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Lamborghini An Enthusiasts Car? I Think Not.
As the headline states, Lamborghini is definitely not an enthusiasts car. A tool of marketing genius in the past decade? Yes. A playboy's ultimate accessory? Yes. A rap moguls car? Definitely.
But to actually call Lamborghini's something an automotive enthusiast would enjoy is utterly absurd. That would be like saying Gigli is something any movie buff would have in their collection. But wait Walter, it just looks so damn good! And with that I have to agree with you, but it stops there. If you look at Lamborghini's history it starts off in the fields of Italy when a young man known as Ferruccio Lamborghini complained about his Ferrari's clutch and Enzo told him to stick to driving tractors instead. And off he went to develop his own car in spite of Enzo (which Ford would also later do..). Since then Lamborghini has always tried to outdo Ferrari with about as success as you marrying Pamela Anderson. Sure she may be very attractive, but after a couple of weeks you’ll be back in Vegas with divorce papers. While I won't go into any of Lamborghini's failures as a company, those do exist too. The reason why Ferrari's are enthusiast’s cars while Lamborghini's are not isn't just because they have better handling, better brakes, better acceleration, but of one key element: passion. When you sit behind the wheel of a Gallardo you think to yourself, "damn, I must look good." When you sit behind the wheel of an F430 you have images of Michael Schumacher winning Formula One championships year after year, the names Ascari, Hill, Ickx, Lauda, and Fangio come to mind. Your heart begins to race, sweat begins to come out, and you all of the sudden feel as if though you are a part of something bigger. The best you can get with a Lamborghini is Balboni doing circles around Sant'Agata Bolognese.
-WW
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But to actually call Lamborghini's something an automotive enthusiast would enjoy is utterly absurd. That would be like saying Gigli is something any movie buff would have in their collection. But wait Walter, it just looks so damn good! And with that I have to agree with you, but it stops there. If you look at Lamborghini's history it starts off in the fields of Italy when a young man known as Ferruccio Lamborghini complained about his Ferrari's clutch and Enzo told him to stick to driving tractors instead. And off he went to develop his own car in spite of Enzo (which Ford would also later do..). Since then Lamborghini has always tried to outdo Ferrari with about as success as you marrying Pamela Anderson. Sure she may be very attractive, but after a couple of weeks you’ll be back in Vegas with divorce papers. While I won't go into any of Lamborghini's failures as a company, those do exist too. The reason why Ferrari's are enthusiast’s cars while Lamborghini's are not isn't just because they have better handling, better brakes, better acceleration, but of one key element: passion. When you sit behind the wheel of a Gallardo you think to yourself, "damn, I must look good." When you sit behind the wheel of an F430 you have images of Michael Schumacher winning Formula One championships year after year, the names Ascari, Hill, Ickx, Lauda, and Fangio come to mind. Your heart begins to race, sweat begins to come out, and you all of the sudden feel as if though you are a part of something bigger. The best you can get with a Lamborghini is Balboni doing circles around Sant'Agata Bolognese.
-WW
Disagree with Walter? Let us know. Disagree with Walter so much you want to be on the show? We can do that too. Garage419@nextnewnetworks.com
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