This is just the natural development of any car. As it ages they will modify it, usually in appearance and performance. Then they will discontinue it or replace the model with and even meaner one.
Just like the F-Cars... 308 to 328 to 348 to 355 to 360 to 430 .......

The natural evolution of a car is one thing. But people demanding more power simply to "compete" or "stay on top" of other car maker's models is a little nonsensical.

That said, I never said I had anything against power...

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This may well be true, but, for as long as I've been driving (since the '50s) the power trip has been a big part of automobilia.

The ego of the company plays a large roll in everything. With exotics and even down on the classic muscle car war. And the mention of people not knowing how to drive is just a reason some one buys the car.

Personally, Ill be waiting impatiently for a more powerful G. Id rather see a meaner G than another Murcie. To me the G is more fun to drive and be just as fast as a Murcie. Granted you have to be able to drive. I think they look better too.

I'll support naming the next one the "FERRUCIO" but then of course it HAS to out perform the Enzo in every way or the ferrari guys will be laughing about Lamborghinis for ever

i think they shud make the next lambo as a limited production model. somethin which is meaner, sexier and ppl want to buy it but not everybody can have it.

The presumed, upcoming 'track' Gallardo ???

i dont know about any upcoming track gallardo. i hope they come up with a brand new lamborhini model. A car as huge as murcie,,with higher horsepower though.

Isn't that what Lambos are already?

I do not think the 08 Gs will be hitting 550s....So far, the most cost efficient way of raising the HP output on this na motor is to replace the breathing system and recalibrating or remapping the ecu, which are both environmental UNfriendly. Such environment conscious US market (sarcastically) is the biggest market for Lambo spa thus, I hardly doubt the techs at santagata will let their vehicle breathe better. other than such simple way of raising the output, the only way to na tune the car is to rebuild the motor with reinforced, lighter cams, valves, head, cylinder coating to sustain increased compression ratio. I feel the motor already has high compression ratio with very high redline considering its displacement. Unlike the other comparable v10 motors, the strokes are not short and the combustion chambers are quite square(not over squared). Such modifications on low volume production motor are not efficient in terms of cost vs conc; at least in my opinion. I think the change in gear ratio has been enough to compensate the 'slower' acceleration. Upfront, na tuning is much more costly than using forced induction, although i much prefer na tuning due to its revebility and faster dropping of rpm needle. Besides, i think na motors are always more fun than the forced induction tuned motors. IMO, by any means a awd v10 G is no overweight, but weight reduction is probably a better solution than just further increasing the output. A few hp gain will probably only be accessible at high rpm if not on the redline, with not too much change in the whole output curve; IF the increase ever happens, which i hardly doubt.