Lamborghini announced today that it will be a featured marque at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 17, 2008, at The Lodge at Pebble Beach. Lamborghini will bring for the show the newly launched 2009 Gallardo LP560-4, the Reventon and the historic Lamborghini P140 prototype.
With this occasion Lamborghini also announced that the new 2009 Gallardo LP560-4 will become available in U.S. dealerships at the end of the summer.
Lamborghini Press Release:
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. will be showcased as the featured marque at the
58th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 17, 2008, at The Lodge at Pebble Beach. The acclaimed Italian super sports car manufacturer will showcase a few of the brand’s most exclusive Lamborghini models at the prestigious event, including the newly-launched 2009 Gallardo LP560-4, the world-renowned Reventón and the historic Lamborghini P140 prototype.
“The opportunity to be the featured marque at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is a great tribute to the Lamborghini brand,” said Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.
“Since its inception, Lamborghini has been a creator of trends in the world of super sports cars. We take great pride in showcasing our vehicles amongst the world’s most passionate enthusiasts.”
The 2009 Gallardo LP560-4, heir to Lamborghini’s most successful vehicle model of all time, arrives at all 34 North American dealerships in late-summer of 2008. The all-new 560 horsepower LP560-4 replaces the previous Gallardo model, which sold more than 7,000 units, and features a powerful new engine, permanent four-wheel drive transmission and new suspension while delivering
clearly improved performance and driving dynamics.
With just 20 produced, the 1 million Euro Lamborghini Reventón is a symbol of extreme exclusivity, yet still offers extraordinary performance. The Reventón was entirely designed in Sant’Agata Bolognese, the original birthplace of the Lamborghini, and is the perfect synthesis between the exclusivity and appeal of a limited edition design masterpiece, and the dynamism and drivability of a standard sports car.
The Lamborghini P140, the proposed successor to the Jalpa, was designed with one goal in mind: superior styling. The designers took design cues of the Miura, Countach and Diablo to create a unique, new vehicle that was still purely a Lamborghini. Lamborghini produced an all-new 4 liter V10 engine specifically for the prototype, although the brand eventually decided not to produce the P140 to concentrate on later Diablo models.
