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Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine index MAR/APR 2007 Some information about the Magazine you should know ... You can’t have a Magazine without an index ... Editor & publisher Mark Smeyers Distribution Magazine.LamboCars.com EDITorial 4 A small word from the editor ... Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine is written by enthusiasts, their names are listed with the articles, together with the original photographer or source of the images QUICK look 5 that accompany the text. All about Lamborghini you just need to know ... Note that the graphical layout, the articles and all photographs in this publication are protected by Federal US and International copyright laws and may not be repro- PHOTO album 8 duced in any form without written permission from the author. Our cover car seen from every angle ... If you would like to use one or more of the photographs from this issue, or any other material found on these Sneak PREVIEW 12 pages for non-commercial reasons, you can request a written permission by contacting Lamborghini Cars at A look at what the future could bring ... [email protected] It is however NOT allowed to modify or to create a copy LAMBO power 14 of the magazine on any other server or to publish it in any other form, written or electronic. Once you have it, you love it ... The digital edition of Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine is available from the Lamborghini Cars Magazine web SpotLIGHT 26 site as a free download, please post only the link to this Some very interesting Lamborghini Cars ... page on your servers, posting of the original PDF docu- ment is not allowed, nor making any modifications to this electronic version. TUNING corner 28 The electronic edition of Lamborghini Cars, the Maga- Taking the Bull one step further ... zine has a lot of interactive items added to the PDF docu- ment, so you can enjoy your reading experience even more, just a little word on how to navigate inside Lambo- the PIT LANE 36 rghini Cars, the Magazine is described below : Lamborghini’s on the race track ... In-line links : you can click on any section in our CON- TENTS page and you’ll go directly to that page inside In DEPTH 50 the Magazine. Creating the legend ... Also when clicking on the page number or the ‘Lambo- rghini Cars, the Magazine’ footer on each page, you’ll come back to the contents page. LIFEstyle 60 Lamborghini style ... Online connection : when you see the web cursor on an internet address or an add, you’ll be able to visit that site right from inside the Magazine ... if you have an active AUTOmobilia 62 connection naturally. From scale cars to books ... Several of the photographs you’ll find in this Magazine will be ‘hot-linked’ to the Magazine’s site were you can download this image in the most popular screen resolu- LAMBORGHINI online 64 tions so you can use it as a background on your comput- er. Note that some detail shots or special images will not the Magazine’s links to the internet. be linked to a wallpaper version for obvious reasons. NEXT time 65 For any further information or other questions you might have, feel free to contact me at : [email protected]. ONLINE : Magazine.LamboCars.com 2 I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I NAVIGATION EDITORIAL issue 3 Quick LOOK A small word from the author ... All about Lamborghini you just need to know ... MURCIELAGO TUNING BY HAMANN Text Mark Smeyers - Photo’s : Hamann Motorsport Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine has Naturally the other items are back in reached it’s third issue, again filled this third issue, like a really nice scale with amazing news, articles and pho- model, a new selection of lifestyle ma- tographs on some of the most impres- terial ... and much, much more, so let’s It was only a matter of time before the well of power, not to mention the amazing sound sive Raging Bulls. start reading all about these amazing cars and enjoy this new March-April known tuning specialist Hamann Motorsport this new exhaust emits ... Talking about an impressive Raging 2007 issue. GmbH would turn to the Lamborghini flag- Bull, I’ve been invited by Reiter Engi- ship, after taking the Gallardo one step fur- On the outside only a trained eye would note neering to attend their test session on ther with their Ventus S1 Evo model featuring the additional front spoiler, it is so nicely in- the Salzburg Ring of their new 2007 Happy reading Murciélago R-GT Le Mans edition. ‘in house’ developed gullwing doors. tegrated into the overall design of this Lam- Mark Smeyers borghini one could be forgiven to think it Also I was able to visit IMSA GmbH in © 2007 Lamborghini Cars Naturally the Murciélago didn’t need these was mounted at the factory, however that Germany, the people that created the door modifications, why tamper with a typical impressive rear wing wouldn’t fool anyone, awesome Gallardo GTV and recently an equally amazing Gallardo Spyder ONLINE : www.LamboCars.com trademark like those upwards opening doors, we all know that Automobili Lamborghini SpA version, read all about this experience so Hamann worked their magic on the body- doesn’t offer a rear wing mainly because the from page 28. work, the engine remained standard despite Murciélago doesn’t need it, the design of Neither this magazine nor the website Lamborghini Cars is associated with the Automobili Lamborghi- matching it to a new exhaust. Hamann made the bodywork creates enough down force at Do you know Allan Fiedler ? Well I do, ni Holding SpA. and he actually owned some very nice Lamborghini Cars is a non-commercial enthusiast this exhaust from high end V2A stainless speed with that small adjustable spoiler at the Lamborghini’s in the past, most of website, we do not sell cars or parts, the Lambo- steel with a dual tip measuring a whopping rear. rghini name, all model names and the Raging Bull them highly tuned, and today he owns logo are registered trademarks of Automobili Lam- 120 mm each, giving a massive impression a great looking Gallardo SE. borghini SpA I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I EDITORIAL issue 2 Quick LOOK I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I Quick LOOK Quick LOOK All about Lamborghini you just need to know ... All about Lamborghini you just need to know ... But you must admit it does look nice anyway, in the ‘Race edition’ wheels by Hamann, so adding a rear wing by Hamann isn’t such a 8.5x20 inch at the front axle and a wide 13 bad idea after all, looks are important too you x 20 inch at the back, wearing 235/30 ZR20 know, if only to impress your neighbor who and 325/25 ZR20 respectively. happens to be driving a ‘normal’ Murciélago. Add a few Carbon Fiber touches in the inte- To complete the outside looks of the Hamann rior, like the vents, shift gate cover and a little Perhaps the same tuning on the latest LP640 For more information and prices, please feel Motorsport GmbH Murciélago there are mas- trim around the instruments and you’ve got a model ? That is also possible, Hamann will free to contact the friendly sales staff at Ha- sive 20-inch wheels mounted, black cross- personalized car, and it happens to be a Lam- treat this new car in the same way ... when mann Motorsport GmbH via their official web spoke center with a high gloss polished outer borghini Murciélago Roadster in this case ... you take delivery of it that is, with a waiting list site you’ll also be also to find a local dealer rim and titanium bolts are what is contained what more could you want ? reaching 12 months you could be in for a long which is authorized to distribute these mag- wait ... after that the possibilities are endless nificent parts for your Murciélago. ... albeit limited by your cash flow ... ONLINE : www.Hamann-MotorSport.com I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I Quick LOOK Quick LOOK I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I 7 PHOTO album PHOTO album Our cover car seen from every angle ... Our cover car seen from every angle ... RED BLOODED The Lamborghini Murciélago Photo’s Mark - SP Engineering I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I PHOTO album PHOTO album I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I PHOTO album PHOTO album Our cover car seen from every angle ... Our cover car seen from every angle ... 10 I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I PHOTO album PHOTO album I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I 11 Sneak PREVIEW Sneak PREVIEW A look at what the future could bring ... A look at what the future could bring ... Whatever the management at Automobili Lamborghini SpA decides, I’m sure we will be pleasantly surprised when Geneva opens it’s doors for the 77th Salon International de l’Auto et Accessoires on March 8th. My friend Gabesz made a few rendering that could give us a look at the future, like the wild yellow Murciélago with Carbon Fiber air intakes and wide bodywork at the bottom of page 14, or perhaps a mild re-style of the Gallardo featuring a more aggressive front spoiler in line with the Murciélago LP640 model. And if you really want to take a look at Combine this with a ‘broad shoulder’ body- a possible Murciélago successor that could work, a high waist line, a rather low roof and be introduced in a few years, why not go for you end up with one very special looking car. the amazing rendering on the previous page, also done by Gabesz. Whatever it will be is still unknown at the time of publishing, but rest assured that we’ll bring The rendering at the bottom of this page was you all the news from Geneva on the Lam- done by another artist, ‘Jakusa’ designed the borghini Cars website as soon as it becomes next generation SUV in full Lamborghini style, available. named LM003, this massive off-roader sits on large wheels and shows a long wheelbase together with an impressive wide track. Many thanks to Gabesz and Jakusa SCIENCE FICTION ... OR NOT ? ONLINE : www.htvm.hu. Text Mark Smeyers - Renderings : Various artists The world famous Geneva Auto Show opens the pipeline, only further development of the it’s doors in a few days, and it will surely be current models, while on the other hand they showing us the latest and bravest from Au- keep talking about an SUV using the mas- tomobili Lamborghini SpA, but let’s already sive Audi Q7 or Porsche Cayenne chassis ... dream about what could possibly be on the some rumors even state that a diesel pow- Raging Bull stand this year. ered SUV could be possible. It could very well be a prototype of the long awaited Espada successor we’ve been hear- ing about for several years, you could admire a rendering of such a new front engine GT in our previous issue, and the idea still remains, it would be a nice expansion of the line up at Sant’Agata to introduce a new 2+2 seater in style with the classic GT’s from the Sixties. However some contradicting rumors have been emitting from Italy, on one hand they in- sist that an expansion of the line up is not in 12 I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I Sneak PREVIEW Sneak PREVIEW I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I 13 LAMBO power LAMBO power Once you have it, you love it ... Once you have it, you love it ... Many people fell in love with the Lamborghini Countach back in the late Seventies or early Eighties, especially when the S-models ap- LAMBO POWER peared, Allan was no exception. A stunning white Lamborghini And on the eighth day, Allan bought a Lamborghini ... Countach was Allan’s first Text Mark Smeyers • Photo’s Allan Fiedler experience with a Bull ... He was only 13 years old when he saw his first article on this amazing exotic in the Car Many people dream about it, Allan fulfilled his dream when he and Driver magazine, and he couldn’t get this bought a Lamborghini Countach, which he later replaced with a car out of his mind for many years to come. Diablo, then a Diablo SV, a stunning Murciélago and recently a Allan Fiedler is a self made man, so he had Gallardo ... all personalized by the way ... to work to be able to afford his first Lambo- rghini, hence it took him several years before he could fulfil his childhood dream ... a 1987 Countach Quattrovalvole finished in flawless white. Note that, even today, he still owns the very Car and Driver issue that ignited his love for Allan later discovered that the sheer enthu- the Raging Bull. The Countach was acquired siasm among fellow Lamborghini owners with great trepidation actually, Allan had sev- was something he never could imagine, most eral friends owning Ferrari’s and other exotic people he met that owned a Bull too were cars, and they all advised him not to buy a down to earth people, real car enthusiasts Lamborghini. that were generally self made like himself, They all judged the Lamborghini as being a money pit, and pure hell when it came to maintenance, but Allan pursued his childhood dream and bought his very first Lamborghini 1987 Countach QuattroValvole anyway, and even today he calls it his “great- est achievement”. Removed black front and rear bumpers. Euro style Anniversary front bumper. He actually owned some Ferrari’s before- Custom hand made exhaust and cat bypass hand, but was rather disappointed by the pipes reliability and build quality of these Prancing Bosch CIS fuel injection removed, replaced by Electromotive Tec II electronic fuel injection and Horses. Maintenance was a nightmare on ignition without distributor. them, and even after making sure the engine All smog equipment removed. was tuned as it should be, performance was K+N air filters installed. a let down for Allan, so he turned to the Bull Keith Collins Custom floor mats Custom Alpine stereo instead ... and never looked back, “nothing Momo shift knob compared to the moment of purchasing my first Lamborghini, the Countach”. 1 I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I LAMBO power LAMBO power I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I 1 LAMBO power LAMBO power Once you have it, you love it ... Once you have it, you love it ... and very interested in the performance of the car instead of how it looked ‘on’ them. He just loved his Countach, but Allan wanted more, so he started looking around for ways to personalize ‘his’ Lamborghini, and one of the most popular ways to do this in the US was by removing the rather ugly black front and rear bumpers, so Allan installed a front bumper taken from a Euro specs 25th Anni- versary edition. But he didn’t stop there, get- ting rid of the original Bosch injection and re- placing it with an Electromotive TecII system improved fuel economy and cold start, but more importantly it also boost performance of this V12, Allan even claims this was the strongest running Countach he ever rode till this day. the yellow Diablo was fitted with an SV style engine cover and a custom exhaust Naturally he couldn’t resist putting his trade- ment and regular oil changes, which proves The custom made exhaust and cat bypass mark on this new Lamborghini, so he started that a Countach is not a unreliable as some pipes surely helped here too, and the total modifying it again, similar custom exhaust, people state (driving other makes naturally), power increase was no less than 100 Hp on K&N Air filters, advanced cams and a very all it takes is the correct maintenance and this QV engine. impressive SV-style engine cover, really love driving the car regularly, they don’t get better By now Allan was hooked to the brutal attrac- those dual air intakes actually. by sitting in the garage. tion of the Raging Bull, and after owning the Countach for some time he found a nice yel- But Allan wouldn’t be the man he is today if low Diablo for sale, so he upgraded his car to A rare white Diablo SV would he didn’t always want more, so when the Dia- this more recent model. be heavily tuned by Allen who blo SV appeared he was hooked again, he went out and bought a white 1998 SV. even installed NOS in it ... 1992 Diablo Cams advanced about 5 degrees Driving the Diablo was big fun for Allan, and Custom hand fabricated exhaust and test pipes he found that he liked this newer model more In-dash switch installed to shut off power robbing a/c compressor and more compared to his first Countach, K+N air filters so much that he actually stopped driving the Custom cinder dash carbon fiber panel Countach after a while, so he subsequently Custom hand fabricated SV style engine cover sold it to it’s next happy owner. Custom Alpine stereo Keith Collins floor mats Momo Shift knob Talking about maintenance, when Allan sold Momo Steering wheel the Countach it had no less than 76,000 Miles Momo foot pedals on the clock, and the only maintenance ever performed on this exotic was a valve adjust- 1 I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I LAMBO power LAMBO power I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I 17 LAMBO power LAMBO power Once you have it, you love it ... Once you have it, you love it ... Probably one of the last before the fixed headlights were installed on the 1999 model year cars. A white Diablo with massive black SV script- ing on the side and multi-piece chromed wheels can hardly be unnoticed on the open road, and that’s why Allan doesn’t drive his Bulls on a daily basis. Lamborghini’s just attract way too much at- tention, and people always ask the same questions over and over again ... How fast does it go ? How did you make that much money ? Are you a drug dealer ? a 150 shot of Nitrous ! That’s right, NOS in a Diablo, how’s that for pure power ? Allan got so tired of all these ignorant questions he also bought a few other cars for his daily commutes, so he could drive along without having to answer the same questions every single day. But let’s get back to this amazing white Dia- blo SV, you wouldn’t think Allan could leave it That’s right, NOS in a Di- alone now would you, one of the first things ablo, how’s that for pure he installed on his new toy was a 150 shot of power, talk about stock Nitrous ! not being good enough ! This time Allan went all the way and installed custom wheels on his 1998 Diablo SV Diablo, amazing Lowen- hart wheels with a black Custom hand fabricated exhaust and test pipes Sp Engineering Custom headers centers. Dry nitrous system To complete the modifica- K+N air filters tions Allan mounted an O.S. Gilken Race Clutch SVR style front spoiler, 18+19 Inch Lowenhart Wheels Red brake calipers red brake calipers with SP Engineering custom stainless brake lines SP Engineering stainless Custom carbon fiber rear taillight surrounds steel brake lines, a race 6.0 brake lights clutch and those nice SVR style front lip Momo Shift Knob looking Diablo 6.0 tail- Keith Collins floor mats lights complete with Car- bon Fiber surrounds. 1 I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I LAMBO power LAMBO power I Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine I 1