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'''Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.''', commonly known as '''Lamborghini''', is a manufacturer of high performance [[sports car]]s based in the small [[Italy|Italian]] village of [[Sant'Agata Bolognese]], near [[Bologna]]. The company was founded in [[1963]] by [[Ferruccio Lamborghini]] ([[1916]]–[[1993]]) as a spin-off from his very successful [[tractor]] factory, ''Lamborghini Trattori S.p.A.''.
 
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[[Ferruccio Lamborghini]] was an enthusiastic owner of sports [[automobile|car]]s, including a [[Ferrari]].  There are several versions of why Lamborghini started his company, all of them involving a conflict between himself and [[Enzo Ferrari]].  The most likely version, one that has been corroborated several times, is that Ferruccio Lamborghini met Enzo Ferrari at a party, and, naturally, the talk drifted to sports cars.  Lamborghini pointed out a few things in Ferrari's designs which he did not agree with.  Ferrari, a notorious hothead, got apoplectic.  "If you don't like the way I build my cars, why don't you go build one in that tractor factory of yours."
 
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Featuring bodies designed by [[Franco Scaglione]], [[Touring of Milan]], [[Zagato]], [[Mario Marazzi]], [[Bertone]], [[ItalDesign]], [[Marcello Gandini]] and [[Luc Donckerwolke]], Lamborghini's cars are not only amongst the most expensive, and also most powerful, road-going vehicles made; but amongst the most stunning and impressive in appearance as well. As Ferruccio himself was a [[bullfighting]] aficionado (not to mention a [[Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]), almost all models have a name somehow related to bullfighting.
 
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==Models==
 
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Lamborghini's products include the [[350GTV]] ([[1963]]), [[350GT]] ([[1964]]), 400GT 2+2 ([[1966]]),  [[Lamborghini Miura|Miura]] ([[1966]]), [[Lamborghini Espada|Espada]] ([[1968]]), [[Lamborghini Jarama|Jarama]] ([[1970]]), [[Lamborghini Countach|Countach]] ([[1974]]), [[Lamborghini Silhouette|Silhouette]] ([[1976]]), [[Lamborghini Jalpa|Jalpa]] ([[1981]]), [[Lamborghini Diablo|Diablo]] ([[1990]]) and the [[Lamborghini Murciélago|Murciélago]] ([[2001]]) as well as the [[Lamborghini LM002]] ([[1986]]) off-road vehicle of which ''Road and Track'' magazine said, "With the 5.2 litre V-12, the LM002 can pass anything on the road—except a gas station".
 
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The current ([[2005]]) range consists of the [[Lamborghini Murciélago|Murciélago]], the [[Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster|Murciélago Roadster]] and the smaller, cheaper [[Lamborghini Gallardo|Gallardo]]. All are very fast, mid-engined 2-seaters with [[four-wheel-drive]] as standard. The styling is largely the work of Belgian designer [[Luc Donckerwolke]].
 
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===Model List===
 
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|[[Lamborghini 350GT|350GT]]||1964-1968||[[Lamborghini V12]]||3464 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini 400GT|400GT]]||1964-1968||[[Lamborghini V12]]||3929 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Miura|Miura]]||1966-1973||[[Lamborghini V12]]||3929 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Espada|Espada]]||1968-1978||[[Lamborghini V12]]||3929 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Islero|Islero]]||1968-1970||[[Lamborghini V12]]||3929 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Jarama|Jarama]]||1970-1978||[[Lamborghini V12]]||3929 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Urraco|Urraco]]||1970-1979||[[Lamborghini V8]]||2463 cc/2996 cc/1994 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Countach|Countach]]||1974-1989||[[Lamborghini V12]]||3929 cc/4754 cc/5167 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Silhouette|Silhouette]]||1976-1977||[[Lamborghini V8]]||2996 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Jalpa|Jalpa]]||1982-1989||[[Lamborghini V8]]||3485 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini LM002|LM002]]||1986-1992||[[Lamborghini V12]]||5167 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Diablo|Diablo]]||1990-2000||[[Lamborghini V12]]||5707 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Murciélago|Murciélago]]||2002-Present||[[Lamborghini V12]]||6192 cc
 
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|[[Lamborghini Gallardo|Gallardo]]||2003-Present||[[Lamborghini V10]]||4961 cc
 
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==Ownership==
 
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Lamborghini has had a number of owners, as shown in this simplified list:
 
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* Ferruccio Lamborghini [[1963]]–[[1972]]
 
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* Georges-Henri Rossetti & René Leimer [[1972]]–[[1977]]
 
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* bankrupt [[1977]]–[[1984]]
 
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* Patrick Mimran (managed [[1980]]–[[1984]]) [[1984]]–[[1987]]
 
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* [[Chrysler]] [[1987]]–[[1994]]
 
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* [[Megatech]] [[1994]]–[[1998]]
 
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* [[VAG|Volkswagen group]] ([[Audi]]) since [[1998]]
 
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==Foreign operations==
 
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''Automovil Lamborghini de Latin America'' was set up by a Jorge Antonio Fernandez Garcia in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1994, It is officially licensed to produce two handbuilt variants of the Diablo called the Eros and the Coatl. They were first produced in 2001 and are available only in Latin America since 2003.
 
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See also: [[List of Italian companies]]
 
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== External links ==
 
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* [http://www.lamborghini.com/ Lamborghini official web site]
 
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* [http://www.lambocars.com/ Lambo Cars fan site]
 
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* [http://www.kldconcept.com/ Lamborghini by KLD Concept (Photos , vidéo , etc ..)]
 
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* [http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/ The International Lamborghini Registry]
 
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* [http://www.lambo-power.com/ Lamborghini Owners and Enthusiasts forum]
 
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* [http://es.geocities.com/navhor/ TODOLAMBORGHINI fan site]
 
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* [http://cars.webloga.com/Lamborghini,0.html LAMBORGHINI weblog]
 
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* [http://www.timpelen.com/ Timpelen.com - a website dedicated to Automobili Lamborghini]
 
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* [http://www.e-lamborghini.com Lamborghini of Latin America] based in Argentina
 
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