Let’s look back at the development process of the Lamborghini brand from the first days to the present time.
Ferruccio Lamborghini’s mechanical passion
From a farmer’s son in northern Italy, with great ambition, strong will and extensive knowledge of machines, Ferruccio has turned Lamborghini into one of the most loved brands in the world of speed enthusiasts. degree.
Ferruccio Lamborghini was born in 1916 into a farming family in Italy. From a young age, Ferruccio showed more interest in machines than in family work, often having the opportunity to experiment with his father’s machines. With his ability, Ferruccio was accepted to work at the best mechanical workshop in Bologna, where he learned and discovered all the secrets of mechanical manufacturing.
During World War II, with his qualifications and experience, Ferruccio was assigned to repair and maintain all military vehicles at the unit, including trucks and aircraft tractors.
Not long after the war ended, Ferruccio returned to his hometown and began building tractors.
His company also quickly became one of the largest agricultural equipment manufacturers in Italy, contributing in no small part during the time when the Agricultural and Industrial Revolution flourished here.
In the following years, Ferruccio continued to succeed in creating revolutionary tractors, such as the Carioca, which used a 6-cylinder diesel engine and also marked the first tractor produced entirely by Lamborghini.
Journey from tractor production to supercars
Success gave Ferruccio a passion for owning luxury cars and even supercars. However, after the problems he encountered with his own supercar, through experience, he felt he could improve the car’s quality by making changes to the clutch and proposed this improvement to the manufacturer. .
However, what he received in return was not thanks but insults, saying that he should only focus on making tractors. That prompted Ferruccio to launch his own supercar brand.
In 1963, the Automobili Lamborghini brand was born in Sant’Agata Bolognese, marking the birth of one of the world’s largest supercar manufacturers.
The Automobili Lamborghini brand is still headquartered in Sant’Agata Bolognese.
After 6 decades of construction and development, the brand’s famous bull logo has become familiar and desired by every car enthusiast. That is the image that represents Ferruccio Lamborghini’s strong and stubborn personality like a bull, which he shared with designer Paolo Rambaldi, along with the combination with his zodiac sign Taurus. the founder himself. That’s why many Lamborghini models are named after bulls as a way to honor and affirm the brand’s personality.
To begin the journey of creating his first sports car , Ferruccio built a team of talented designers and engineers who worked at Ferrari, typically technical director Gian Paolo Dallara, exterior designed by Franco Scaglione, test driver Bob Wallace and ultimately V12 engine design fell on the shoulders of Giotto Bizzarrini.
Lamborghini 350 GT.
After only 4 months of development, the 350 GTV prototype was launched at the 1963 Turin Motor Show. However, car lovers had to wait until 1964 to have the opportunity to own a Lamborghini when the version was adjusted to become The brand’s first mass-produced model was the newly introduced 350 GT.
The passion for innovation and the discovery of advanced techniques has always been an indispensable mark of Ferruccio Lamborghini and the world’s leading engineers who accompany him. Evidence for that is the birth of the Miura in 1966, the car that rewrote the history of the Grand Touring line, causing the media at that time to call this the world’s first true “supercar”. gender.
Lamborghini Miura.
Possessing a low, streamlined, sexy design, Miura appears as a design masterpiece with a maximum speed of up to 300 km/h. This is also the first Lamborghini equipped with an engine located behind the cockpit rather than in the traditional position – in front of the windshield, which is considered the standard layout for high-performance cars of the era. , thereby laying the foundation for future super sports cars.
Miura carries the spirit of Lamborghini when it is named after the strongest and most intelligent fighting bulls, bred by the Miura family in Spain.
From 1969 to 1970, Lamborghini achieved countless successes in the world market. The “Cow” brand has become a symbol of high performance, outstanding quality and unparalleled exclusivity. Bertone’s bodywork combines perfectly with powerful Bolognese engineering, creating fast and exciting cars.
Bertone supercar.
Lamborghini showed rapid development in the first decade but began to encounter difficulties after the global financial recession in 1973. Through many transitions, Lamborghini officially belonged to brothers Jean-Claude and Patrick Mimran in 1980.
Under Patrick’s direction, Lamborghini was revived with the appearance of the Countach supercar, the Jalpa sports models and the high-performance off-road version LM002.
Lamborghini’s first off-road vehicle was the LM002.
In 1998, the Italian brand officially became part of the Volkswagen group, which was placed under the management of Audi.
Since then, Lamborghini has continuously shown development with new designs applying the most advanced technologies and materials included in the brand’s collections, affirming its strength as well as its vision. to the future.
Lamborghini is currently producing two super sports cars, the Aventador (right) equipped with a V12 engine, launched in 2011 and the Huracán (left) using a V10 engine, launched in 2014, along with the super SUV Urus (middle) Equipped with a twin-turbo V8 engine, launched in 2017.
For more than half a century, Automobili Lamborghini has continuously created a series of dream cars, such as the 350 GT, Miura, Espada, Countach, Diablo and Murciélago, along with limited editions such as the Reventón, Sesto Elemento, Veneno and Centenario .
With the launch of the Lamborghini Sían FKP 37 in 2019, a limited production version of only 63 units, the Italian supercar brand introduced unique new hybrid technologies, including the world’s first application of the supercar. Hybrid capacitors, new material technology and Lamborghini’s outstanding performance.
Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 supercar.