Lamborghini CEO: Emissions be damned, we'll make big engines

Solberg · May 27th, 2008, 05:02 PM

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How can a company like Lamborghini be expected to adapt to tightening emissions regulations? It's a reasonable question, and according to the company's chief executive Stephan Winkelmann, it simply can't. In an interview with Automotive News, the supercar exec justifies that its production is so limited and its vehicles are so rarely driven that its overall environmental impact is negligible. As such, Lamborghini will not be switching to downsized engines, like Ferrari has been discussing.

Winkelmann also reiterated that Lamborghini is not interested in significantly boosting production, or in developing SUVs or four-seaters. Business as usual, then, for the Raging Bull, and you know what that means: powerful, loud, exotic supercars that you can't get your hands on... and hopefully, neither will the bureaucrats.

Seems like good news to me, even though it's only because of VW.

Polly · May 27th, 2008, 05:31 PM

So who said we would take all the crazyness from Lambo?

Aiolos · May 27th, 2008, 06:51 PM

Lol, loved the topic title. It's true though, not like the tiny amount of Lambo's sold in a year contribute that much. In say, a ford focus or toyota camry or honda accord, HELL YEA, in a LP560-4, um....not really. images/smilies/lol.gif

vikiradTG2007 · May 27th, 2008, 06:56 PM

Hooray for Lambo!

Lilleput · May 27th, 2008, 06:57 PM

Where is it copied from?

Blayde · May 27th, 2008, 06:58 PM

Good on Lambo sticking to tradition images/smilies/biggrin.gif

evans · May 27th, 2008, 08:15 PM

Finally someone who doesn't give in to the environmentalist bullshit.
Lamborghini, I applaude you.

Hannah Gregory · May 27th, 2008, 08:24 PM

Well done Lamboghini, lets hope other car makers follow thier lead, like Ferrari, etc.

NooDle · May 27th, 2008, 08:48 PM

FUCK yeah!

KaJuN · May 27th, 2008, 10:36 PM

There is some hope left in humanity after all! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

jayhawk · May 27th, 2008, 10:53 PM

Well, at least there is still a smoldering ash in a dying fire called sports cars.

Course, one hot ash could reignite everything...

jasonof2000 · May 27th, 2008, 11:08 PM

Link please?

BerserkerCatSplat · May 27th, 2008, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lilleput

Where is it copied from?

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Originally Posted by jasonof2000

Link please?

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/27/l...e-big-engines/

GraemeH · May 27th, 2008, 11:34 PM

One of the reasons I love Lamborghinis over other supercars. Pure attitude; It's a raw bleeding steak on the vegetarians plate, a pimp-slap on the face of a feminist, a nuclear bomb at a CND rally. A drivable cock-and-balls that makes no apologies to anyone. Love it.

Fuck, I gotta go look at pictures of their cars for 5 minutes. images/smilies/love.gif

Crazyjeeper · May 28th, 2008, 01:19 AM

Woot, go Lamborghini. Suck it environMENTALs.

fbc · May 28th, 2008, 01:31 AM

Awesome news - great to see someone display common sense and logic in the environmental debate, and even better to see greenies being told, effectively, where to stick it.

Of course, the concept of Lambo showing common sense is a bit odd...

MadCow809 · May 28th, 2008, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GraemeH

Fuck, I gotta go look at pictures of their cars for 5 minutes. images/smilies/love.gif

and find that they all have audi interior. images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

tigger · May 28th, 2008, 02:29 AM

I'm not too big on their cars, but I love their outlook.

prizrak · May 28th, 2008, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MadCow809

and find that they all have audi interior. images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

I like Audi interior, even if the paint on alot of stuff is chipping away on a car that's barely 4 years old images/smilies/smile.gif

Redliner · May 28th, 2008, 03:16 AM

"The death of the sports car" is like "The death of rock n' roll". Every few years the media talks about it, but I highly doubt it will ever happen.

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