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How’s this for a dream job? Britain’s Repairacar is seeking a very special someone who can drive supercars from a customer’s address to one of their repair shops and back. It’s all very glamorous – the opportunity to drive supercars as diverse as Aston Martins, Ferraris and even the occasional Zonda or Bugatti Veyron – though it does include some taking of public transport.

A company spokesperson explains:“[The successful applicant] will also be expected to make their own way back to base from any corner of the UK and Europe – using public transport.”

So what they’re offering are a couple of hours on a bus or train in return for the chance to drive a selection of the world’s greatest supercars? Who could say no? Well, Repairacar, for one. You see, they’re not just looking for any Tom, Dick or Harry:

A twin-turbocharged Lamborghini Gallardo tuned by Underground Racing received an unwanted...facelift when the driver smashed the Italian supercar on a curve at the Caffeine and Octane event in Georgia this past weekend. A forum member who appears to be a friend of the car’s owner uploaded several photos and a description of the crash over at the Car Lounge.

According to the post, the blame is put on the driver’s shoe heels that “came loose and as he stepped on the brakes, the loose part stayed partially on the gas”. A set of videos showing the crash as it happened as well as the aftermath, which translates in a broken rear suspension, wheel damage and some minor body scruffs, also made their way online. You can watch them right after the break.

Yes, it’s another set of videos of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, but we're not complaining. This time, the Raging Bull supercar was caught at the Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi racing circuit just outside of Rome, Italy. Unfortunately, the three clips are quite short – up to 12 seconds each, but at least we get a taste of the 700-horsepower V12 engine’s sounds. Watch them after the jump.

A 51-year old man from Bloomfield Township lost his classic 1974 Lamborghini Espada as well as half of his home, which he had just sold to a new owner a week ago, when the vintage car exploded in his garage on Friday. According to officials, the man was trying to start up the classic four-seater Lamborghini in the garage when it exploded and erupted to flames, which quickly spread to the rest of the house. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.

Luckily, the 51-year old man as well as his mother and a dog that were in the house at the time of the accident escaped unhurt. Not surprisingly, neither the owner of the Lamborghini or the home's new owner were in the mood to comment on the incident. Watch the video report after the jump.

2011 Lamborghini Gallardo.Feast your eyes on easily one of the most striking and contemporary exotic sports cars on the market today, Lamborghini's sizzling Gallardo.

If you prefer a little more friskiness with your power delivery, the limited-edition Valentino Balboni edition (named in honor of Lambo's legendary test driver) is rear-drive only -- happy to kick-out its tail when commanded by your right foot.

The Lamborghini Gallardo is a stylish, modern, handsome, coveted vehicle. This vehicle sports a 5.2 Liter V-10 with 552 horsepower, twin cam, mid mounted motor. The Gallardo is attractive; it delivers superior speed and impressive stability.
Carbuyers coveting power on the road can opt for the Valentino Balboni edition, the limited edition vehicle is named after the well known test driver. The Gallardo is the result of VW's acquiring Lamborghini and Audi. This car successfully merges Italian soul with remarkable German engineering. The Gallardo is a beautiful sports car.

Bodystyles: Coupe, convertible
Engine: 5.2L V-10
Transmissions: 6-speed manual, 6-speed auto-clutch manual
Models: LP 560-4, LP 560-4 Spyder, LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni, LP 570-4 Superleggera
The high-performance Lamborghini Gallardo represents the essence of exotic ultra-luxury. A special edition Gallardo Bicolore is available on the Gallardo LP 550-2. This special edition features contrasting two-tone exterior paint, unique alloy wheels and contrasting interior trim.

Exterior
Unlike the Murcielago's scissors-style doors, the Gallardo has conventional front-hinged doors. Exterior features include:
Power soft-top on Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder operates in about 20 seconds
19-inch wheels
LP 550-2 edition has unique paint, custom suspension
Interior features include:
Standard dual-zone climate control
Optional heated seats, navigation system
Rear-wheel-drive LP 550-2 edition makes 543 hp, 398 pounds-feet of torque
Six-speed manual or six-speed automated manual
Safety
Standard safety features include:
Antilock brakes
Electronic stability system

For those of you wondering what the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 caught on video last week was doing in Berlin, Germany, it turns out the Italian supercar was the star attraction at the opening of a new flagship boutique dedicated exclusively to the assortment of "Collezione Automobili Lamborghini".

Being an Italian company and all, you’d expect Lamborghini to launch its first Fashion Store in Europe somewhere in Italy, but the firm’s German bosses decided otherwise choosing Berlin. “This confirms the role of Berlin as the capital of fashion and lifestyle, with extraordinary vitality and attractiveness for all of Europe," said Sandra Salameh, CEO of LFS Luxury Fashion Store Berlin GmbH.

We know what you’re thinking but stop right there. What you are looking at here isn’t the result of some crafty photoshop business - it’s the real deal; an actual factual microcar replica of a 1970 Nissan Skyline GT-R coupe that was created by Japanese tuning firm Liberty Walk Performance. The scaled down, single-seater clone of Nissan’s first-generation Skyline GT-R is based on a quad-bike and it’s perfectly drivable.

This is not the first time we’ve shown you a microcar replica from Liberty Walk Performance as some of you may remember the…Lambormini Murcielago snapped by our own Phil Alex at last year’s Tokyo Auto Salon.

If you haven’t heard, March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day. So what a better way to celebrate the day if not by expressing discontent with poor customer service? At least that's what a Lamborghini Gallardo owner from China chose to do, with his shocking protest having every chance to cause reactions as far away as Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy.

We all have our unfortunate experiences as consumers, but I think none of us would have the heart to do what this man did. After his Lamborghini Gallardo failed to function following a service at an official Lamborghini workshop, he decided to protest in public.

And what was his idea of a protest, we hear you ask? Brace yourselves - he hired people to destroy the sports car with hammers right in front of a large audience in the city of Qingdao, China, in an attempt to provoke public support and to determine the manufacturer to respect his consumer rights!

As you might expect, the menacing presence of Lamborghini’s new Aventador LP700-4 supercar is bound to capture everyone’s attention upon seeing and hearing the Italian supercar. And that’s exactly what happened when a brand new example of the Aventador LP700-4 finished in an eye-popping Arancio Argos orange color was dropped off a central street in Berlin, Germany and parked inside a building for display. Click through the jump for the 8+ minute-long video of Lamborghini's new 700-horsepower dream car.

This year Italy is celebrating 150 years since its unification, an event that a Italian symbol like Lamborghini couldn't ignore. To honor the event, the super car maker will build a special edition of the Gallardo called the Tricolore. The name pays tribute to the Italian flag, which decorates the car in the form of a three-colored stripe that stretches across the hood, the driver's seat and the roof in a way that reminds of the LP550-2 Valentino Balboni edition.

We know you have been waiting for it ever since you first laid your eyes on the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, and well, thanks to Carscoop reader Matt and his friend, here it is: the hair-raising sounds of the Raging Bull’s 700-horsepower strong 6.5-liter V12 engine as it awakens… Hit the break to watch the video clips and don’t forget to turn up the volume of your speakers...

Last week, we told you that the first year of production of both the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 and Ferrari FF have reportedly been spoken for. Today, Lamborghini made it officially-official confirming that it has already sold more than 12 months’ production of its new flagship V12 model, deliveries of which will start in the second half of 2011.

The VW Group-owned Italian automaker also released final sales figures for last year that showed a 14 per cent drop from 2009. In particular, Lamborghini delivered a total of 1,302 units to customers worldwide in 2010, compared to 1,515 cars the previous year.

Italian supercar maker, Lamborghini unveiled their latest mean machine, Aventador at the Geneva Auto Show. Lamborghini is so hopeful of their new supercar Aventador, that they expect it to overtake their previous supercar Murcielago in terms of sales figures.
Mr Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini Boss said, “We already sold more than 12 months of production. We are not producing everyday cars.

After plenty of teasing and online leaks, Lamborghini officially unveiled its new Aventador super sports car at the" Geneva Auto Show" . The Aventador keeps the brand's signature scissor doors, and features a visually stunning design, but doesn't quite advance the Lamborghini style as much as previous designs have.
The car's full name, the Aventador LP 700-4, with the LP standing for "longitudinal posteriore".

After lots of leaks and teasing online, Lamborghini has officially unveiled its hot Aventador super sports car in Geneva, the replacement for the top of the line V12 Murcielago.
The waist-high exotic is visually stunning, unsurprisingly, keeping the scissor doors that have been a signature styling cue on the brand’s range-topping V-12s since the outlandish Countach. The front end of the $379,700 (U.S.) Aventador is a near ringer for newer Gallardos, as well as the outgoing Murcie, while the overall theme sticks pretty to the fighter-jet-inspired limited-edition Reventon supercar from 2008.

This 6.5-litre unit is the sixth-gen V-12 by Lamborghini, which execs boast is 20 per cent more fuel-efficient, despite making eight per cent more power.
Lamborghini is sticking with its clunky naming traditions with the Aventador LP 700-4

Former BMW Group Design boss Chris Bangle was on a roll at the Geneva Motor Show. Following his encounter with Saab's new chief designer, Jason Castriota, Bangle also had a quick video chat with Car Design News Editor Eric Gallina about his views on supercars.

"Well, I'm kind of old school on supercars, you know," said Bangle. “If they're not something that, just, you know, knocks your balls off, you know, they're nice cars, and go fast too, you know. The world needs another, oh that's good!" Want more Bangle? Hit the jump to watch the clip.

They are two of the most hotly anticipated and talked about cars at this week's 2011 Geneva International Motor Show. We're talking of course about the Ferrari's first ever four-wheel drive model, the FF, and Lamborghini's replacement for the Murcielago, the Aventador LP700-4.

Though catering to different tastes and needs, these two supercars have something in common, and we're not referring to their Italian roots nor their twelve-cylinder powerplants, but to the fact that both are sold out for their first year of production even before they arrive in showrooms across the world.

For those of you that still haven't had enough of the Lamborghini's newest dream car, here's a comprehensive photo gallery and a video presentation of the Aventador LP700-4 straight from the Geneva Motor Show floors.

Swiss automobile builder Sbarro, in league with the Espera Sbarro design school, has brought a very interesting concept to the Geneva Motor Show this year: the Evoluzione. The prototype seen here is an eye-popping mix of various themes: it takes Lamborghini's recent efforts at making drivable razors, puts in a spoonful of motorcycle, and then adds McLaren F1-style seating.

Sbarro's Evoluzione took thirteen weeks to complete with twenty-five students working in teams on both the engineering and design sides of the project. Pierre Guenebaut, a teacher at the design school, explains, "Being present at the Geneva Motor Show is a reward for them. They will have the opportunity to explain their project to the public while investing in relationships and communication."

After nearly a decade of running amok in the land of hypercars, Lamborghini's Murcielago is being retired. In its place will be the Aventador, a 700-hp devil providing a whole new generation with automotive wall art and high-speed screams.

The Aventador LP 700-4, Lambo's newest top dog, hopes to build on the glorious excess of its predecessor. Fusing design cues found in the Reventón and Sesto Elemento, the Lamborghini Aventador has much in common with past Lamborghini flagships: it is named after a famous bull, packs a V12 warp drive, allows entry through a pair of scissor doors, and makes no sense as a daily driver.

It has also picked up the Murcielago's electronic air intakes due to their functionality and downright awesomeness. Broad details, however, are where the similarities stop.

There's no doubt that the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is the worst kept secret of the 81st Geneva International Motor Show. In addition to a bevy of studio shots that were leaked online in the past few days, we now have live shots of the Murcielago's replacement from Geneva, courtesy of the folks over at Autogespot.

"We have just received from a friend a few exclusive photos of the new LP700-4. It is the Grigio Estoque colorded Aventador that will be shown on the press day on the 1st of March," Emil from Autogespot told us. And well, there you have it: the new Aventador. We'll have all the juicy details in a couple of days when Lamborghini officially debuts its new flagship model at the Geneva show, but scroll down for the condensed version.

We've seen more leaks on the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 than on a rusty pipe of late, so we're hardly surprised that a new set of images surfaced online today. The three fresh pictures show the Raging Bull's engine bay with the brand-new 700-horsepower 6.5-liter V12 unit, the supercar's interior and the sculptured fuel cap. Unless someone spills the beans later today or during the weekend, you'll have to wait until Monday for the full reveal at the Geneva Motor Show.