Thursday 11th January 2007

Lamborghini hikes its prices

Take a very very deep breath...

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Lamborghini Murcielago LP640: up

Always fancied a Lambo? Better be quick, as Lamborghini has just increased its prices.

Bucking the trend in today's highly competitive car market, Lamborghini UK has announced list price increases on all current models.

A Gallardo now costs £4,000 more for the Coupé, which rises to £125,000 with the Spyder at £135,000, while the Murciélago LP640 Coupé will shell you an extra £2,000 at £192,000.

If you want a droptop, be prepared to pay £211,000 for a new Murciélago LP640 Roadster on its emergence in showrooms in April.

But you could pay more if you wanted of course: the Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead, Pagani Zonda Roadster and Bentley Azure all cost more.

Just get that cheque book out...

[kingb]

if your paying that much a doubt another 4k will stop you

[fatboy b]

That's it - I'm deffo not buying one now.

[wab172uk]

I'll just ask for a discount.

[Beefmeister]

story said:

A Gallardo now costs £4,000 more at for a Gallardo

All that filthy money has gone to Ted's brain and he's lost the ability to use the English language!!!

[mightymouse]

kingb said:

if your paying that much a doubt another 4k will stop you

Gulp !!

Still a fair old hike though.

[mark seeker]

I'll give this a miss now

[crikeymikey]

A 4K price hike is hardly worth a mention these days.

Sales increased last year by over 30% compared to 2005. The Gallardo Spyder accounting for a fair chunk of this.

I really hope they don't start shelling them out like peas, though.

The Germans bought more Lambos than the Brits (for the first time in living memory) which may be down to the Audi connection, and the Italians almost matched UK sales.

[Fire99]

£211k for an Audi is rather alot!!

[Road_Terrorist]

Perhaps they want to increase the price gap between the R8 and Gallardo

[crikeymikey]

Fire99 said:

£211k for an Audi is rather alot!!

With (alledgedly) a Honda engine!

[JonRB]

I've tried reading the following sentence a number of times but it just doesn't scan:

"A Gallardo now costs £4,000 more at for a Gallardo"

Glad to see standards of grammar and proof-reading are being maintained in the new Haymarket era.

[t1grm]

What with the Gallardo now at 125K, the F430 at 137K (IIRC) and the F430 successor rumoured to be a V10 the opportunity for a sub 100K V8 car from both manufacturers is greater than ever.

Cue the much-mooted Ferrari Dino…

Am I right in thinking the spiritual ancestor to the F430 – the 308 was bought out to counter the hike in performance the 911 got when Porsche bought the turbo version out and was priced accordingly? The price gap has widened considerably over the years.

[andyinpembs]

I was just about to put in an order for a Murciélago LP640, but I cant afford an extra £2000...

[Jonny5]

F430 man £121,500 F1 £128,000 unless there's been another price rise !

[t1grm]

Jonny5 said:

F430 man £121,500 F1 £128,000 unless there's been another price rise !

How much is a 997 Turbo?

[pistolp]

basci spec for a turbo is just under 100k

[t1grm]

pistolp said:

basci spec for a turbo is just under 100k

So it's quite a price hike from a 997 Turbo to a Gallardo or F430. I think Ferrari need to be pitching at this market.

[sprinter885]

Obvious innit ? Lamborghini got wind of Ted's good fortune & thought they'd cash in.....

[ASBO]

t1grm said:

pistolp said:

basci spec for a turbo is just under 100k

So it's quite a price hike from a 997 Turbo to a Gallardo or F430. I think Ferrari need to be pitching at this market.

Na, I think the difference of circa 20k needs to distinguish Ferrari form Porsche. The 911 turbo is IMO a different sort of car to the F430 and the two should not be considered in the same breath.

i.e one is for daily slogging and commuting (all be it at warp speed) the other is an expensive toy.

[honkytonk]

Fire99 said:

£211k for an Audi is rather alot!!

And £600k plus for a Fiat Enzo isnt?