier than sedans like the or the alternative fuel SUVs I also drove at Milford. Watching the video, you can get a feel for how Weber showed off the Volt's acceleration and, on the last turn, the handling. (CBS News)
VW, Porsche seal merger deal Aug 14, 2009
The group will now work to integrate Porsche as its 10th brand, alongside the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini marques, although the companies stressed on Thursday that Porsche would remain an "independent" brand. The plan seals the failure of a gamble begun by Porsche's management last year to take over the far larger VW in what would have been one of the most spectacular corporate operations in German history. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Tom Brady’s got a lot on his mind Aug 11, 2009
We re also told that Morgan showed up at the Ritz earlier that day in a yellow Lamborghini. He said he planned to drive the car to Newport for his show there on Sunday. (Boston Globe)
Westlakes Taylor decides to give Vols a look Aug 8, 2009
EXCUSE ME. I JUST SAW SOMETHING THAT S BEEN OUT FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT DEADSPIN.COM. LANE KIFFIN S WILD BOYZ ARE SO HOT RIGHT NOW (LAMBORGHINI PHOTO SHOOT). THE POP CULTURE ICON, LANE KIFFIN, IS TRYING TO TURN TENNESEE INTO THE MIAMI OF OLD. A WEIGH STATION FOR CRIMINALS ON THEIR WAY TO THE NFL. PHILLIP FULMER, A TENNESEE ALUMNUS WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BUILD/MAINTAIN A TRADITION RICH SEC PROGRAM MUST BE ROLLING OVER IN HIS GRAVE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Piketon lumber operator pleads to fraud Aug 8, 2009
As part of the guilty pleas, Robbins forfeited proceeds from that fraud, including $99,120 in cash and a 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo sports car. Court records state Robbins fraud stemmed from his lumber business, which operated as in Piketon, 25 miles south of Chillicothe. (Columbus Business First, OH)
72009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport» Aug 7, 2009
Ten miles per gallon combined, which ties the Lamborghini Murcielago at the bottom of the oil guzzling barrel. The Veyron is not exactly a model citizen in the arena of consumption, but the tires on the car cost $30,000 a set, so even if gasoline was priced at $20 a gallon, its owners wouldn t be bothered at all. (Fox News)
Helio Castroneves Aug 2, 2009
The framed memento now resides in Castroneves' Florida home, which houses a Corvette and Lamborghini in its garage. (No "Bullitt" Charger or Mustang, sadly). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Herrera finishes record State Am win Jul 31, 2009
Like a scratch on a Lamborghini, bogeys on the 18th hole left a minor blemish on Herrera's scorecard as stormed through the first two days of competition 12-under-par. With the outcome of the tournament all but settled, someone asked Herrera midway through Wednesday's final round if he was going to figure out No. 18. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
VW celebrates victory over Porsche Jul 28, 2009
Porsche would become VW's 10th brand, with autonomy similar to that enjoyed by Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Seat, Scania, and Skoda, after raising at least 5 billion through a capital increase ... Urquhart also wondered how Porsche "will co-exist alongside companies that are actually major rivals, such as Audi and Lamborghini". (Business Report, South Africa)
Porsche CEO quits, VW agrees to merger plan Jul 24, 2009
A merger with VW would raise the possibility of Porsche becoming one of Volkswagens brands, which also include Lamborghini and Bentley. Reaction to the announcement was met with skepticism by investors, who pushed Volkswagen shares down while Porsche shares also fell. (MSNBC -- Business)
Exit Wiedeking Jul 24, 2009
Porsche, which under Mr Wiedeking became the highest-margin producer in the car industry, will now be fully integrated into the VW Group, joining seven other car brands: VW, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti. A meeting of VW s supervisory board is expected to confirm the commitment to bring Porsche into the fold. (The Economist)
VW will work toward merger with Porsche Jul 24, 2009
A merger with VW would raise the possibility of Porsche becoming one of Volkswagen's brands, which include Lamborghini and. VW and its chairman Ferdinand Piech have been pushing for a deal that would see it take 49% of Porsche and fold the lucrative luxury-car business into its portfolio, widening its range in anticipation of a recovery in the luxury market. (USA Today -- Money)
VW plans merger with Porsche Jul 24, 2009
Having emerged Thursday atop a power struggle among members of the Piech and Porsche families who control Porsche Autombil Holding SE and cost Wendelin Wiedeking his job as chief executive, Volkswagen is left to gather the spoils, namely the marquee Porsche name that will soon be counted with Audi, Bentley and Lamborghini, already among its stable of luxury brands ... Now Volkswagen is in the driver's seat and cash-strapped Porsche appears headed to wind up as one of its brands along with names... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Reality lessons for Ponzi victims Jul 21, 2009
Police have seized about 1m of assets and eight prestige cars, including a Lamborghini, two Ferraris and several Bentleys from a West Sussex dealership. Bernard Madoff was jailed over a separate Ponzi scheme. (BBC News -- Business)
Rare cars find road home Jul 13, 2009
The company produced only 5,000 cars during its brief heyday, but among those was the Raceabout, considered by many to be America's first true sports car and comparable in power, speed and quality to a Ferrari or Lamborghini. "They were kind of the hot-rod cars of the day," said Stan Lucas, a 1912 Raceabout owner from Long Beach, Calif. (NJ.com -- Times)
VW sweetens bid for Porsche AG Jul 12, 2009
Now that its gamble to take over VW has backfired, Porsche is fighting for influence in a potential union with the world's No.3 car company and its stable of brands spanning Bugatti and Lamborghini to the Volkswagen Golf. Read business stories in. (India Times)
College 16m targets jobless rise Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 23:54 GMT, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:54 UK. College 16m targets jobless rise. (BBC News -- UK)
Q&A: Phone-tapping Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 13:25 GMT, Wednesday, 29 November 2006. The admission of Clive Goodman, of the News of the World, and Glenn Mulcaire to conspiracy to intercept royal voicemail messages has cast the spotlight on a shadowy practice. (BBC News -- UK)
Service to mark York Minster fire Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 08:14 GMT, Thursday, 9 July 2009 09:14 UK. The probable cause of the fire was a lightning strike. (BBC News -- UK)
Teacher held after boy attacked Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 07:30 GMT, Thursday, 9 July 2009 08:30 UK. The boy was transferred for specialist treatment in Nottingham. (BBC News -- UK)
Nationwide offers 125% mortgage Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 07:09 GMT, Thursday, 9 July 2009 08:09 UK. Nationwide will only offer 85% loans to new customers. (BBC News -- UK)
Private clamping 'legally shaky' Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 00:33 GMT, Thursday, 9 July 2009 01:33 UK. Private clamping 'legally shaky. (BBC News -- UK)
School meals target 'set to fail' Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 23:24 GMT, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:24 UK. School meals target 'set to fail. (BBC News -- UK)
Warning of 'summer of discontent' Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 23:55 GMT, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 00:55 UK. Warning of 'summer of discontent. (BBC News -- UK)
'Growing worry' on sunbed salons Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 05:42 GMT, Thursday, 9 July 2009 06:42 UK. Growing worry' on sunbed salons. (BBC News -- UK)
Never off-duty Jul 9, 2009
Page last updated at 12:59 GMT, Wednesday, 8 July 2009 13:59 UK. Passengers that saved the day. (BBC News -- UK)
First women of the race Jul 3, 2009
In 1974 she placed second behind Nina Lamborghini, a high school athletic standout ... In 1985, Nina Lamborghini (1974 winner), field hockey and lacrosse coach at Tufts University, coached her lacrosse team to become the ECAC No. 2 team in the nation. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Falls City gets peek at grand work in progress Jun 25, 2009
He declined to reveal how much he has invested in the project so far, but as a hint, he said he calls the building s new elevator Lambo, because it cost him as much as a Lamborghini. For the hotel to work, it must to attract guests from Lincoln, Omaha and Kansas City, he said. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
The Old Scout: Father’s Day? I am having none of it (19) Jun 21, 2009
So I ll just climb in my black Lamborghini and head for the territories and west of Minneapolis pick up a county road that runs straight on flat prairie for a couple hundred miles. I ll raise my radar antenna and let that 270 hp V-12 engine run free and reach the Dakota border in the time it takes to drink a cold one and listen to Waylon and Willie and don t call me on my cell because I don t have it with me, just Mr. Samuel Colt, a deck of cards, a roll of Benjamins and a dog named Lucky. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
'Forza Motorsport 3': An easier ride Jun 4, 2009
The Ferrari is fast, yet tricky on turns, while the Lamborghini boasts better handling. Greenawalt is so confident in the quality of Forza 3, he's puzzled on how to tackle its follow-up. (USA Today -- Tech)
BMW M3 GT2 Races onto the Front Cover of Need for Speed SHIFT from EA May 30, 2009
At Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, gamers will also get a first look at a wide spectrum of the seminal performance machines in the game, including classic cars like the 1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R, renowned tuners like 1995 Mazda RX-7, and ultra-exclusive exotic cars like the 2007 Lamborghini Reventn ... 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 ... 2007 Lamborghini Murcilago LP640. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Site bids success on $5 Wiis May 23, 2009
Now he s wondering how little he can get for a Lamborghini ... One of those items is a Lamborghini sports car ... Swipeitup is offering to pay up to $199,000 of the cost of a new Lamborghini of the winner s choice. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Volkswagen Halts Tie-up Talks With Porsche May 18, 2009
Porsche, which already owns more than half of VW, is fighting for influence in a combination with the world's No. 3 car company and its stable of brands, which range from Bugatti and Lamborghini to the Volkswagen Golf. Calls mounted meanwhile for VW Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn to lead a possible new group, according to newspaper reports. (ABC News -- Wire)
New Maserati adds to luxury market May 12, 2009
FOR Lamborghini engine, superb sound system, all-wheel-drive traction. AGAINST Muted engine sound. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Porsche agrees to merger with VW May 7, 2009
Volkswagen has been in charge of nine brands Volkswagen, Lamborghini, Skoda, Bentley, Bugatti, Audi, Scania, Seat and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Porsche has run the sports car brand independently. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
‘Hold fees' on some card purchases can be a shock May 3, 2009
After seeing their first palm trees, sipping their first coconut drink, swimming in the ocean and counting coup on three Lamborghini Italian sports cars in Atlanta, the 20-year-old friends headed home, confident they could purchase all their food, lodging and gas using a debit card. Jakke Hall insisted that her son and his friend use plastic because pulling out a wad of cash might attract robbers. (Montana Standard, MT)
15 Reasons to Love Turner Classic Movies May 3, 2009
To the faithful, TCM was the Lamborghini, the Mouton Rothschild, the very Callas of movie channels. Eventually, I got to see what all the rapture was about. (Time.com)
Weeks takes charge in the wet May 2, 2009
The battle for modern section honours at Targa Tasmania has developed into a two-car race between the Lamborghini of Kevin Weeks and the Nissan GTR of Tony Quinn with only the final leg from Strahan to Hobart remaining. Weeks finished Saturday's leg with an eight-second lead over the veteran Quinn, with local hope, Jason White, one minute 44 seconds down in another Lamborghini after experiencing windscreen-wiper problems in the rain. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Yovani Gallardo chat transcript May 2, 2009
bacchus009: Do you drive a Lamborghini Gallardo. Because, that would be pretty cool. (MLB.com -- Milwaukee Brewers)
Briggs' Injury Not Considered Serious Apr 30, 2009
While he has had some questionable off-the-field behavior from time to time, including an infamous late night/early morning two summers ago when he wrecked his $350,000 Lamborghini on the Edens Expressway and fled the scene, the former Wildcat has done a fine job rehabbing his image recently. Urlacher, on the other hand, seems only to be distancing himself from the Chicago public that has adored him for so long.. (BearReport.com)
Report: Briggs says he cut hand with razor Apr 29, 2009
Two years ago he wrecked a Lamborghini worth $350,000 on a Chicago-area expressway and abandoned it along the highway. He later pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a misdemeanor, and failure to report an accident, which is punishable by a fine. (ESPN -- Football)
Annual sports-car-racing road trip slows abruptly Apr 28, 2009
Two hours after being pulled over outside Grand Ronde, the driver of a yellow 2004 Lamborghini was caught going 90 in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 84 near Multnomah Falls, some 100 miles away ... Same hood ornament with the Lamborghini raging-bull logo. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Volkswagen Sales Fall 11% in First Quarter on U.S. Decline, Audi Slowdown Apr 18, 2009
Group figures also include the Skoda, Seat, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini car divisions, the commercial- vehicles unit and, as of March, Scania AB trucks. The company aims to sell 6. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Lamborghini sales are stuck in slow lane Apr 16, 2009
Automobili Lamborghini, the Italian maker of the $200 000 (R1 ... Lamborghini, a division of Volkswagen, was facing tough times and was cutting production by reducing hours for almost 300 of its 1 000 employees, unit chief executive Stephan Winkelmann said yesterday ... The sales decline contrasts with 1 percent growth last year, when Lamborghini delivered a record 2 430 cars. (Business Report, South Africa)
Hundreds attend service for Ryan Myers Apr 15, 2009
If there are fast boats and cars in heaven, he's now driving a Lamborghini, LeRoy Myers said. Amid stories, songs and slide shows, those closest to Ryan described his zest, his love of sports as player and coach, and his deep bonds with his family. (The Herald-Mail Online)
