Lamborghini Jota Murcielago Test Car Spotted

[Canadian Turbo]

Here are some of the very first spy shots of the Lamborghini Murcielago successor in full body form.

The supercar, allegedly to be renamed the Jota, was caught doing some winter testing in sub-zero temperatures on a VW/Audi test track somewhere in Scandinavia. Our spy photographer reports that the temperature was around -25C (-13F).

The Jota is expected to be about the same size as the Murcielago - as judged by our spy photographer. But it will come with some serious upgrading, including a new V12, direct-injection engine with around 700 hp. The successor to the Murcielago will also be lighter, substituting the current steel tube latticework for an aluminum space frame. Body paneling will be made of carbon fiber and the doors and roof possibly out of aluminum.

A new all-wheel drive system from Swedish supplier Haldex is also rumored.

Design-wise the Jota will be borrowing some styling cues from the Estoque and Reventon. But as is obvious from the photos here of an all-in-black test vehicle, the car remains the archetypal, lane-straddling Lamborghini.

[GINCH]

Love it!! Looks like a modern rendition of the old Testerossa!

[Mister T]

Originally Posted by GINCH

Love it!! Looks like a modern rendition of the old Testerossa!

Looks like the strakes in the door area are red herrings. I wouldn't count on them being in the production version. However it's a nice evolution of the Murcielago.


BTW Ginch I still have to bring Black Betty to see you. She should be resurrected within a couple of weeks. PM me with good time to meet you and I'll bring her around one of these days.