SEMA 2007: Hope you aren't eating while viewing this Lambo
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Anyone unlucky enough to make it over to the Sony Xplod booth at SEMA this week will be greeted by this "Lamborghini" replica that takes some of the best elements of the Italian supercar and twists them into something that isn't for anyone with a weak stomach. Built by The Custom Shop for John Robert Wargo, some of the details look right, but it basically only has a loose association with the real thing. Blending elements of the Diablo, Gallardo Superleggera and Murcielago, it is none of the above. It's actually powered by a 450 HP, 5.3L Chevy LS4 and is said to be good enough to push this 3200-lb car to 200 mph. We sincerely doubt it, especially considering its dubious aerodynamics and the TV monitors and speakers pouring out of every orifice on this "vehicle." We really doubt that it would be up to the task of going down the road at even regular highway speeds, let alone 200 mph. If you have the guts, click through to see the full gallery.
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SW 10:07AM (10/17/2008)
I have been in this car - I know one of the guys that built it in JW's shop. yes, it will go fast - dunno about 200, but pretty damn close to that.
For you Lamborghini purists, I am sure it is quite the slap in the face - however, it was built specifically for this show, and it is most certainly a streetable car. GXP drivetrain mounted in the rear. Sure it has a ton of sony stuff - that is why the car was built. It is what it is. I understand Lambo' enthusiasts not likin it but for something built in less than 3 months from the ground up though, I think it came out pretty good.
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John R 10:10AM (10/31/2007)
[Shakes his fists in the air like Shatner] "CURSE YOU XZIBIT!!!"
The motor's a good start but what is it using for a chassis?
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Dan 11:51AM (11/19/2007)
a full custom tube chasis
nissanfreak87 10:12AM (10/31/2007)
That's just awful, these types of cars just confuse the crap out of me, and I'm sure Lambo just loves having their name on it.
Got enough TVs???
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Dan 9:34PM (11/04/2007)
SEMA IS AN AFTER-MARKET CAR SHOW AND THECAR IS IN SONY'S BOOTH SO WHY THE SURPRISE WITH THE EXTRA TVS, etc?
Dan 9:21PM (11/09/2007)
Again, SEMA is an aftermarket equipment show and the car is in SONY's booth. It is there to show off SONY epuipment more than anything as well as any other materials and equipment that was sponsored for the vehicle. Companies have vehicles in thier boothes to show what can be done with thier product.
Js 10:37AM (10/31/2007)
Distasteful... that's all I can say really.
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D.S. 10:39AM (10/31/2007)
Well, the interior is definitely a Pontiac Grand Prix's. I'm assuming the donor car is a Grand Prix GXP with its 5.3L LS4 V8... Front wheel drive Lambo, sounds exhilarating...
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John R 10:53AM (10/31/2007)
I don't think this is FWD. The front is jammed with audio gear.
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/custom-shop-lamborghini/465720/
The engine definitely looks like its behind the cabin.
And you could tell what the interior looks like from the photos?
Dan 8:37PM (11/09/2007)
Yes, the motor and Trans was transfered to the rear of the car so it is not a rear drive.
Dan 9:20PM (11/09/2007)
Yes it is rear wheel driven, not all wheel.
Hamud 10:52AM (10/31/2007)
Thx god they didn't do this to an original Lambo...
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Waltzon 11:04AM (10/31/2007)
Uggggh. I worked in the mobile electronics industry for several years and stayed away from Sony's equipment for just this sort of reason. All excess, no finesse. A fake, freak Lambo and junky Sony gear deserve each other.
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Dan 9:20PM (11/09/2007)
"Junky Sony Gear"?? You think they put Wal-mart crap in this? Have you ever used High end Sony stereo equipment? Don't bash it until you have, it's just as good as any other brands high end.
Mike 11:08AM (10/31/2007)
The interior is out of a Grand Prix, and I'm sure lambo loves there name on that dash!
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Tim 11:17AM (10/31/2007)
An automatic in a "Superlegerra"? haha. Hideous!
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Dan 9:22PM (11/09/2007)
Maybe, but the Pontiac GXP also has the tap shift by the steering wheel so that is more lambo like than just a manual shifter...
Mike 11:23AM (10/31/2007)
This car is a great lesson in: JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD!
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zach 11:24AM (10/31/2007)
I'm normally not a fan of lawsuits, but I hope Lambo sues the sh!t out of the people who built this awful thing and slapped the Lamborghini logo and name on it.
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Nick 12:49PM (10/31/2007)
Seriously, how is this legal? Its one thing to completely rip-off the design without paying for the rights, and then to put the Lamborghini badges on it??