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Here are some shots taken in California of the new LP670-4 SV.
Can you order the car in any different colours? I personally think that, in the sunlight, the shadows make it look like the car is missing part of the splitters.
That is just my thoughts anyway. I thought it looked amazing in the pictures from the motorshow.
Picture credits to 3NZO from www.car-parazzi.com
Can you order the car in any different colours? I personally think that, in the sunlight, the shadows make it look like the car is missing part of the splitters.
That is just my thoughts anyway. I thought it looked amazing in the pictures from the motorshow.
Picture credits to 3NZO from www.car-parazzi.com
Edited by steadyrock on Sunday 19th April 09:35
...the pictures seen here make the car look very static and almost like it was made to be fitted to that precise piece of tarmac. They really don't do the car any justice at all... I sincerely hope they aren't intended to be anything like a professional effort and yes, the shadows and black bits don't help the car much either.
Obviously a test car is required for comparison purposes v. the 640... I'm available for any such arduous duties / chores most days between 05.15 and 23.45.
In the meantime, with thanks to the KLD Concept:
which shows some elements of the 670 in a better light, I guess...
Obviously a test car is required for comparison purposes v. the 640... I'm available for any such arduous duties / chores most days between 05.15 and 23.45.
In the meantime, with thanks to the KLD Concept:
which shows some elements of the 670 in a better light, I guess...
I always like my Gallardos and Murcielagos in Yellow or Orange and as much as I liked the press pic of the Yellow LP670 SV, these pics show that the only colours that would look good with this car is Black or Dark Grey.
My initial thought when seeing the Yellow press car was that the black front would indeed look like it was missing especially at night. As a result the car would look rubbish at the front something that these pics clearly show.
However, I probably will not have to decide which colour to choose as I would rather use the money on a used Gallardo Spyder, a used F430 Spider and a used Murciealago for the same price as one new SV.
My initial thought when seeing the Yellow press car was that the black front would indeed look like it was missing especially at night. As a result the car would look rubbish at the front something that these pics clearly show.
However, I probably will not have to decide which colour to choose as I would rather use the money on a used Gallardo Spyder, a used F430 Spider and a used Murciealago for the same price as one new SV.
That car is f*ing sex!
I half agree with Lambo xx - Yep! - I thought all along that the black front makes it look wrong - partly like a bumper is missing plus it 'raises' the appearance of the bottom of the car - at a time when everyone has decided that looking low is best!
Of course - there's nothing stopping a 'new purchaser' from speccing them as body coloured - or having them re-coloured afterwards.
I wonder if they're CF and being left in CF for 'show'?
I half agree with Lambo xx - Yep! - I thought all along that the black front makes it look wrong - partly like a bumper is missing plus it 'raises' the appearance of the bottom of the car - at a time when everyone has decided that looking low is best!
Of course - there's nothing stopping a 'new purchaser' from speccing them as body coloured - or having them re-coloured afterwards.
I wonder if they're CF and being left in CF for 'show'?
Edited by evil_dr_fish on Monday 20th April 16:29
I think it looks stunning in orange - the geneva motor show car was somewhat underwhelming in the flesh (unlike the flesh on display...)
The front spoiler (and rear) is not naked/glossed carbon, but is painted with a matt finish, partly to prevent the previous gloss finishing from looking so bad after some road usage (my old 6.0 diablo front took a pounding).
Not sure how many of you have seen this car in the flesh - but trust me - it has a lot more presence in the flesh.
I also think the matt black option will date quickly - and will not show the new creases well. This car should be loud - and orange!
The front spoiler (and rear) is not naked/glossed carbon, but is painted with a matt finish, partly to prevent the previous gloss finishing from looking so bad after some road usage (my old 6.0 diablo front took a pounding).
Not sure how many of you have seen this car in the flesh - but trust me - it has a lot more presence in the flesh.
I also think the matt black option will date quickly - and will not show the new creases well. This car should be loud - and orange!
lambo_xx said:
Am I the only one who doesn't think it looks very nice? 
I think with the black bits on the front it makes the car look like the front bumper is missing. Imo a LP640 is much nicer.
No, i think it looks silly. It looks like one of those kids who have Citroen Saxo's and put all sorts of nonsense on them has got hold of an LP640I think with the black bits on the front it makes the car look like the front bumper is missing. Imo a LP640 is much nicer.
I would like to point out that more than simply having a 'Lamborghini precedent' - all the gun turret, 747 wing, deflector dish stuff was all pretty much invented by Lamborghini!
Ok... you don't have to like it (many do indeed prefer the LP400) but to call it a Halfords Rip Speed thing to do is to have a very short memory!
ETA: God! That car really is the sex! Every time I see a Countach, I still have a huge reaction to it! (missus! LOL)
Ok... you don't have to like it (many do indeed prefer the LP400) but to call it a Halfords Rip Speed thing to do is to have a very short memory!
ETA: God! That car really is the sex! Every time I see a Countach, I still have a huge reaction to it! (missus! LOL)
Edited by evil_dr_fish on Monday 20th April 20:34
evil_dr_fish said:
I would like to point out that more than simply having a 'Lamborghini precedent' - all the gun turret, 747 wing, deflector dish stuff was all pretty much invented by Lamborghini!
Ok... you don't have to like it (many do indeed prefer the LP400) but to call it a Halfords Rip Speed thing to do is to have a very short memory!
ETA: God! That car really is the sex! Every time I see a Countach, I still have a huge reaction to it! (missus! LOL)
... and as everybody may know... the extra, extra bits on the Lamborghini Anniversary (as here) were designed by a chap who now makes his own very limited special cars. Ok... you don't have to like it (many do indeed prefer the LP400) but to call it a Halfords Rip Speed thing to do is to have a very short memory!
ETA: God! That car really is the sex! Every time I see a Countach, I still have a huge reaction to it! (missus! LOL)
Edited by evil_dr_fish on Monday 20th April 20:34
They are quite well-known; he is Horatio Pagani - does anybody think his cars look a bit 'Halfords' as well?
XXVIII said:
evil_dr_fish said:
I would like to point out that more than simply having a 'Lamborghini precedent' - all the gun turret, 747 wing, deflector dish stuff was all pretty much invented by Lamborghini!
Ok... you don't have to like it (many do indeed prefer the LP400) but to call it a Halfords Rip Speed thing to do is to have a very short memory!
ETA: God! That car really is the sex! Every time I see a Countach, I still have a huge reaction to it! (missus! LOL)
... and as everybody may know... the extra, extra bits on the Lamborghini Anniversary (as here) were designed by a chap who now makes his own very limited special cars. Ok... you don't have to like it (many do indeed prefer the LP400) but to call it a Halfords Rip Speed thing to do is to have a very short memory!
ETA: God! That car really is the sex! Every time I see a Countach, I still have a huge reaction to it! (missus! LOL)
Edited by evil_dr_fish on Monday 20th April 20:34
They are quite well-known; he is Horatio Pagani - does anybody think his cars look a bit 'Halfords' as well?
I'm not the biggest fan of modern style Ferrari's or Lamborghini's. They have no class or beautiful lines. The new LP560 Spider is the first car in a long time from these companies which i i like and i think the new Alfa has class, beauty and lines from the old days whilst being a modern supercar. Which i think is a rare thing.
As a sports car i have always thought (and found) the Murcielago, LP640 etc to be far too heavy to have the abilities i would want from of car of this type. The 360 CS, Gallardo SL are far better packages as a sports car.
I also do not like the Countach, i really don't and with the LP670 SV above, i would feel embarrassed to drive such a car.
Lamborghini Muira on the other side, is one of the best looking cars ever made.
I guess im just not a modern sports car person.
lambo_xx said:
Am I the only one who doesn't think it looks very nice?
I think with the black bits on the front it makes the car look like the front bumper is missing. Imo a LP640 is much nicer.
no you are not, I think the styling and clash of carbon/paintwork is a right messI think with the black bits on the front it makes the car look like the front bumper is missing. Imo a LP640 is much nicer.
The Countach anniversary used as a comparison is at least colour-coded although is still the worse styled countach made IMHO - overkill. Remember a magazine review of a red anniversary (performance car or fast lane) back then that had some shots in b+w which realyl showed off the ruined lines.
The best-styled later countach for me was the 1988 qv (not 88.5) with rear wing
a7see said:
Burba said:
i like the front with the 'disappearing' bumper as it looks like it would eat anything on the road is came up to - how true is that fact aswell?! any performance numbers out on this yet?
think its on latest issue of top gearmerseyboy said:
Are you making a serious point here? Are you saying that because someone has done some great design work, that means all their design work is great? Seems a bit silly to me.
I'm not the biggest fan of modern style Ferrari's or Lamborghini's. They have no class or beautiful lines. The new LP560 Spider is the first car in a long time from these companies which i i like and i think the new Alfa has class, beauty and lines from the old days whilst being a modern supercar. Which i think is a rare thing.
As a sports car i have always thought (and found) the Murcielago, LP640 etc to be far too heavy to have the abilities i would want from of car of this type. The 360 CS, Gallardo SL are far better packages as a sports car.
I also do not like the Countach, i really don't and with the LP670 SV above, i would feel embarrassed to drive such a car.
Lamborghini Muira on the other side, is one of the best looking cars ever made.
I guess im just not a modern sports car person.
hmmmm - let's see ...I'm not the biggest fan of modern style Ferrari's or Lamborghini's. They have no class or beautiful lines. The new LP560 Spider is the first car in a long time from these companies which i i like and i think the new Alfa has class, beauty and lines from the old days whilst being a modern supercar. Which i think is a rare thing.
As a sports car i have always thought (and found) the Murcielago, LP640 etc to be far too heavy to have the abilities i would want from of car of this type. The 360 CS, Gallardo SL are far better packages as a sports car.
I also do not like the Countach, i really don't and with the LP670 SV above, i would feel embarrassed to drive such a car.
Lamborghini Muira on the other side, is one of the best looking cars ever made.
I guess im just not a modern sports car person.
... yes, I was making a point although I've just deleted a few sentences as I really can't be bothered to argue the toss about the relative merits of a car designer's work decades ago versus a few short years back ...
If you really have to think of Lamborghinis as 'sports cars' then you may have a point. However, I think such a point would be fallacious at best as Lamborghinis are not now and never have been just 'sports cars'. That's MG-B territory, maybe Alfa Spider-land but it's not where Lamborghini have ever been either with cars like the original front-engined V12s or any of the mid-engined cars built since Automobili Lamborghini was founded in 1963.
To get back to my first point about the LP670-4 SV pictures - those images at the start of the thread are pretty poor and show nothing of the better qualities of the car - rarely have I seen images that convey the concept of 'stationary' quite so well... but that's just in my 'umble opinion of course and what do I know? I think the car looks ruddy excellent really and whether those black bits make any difference or not is almost a none-issue anyway and certainly not in these pictures which just make the car look boring - the very thing any Lamborghini should never be made to look like!
Also, I don't agree with your point about the Miura being one of the best looking cars. Again, just imo, it is THE best looking car ever conceived and remains one of the very few Lamborghinis I've never driven, since I am not worthy to do so at all.
With reference to the point made about relative 'standards' of Lamborghini, the designer of the Miura, the Countach, the Espada, the Urraco, the Jarama, the Diablo and many other cars is the same chap. Marcello Gandini used to be at Bertone before establishing his own business and may well have had an increasingly great part in designing quite a few more well-known cars over the years like the Maserati Khamsin, Lancia Stratos and Cizeta-Moroder V16T... We might have to forgive him for the Citroën BX, perhaps, one day - he's only just turned 71 so he may still have a few more years to 'forget' that particular 'effort'...
Which brings me to my question, when did I say that a designer's work if great once must always be considered great? And when did I use the word 'serious'? There are no serious matters here in the mainland of PistonHeads away from some political / religious commentary. I thought the whole point of this vast forum was amusement and enjoyment but being 'serious'... I really don't think so...
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