2006 Lamborghini Murcielago

Some Lamborghinis are famously named after famous Spanish Fighting Bulls, and this car was certainly named for one of the greats.

Named “Murcielago” (Spanish for “Bat”), the first clean sheet design in over 11 years was worthy of being named after the legendary bull that survived a brutal fight in 1879 and was given the honour of retiring and being a leading sire.

A huge leap-forward in design, ergonomics and performance, the Murcielago blended everything at the cutting edge of automotive excess, whilst also using the very last iteration of the original Bizzarrini V12 which could trace its roots back to the first Lamborghini road car, the 350GT.

Penned by the immensely talented Luc Donckerwolke, the name was entirely appropriate given that the new Murcielago had “wings” that extended menacingly out from the side of the car when additional cooling was required.

The bellowing 6.2 litre 427kw V12 was mated to a 6 speed E-gear sequentially shifted gearbox (or manual) with all wheel drive giving 70% rear and 30% front distribution of power. Predictably, performance was as crazy as the looks. Boasting a top-speed of 332km/h and a 0-100 time of 3.8 seconds. When launched the only way to go faster was to drive off a cliff!

This stunning example was delivered new in Australia in April 2006 by Lamborghini Sydney. Specified in menacing Nero Aldebaran over Nero Leather with diamond stitching, this car has presence with a capital P. Already soulful sounding from the factory, the exhaust was upgraded with a Mille-Miglia exhaust to uncork just a bit more sound without becoming loud or droning at motorway speed.

Just serviced in late July at Lamborghini Sydney and with 4 brand new tyres and with only 28,000 kilometres on the odometer this car is an appreciating AND useable car that is already a motoring icon and collector bullseye.