Fiscal Year 2021: Audi Group Achieves All-Time Highs in Operating Profit and Net Cash Flow

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="69810"] source: Audi AG CEO Markus Duesmann: “Audi has a clear plan for the electric and digital future.” CFO Jürgen Rittersberger: “In a very challenging environment, we showed our financial strengths.” Operating profit of 5.5 billion euros and net cash flow of 7.8 billion euros Brand group: Joint goals and synergy potentials in high nine-figure range In the challenging fiscal year of 2021, Audi once again put its strengths to the ...
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Team Play in the Brand Group: Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and Ducati Have Ambitious Goals

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="69999"] source: Audi AG Synergy potentials in the high hundreds of million euros and a long-term operating margin of over 11% Brands benefit from the transfer of key technologies and a common path into electric mobility Markus Duesmann: “We want to utilize our shared strengths and focus on the individuality of the brands” The transformation to electric mobility requires large investments: With intensified cooperation in their Brand Group...
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Lamborghini Accademia Neve Returns to Livigno 2022

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68912"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Lamborghini returns to the ice ring in the beautiful landscape of Livigno in February 2022. Lamborghini clients, seeking the world’s most perfect playgrounds for winter sports vacations, get behind the wheel for a three-day Accademia Neve. Freezing temperatures of around zero during daytime, dropping to around minus ten degrees at night, provide the perfect setting of ice and snow in which to test the spor...
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2021: A Year of Accolades for Lamborghini Super Sports Cars

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68907"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Awards doubled since 2019 Urus and Huracán STO the most honored Lamborghini super sports cars have added to their collection of international awards, with Urus and Huracán STO among the most honored. It was one of the best years ever for the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese, with double the number of awards received compared to the previous two years. The Sián, Automobili Lamborghini’s first hybrid...
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Spy Photo: Lamborghini Huracan JV Stradale

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68532"] No I'm not having a stroke...this is a different set of spy photos from the Huracan Sterrato we just published. This is the 2nd new Huracan model for 2022. We know Lamborghini is working on the Huracan Sterrato but that they are also working on a second new model as we can show here for the first time. Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Lamborghini, confirmed that at least four new products will be presented in the next 12 months. These are to be...
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Spy Photo: Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato in the Snow

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68480"] Back in 2019, Lamborghini gave the world the concept car Sterrato, an off-road version of the Huracan. At the end of 2022 Lamborghini will give the world, or at least those who can afford it, the production version of the Huracan Sterrato. We spied this prototype of the Huracan Sterrato in its natural habitat, in snowy conditions and snow covered roads. Or maybe most of the Huracan Sterrato will end up playing in the sand dunes in some de...
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Countach LPI 800-4 on the Road for the First Time

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68047"] source: Automobili Lamborghini From the first to the last edition, three generations together to celebrate a timeless icon   For the first time since its unveiling at Pebble Beach on August 13, the Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 is taking to the road. On this special occasion, the brand-new super sports car was accompanied by two of its most important predecessors: the first Countach LP 400 and the last Countach 25th Anni...
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Spy Photo: Lamborghini Urus EVO

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67970"] We spied the Lamborghini Urus EVO in all its uncamouflaged glory during cold weather testing . Only matte Black and with no sort of camouflage, we can now clearly see all the changes Lamborghini has made to the Urus EVO. The front bumper has a new design , different air intakes on the sides and even the upper part of the bumper is changed to make the grille looking slightly bigger. We do also notice air outlets in the engine hoo...
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A Record-Breaking 2021 for Automobili Lamborghini – The Company Recorded its Best Year Ever, with 8,405 Cars Delivered

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="68108"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Automobili Lamborghini ended 2021 with a remarkable all-time record: 8,405 cars were delivered worldwide, making it the company’s best year ever on that front. Sales were up by 13% on 2020 due to a targeted and monitored growth strategy. Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, commented: “This record has provided confirmation of four factors for us: the so...
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Automobili Lamborghini: Cars, Stars, and Art in the Scottish Cairngorms

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67788"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Lamborghini cars, featuring models from across the Aventador and Huracán ranges as well as the Super SUV Urus, toured the Scottish Cairngorms at the start of the 2021 winter in search of perfect driving routes. Travelling over 200 miles across the Scottish Snow Roads, starting from the city of Edinburgh and passing through still-closed ski resorts and the highest village in the Scottish Highlands, Tomintoul...
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Five New Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Posters for the Walls of Future Generations

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67350"] source: Automobili Lamborghini A series of new Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 posters is completed, with the fifth and final in the collection revealed last week. The five posters feature the limited edition super sports car, of which all 112 are already sold, presented at Pebble Beach in August 2021 as a tribute to the original Countach’s 50th anniversary. The futuristic limited edition Countach LPI 800-4 continues to be a source ...
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Lamborghini “The Icon Reborn”: An Icon is Born, Not Made

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67333"] source: Automobili Lamborghini What does it mean to be an icon? And above all, is there a magic formula for becoming one? The Lamborghini Countach is by definition one of the most iconic models in the company’s history and of the automotive world in general. In a year that saw the reconstruction of the first Countach, the LP 500, by the Polo Storico, and the presentation of its contemporary version, the Countach LPI 800-4, the tribute ...
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Lamborghini Aventador Successor Spied For The First Time

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="67160"] There is a new bull in town! No mule, this is the real deal. The new top of the line Lamborghini. We spied the successor for the mighty Lamborghini Aventador for the very first time cruising around inside the Sant’Agata Bolognese factory area. Compared to the Aventador, we see so many differences that we are sure this is no mule but the real deal. Also a mule would not drive with the extra cover on. [gallery link="none" columns="1"...
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Lamborghini Jalpa Turns 40

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66058"] source: Automobili Lamborghini The last grand touring sedan with V8 engine This year, Lamborghini celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Jalpa, presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1981. In keeping with Lamborghini tradition, the Jalpa takes its name from a breed of fighting bulls, the Jalpa Kandachia, and is the Sant’Agata Bolognese carmaker’s last evolution of the grand touring sedan concept with 8-cylind...
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Lamborghini Day Japan 2021 Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Countach

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65810"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Ten Countach models on display and over 70 Lamborghinis parade through Tokyo The Lamborghini Day Japan 2021 was held at Triangular Square, Shinjuku Sumitomo Building in Tokyo on 5 to 6 November. Ten Countach selected from the Lamborghini Countach Contest Japan were exhibited to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the brand’s iconic classic model, while over 70 Lamborghinis, including 20 Countach cars, p...
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6th November: The Largest Gathering in Lamborghini History for Movember

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="65791"] source: Automobili Lamborghini The House of Sant’Agata on the front line to spread awareness about men’s health Last Saturday, 1,500 Lamborghinis took to the streets around the world in support Movember’s cause, marking the largest gathering in the history of the House of Sant’Agata. The cars, with hoods decorated with stickers in the shape of a moustache, the movement’s symbol, paraded through the streets of cities on five co...
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Lamborghini Urus Unlocks the World’s Highest Driveable Road in India

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="64859"] source: Automobili Lamborghini The Super SUV Urus twice traverses the Umling La Pass: at 19,300 ft, the highest point reached by a Lamborghini The Lamborghini Urus has unlocked the highest drivable road in the world at the top of the Umling La Pass in India’s Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, which is 19,300ft above sea level. Built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the Umling La Pass is a remarkable feat of engineering carrie...
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The Reconstruction of the First Lamborghini Countach, the 1971 LP 500, is Unveiled at Villa d’Este

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="64643"] source: Automobili Lamborghini The Countach LP 500 has returned, entered in the class reserved for concept cars at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. It is a passionate reconstruction carried out by Automobili Lamborghini’s Polo Storico that required over 25,000 hours of work on behalf of an important collector. The contribution of the Lamborghini Centro Stile was fundamental in the reconstruction of the bodywork and supervision...
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Video of the Day: A Family Affair – Lamborghini Urus vs Porsche Cayman GT4 vs Audi TT RS vs Volkswagen Golf R

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="63927"] words: Bill, video: carwow The lyrics to Sly and The Family's Family Affair was going through my wind when I saw the lineup to this peculiar drag race: Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayman GT4, Audi TT RS, and Volkswagen Golf R. It is a family affair with all these brands under the Volkswagen tent and Mat brings them all together. An unusual lineup when you think of the V8 SUV, a 6 cylinder RWD sports car, a 5 cylinder AWD, and a 4 cylinder...
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Lamborghini Esperienza Giro “Journey into the Vast” Unparalleled Expedition of 42 Lamborghinis through the North West of China

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="62119"] source: Automobili Lamborghini Lamborghini China launched the Esperienza China Giro “Journey into the Vast”, an unparalleled expedition of 42 Lamborghini cars across the majestic northwestern region in China, traveling more than 800 kilometers through the vast lands of Ningxia and Gansu. During the five-day journey, a fleet of 42 Lamborghini super sports cars and super SUVs departed from Yinchuan and drove through the colossal Helan m...
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