Performance:
- Acceleration 0 to 60: 3.4 sec
- Braking 60 to 0: 107 feet
- Quarter Mile: 11.6 sec
- Slalom: 71.0 mph
- Skidpad: 1.01 g
Not every Lamborghini is a “hypercar.” When you examine the current Lamborghini range, you’ll notice that it really only consists of two cars, the Gallardo, and the Aventador (successor to the Murcielago). The Gallardo is basically the competitor to most other supercars like the Ferrari 458, Mclaren MP4-12C, and Corvette ZR1, among others. However, the Aventador, or (in 2008) the Murcielago are Hypercars, that cost nearly double what the Gallardo costs.
So, the Murcielago. Well, this particular iteration, the LP 640, just went out of production in 2010, however, one good thing about hypercars is that even if they are a few years old, they still leave current supercars in the dust. This is just about the fastest roadster i’ve ever seen. It’s ultra-lowered stance makes it look very menacing, especially from the rear, where the giant single exhaust pipe is gaping wide-open at cars behind it. And they would be behind it, because this thing is FAST.
The V12 engine makes 631 hp and 488 lb ft of torque. When all that power is mapped to a sophisticated AWD system, it produces acceleration like no other. One unique aspect of this Lamborghini and all others is that none of them use any type of turbo-charging or supercharging system. Just raw power from a high displacement V12. Sure, 8 mpg city and 15 mpg highway isn’t great, but the mpg sacrifice is well worth the reward when revving the V12 up to it’s 8000 rpm redline. Besides, it’s a hypercar so don’t worry about the mpg.
