2012 Lamborghini Murcielago replacement – first pic
September 7, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Meet the car that is set to replace the Murcielago sometime in 2012. This first rendering of the next Lamborghini has today been released on the web – though has yet to be given a name.
With a carbon fibre body over an aluminium spaceframe chassis this new model will be lighter than the car it replaces while also promising good looks and breath taking performance.
The new wider, longer Lambo will most likely be powered by a 6.0-litre V12 unit developing around 520kW, coupled to an all-wheel drive arrangement, to see 0-100km/h times just north of three seconds.
It’s also believed this image could be a hint at the styling cues expected of the brand’s first-ever hybrid due in 2015.
Print it: 
Looks like a cross of Murcielago and Reventon, can’t wait to see official pics of higher resolution, looks to be a great looking car.
..same headlight-bonnet treatment as the new ferrari..? its nice though.. :)
Wider? Are they serious?! Do they realise the lanes on our public roads aren’t going to be wdiened for this release?
hahahaha when people see that in their review mirror they should give way to you anyway
think they may need to put one of those yellow WIDE LOAD signs on it like the big semis! HOT!
Lighter and more powerful? Whoa!
agree that is a very wide looking lambo. but still a very good looking car *thumbs up*
Naca Yoda im with you. Our public roads are already appalling and in Sydney they are very narrow. This pretty little thing would get all scratched up and we would wnat that now would we. Lambo have to get a new design language and not just rip bits off the reventon and stick them on old models.
Those headlights automatically threw me to the Ferrari Italia…
Don’t get me wrong, I think this baby is jawdroppingly gorgeous. I want, I want. But it seats 2 people, right? How wide does it need to be?
It has a certain “I was a Hummer, but I got ‘redesigned slightly’ when a Harrier Jet landed on my roof” kinda look to it. Far from subtle ;)
Hmmm, the article says new wider , longer Lambo, but I’ve been hearing they will shorten the overhangs and thus reduce the length of the vehicle. Can CA confrim it will be longer?
What’s the point of making a supercar even bigger? Aren’t they supposed to be small and lightweight? The current Murcielago is quite huge already. Besides, it only seats two. Is the engine too big necessiating the increase in size?
Looks good, but too much like the Murcielago. I wish they’d give us something really new. I have no problems with this, but I am quite underwhelmed and the entire point of a Lamborghini is to be well and truly overwhelmed.
That’s why you should all know Ferrari do thinks better, and if you want something Lamborghini like, go get an Audi R8…
Judging by you guys’ comments, it seems as if you think it’s an official rendering. It is a just fan who took an Estoque and modified it a bit..
How about attributing the source of the information and the rendering Matt?
IMHO Both Lamborghini and Ferrari are starting to look so much like one another with similar power similar features etc that it detracts somewhat from the exclusivity of the Italian dream machines
Which is why I’d prefer a Gumpert a Konigsiegg or wait til the new McLaren is released
when youre spending that much dosh you’d want something that is unique something that stands out