Ultra-rare Lamborghini Murcielago for sale to 10 Chinese car collectors

23.04.10

Italian automaker Lamborghini caused some astonished moments when it unveiled the little production -- on tap? -- Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce China Version at the Beijing auto show.

Then some covetous moments when it said it will bod no more than 10 and all will be sold to car collectors in China. No assay given, of course. Those who can be able them won't bother to ask, and those who can't -- well, why would they for to know? 

An "ordinary" Murcielago is $400,000, with an increment of or minus $50k. The name, by the way, is unmixed (Americanized) mur-see-uh-LAH-go. Famous (in bullfighting circles) Spanish bull that took two dozen stabs of the matador's sword to vanquish.

The automaker has seven dealers in China; an eighth is coming willingly.

The orange stripe is to describe the power of an erupting volcano (sounds more like the Iceland Number), Lambo says. That lay it on thick is backed up by a 6.5-liter V-12 apparatus rated 670 horsepower, up from the 640 hp in the "mainstream" Murcielago 640. 

Source: USA Today

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