Sep

26

Lamborghini

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Lamborghini is regarded by most to the be the crème de la crème of high luxury sports cars and with good reason. They're fast, they look good, and people take notice when one drives by.
When one thinks Lamborghini, one popular model thought of is the Diablo. This “devil” produced 492 hp and could reach 60 mph in approximately 4 seconds. When it went on sale in 1990, its base price was $240,000. Even for that kind of money, options were limited, and basic units had manual windows and only a radio.

Succeeding the Diablo was the Murciélago, which was unveiled in 2001. This two door coupe boasts amazing fuel economy of 8 mpg city and 13 mpg highway, and won the award for being the least fuel efficient car in 2008. However, with a price tag of over $300,000, the only thing that matters is how good you look in it.
The most current Lamborghini model is the Reventon. It debuted at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 2007 and is said to the be the most expensive and powerful road car thus far. Only 20 of these $1.4 million cars are said to be made and interestingly, this is the first model to have daytime running lights. There is also a G-Force meter which displays the drive forces - longitudinal and transversal accelleration.
Lamborghini: Supercars from Sant'Agata (Haynes Classic Makes)

Sep

22

Triumph

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Triumph Motor Company began in Coventry, England in the late 1880's and started by making bicycles. From bicycles, Triumph branched into the Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd, making motor cycles, and by 1918, became Britain's largest motor bike maker. 

The first auto Triumph produced was the Triumph 10/20, a 1.4 litre model, in 1921. In 1930, Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd. changed it's name to the Triumph Motor Company to reflect it's production of both cycles and autos. With Britain in the throws of WWII, Triumph struggled financially and in 1944, was purchased by the Standard Motor Company, but a subsidiary still retaining the Triumph name produced a new fleet of cars that were unlike it's predecessors.

The Triumph TR2 was launched in 1953 and was the first in a series that lasted until 1981, ending with the TR8. The last vehicle Triumph made was the Acclaim in that same year. In 1960, the company was purchased by Leyland Motors and was operated under the names of Rover Triumph, and later Jaguar Rover Triumph.

BMW bought, then sold the Rover group, but kept the Triumph trademark, and there has been unofficial speculation as of late that we may soon see a new TR4 role off the line.

Triumph TR: TR2 to 6: The last of the traditional sports cars (Haynes Great Car)