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MURCIELAGO TUNING BY HAMANN
Text Mark Smeyers - Photo’s : Hamann Motorsport
Lamborghini Cars, the Magazine has Naturally the other items are back in
reached it’s third issue, again filled this third issue, like a really nice scale
with amazing news, articles and pho- model, a new selection of lifestyle ma-
tographs on some of the most impres- terial ... and much, much more, so let’s
It was only a matter of time before the well of power, not to mention the amazing sound
sive Raging Bulls. start reading all about these amazing
cars and enjoy this new March-April known tuning specialist Hamann Motorsport this new exhaust emits ...
Talking about an impressive Raging 2007 issue. GmbH would turn to the Lamborghini flag-
Bull, I’ve been invited by Reiter Engi- ship, after taking the Gallardo one step fur- On the outside only a trained eye would note
neering to attend their test session on
ther with their Ventus S1 Evo model featuring the additional front spoiler, it is so nicely in-
the Salzburg Ring of their new 2007 Happy reading
Murciélago R-GT Le Mans edition. ‘in house’ developed gullwing doors. tegrated into the overall design of this Lam-
Mark Smeyers borghini one could be forgiven to think it
Also I was able to visit IMSA GmbH in © 2007 Lamborghini Cars Naturally the Murciélago didn’t need these was mounted at the factory, however that
Germany, the people that created the
door modifications, why tamper with a typical impressive rear wing wouldn’t fool anyone,
awesome Gallardo GTV and recently
an equally amazing Gallardo Spyder ONLINE : www.LamboCars.com trademark like those upwards opening doors, we all know that Automobili Lamborghini SpA
version, read all about this experience so Hamann worked their magic on the body- doesn’t offer a rear wing mainly because the
from page 28. work, the engine remained standard despite Murciélago doesn’t need it, the design of
Neither this magazine nor the website Lamborghini
Cars is associated with the Automobili Lamborghi- matching it to a new exhaust. Hamann made the bodywork creates enough down force at
Do you know Allan Fiedler ? Well I do,
ni Holding SpA.
and he actually owned some very nice Lamborghini Cars is a non-commercial enthusiast this exhaust from high end V2A stainless speed with that small adjustable spoiler at the
Lamborghini’s in the past, most of website, we do not sell cars or parts, the Lambo- steel with a dual tip measuring a whopping rear.
rghini name, all model names and the Raging Bull
them highly tuned, and today he owns logo are registered trademarks of Automobili Lam- 120 mm each, giving a massive impression
a great looking Gallardo SE. borghini SpA
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But you must admit it does look nice anyway, in the ‘Race edition’ wheels by Hamann,
so adding a rear wing by Hamann isn’t such a 8.5x20 inch at the front axle and a wide 13
bad idea after all, looks are important too you x 20 inch at the back, wearing 235/30 ZR20
know, if only to impress your neighbor who and 325/25 ZR20 respectively.
happens to be driving a ‘normal’ Murciélago.
Add a few Carbon Fiber touches in the inte-
To complete the outside looks of the Hamann rior, like the vents, shift gate cover and a little Perhaps the same tuning on the latest LP640 For more information and prices, please feel
Motorsport GmbH Murciélago there are mas- trim around the instruments and you’ve got a model ? That is also possible, Hamann will free to contact the friendly sales staff at Ha-
sive 20-inch wheels mounted, black cross- personalized car, and it happens to be a Lam- treat this new car in the same way ... when mann Motorsport GmbH via their official web
spoke center with a high gloss polished outer borghini Murciélago Roadster in this case ... you take delivery of it that is, with a waiting list site you’ll also be also to find a local dealer
rim and titanium bolts are what is contained what more could you want ? reaching 12 months you could be in for a long which is authorized to distribute these mag-
wait ... after that the possibilities are endless nificent parts for your Murciélago.
... albeit limited by your cash flow ...
ONLINE : www.Hamann-MotorSport.com
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RED BLOODED
The Lamborghini Murciélago
Photo’s Mark - SP Engineering
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Whatever the management at Automobili
Lamborghini SpA decides, I’m sure we will
be pleasantly surprised when Geneva opens
it’s doors for the 77th Salon International de
l’Auto et Accessoires on March 8th.
My friend Gabesz made a few rendering
that could give us a look at the future, like
the wild yellow Murciélago with Carbon Fiber
air intakes and wide bodywork at the bot-
tom of page 14, or perhaps a mild re-style
of the Gallardo featuring a more aggressive
front spoiler in line with the Murciélago LP640
model. And if you really want to take a look at Combine this with a ‘broad shoulder’ body-
a possible Murciélago successor that could work, a high waist line, a rather low roof and
be introduced in a few years, why not go for you end up with one very special looking car.
the amazing rendering on the previous page,
also done by Gabesz. Whatever it will be is still unknown at the time
of publishing, but rest assured that we’ll bring
The rendering at the bottom of this page was you all the news from Geneva on the Lam-
done by another artist, ‘Jakusa’ designed the borghini Cars website as soon as it becomes
next generation SUV in full Lamborghini style, available.
named LM003, this massive off-roader sits
on large wheels and shows a long wheelbase
together with an impressive wide track. Many thanks to Gabesz and Jakusa
SCIENCE FICTION ... OR NOT ?
ONLINE : www.htvm.hu.
Text Mark Smeyers - Renderings : Various artists
The world famous Geneva Auto Show opens the pipeline, only further development of the
it’s doors in a few days, and it will surely be current models, while on the other hand they
showing us the latest and bravest from Au- keep talking about an SUV using the mas-
tomobili Lamborghini SpA, but let’s already sive Audi Q7 or Porsche Cayenne chassis ...
dream about what could possibly be on the some rumors even state that a diesel pow-
Raging Bull stand this year. ered SUV could be possible.
It could very well be a prototype of the long
awaited Espada successor we’ve been hear-
ing about for several years, you could admire
a rendering of such a new front engine GT in
our previous issue, and the idea still remains,
it would be a nice expansion of the line up at
Sant’Agata to introduce a new 2+2 seater in
style with the classic GT’s from the Sixties.
However some contradicting rumors have
been emitting from Italy, on one hand they in-
sist that an expansion of the line up is not in
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Many people fell in love with the Lamborghini
Countach back in the late Seventies or early
Eighties, especially when the S-models ap-
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A stunning white Lamborghini
And on the eighth day, Allan bought a Lamborghini ... Countach was Allan’s first
Text Mark Smeyers • Photo’s Allan Fiedler experience with a Bull ...
He was only 13 years old when he saw his
first article on this amazing exotic in the Car
Many people dream about it, Allan fulfilled his dream when he
and Driver magazine, and he couldn’t get this
bought a Lamborghini Countach, which he later replaced with a car out of his mind for many years to come.
Diablo, then a Diablo SV, a stunning Murciélago and recently a
Allan Fiedler is a self made man, so he had
Gallardo ... all personalized by the way ...
to work to be able to afford his first Lambo-
rghini, hence it took him several years before
he could fulfil his childhood dream ... a 1987
Countach Quattrovalvole finished in flawless
white.
Note that, even today, he still owns the very
Car and Driver issue that ignited his love for
Allan later discovered that the sheer enthu-
the Raging Bull. The Countach was acquired
siasm among fellow Lamborghini owners
with great trepidation actually, Allan had sev-
was something he never could imagine, most
eral friends owning Ferrari’s and other exotic
people he met that owned a Bull too were
cars, and they all advised him not to buy a
down to earth people, real car enthusiasts
Lamborghini.
that were generally self made like himself,
They all judged the Lamborghini as being
a money pit, and pure hell when it came to
maintenance, but Allan pursued his childhood
dream and bought his very first Lamborghini
1987 Countach QuattroValvole
anyway, and even today he calls it his “great-
est achievement”.
Removed black front and rear bumpers.
Euro style Anniversary front bumper.
He actually owned some Ferrari’s before- Custom hand made exhaust and cat bypass
hand, but was rather disappointed by the pipes
reliability and build quality of these Prancing Bosch CIS fuel injection removed, replaced by
Electromotive Tec II electronic fuel injection and
Horses. Maintenance was a nightmare on
ignition without distributor.
them, and even after making sure the engine All smog equipment removed.
was tuned as it should be, performance was K+N air filters installed.
a let down for Allan, so he turned to the Bull Keith Collins Custom floor mats
Custom Alpine stereo
instead ... and never looked back, “nothing
Momo shift knob
compared to the moment of purchasing my
first Lamborghini, the Countach”.
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and very interested in the performance of the
car instead of how it looked ‘on’ them.
He just loved his Countach, but Allan wanted
more, so he started looking around for ways
to personalize ‘his’ Lamborghini, and one of
the most popular ways to do this in the US
was by removing the rather ugly black front
and rear bumpers, so Allan installed a front
bumper taken from a Euro specs 25th Anni-
versary edition. But he didn’t stop there, get-
ting rid of the original Bosch injection and re-
placing it with an Electromotive TecII system
improved fuel economy and cold start, but
more importantly it also boost performance
of this V12, Allan even claims this was the
strongest running Countach he ever rode till
this day.
the yellow Diablo was fitted
with an SV style engine cover
and a custom exhaust
Naturally he couldn’t resist putting his trade- ment and regular oil changes, which proves
The custom made exhaust and cat bypass mark on this new Lamborghini, so he started that a Countach is not a unreliable as some
pipes surely helped here too, and the total modifying it again, similar custom exhaust, people state (driving other makes naturally),
power increase was no less than 100 Hp on K&N Air filters, advanced cams and a very all it takes is the correct maintenance and
this QV engine. impressive SV-style engine cover, really love driving the car regularly, they don’t get better
By now Allan was hooked to the brutal attrac- those dual air intakes actually. by sitting in the garage.
tion of the Raging Bull, and after owning the
Countach for some time he found a nice yel- But Allan wouldn’t be the man he is today if
low Diablo for sale, so he upgraded his car to A rare white Diablo SV would he didn’t always want more, so when the Dia-
this more recent model. be heavily tuned by Allen who blo SV appeared he was hooked again, he
went out and bought a white 1998 SV.
even installed NOS in it ...
1992 Diablo
Cams advanced about 5 degrees
Driving the Diablo was big fun for Allan, and
Custom hand fabricated exhaust and test pipes
he found that he liked this newer model more
In-dash switch installed to shut off power robbing
a/c compressor and more compared to his first Countach,
K+N air filters so much that he actually stopped driving the
Custom cinder dash carbon fiber panel
Countach after a while, so he subsequently
Custom hand fabricated SV style engine cover
sold it to it’s next happy owner.
Custom Alpine stereo
Keith Collins floor mats
Momo Shift knob Talking about maintenance, when Allan sold
Momo Steering wheel
the Countach it had no less than 76,000 Miles
Momo foot pedals
on the clock, and the only maintenance ever
performed on this exotic was a valve adjust-
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Probably one of the last before the fixed
headlights were installed on the 1999 model
year cars.
A white Diablo with massive black SV script-
ing on the side and multi-piece chromed
wheels can hardly be unnoticed on the open
road, and that’s why Allan doesn’t drive his
Bulls on a daily basis.
Lamborghini’s just attract way too much at-
tention, and people always ask the same
questions over and over again ... How fast
does it go ? How did you make that much
money ? Are you a drug dealer ?
a 150 shot of Nitrous ! That’s
right, NOS in a Diablo, how’s
that for pure power ?
Allan got so tired of all these ignorant ques-
tions he also bought a few other cars for his
daily commutes, so he could drive along with-
out having to answer the same questions ev-
ery single day.
But let’s get back to this amazing white Dia-
blo SV, you wouldn’t think Allan could leave it That’s right, NOS in a Di-
alone now would you, one of the first things ablo, how’s that for pure
he installed on his new toy was a 150 shot of power, talk about stock
Nitrous ! not being good enough !
This time Allan went all
the way and installed
custom wheels on his
1998 Diablo SV
Diablo, amazing Lowen-
hart wheels with a black
Custom hand fabricated exhaust and test pipes
Sp Engineering Custom headers centers.
Dry nitrous system To complete the modifica-
K+N air filters
tions Allan mounted an
O.S. Gilken Race Clutch
SVR style front spoiler,
18+19 Inch Lowenhart Wheels
Red brake calipers red brake calipers with
SP Engineering custom stainless brake lines SP Engineering stainless
Custom carbon fiber rear taillight surrounds
steel brake lines, a race
6.0 brake lights
clutch and those nice
SVR style front lip
Momo Shift Knob looking Diablo 6.0 tail-
Keith Collins floor mats lights complete with Car-
bon Fiber surrounds.
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