Tuesday 9th September 2003

Murciélago R-GT

GT prepped car from Lamborghini to compete in FIA GT - yours for 500,000 Euros

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Today at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled the Murciélago R-GT, a new race car derived from the Murciélago.

Built to the specification of FIA and ACO regulations, the R-GT will be equipped with a Lamborghini air restricted 6 litre V12 engine, developing a highly competitive power output. The drive train, converted from the Murciélago permanent 4WD to RWD, as per the FIA/ACO regulations, will sport a sequential gearbox. The total weight will be contained within the relevant class specification of 1100 kg.

The R-GT will be supported by the Lamborghini Customer Sports Programme that takes care not only of race car sales but will also offer trackside assistance.

The Murciélago R-GT will be eligible for entry in national and international race events such as the European FIA GT Championship and the American Le Mans Series, competing in the GT category of these two major championships. Vehicles for customers will be available by 2004 at a selling price below 500.000 Euros.

Following the official launch at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Reiter Engineering will undertake a test and development programme, entering a Murciélago R-GT in the FIA GT races at Estoril, 5 October and at Monza on October 19, 2003. Reiter Engineering plans to shakedown the first car in late September and undertake a test session prior to the Estoril race weekend. For this test and race programme, the car will be driven by professional drivers Peter Kox and Oliver Gavin. 

[FourWheelDrift]

Come to daddy

[eein]

I always thought the new lambo was a bit heavy on the 'stylish' front.

Would like to see a road version made to look like this GT - I'm sure someone will do this after a couple of months.

Gives it a far more agressive look than the plain one. In fact, it looks a bit like someone took one and crashed it into a countach and this was the result!

[viperman]

great, fantastic news, just heard about it on fiagt.com Although im not a huge fan of lambo the entry and new car is VERY VERY welcome, best of luck to reiter engineering who are running the mercielago R-GT

[tuscan_s]

Oooh yeah baby!!

[darhart]

Any chance of one being in next years Le Mans? Would be great to see it up against one of the 550's.

[dans]

did you know that Murcielago is Spanish for bat....

[joust]

Oh my - that is just the dogs danglies.....

[danmangt40]

hehe. I dig it, but not for the same reasons as everyone else. I like it because it fixes the only real problem with the big bat, the weight, although I can't expect that to ever really fold into production. I love the murcielago in current form, but a lightweight racer it is not. Extreme mods will be necessary to get it anywhere near 1100 kg. Certainly more work by far than the differences between say, a racing saleen or mosler and their production counterparts, those being lightweight sportscars to begin with.

[maranellouk]

dans said:

did you know that Murcielago is Spanish for bat....

.....and that Murcielago is named after a famous fighting bull........Diablo is just the perfect name for the..er...Diablo

[murcielago]

I cant take it anymore!!!!!!!
I want to be rich and be to drive that car !!!!!
AAAAAAAHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
must........drive......car......
must.....drive......car.........
You know where any high res pics of it are?

[DanH]

I just wet myself. Feckin darth vader would be proud.

[maranellouk]

If Sir is not partial to black, perhaps Sir would enjoy a rather lively silver?

fotoagno pissing about so go direct to:

www.lambocars.com/highres/murciegtr.htm

[tuscan_s]

Fantastic!

[joust]

maranellouk said:

If Sir is not partial to black, perhaps Sir would enjoy a rather lively silver? fotoagno pissing about so go direct to: www.lambocars.com/highres/murciegtr.htm

Doesn't work IMHO - anything like that from the raging bull stable just has to be black...

J

[Podie]

hmm... 5 out of 10...

[dazren]

I don't think I'm alone in thinking this is how the Murcielago should have looked from launch. Definite Athena Poster material for all the little junior PHers out there.

DAZ

[maranellouk]

Trusting in the powers that be, the day you buy the R-GT they'll have installed speed bumps on yer road.

[unlicensed]

dazren said:

I don't think I'm alone in thinking this is how the Murcielago should have looked from launch. Definite Athena Poster material for all the little junior PHers out there. DAZ

what? u talking about me?

[dazren]

unlicensed said:

dazren said: I don't think I'm alone in thinking this is how the Murcielago should have looked from launch. Definite Athena Poster material for all the little junior PHers out there. DAZ what? u talking about me?

I used to have a white countach poster on my bedroom wall when I was a young un.

DAZ
(Don't give a sh1te about age, this site is about a common interest in cars. )

[tony_996hasgone]

Saw a white Countach yesterday around Docklands (with rear wing).... still an awesome car.... the original supercar!