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By, Stuart Codling - Photography by James Mann
Foreword by Fabio Lamborghini - Hardbound, 1st Edition 2015, ISBN: 9780760347959 - From the groundbreaking Muira to today's Supercars !
Nearly 50 years ago, upstart high-end sports car manufacturer Lamborghini set the performance car world on its ear with its stunning supercar, the Miura. Wrapped in a svelte Marcello Gandini - designed body and powered by a 350-horsepower V-12, the Miura instantly made every other car look antiquated.
In 1974, Lamborghini again shocked the automotive world with the mad Countach (an Italian expression one might utter at the sight of a beautiful woman), another Gandini masterpiece. Wide, low, and menacing, the original Countach completely recalibrated the supercar template.
The Diablo replaced the Countach in 1990 and was the last of the Lamborghini supercars under the auspices of the "original" company. Audi acquired the company in 1997 and would bring significant German efficiency to bear, turning out supercars to a new template: the Murielago in 2001, the Gallardo in 2003, the Reventon in 2008, the Aventador in 2011, and, most recently, the appropriately named Huracan.
Each one is an ultimate car. Many were collector vehicles from the moment they rolled off the production line. Beneath their stunning bodywork lie chassis and powerplants bristling with the best technology of their respective eras. Lamborghini's latest supercars zip from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 3 seconds and hit top speeds in excess of 220 miles per hour. Their prices are equally staggering.
Lamborghini Supercars 50 Years is devoted exclusively to all of Lamborghini's ultimate performance cars. No enthusiast of these world-class sports cars will want to miss it!
AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI WAS BORN FROM A DISAGREEMENT between industrialist Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari. Lamborghini was a man accustomed to doing things his way, so the notion of creating his own sports car did not seem outrageous to him in the least.
But with the 1966 Miura. arguably the world's first supercar, outrageous became Lamborghini's calling card_ Over the next 50 years. Lamborghini would go on to build some of the most extreme sports cars ever unleashed on the public. From the Countach to the Diablo to the Murcielago and Gallardo to today's Huracan. Lamborghini has never lifted its foot from the accelerator.
Lamborghini Supercarssurveys 50 years of extreme performance through the lens of photographer James Mann and Stuart Codling's detailed text. Each of Lamborghini's seminal supercars features its own chapter replete with historic images and technical specification tables. This is a must-have volume for fans of high-performance sports cars.
