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British designer builds £350k super-Lambo

British designer builds £350k super-Lambo - News image

20 March 2009

by Stuart Milne

 

A British styling house has built the wildest looking Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640 yet.

Prindiville Prestige has swapped almost every panel on the Italian supercar for lightweight, F1-inspired carbon fibre parts.

Murcielago by Prindiville wears bespoke bumpers and side skirts and a specially-designed titanium exhaust system.

Other modifications include handle-less doors with remote electric opening and a restyled engine cover with transparent cooling louvers.

The Murcielago by Prindiville features 'rich' leather and hand-finished, specially-engineered air vents.

To prevent curbing the wheels on this Italian hypercar, Prindiville has installed a hi-tech camera system for parking.

Aside from the titanium exhaust, Prindiville has left the Murcielago LP-640's powertrain untouched. That means the Raging Bull is still capable of a sub-3.5 second 0-62mph time and a 211mph maximum.

This scintillating performance is provided by a 6.5-litre V10 engine producing 631bhp and 487lb/ft of pulling power.

The cost of this conversion is a staggering £150,000 – and that doesn't include the £197,000 base car. Prindiville is open about targeting the wealthy Arab market, but points to the cost of standard replacement parts - £15,000 for a replacement front bumper.

But if you think this car is outrageous, the company is planning a Ferrari F430 complete with gullwing doors and one-piece clamshells front and rear, reminiscent of the Ferrari F40.

At Geneva 2009, the Lamborghini Murcielago SV was unveiled


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