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Old Jan 14, 2011, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Richard EVO
In the current issue of AutoWeek Magazine (not sure of the date, but in Jan. 2011), there is an article about their test drive in the prototype for the next top of the line Lamborghini, which will be replacing the Murcielago later this year. While raving about the great handling of the new Lambo, which must be a $350,000 car, they say that you can toss it around with the same level of confidence as you can a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. High praise indeed.
A month or so late renewing my Autoweek subscription and this comes out. Figures.

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Ehh the GTR is a big fat sloppy pig. I dunno about you fan boys but I'd definitely take a lambo over a crappy gtr or evo any day of the week
No dissinh the evo but he's right the lambo is sex
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a gtr over a lambo? pleaseeeeee. yea, the gtr is amazing for the price and handles good. but in the end its just a big, heavy, automatic, nissan.

i love my evo as much as everyone on here, but id trade it for a lambo in a sec. and regardless of how fast the gtr is, most of us would trade THAT for an original r34, even tho its slower, right?
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Old Jan 14, 2011, 05:12 AM
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I'm sorry I'm a bit technology-challenged and can't post a copy of the article right now, but here's a little more detail. It's the January 10, 2011 issue of AutoWeek, which has a picture of the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe on the cover. The article starts on page 28, and the heading is "Fast, Very Fast; Lambo Murcielago replacement will be a world beater." There are some pictures of the prototype they drove, which are somewhat disguised. On page 29, the paragraph I am talking about says:

"You can throw the car around with the same level of trust as with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. The LP 700-4 lets you sort out your preferred cornering stance, and with the camo off, it's as solid as a rock at 190 mph on the high-speed bowl. It's already a superb machine."

The new Lambo has 700 hp. It weighs 3300 lbs. (much less than the Murcielago).
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Originally Posted by pcload1etter
I'd trade it for a lambo, then turn around and sell the lambo. Who wants to deal with that maintenance.
Better yet, who wants to actually drive one aside from the Gallardo variants? Park, sure. Get from point A to point B in the least amount of time on real roads, not so much.
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Originally Posted by boostedtres
a gtr over a lambo? pleaseeeeee. yea, the gtr is amazing for the price and handles good. but in the end its just a big, heavy, automatic, nissan.

i love my evo as much as everyone on here, but id trade it for a lambo in a sec. and regardless of how fast the gtr is, most of us would trade THAT for an original r34, even tho its slower, right?
More like a r31 love the lines on that car
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Originally Posted by Richard EVO
I'm sorry I'm a bit technology-challenged and can't post a copy of the article right now, but here's a little more detail. It's the January 10, 2011 issue of AutoWeek, which has a picture of the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe on the cover. The article starts on page 28, and the heading is "Fast, Very Fast; Lambo Murcielago replacement will be a world beater." There are some pictures of the prototype they drove, which are somewhat disguised. On page 29, the paragraph I am talking about says:

"You can throw the car around with the same level of trust as with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. The LP 700-4 lets you sort out your preferred cornering stance, and with the camo off, it's as solid as a rock at 190 mph on the high-speed bowl. It's already a superb machine."

The new Lambo has 700 hp. It weighs 3300 lbs. (much less than the Murcielago).
Any chance you can scan the page and post it up? There is an FAQ on how to post photo's or you can email them to me and I will host them for you.
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I will go this afternoon and see if I can find the magazine, if I do I will post pictures up.
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Seems to be better praise for Lambo, which arent exactly known as corner carvers. They finally stepped up to the superior Mitsubishi drivetrain/suspension schooling. $350,000 well spent I say.

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I will go this afternoon and see if I can find the magazine, if I do I will post pictures up.
Awesome thanks, I can't seem to find this magazine in Canada at all.
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Really? uuggg
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I only said that GTR is faster than lambo on track.
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Originally Posted by reboundicon
Awesome thanks, I can't seem to find this magazine in Canada at all.
Your welcome, I will be heading out shortly so I might be able to upload the sooner than expected.
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when did they compare these two?


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