Thursday, June 12, 2008

Lamborghini

On our trip from Milano to Elba Island, we stopped by the Lamborghini
factory and museum. It was absolutely incredible. On the factory
tour we walked through a parking lot of 40-50 Lamborghinis....
absolutely insane. Retail price starts at 250,000 Euros for the
current model, Lamborghini Murcielago. Only 2,000 are made each year,
and there's a one-year waiting list. Every detail on the car can be
customized, and every car is customized (each is made to order). One
of the crazier customizations was all-crocodile seats. The cars were
beautiful and impressive. The current model uses a V-12, 640
horsepower engine, and can go zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds. The assembly
line was rather simple - almost nothing mechanized-these cars are
really hand made.

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