Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce

Lamborghini Discontinues the Murcielago

After nine years and 4,099 examples built, the Lamborghini Murcielago has reached the end of its line. The final example – an orange SuperVeloce model – was built last week at the company's factory at Sant'Agata Bolognese in northern Italy. And there will be no more.

In its place, Lamborghini is anticipated to launch an all-new model that promises to eclipse the Murcielago with higher power and much lighter weight. The latter is expected to be achieved through the widespread use of carbon fiber, whereas the outgoing model was built on a steel chassis.

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Limousines and Supercars Debut at Beijing Motor Show

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

The gulf between perception and reality is often enough to swallow entire countries whole. Take China, for example. The images many still conjure up in their heads when thinking about the Asian giant might come down to squalid shanty towns oppressed by communist overlords. But with the free market taking a greater hold with each passing day, the People's Republic is quickly emerging as a vital market for purveyors of luxury goods, including high-end automobiles. Sure, the average peasant may be able to afford little more than a rickety bicycle, but with the world's largest population numbering over a billion people, even the top fraction of the socio-economic strata can overshadow entire nations.

Against such a backdrop, it should come as no great surprise that the world's premium automakers scrambled to the Chinese capital this year with a wide array of exotic and luxury automobiles. In fact the cars making their world debuts at this year's Beijing Motor Show were enough on their own to outshine the last major international exposition in Manhattan. Follow the jump to see what all the fuss was about.

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Lamborghini launches Murci�lago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

Click above for high-res gallery of the Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce

Lamborghini is using the Geneva Motor Show as an outlet to bring its latest supercar to market and all the details and a few images have managed to sneak out ahead of the show's official beginning. The new Murciélago LP 670-4, as the name suggests, features a robust 670 horsepower driving all four wheels. That's enough grunt to launch the new bull to 60 miles per hour in right around 3 seconds and on up to a top speed of 212 miles per hour. If such high velocities aren't required (let's be honest, when are they ever?), Lambo also offers a rear wing with more downforce, which aids high-speed handling but lowers terminal velocity to 209 mph.

The rest of the kit is centered around reducing weight through the use of carbon fiber and magnesium. Especially impressive looking are the huge front air intakes and the rear window, which is a honeycomb of carbon fiber and transparent polymer plates. Of course, casual observers will likely be ogling their necks to get a glance of the exquisite 6.5L V12 engine lurking underneath. See the official press release after the break.

Gallery: Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce