Lamborghini has turned out to be everything Ferruccio didn’t want it to be — and thank heavens. What started out as the Ultimate Grudge Match against Enzo Ferrari created some of the most outrageous cars ever made.
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This episode covers the history of Lamborghini — from Ferruccio’s infamous clash with Enzo Ferrari over a slipping clutch, through the Miura, Coutach, LM002, Diablo, Murciélago, Aventador — and the lesser-known models like the Urraco and the front-engined Islero, Jarama, Espada, et al.
Oh, and the Lamborghini Urus.
And of course, we discuss the now-late, great designer, Marcello Gandini — who designed so many of Lamborghini’s most beautiful cars.
Learn everything about the history of the world’s most outrageous car company — here. With laughs, smiles, and too much caffeine.
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Derek was right about the V12 mid engined Lamborghinis having the transmission in the front. The new Revuelto is the first one with the transmission in the back.
Jake's edits fucking kill me. Gold
54:10 Hey! At least the G wagon was and is built at the same place since it's beginning! (the only ones not built in Graz were the few license produced ones with a Peugeot engine for the french army)
Sorry, but i am from the area where it's built, and it's a bit of a local "national treasure" here. (even though almost no one here can afford to buy one that's not at least 7-10 years old.)
Edit: For Mr Camisas suggestion: there's a part of a german song lyric where a guy shat into a paper bag, placed in front of the "bad person" door (knowing they were at home) lit it on fire and rang the doorbell. The person then found the burning pile of sh… and how do you put that out? you stamp it out….
I’m kinda disappointed Jason wasn’t drinking a Lamborghini energy drink lol
I do not get the hate for Urus. European cars that I have seen are all extremely well finished. Might be spec dependant or vary around different markets. To me Cayenne GT was not as good to drive as an Urus. If looking for a daily driver that does everything Urus seems like a perfect solution with Audi quality, Porsche dynamics and Lamborghini design. High residual values mean that it is cheaper to own than Cayenne, X5 M and other high performance SUVs.
during the Mimran ownership of Lamborghini Patricks brother Jean Claude i guess with no 2+2 option from lamborghini ,bought a 1985 V8 Vantage in dover white from a dealer in Monaco.. i later bought this car in geneve which had been colour changed to Cumberland grey and had been later owned by Yannick Noah the french tennis player and singer.
Isn't Lucid a bunch of Tesla engineers who took off to build a better electric? Another excellent grudge match that I'd love to see topple Tesla with… ah, if only people could actually appreciate dynamics more than gimmicks.
Yeah but like didn't Ferruccio pose with like two girls in each arm when the MIura was getting introduced?
In Greece we'd consider him the sort of guy who'd frequent skyladika and be the sort of chap who'd park his tinted Mercedes outside of nightclubs. Not classy.
If I recall, he had a Ferrari or a sports car for every day of the week or so the legend goes… again, not someone subtle who really wanted to make Aston Martins.
He certainly sounds like whoever has ran Aston for the last decades, anyone with a big ego if the stories I've heard from journos are to be believed or the embarassement of the Stroll stuff in F1. If anything would make me sneer more at a modern Aston is remembering that because at least in the 00s they made the cars we always thought they made.
Knowing Ferruccio bought a Countach and he almost couldn't afford it I think by the 80s? I dunno. I don't think he'd be that embarrassed by the Lambos of today with that in mind
There's a video of his very car on Tyrrell's Classic Workshop channel and he also debunked the 250 having the same clutch as his tractor a bit.
The guy was a show off, not that there's anything wrong with that. That's kind of why I like the Urus despite it being a warmed over Q7/RSQ8, beats the hell out of the grey boxes that come out with a bit of spice. Will agree though, they cater too much for the fast money demographic considering who actually buys the Urus…
You either have to be Briatore or an influencer to have one. I still like em.
Derek was on fire this episode. I rarely laugh out loud at anything, but while actively cleaning an OR I was caught off guard several times and had nurse come see if I was okay. Peak.
Ironically, the best selling Lamborghini of all time is a 4-door GT on stilts: The Urus.
Why is there a Tesla Model S with a Infiniti logo on the table?
Derek "No Compromise" Hyphen Scott
Now you need to get Blazing Saddles in to a episode.
The ending was hilarious just to hear, obviously not to act upon any grudges… Stay chill my friends. And yes please make a 3hr + Piech episode or 3+ separately or whatever it takes. Me want all the details, no short cuts please. They can be rolled out in stages to draw it out if necessary to keep us all in suspense. High bar of expectations, no pressure, as when u do ur craft, the results speak for themselves. Thank you and enjoy you efforts Gentlemen.
For a second I thought the Madeline Kahn reference was going to be for her "flames…" monologue from Clue.
Was the Diablo the last time Chrysler said "this isn't good enough"? How bad was the interior before they got it?
Thanks to Derek, antediluvian is my new favourite word and I'm happy to see it used twice in a row.
I've driven 5 different Murcielagos and they all drove different. The one that drove the best had been crashed and rebuilt!
I am sure you can crowdfund the Piech episode… .put it up on Crowdfunding!
Classic cuts at the start, I don’t know … about ….
Great editing
nobody bought the A8 because of mick dick
I can't be the only one to think that if you reached out to the Porsche museum or VW they'd throw some marketing $ and cars at you to make the Piechisode as long as you want. It's a celebration of of those brands through that man. Can't hurt to ask. If it's a Hagerty problem, not letting you, fair, you know your business better than I do. Just really want the 3+ hour documentary version. And / or lots of reference material linked in the description so I can go read more.
Swear to god, i'm beating down your door if you trim down the piechasode. I would watch a four hour video on him. i would watch a full TV season of episodes on him. the people who have been waiting have been waiting far too long for you to leave anything out
The Cizeta-Moroder V16T quad headlights gives me nightmares
Should have mentioned that Lamborghini was a British POW working as a mechanic fixing Allied vehicles, His first tractors will built using surplus British army Morris truck engines.
I guessing he would have got them for very little money and knowing British soldiers he may have secured the engines with a few bottles of wine.
59:19 I love vengeful Jason and Derek, especially how much Derek wanted to know that the act of revenge was from him
I am really wondering how much of Lamborghini (in 2024) is actually Italian made? What percent of the engineers are Italian vs Germans? Or all the actual chassis, Suspension, drivetrain and engine engineering done by Germans from Ingolstadt and Stuttgart?
So to sum up… Lamborghini started out wanting to make practical GT street Cruisers, customers bought the radical stuff….Lamborghini wants to make outlandish over the top performance cars, customers buy the SUV….
The market knows what the market wants more than the individual running the company wants the market to be…. For good or bad
Viewer takes sip of beverage just in time for the Madeline Kahn reference and nearly dies…
I can bet most Urus buyers don't even know it has a V8
Just saw Derrick's dark side, loving it haha
I would pay for a 3 hour long Piechisode
If Jason does 2-3 hours of icons I would so very happily watch
I would absolutely watch a two part Piechisode if that counts for anything 🙂
I keep trying these but Derek’s up turned nose attitude and whiney voice makes it a tough listen.
Furla is funnily enough an Italian luxury handbag company.
Iain Tyrrell of Tyrrel's classic workshop actually has had Ferruccio's Ferrari in his shop and test fitted several Lamborghini tractor clutches. Together with Olivier Nameche they put all the pieces together and proved that story to be 100% plausible/possible.
Audi package on the middle of the car you got Lamborghini package