50th Anniversary Trophy

Automobili Lamborghini

Automobili Lamborghini Headquarters

Very arguably one of the largest company in its class of supercars, Automobili Lamborghini S. p. A. is a name that very few people wouldn’t recognize. Ever since its humble beginnings under local tractor manufacturer Ferruccio Lamborghini, Lamborghini has been creating cars that have been able to directly compete for head to head with any other company in its class.

In the year 1963, the company was founded in direct protest of Enzo Ferrari’s auto manufacturing s

tyle. By the year 1966, he had two cars out, but one of the cars went on to be a staple in supercar manufacturing of that era. Between these two alone, Lamborghini saw massive growth within its company. However, this success was very short lived. After the manufacturing of the legendary Countach, the end of the Ferruccio Lamborghini era saw itself come to a close. In the wake of the 1973 oil crisis, Ferruccio sold the company and went into retirement. However, after flip-flopping owners several times and even going bankrupt over the course of 25 years, it finally its home under the Volkswagen Group in 1998. Under the Volkswagon, the company immediately increased productivity by continually pushing out new models on a constant basis unlike any of the previous owners since the Ferruccio Lamborghini era.

Lamborghini Veneno

Through its ups and downs, the Lamborghini Company found itself not only surviving but thriving. In the year 2013, in celebration of making it through 50 years and maintaining financial stability at the milestone, the company decided to produce a specialty 50th-anniversary car known as the Lamborghini Veneno and debut it at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show. However, it was not your ordinary specialty car. Based on the design of the companies most successful model, it took on a very futuristic, aerodynamic looking façade while being virtually built from top to bottom in carbon fiber

Lamborghini Veneno

composites, which includes interior aspects. The materials used in the production of the car aren’t nearly the most impressive part of this car. Within the car that weighs the same as a Volkswagen Golf, you find a monstrous, 6.5 L V12 engine that allows the car to have a top speed of 221 mph and a 0 to 60 speed of 2.8 s. However, it gets even better when looking at the exclusivity of the car. Lamborghini only made 5 total, but only sold 3 at the insane price of 4.5 million dollars per car.



Sources:

http://www.whydoes.org/why-does-the-lamborghini-veneno-roadster-cost-so-much

http://newportconvertible.com/lamborghini/