Lamborghini to unveil Ferrari F12 rival at Geneva | Concept - Car News Feb 2013

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16:49 Wednesday 13 Feb 2013

It's not often that Lamborghini builds a front-wheel-drive car. In fact, if you discount the LM002 -- the infamous 'Rambo Lambo' of the 1980s -- the last front-engined car to bear the Lambo badge was the Espada. And that went out of production in 1978.

However, all that could be about to change. According to a report from Autocar magazine, Lamborghini is planning to unveil a new GT car with a front-mounted V12 and four-wheel drive at the Geneva Motor Show. The car will form part of Lamborghini's 50th anniversary celebrations.

The Lambo GT is just a concept at this stage. It seems unlikely that the Italian firm will be looking to put the car into production in the foreseeable future.

Lamborghini chairman Stephan Winkelmann told Autocar that Lamborghini's current focus is persuading its parent company, Volkswagen, to put the firm's Urus SUV into production.

"Everyone at Lamborghini wants this car to happen," he told Autocar.

"We would need to sell between 3,000 and 4,000 examples a year for the Urus to justify its financial investment, and I'm confident that we could do that."

 


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