Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Aug 21, 2016 3:45:34 GMT -5
www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/08/21/got-23m-you-still-cant-buy-lamborghini/89071268/
CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. -- In the world of exotic cars, exclusivity is everything.
And Lamborghini has taken it to a new limit: A drop-dead gorgeous supercar that you couldn't buy even if you could come up with the nearly $2.3 million it would take to own one.
The Lamborghini Centenario made its U.S. debut at the Quail Motorsports Gathering here ahead of Sunday's Pebble Beach Concours' d'Elegance. Only 40 will be made, evenly split between coupes and roadsters.
And all are claimed. They all have buyers waiting to plunk down the cash. Interlopers into this exclusive circle are out of luck.
Lambo has had a number of small batch designs lately, each a little different than the others and each having its own characteristics. Centenario is the first Lambo, for instance, with rear-wheel steering.
It also has all the features that make it distinctive to the brand, like upward-opening doors or what have become known as "Lambo doors."
Centenario continues the brand's breathtaking performance. It has a V-12 engine producing 770 horsepower without the benefit of a turbocharger. It will zip from zero to 62 miles per hour in a heartpounding 2.8 seconds.
While none of its performance was on display at Monterey Car Week, it's sheer beauty alone won the hearts of those attending the auto shows.
