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The Estoque – Lamborghini’s mad four-door supercar first shown back in Paris last year – isn’t dead. Trouble is, it’s not exactly alive either.
See, following unscrupulous reports circulating round the interweb last week that Lambo had canned the Estoque in the face of the current financial downturn (seriously, someone should invent a computer shortcut for that phrase), the Italian supercar maker has released a statement confirming that it hasn’t made any decision at all on its four-door’s future.
“In reference to recent press coverage commenting on cancellation of its Estoque project,” says the statement, “Lamborghini has not taken any decision to produce its Estoque concept car. Lamborghini believes that if a third model line should ever be added to its product line up, a four door luxury performance saloon could be a logical product strategy.”
Which translates, we think, as: “We’re not going to build it, but we’re not going to not build it either.”
The Estoque concept was powered by a 500bhp V10, but Lamborghini had hinted that a hybrid and even a diesel version could be feasible. True, it’s not the most sensible time to be launching a 200-odd grand hyper-saloon, but when did Lambo ever do sensible?
Estoque: dead or alive?
Lambo says it's still thinking about the four-door supercar
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AshHorne commented on this article
at 11:39 am on 25 March 2009
As a Porsche enthusiast, I sort of hope that Lamborghini don't build it, as that'll clear the way for Porsche's Panamera to go on sale without contestation. Or does it? To my mind, if you wanted a really fast four-seater, what's wrong with a GTR, or even an Evo if you don't plan on going past 150mph on public roads?
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Minimal1ty commented on this article
at 11:43 am on 25 March 2009
I don't really understand the idea of a four-door family super car. If you are going to buy a super car, you probably have enough money to buy a family car anyway.
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Winther commented on this article
at 01:14 pm on 25 March 2009
This car is staggeringly pretty. It has to be build! .. It would create ravage in the four-door saloon market. and it would rip the Porsche Panamera to pieces (if it hasen't done it allready) which is one of the most expensive ugly cars ever.
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Wyvern commented on this article
at 01:53 pm on 25 March 2009
But it's so beautiful! I want them to build it even though all I'm ever going to do is stand outside the showroom and weld myself to the window with drool. At least they haven't killed it as such... (and you can programme a keyboard shortcut for any phrase you like in a lot of word processing packages, btw ;-) )
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lambosareforeva commented on this article
at 02:51 pm on 25 March 2009
Please build the Estoque. This is one of the best looking cars ive ever seen! And its a four door... very cool
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