Vidéo: un écureuil échappe à une Lamborghini de justesse!

Cet écureuil a eu trés chaud! Au moment de traverser une portion d'un circuit, le petit animal est passé sous une Lamborghini lancée à plus de 160 km/h...

Cet écureuil n'a pas choisi le bon moment pour traverser la route mais on peut dire que son timing est on ne peut plus précis! Face à une Lamborghini Murciélago lancée à plus de 160 km/h, les chances du petit animal de s'en sortir indemne étaient pourtant infimes mais il s'en est sortit indemne.

La vidéo vaut la peine d'être vue et revue au ralenti.

Source & crédit photo: YouTube

Vidéo /// Un écureuil échappe à une Lamborghini de justesse!

SpaItalia: rendez-vous ce week-end à Spa-Francorchamps!

Ce week-end des 4 et 5 juin, les amateurs de belles italiennes se donneront rendez-vous au cur du plus beau circuit du monde, pour la dixième année consécutive. Et cette année anniversaire sera à ne pas manquer! Plus de 100 De Tomaso rejoindront l'Ardenne liégeoise pour ce qui sera assurément le plus grand rassemblement de la marque jamais réalisé en Europe.

Parmi les voitures annoncées, plus de 80 Pantera, venues des quatre coins d'Europe, feront vrombir leurs V8 pour célébrer le quarantième anniversaire de la plus célèbre des créations d'Alejandro, en présence de Santiago De Tomaso lui-même, fils du créateur de la marque.

Parmi les autres personnalités annoncées, on retiendra les noms de Claude Dubois, un des meilleurs pilotes belges des années 50 et 60, qui a importé les De Tomaso chez nous, ainsi que celui de Bernard De Drijver, un autre grand pilote belge.

Dans la bonne tradition de SpaItalia, les autres marques transalpines sont bien sûr attendues et se feront un honneur de fêter dignement le dixième anniversaire du plus grand événement européen dédié aux voitures et carrossiers italiens. Pour plus de renseignements: www.spaitalia.be.

Source & crédit photo: SpaItalia

Lamborghini Countach Homage: A Raw Definition of Italian Supercars

Every boy and every man of certain age (and taste....) had a poster of it hanging on his bedroom wall at some point of his life. Yes, I'm talking about the ultimate exotic supercar of the mid-to-late 1970's and 1980s, the Lamborghini Countach. If there was ever a model that epitomizes the values of Ferruccio Lamborghini's brand, then this is it. Even today, 35 years after its release, it's threatening yet indisputably erotic hard-edge styling and imposing scissor-like doors make many modern supercars look like they were penned by gangly men with turtlenecks and hair pieces.

The Lamborghini Countach was a hardcore supercar, a 'raging bull' designed and engineered to be driven by real men and it had no problem whatsoever showing it.

I remember the first time I ever saw a Countach up close as if it happened yesterday. It was in Melbourne in the beginning of the 80's when a car dealer in the neighborhood that specialized in Italian vehicles brought a black example of the Countach. I've seen many supercars of all sorts since then, but none has ever made a bigger impression on this lad than the Countach.

Like the Miura it replaced, the Countach was designed by the magic hands of Marcello Gandini who was then working for Bertone.

Three years after the introduction of the prototype model at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini launched the production model dubbed LP400 that was powered by a longitudinally mounted 375HP 4.0-liter V12 (hence the LP name - Longitudinale Posteriore).

Until its demise in 1990 when it was replaced by the Diablo, Lamborghini constantly developed the Countach presenting newer and more powerful versions with the last being the "25th Anniversary".

Named to honor the company's 25 year anniversary, it was produced from 1988 to 1990 and it featured some 500 changes and improvements over the 5000QV including the unpopular to many, front and side spoilers and modified air vents that brought to mind Ferrari's Testarossa.

The last Countach was powered by a 5.2-liter version of the V12 engine producing 455HP (80 horsepower more than the original model, that launched the supercar to a top speed of 295 km/h or 183mph.

Sure the Countach had many flaws including its overtly cramped cabin, zero practicality and its characteristically heavy controls (gearbox, clutch and steering wheel), but the fact that it remained in production as a top player in the supercar segment for 16 years is a feat few vehicles throughout history of cars can match.

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com

VIDEO: Lamborghini Diablo Crashes in Front of Crowd

This is one of those videos that you know is going to get a million hits on Youtube. During a racing event of some sort in Europe, an overly confident Lamborghini Diablo driver attempts to make a flashy exit from the starting point and amuse the crowd by pushing the pedal to the metal as he turns into a side road only to lose control of the 'raging bull' smashing it on a parked truck....

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com

Rated R: Lamborghini Murcielago Porks Hyundai Santa Fe

It can happen to the best of us - you know, you're going faster than the vehicle in front of you and all of a sudden he/she slows down or slams the brakes and well, say goodbye to you low insurance rates. In this case, the car behind the Hyundai Santa Fe happened to be a 'wedge-faced' Lamborghini Murcielago and the resulting accident leaves an open window for many erotic-style jokes. According to reports, luckily, no one other than the Lamborghini owner's bank account was hurt in the accident.

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com

Via: Jalopnik, Cardomain, 6Speed, and NBC-2

VIDEO: Lamborghini Reventon Hits 360km/h - 224mph in Saudi Arabia

What's the point of buying a supercar like the ultra exclusive Lamborghini Reventon (only 20 were built) if you're not going to take full advantage of its 650HP+ V12? It goes without saying that the answer to that question depends on the whereabouts, but in this case, the only thing we know is that the Youtube poster of this video, which shows the Reventon topping out at 360 km/h or 224 mph, notes that it was recorded somewhere in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Follow the jump to watch the video.

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com

Another Lamborghini Murcielago Meets its Maker in Moscow

It seems that Russia is turning into a Murcielago burial ground as yet another example of Lamborghini's top-notch supercar was completely destroyed in an accident that occurred in the streets of Moscow. As you can in the photos, at least one more vehicle was involved in this gruesome accident. There are no details on how it happened and if there were any casualties or injuries - hopefully the answer is no in both cases.

source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com