- 2009
2008 Lamborghini Murcielago
- Used Lamborghini Murcielago
Lamborghini Murcielago Exterior Review
Exterior - NA
The LP640 receives widespread praise for its exterior design. "One look at this 50 Cent video on wheels, one taste of its seismic performance, and you'll know why the Murciélago LP640 is cross-referenced in the dictionary under 'centrifuge,' 'exhibitionism,' and 'lust,'" remarks Motor Trend.
To say the 2008 Murciélago is head-turning is an understatement. A test-driver for Automobile Magazine recalls his experience with the LP640: "Grenoble's teenagers aren't prepared for a Lamborghini being perched half on the sidewalk that night, so they stand around it and whoop for hours. When we leave the following morning, the town virtually stops. As long as people respond to cars such as this in that way, life will be worth living." Comparing the car to an "A-list Hollywood celebrity," Edmunds explains: "Big and brashly styled, it has an undeniable street presence that few other cars can match."
The Murciélago roadster elicited a "Mama Mia!" from AutoWeek -- but not all critics find its look as refined as the coupe. According to Car and Driver, the Lambo roadster "looks like an LP640 coupe that lost its roof panel to a passing tornado. Jagged edges and some unfinished lines are the result. The roadster's roof -- toupee is a better description -- is a flimsy canvas sheet with a few snap-in poles and fold-out ribs to hold its shape." Many reviews also note that Lamborghini warns against exceeding 100 mph with the convertible top on -- as it might fly off. Motor Trend, however, concludes, "The Roadster was designed as an open car and is best enjoyed that way."
Standard on every Murciélago are electrical closing heated mirrors, an electronically controlled rear spoiler, and what the Los Angeles Times describes as an "unspeakably dope pair of scissor doors" -- which, like a scissor, rotate up and forward. An optional transparent engine bonnet is optional, though Forbes is quick to point out that Ferrari "has offered similar transparent paneling as standard equipment on its mid-engine models for more than two decades."
