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The Lamborghini Huracan is the garlic bread and herbed butter of the Italian supercar maker's line-up.

With a top speed of 325km/h, the new Lamborghini Huracan supercar may be one of the fastest machines on the road, but owners better be good at parking it.A rear view camera and parking sensors are a $5900 option on this $465,000 car, even though they are standard on a $20,000 Toyota Corolla and available as an accessory on any vehicle for as little as $500.As consumer pressure mounts for rear view cameras to be standard equipment on all cars, and in particular on SUVs due to their impact on driveway safety, Lamborghini has defended the decision to make the safety features an option.The Italian company’s Asia-Pacific representative Sebastian Henry said the high cost option was “not so unusual for Lamborghini”.“These have always been Lamborghini optional extras and the Huracan will therefore follow suit,” he said.“Senses and cameras aren’t legally-required and so we think it best to give our Aussie customers as much power as possible to customise their Lamborghini to their liking.”There is a fair bet most Lamborghini customers will take up the option.With the car’s sleek lines, low roof and small back window that overlooks its V10 engine, it’s almost impossible to park without the aid of a camera.The company said 60 per cent of customers take up the option in Australia, although declined to reveal how many buyers negotiate to get the option included in the deal.Rear view cameras on an option on Porsche sports-cars and cost between $1690 and $2580. But it fits them as standard on the Cayenne SUV.From this year, Ferrari has made a rear view camera standard on all its sports-cars.This reporter is on Twitter: @JoshuaDowling 

German car design house Mansory is set to work on a production model of its restyled Lamborghini Aventador Roadster.Mansory has already made two Aventador coupes that are sold under the Carbonado name. The exhaustive and expensive process involves buying an Aventador and then striping off the body panels.They are replaced with Mansory's own carbon-fibre panels with dyed fibre threads to create colourful and permanent patterns. The new body is 50mm wider and new axles are added to stretch out the track.While the car is disassembled, the drive train gets a once-over to boost power to 920kW and 1232Nm of torque, up from 515kW/690Nm thanks to the addition of two turbochargers.Also going up is the price. The $761,500 Aventador coupe, for example, has a sticker price as a Mansory Carbonado in Europe for the equivalent of $2 million – a cool $1.2 million upgrade. 

An adrenalin rush at the wheel of a rented Lamborghini Gallardo ended in a roaring crash into a Flinders surf shop on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.Patrons at the Flinders Hotel put down their beers as the yellow Gallardo -- believed to have been hired as a birthday celebration --  careered out of control through a roundabout, took out some poles on sleepy Cook St and let out a roar as it launched into the vacant shop near the pub."He came from the pier end flew through," one witness said. The driver, believed to be a man in his 30s, suffered a minor injury but seemed fine after the incident. "He was laughing about it, thought it was funny," she said.The witness said the Lamborghini, owned by Ultimate Driver, is one of three regularly seen being driven around the area. Its front end crumpled on impact and will require extensive repair. Its pricey 5.2-litre 10-cylinder engine -- which generates 412kW of power and 540Nm of torque -- however, is behind the driver.It has been reported the fast supercar was rented for the man's birthday. The Lamborghini Gallardo price tags start at around $400,000 for the current model, which is being phased out with a new Lambo on the way. 

Want to know what it's like to drive the Lamborghini Huracan? We'll have a road test review for you in a few weeks, but until then you can get a taste of the action with Lamborghini's Huracan driving simulator. and that's without having to shell out the $428,000 that will be price tag when the Huracan hits Australia mid-year.Replacing the 10-year-old Gallardo, and carrying an uprated version of its 5.2-litre V10, the Huracan delivers 448kW of power and 560Nm of torque, getting it to all four wheels via a new twin-clutch transmission derived from the system used in VW Group stablemate Audi R8.The four-wheel drive system has also been upgraded, and offers electronically switchable modes -- Strada (road), Sport, and Corsa (race) -- that alter the gearbox and engine settings, exhaust note, drive system and stability control.Official time for the 0-100km/h sprint is 3.2 seconds, with 0-200km/h claimed in 9.9, and a top speed of more than 325km/h -- all while keeping fuel economy to a fairly reasonable (for supercars) 12.5L/100km with the help of a stop-start system and weight-trimming use aluminium and carbon-fibre spaceframe chassis -- also to be shared with the R8 -- that keeps the Lambo to a trim 1422kg. Standard features include carbon-ceramic brakes, with the options list offering magnetic active suspension and electronically controlled variable steering ration system.To try out the simulator, head to the Lamborghini website. It doesn’t work on mobile or tablet, unfortunately, and it may demand you download the latest version of a web player to get the site running, which is a downside. But it's worth those extra minutes to get behind a Huracan wheel -- even just virtually.This reporter is on Twitter: @KarlaPincott

The wealthier streets of the Middle East are a traffic jam of supercars, where Ferraris, Bugatti Veyrons and Lamborghinis are as common as Corollas in an Aussie carpark.So how does the status-conscious gazillionaire stand out in that crowd? By adding cats to the household, and posting photos of them on social media. And we're not talking your usual internet cat meme. These are lions, tigers, cheetahs and leopards.The king of the cars is Humaid AlBuQaish, who has more than 425,000 followers on Instagram keen for snaps of his menagerie of big cats and exotic supercars -- garnished with his own up-close-and-personally-near-those-claws-and-teeth poses.And while he seems to be unworried about scratches to his body, he's even less concerned about the same fate befalling his collection of supercars. Several of his photos show his pets climbing on and over the cars, often joined by their owner.His photos are blatant enough to remove any suspicion of the big cats being illegally kept: a problem that has recently arisen in the Middle East, with more than 200 confiscated every year in the United Arab Emirates alone.AlBuQaish's social media profiles don't mention what he does for a living, but the number plates on his cars are largely from Sharjah, the third largest of the wealthy Emirates. And judging by the low numbers on the registration plates -- a local sign of traditional status rather than just mere money -- he's a young sheikh, and possibly part of the constitutional monarchy of the Al Qasimi dynasty that has ruled there since 1972.What is clear is that when it comes to internet cat photos, everybody else may as well pack up their cameras, phones and tablets. AlBuQaish is the winner, all paws down.This reporter is on Twitter: @KarlaPincott 

The Lamborghini dealership brings the luxury Italian car back to the city following the closure of Sydney’s William St store several years ago after it went into receivership. The dealership has opened right before the launch of its new superstar, the Huracan, which is the Gallardo’s replacement.Dealer principal Dwyer Ogle said the newly-opened dealership was good news for NSW’s Lamborghini lovers. “If you have to become a Lamborghini dealer and if you have to open that dealership one month before the launch of the newest model, it is good to be in close proximity to Leichhardt, which is renowned for excellence in all things Italian. We think it is a pretty good location,” he said.“Traditionally the inner west is where most Lamborghinis were sold, which sometimes surprises people who would expect it to be the eastern suburbs.“The majority of orders for the new model are coming from inner west-based customers.” The Huracan made its auto show debut at the 2014 Geneva Auto Show and is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2014.The Gallardo was Lamborghini’s most successful model, selling more than 14,000 cars in its lifetime and representing 75 per cent of all Lamborghinis ever sold.Sydney’s Lamborghini enthusiasts were treated to a sneak peak of the vehicle at an event held by Autosports Lamborghini Sydney recently, which meant guests had the chance to check out the car even before its launch at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month.The dealership is owned by the Sydney-based Autosports group, which includes Audi’s Five Dock dealership and employs more than 200 inner west locals. It also has the only Australian Lamborghini-approved collision repair centre, Autohaus Prestige, which is located in Five Dock.Mr Ogle said there was a lot to admire about the Huracán. The Lamborghini’s V10-powered Huracán can go from 0-200km/h in just 9.9 seconds and the car weighs just 1422kg. “The idea of the car is absolute extreme performance coupled with everyday useability in terms of its behaviour on the road,” he said.“Stick it on the track and it is a weapon, stick it on the road and it is as mild-mannered as most other motor cars.The 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera is now being replaced by Huracan. “The days of people accepting their supercars as highly strung creatures are over. People want to enjoy their cars and go away on the weekends with them.”The dealership also sells Fiats and Alfa Romeos and has already received a rush of orders for the Huracán. Autosports Lamborghini Sydney boasts a state-of-the-art interactive program where prospective customers can custom design their own vehicle and then place an order.The Huracan:- Price starts at $465,000- The car is powered by a 5.2 litre V10 engine, produces 448kW and 560Nm of torque- Can hit 200km/h in 9.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 325km/hLove your Lambos? Then watch this space - one of our journalists is planning to go for a spin in a Lamborghini next month.

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You don't often see cars on display at boat shows. But in this case there's a solid reason for a Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50th Anniversario Roadster -- one of just 100 built -- to be showcased at the 2014 Miami International Boat Show.Gino Gargiulo's Aventador comes with a 48-foot MTI offshore racing boat, customised to match its wealthy owner's car. The customisation includes matching the Aventador's signature headlight and tail-light designs, plus replicating features from the interior, including the steering wheel.And while the boat's twin 993kW Mercury engines might outgun the car's 529kW 6.5-litre V12, it seems that's not enough watergoing power for the owner, who has ordered a couple of 1213kW engines to replace the Mercury pair.MTI (Marine Technology Inc) is one of the world's leading race boat manufacturers, and their product starts at eye-watering prices in standard spec. Neither the boatmaker nor the owner have revealed any information about what the Aventaboat customisation cost, but you can expect it wasn't cheap.This reporter is on Twitter: @KarlaPincott