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  • BMC impec Lamborghini Edition bicycle


    Lamborghini has joined forces with renowned Swiss bicycle manufacturer to create a special version of its flagship model, resulting in the impec Lamborghini Edition.

    The stunning machine utilizes carbon fibre for its frame, fork and wheels and features seat tube detailing finished in the Aventador LP 700-4’s Argos Orange paintwork, a handmade suede saddle and suede handlebar covering crafted by Lamborghini. Equipped with MAVIC Cosmic aero wheels and Shimano’s Dura-Ace Di2 electronic shifting technology, the bike’s appearance is completed with that unmistakeable raging bull emblem on the front.

    If you’re interested, you’ll need to find a rather substantial € 20,000 ($ 26,172) to own one. Just 30 units will be built and available to order from your local Lamborghini or BMC dealer before deliveries begin in June.

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  • Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren vs Lamborghini Aventador


    If – like us – you woke up this morning, and instantly wondered how a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren would fare against Lamborghini’s mighty Aventador over one eighth mile drag strip – you’re in luck. A long-time favourite of ours, the stunning SLR McLaren uses a 5.4-litre supercharged V8, developing 460 kW (617 hp) and 780 Nm (580 lb/ft) of torque. That would be enough to dispose of pretty much anything else on the road – unless its a Lamborghini Aventador with a 6.5-litre V12, which churns out 515 kW (700 hp) and 690 Nm (510 lb/ft). For a car almost a decade old, the SLR is ageing remarkable well.

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  • Roofless Volkswagen E-Bugster Concept heading to Beijing


    Volkswagen has released images of the zero emissions E-Bugster Concept – minus its hardtop – ahead of next week’s Auto China Show in Beijing.

    Power for the E-Bugster Concept comes via the same unit as seen in the Golf Blue-e-Motion. Fed by a lithium-ion battery, its motor develops a maximum power output of 85 kW (114 hp) and a continuous 50 kW (67 hp). Impressively, maximum torque from a stop is 270 Nm (199 lb/ft), while the E-Bugster’s range can cover at least 150 kilometres in the urban world, and be fully ‘refuelled’ in a mere 35 minutes at suitable charging station. Performance is respectable, with 100 km/h (62 mph) appearing in 10.9 seconds.

    Visually, the Concept bares many similarities to the new Beetle apart it sitting 90 mm lower – thanks to its chopped screen – and 30 mm wider that its mass produced sibling, resulting in a sportier, more slippery appearance. At the front there’s a pair of C-shape LED daytime running lights, while at the rear the boot lid receives a subtle spoiler. The interior features many aluminium trim elements as well as a body-coloured central tunnel separating the two sports seats.
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  • Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG and SL 65 AMG promo


    Mercedes-Benz has just released this promotional video featuring its 2013 SL 63 AMG and SL 65 AMG models together, in perfect harmony…

    Powering the SL 63 AMG is the M 157 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine, which produces a healthy 395 kW (537 hp) and 800 Nm of torque, while its big brother enjoys 463 kW (630 hp) and 1000 Nm of torque from its sledgehammer M 279 V12 6-litre biturbo unit. Apart from their wheels and badges, the siblings bear an uncanny resemblance. Their price tags, however, are anything but identical, starting at € 157,675 and € 236,334 respectively.

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  • Lamborghini Urus images leaked


    These leaked images of Lamborghini’s SUV concept, the Urus, have turned up on Czech motoring website auto forum.

    Due to officially show its face at Auto China 2012 in Beijing towards the end of this month, the Urus’ styling looks like the unfortunate love child of a Lamborghini Aventador and Range Rover’s Evoque after a drunken one-night stand, taking the face of its father and sloping roofline of its mother. Moving inside, the seat-backs, centre console and dashboard appear to be finished in the same marble-effect that seems to be in the bathroom of every house on MTV’s Cribs. We don’t mind those muscular rear quarters and that rear end, though.

    According to auto forum, power is expected to come from the Gallardo’s 5.2-litre V10 engine, tuned to produced something along the lines of 447 kW (600 hp). Should be fun…

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  • Volkswagen’s one-litre cars used for the Annual General Meeting


    Volkswagen AG’s Annual General Meeting in Hamburg saw a pair of its XL1 concepts used to transport two of its board members.

    Arriving at the Congress Centre in the first XL1 was the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG, Dr. Ferdinand K. Piëch, and his wife Ursula, while the second car was driven by Professor Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen AG, who was accompanied by Lower Saxony’s Minister President David McAllister.

    Branded as a ‘Super Efficient Vehicle’ (SEV), the XL1 is Volkswagen’s third evolution of its 1-litre car. It has a curb weight of 795 kg (1,750 lb) and a drag coefficient of 0.186, and was unveiled at last year’s Qatar Motor Show. Power for the plug-in hybrid prototype comes from a combination of an 800 cc two-cylinder TDI engine, developing 35 kW (48 hp) and 120 Nm of torque, mated to a seven-speed DSG transmission, along with an electric motor producing 20 kW (27 hp) and 100 Nm.

    With a 0-100 km/h (62 mph) time of 11.9 seconds and a limited top speed of 158 km/h (99 mph), performance is tolerable, but its combined fuel consumption of 0.9 litres per 100 kilometres (310 mpg) and CO2 emissions of 24 g/km are nothing short of phenomenal, meaning it nearly reaches the European Union 2050 targets for emissions reductions. When running purely on electric power the XL1 can cover a range of up to 35 kilometres.

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