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Lamborghini Murcielago (2002-) Review

Category: Exotic Sports 5 out of 5

Summary of the Lamborghini Murcielago (2002-)

Price Range: £189,950 to £265,937

Assets

Awesome supercar presence and performance, incredible looks and unbeatable pose value.

Drawbacks

Totally impractical, cramped and not for the faint-hearted.

Verdict

A worthy, more user-friendly successor to the Diablo.

Lamborghini Murcielago Review

Comfort and Equipment3.5 out of 5

The seats, firm and bucket-like, are actually very comfortable, although in leather trim you do slide around a bit when cornering at high speeds. Noise levels are cacophonous, but you wouldn't want it any other way - it's a glorious sound. Compared with the Diablo, this is like lounging in a bath. The old model had hopeless pedal spacing, a cramped footwell, poor steering position and equally stingy accessibility. By allowing those vast gullwing doors to hinge higher and also lowering the lower sill, Lamborghini has made it much easier to ease your way in. Once seated, they've helped your feet by moving the intruding wheel-arch slightly further away and also improved the range of adjustment to the steering wheel. There's an excuse for a boot in the nose, but then how much do you need to carry? Your butler's already sent everything on ahead, hasn't he? A similar unit to that found in another Volkswagen/Audi Group car, the Bentley, this is a simple-to-use affair with CD player and radio tuner. But you have to ask yourself, with that incomparable soundtrack coming from behind your ear, what are you doing trying to find Radio Two?

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Lamborghini Murcielago Comfort and Equipment Statistics

Radio
N/A
Power Steering
Std
Leather Seats
Some versions as Std
Sat Nav
£1,955 as an option
Climate Control
Some versions as Std
Cruise Control
N/A
Metallic Paint
Some versions as Std, £1,265 as an option
 

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