Lamborghini Hamann Murcielago Roadster

The great German tuner Hamann is at it again, this time with the Murcielago roadster. Generally, I fancy the standard Murci over the roadster, but Hamann really did a great number on it. Just take a look:

First to be added to the list of upgrades is the modified front spoiler fitted to the stock spoiler, and a rear spoiler, both in either fiberglass or carbon-kevlar. I’m not a fan of aftermarket spoilers generally either, but again, this looks great. Coming around to the sides you will notice composite, forged wheels with a cross-spoke design called “Edition Race.� Front tires are 8.5 inches wide and the back 13; both are 20� in diameter. Stepping into the interior, the modifications include a beautiful eight-piece carbon fiber trim kit; a must have. Under the hood they left the 6.5L V12 alone, figuring the engine form the LP640 was enough, but they did add a rear sports muffler, about 4.7 inches in diameter.

Visually, it’s not a huge upgrade, but it does look good. I would have expected more performance-wise, but what can you do? Naturally, anyone spending this much cash on a car can have it customized to their hearts content, including a plethora of leather colors and multimedia combinations.

[…] Last time I stopped by Fox Valley Motor Cars in Chicago, a salesman there told me that there was little chance of Lamborghini actually producing the new limited edition Miura Concept. I agreed, but apparently they are giving it a second thought. They haven’t said one way or the other, but if it does make it into production, it will be a limited production with only 300-400 built. It would most likely be AWD, and be powered by an engine based on the Murcielago LP640 (6.5 liter V12,) but producing closer to 700 horsepower. It could possibly appear as early as Q1 2007, and would most likely cost around $300,000, making it a top-of-the-range model; kind of strange for a remake. No matter what you think about the retro-remake models of today, the Miura was groundbreaking in design and would look excellent as a new model on the street. However, claims of lamborghini making this their flagship model disturb me a bit, I think that should be left up to the Murcielago. […]