Lamborghini is owned by the Volkswagen Group through its subsidiary Audi.
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23 Facts About Lamborghini
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Lamborghini was noted for using a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout.
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Lamborghini grew rapidly during its first decade, but sales plunged in the wake of the 1973 worldwide financial downturn and the oil crisis.
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Lamborghini currently produces the V12-powered Aventador and the V10-powered Huracan, along with the Urus SUV powered by a twin-turbo V8 engine.
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Lamborghini Trattori, founded in 1948 by Ferruccio Lamborghini, is headquartered in Pieve di Cento, Italy and continues to produce tractors.
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Since 1973, Lamborghini Trattori has been a separate entity from the automobile manufacturer.
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Manufacturing magnate Italian Ferruccio Lamborghini founded the company in 1963 with the objective of producing a refined grand touring car to compete with offerings from established marques such as Ferrari.
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Lamborghini was noted for the 1966 Miura sports coupe, which used a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout.
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Lamborghini grew rapidly during its first ten years, but sales fell in the wake of the 1973 worldwide financial downturn and the oil crisis.
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Ferruccio Lamborghini sold the company to Georges-Henri Rossetti and Rene Leimer and retired in 1974.
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Lamborghini went bankrupt in 1978, and was placed in the receivership of brothers Jean-Claude and Patrick Mimran in 1980.
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Motori Marini Lamborghini produces a large V12 marine engine block for use in World Offshore Series Class 1 powerboats.
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Lamborghini GT3 is a series of Motorsport events held by The Squadra Corse using Huracan GT3 cars that comply with the FIA GT3 regulations.
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Lamborghini currently uses Huracan GT3 Evo cars for these events and more than 60 private race teams participate these events.
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The closest the company came to building a true race car under Lamborghini's supervision were a few highly modified prototypes, including those built by factory test driver Bob Wallace, such as the Miura SV-based "Jota" and the Jarama S-based "Bob Wallace Special".
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When Lamborghini failed to deliver working prototypes on time, BMW took the program in house, finishing development without Lamborghini.
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Lamborghini was an engine supplier in Formula One for the 1989 through 1993 Formula One seasons.
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The 1992 Larrousse–Lamborghini was largely uncompetitive but noteworthy in its tendency to spew oil from its exhaust system.
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Lamborghini developed the Murcielago R-GT as a production racing car to compete in the FIA GT Championship, the Super GT Championship and the American Le Mans Series in 2004.
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In 1962, Ferruccio Lamborghini visited the Seville ranch of Don Eduardo Miura, a renowned breeder of Spanish fighting bulls.
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At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled the Aventador J – a roofless, windowless version of the Lamborghini Aventador.
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Automoviles Lamborghini has produced two rebodied versions of the Diablo called the Eros and the Coatl.
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Lamborghini has announced the production of a speedboat called the Lamborghini Glamour.
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