Tras una primera mirada al LP640 uno tiene la sensación de estar viendo más un avión caza que un auto deportivo. El sensacional estilo del Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 color gris camuflaje y agresivos estilos aerodinámicos lo hacen hallarse en familia en esta base naval italiana. La excepcional aceleración del auto fue probada para ser tema central de la segunda edición de la revista del constructor. 650 hps, V12.
For those who know how difficult it is to take photographs near a restricted military zone imagine the problems of filming on board a warship. Except there is one password that gains access to all areas, softening the hearts of the toughest officers: “Lamborghini”. A short silence follows the next question “Oh, and we’d like to get in and drive the car too…” But the following Monday a Murciélago LP640, flanked from three Gallardo models, stands on the quay at the high security base at Taranto.
The story behind the photos is simple but ingenious: A naval carrier pilot finds the performance and aerobatics of his jet fighter losing their appeal. He is looking for something new, the ultimate thrill where the adrenaline is running and the endorphins kicking-in. So the Lamborghini is wheeled out and made to accelerate on full power to the corners of the deck, just stopping at the abyss. For such a complicated photo story one normally needs weeks of planning, preparation and filming, so the fact that this time the whole production was made in just two days is credit to Art Direktor Lutz Suendermann and the photographic team of Frank Kayser, under the orders of Capitano Basile and the unbelievable organisational abilities of the harbourmaster “Beppe” Cierelio. Some trips in the co-pilot’s seat of the Gallardo, with resultant ‘black circles’ on the jetty, no doubt helped a little too.
