Showing posts with label Lamborghini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lamborghini. Show all posts
Monday, August 31, 2015
Lamborghini Huracan comes for Rs 3.5 crore ahead of a boom in auto market
India is finally developing an appetite for super luxury sports cars and this is prompting sport car icons like Lamborghini to bring in the Huracan but at an astronomical price of Rs 3.5 crore in view of a perceived boom in the country’s auto market.
The Lamborghini Huracan is propelled by a 5.2-litre, so called naturally aspirated V10 engine, which belts out 618 PS peak power at 8,250 rpm and comes with a peak torque of 560 Nm. The engine is mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, which is a first in a Lamborghini and would be exciting for speed kings.
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| The Lamborghini Huracan. |
The Italian luxury sports car maker said that the Huracan can go from 0 to 100 km per hour at a mind blowing 3.2 seconds and achieve 200 km per hour in less than 10 seconds. A pure breed sports car indeed! It has a top speed of more than 325 km per hour.
The Lamborghini Huracan is available with all-wheel drive although it is lighter and more powerful. Rear wheel drive versions could be rolled out next year.
The Huracan was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show, which was held in the middle of last year, and has received a phenomenal response since then. It is believed to have notched 700 bookings in less than a month since its unveiling.
The luxury car could be rolled out in the country in around four-six months, and Indian car buffs in the luxury category are already waiting with baited breath for the Huracan’s roll out. Lamborghini is an iconic brand and the Huracan would surely make a big mark in the supercar category of the country.
Dealers have received an overwhelming response from car buffs, with most of them recording over bookings. After all, for car enthusiasts, owning a legendary Lamborghini is a dream.
The Lamborghini Huracan will vie with the likes of the Porsche 911, the Audi R8 V10 and the Ferrari 458.
With the Narendra Modi government showing a pro-industry stance, it is likely that the car industry could see a revival in the middle term (say about five years) and this may also set the stage for a phenomenal growth in India's luxury sports car industry giving the Lamborghini Huracan a place in the country's car market.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Lamborghini may not have a good run with Aventador
Italian luxury sports car maker Automobili Lamborghini (better known as Lamborghini) may not have a good run in India even though it boasts of owners like Andrea Agassi but with the luxury sports car market in India set to witness phenomenal growth, even though volumes will remain small, the Italian car maker has bet big on India, rolling out the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 for a price of Rs 3.69 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Propelled by a 6.5-litre engine, the Aventador can touch a speed of up to 350 km per hour.
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| The Lamborghini Aventador |
The Aventador has a combination of carbon fibre and aluminium for its structure, with nearly three fourths of the material comprising carbon composites.
The Aventador is crafted from composite carbon materials that are used in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The Aventador’s scissors door is its USP. The car also comes with a fancy start-button and three driving modes.
The acceleration is bewildering with the Aventador capable of revving up from 0-100 km/hour in only 2.9 seconds!
The recent Formula One or F1 race in India has not only been an effort by the Indian government to project India as a world-class destination but it could also reap benefits for luxury car makers especially those that make the sports variety, in the medium to long term.
This has prompted Lamborghini to launch its luxury liner, even though at a steep price.
“India is an emerging destination for sports cars, which we have seen from the success of the recent Formula One event. We have already notched 20 bookings for the Aventador,” said James Page, marketing manager, South-East Asia and Pacific, Lamborghini.
He added, “The car saw global rollout in March, and till date, we have received 1,500 orders worldwide. In India, people will have to wait for nearly 18 months to get their car,” Page revealed.
The luxury car maker hopes to sell 20 cars from other models of Lamborghini and double its country sales next year, he added.
Page said although volumes are small in the premium sports car segment in the country (about only 100 units a year), sales are starting to rev up and Lamborghini is contemplating conducting owner-training programmes on the F1 track.
“You will be seeing us on the F1 track. Before, we had to take our Indian customers to Europe but now it can be done here,” Page said.
India, last year, just about scored a century in luxury sports car sales, but with the F1 event raising awareness on luxury cars, this figure could shoot up by 100 per cent and reach sales of 200 cars.
The car will be imported and sold through Lamborghini’s only dealer in India, Exclusive Motors, located in Delhi.
Ferrari’s brandname as a luxury car maker has clearly overshadowed Lamborghini in India and this could impact the Aventador’s prospects in the short to medium term.
Lamborghini has to launch an aggressive ad blitz in order to notch decent sales and the company seems to be wary of it and is testing the waters in India (by completely importing the car) now.
Only by spending huge sums in advertising and by other customer-friendly initiatives like conducting training on the F1 track can Lamborghini hope to have a fairly decent run with its Aventador in India.
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