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By Rita Cipalla Since 1963, Lamborghini automobiles have topped the list when it comes to ultralight, ultrafast, ultracool sports cars. In 2007, to conduct research in carbon fiber materials, the luxury car company opened an innovative lab on the campus of the University of Washington, drawn to Seattle for its proximity to aviation power house Boe...

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by Tommaso Ebhardt   Lamborghini SpA, Volkswagen (VOW) AG's Italian supercar division, plans to start building the Urus sport-utility vehicle in three years, the brand's first model in the segment since the Rambo Lambo of the 1990s.   "The expectation" is to introduce the SUV in 2017, Lamborghini Chief Executive Officer Stephan Winkel...

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By Giovanni Corbelletta If you love Italian cars, then the place to be was the Concorso Italiano, the annual all-Italian car show that has become one of the main events of the Monterey Car Week. This year saw a new location for the event at the Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside California.   With the Monterey Bay in the background, the new...

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by John Halas   Lamborghini has finally green-lighted the development of a new SUV with production to take place at its Sant'Agata Bolognese facility in Italy. The third model in Lamborghini's tight vehicle range after the Huracan and Aventador will go on sale in 2018, with the VW Group-owned firm expecting annual volumes of around 3,00...

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High performance sports car maker Lamborghini inaugurated the Advanced Composite Structure Laboratory (ACSL): a new analysis lab in Seattle for carbon processing. Carbon is the essential element for future car bodies and it allows the company to focus its investments on a technological factor that is fundamental for its production. The Seattle lab...

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Lucca is an ancient walled city in Tuscany that has all the charms of Florence, but it is smaller, even more navigable by foot, and isn't as overrun by tourists. On this day in early summer, the Sun is sparkling on the cobblestones and the locals are sidestepping the gawping visitors.   And then comes the noise. A racket of deep, burrin...

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Lamborghini revealed this week at the Geneva Motor Show a special edition of their Huracán LP 610-4 supercar called the Huracán Avio, or "aviation."   The new edition, of which only 250 will be produced, was revealed alongside the simply outrageous Lamborghini Centenario. While the car's 4.2-liter, 610-horsepower V10 and driving dynamic...

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Italian and American collectibles are dominating the sales at Gooding & Company and RM Sotheby's during the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance's motoring week. Among the headliners at Gooding & Co. on August 20-21 are a 1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV with coachwork by Bertone, that is being offered publicly for the first time (est: $2.2-...

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by Jennifer Noblit   The Italian Gathering will celebrate its 10th year with one of the biggest names in Lamborghini. Retired test-driver and brand ambassador Valentino Balboni will help roll out the 2015 Italian Gathering from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, on the grounds of Wendy's Corporate headquarters, 1 Dave Thomas Blvd.   O...

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by Tommaso Ebhardt, Lorenzo Totaro, and Matthew Winkler   Italy Inc. is selling some of its distinctive brands to foreign investors with just one condition from Prime Minister Matteo Renzi: that jobs are kept at home.    While the downside for Renzi's strategy is the country losing the ownership of unique "Made in Italy" producer...

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