My favorite car of all time. This car to this day is still my dream car. I miss this era of TV, Cars and Top gear. The world felt like it had so much potential left in it and Tech was just starting to be what we know it as today. Somewhere around 2010-2012, it felt like the world changed so drastically, so fast. Cars are fast and so damn impressive, but they have lost a bit of their specialness compared to cars of the 90s and 2000s. particularly mid 2000s.
The story with the falcon: The falcon is the fastest creature on earth (reach 320 km/h when going down to catch a prey). 320 km/h is around 207 mph, which is the top speed of the murcielago.
+Jason Holtkamp both cars you've mentioned are extremely ugly. You're genuinely the first person I've ever come across that thinks the Veneno is a good looking car. I love how bonkers it is, but it's painfully ugly.
Fresh_ Prince I never said that I think the Veneno looks good! Read my comment again. I was just asking if he had really seen EVERY SINGLE Lamborghini because some of them are incredibly rare.
Even with the LP670-4 and the Aventador SV out this still is my favourite car. This was the car I grew up with, the car that made me realize that cars didn't have to be slow, boring boxes you cram five people into. This was sort of a revelation, it introduced me to a whole new world filled with amazing machines! The LP640 truly has a special place in my heart - hope to see my childhood hero someday soon. :)
+LongtailGT EXACTLY! I'm a 90's kid and the metaphorical "poster on my wall" was the Diablo. And then when I saw the black one the Devil drove in Bedazzled it cemented it for me. Diablo and Murcielago FTW!
Omair Sheikh I cant say I agree with you on that one.. For some reason I just CAN NOT stand the Huracan's headlights or rear. However Lamborghini definetly makes some beautiful machines! (Especially the Asterion Concept! ;)
It has to be the Miura for me. Followed closely by the Aventador; even though I'm not a fan of the car. Saying that, if I had the money to buy any Lamborghini today, it would have to be the LP670-4 SV. It comes with one of the best V12s ever made, a manual gear box, and an exterior that screams Lamborghini - the way a Lamborghini should look. And most likely will appreciate in price more than any of the recent bulls.
One of the greatest cars to be ever made *Period.* It’s not the fastest or the quickest. Not the best around a track Not great in terms of practicality. But still... one of the greatest cars to have ever been made.
This was the Lamborghini that was around in my Teen years and I still absolutely love it. It still doesn’t seem like it’s been nearly a decade since the Murcielago went out of production.
Er, the option you paid extra for increased the car's value? There is nothing - NOTHING - at all "ironic" about that. If the pricier manuals were now reselling for half the price of the autos, THAT would be irony.
I first loved the Countach. Then I loved the Diablo. Then I grew up/grew away. Now my Lamborghini love has been quietly growing in the background for years. In 2015 I rented a green Huracan for a half day. Its performance was insane. But it has a v10 and ‘regular’ doors. My work van has a v10 and regular doors. I didn’t love the Huracan. In 2021 I rented an Aventador for a day. It’s performance was insane. And it had scissor doors and the v12. I fell in love. Lately I’ve been looking at used Lamborghinis because my business is doing well and I sold two investment house. The Murcielago is calling me.
Thank you for no huge spoilers and air intakes which doest stick out when not needed and 10 exhast pipes and many other things. Its 2019 and still looks elegent. You sir has created a timeless design.
"Idiot" that comes to be a bit ironic to me, hindsight is 20/20 as they say, not like the first owner speccing out their new Murcielago was looking at the long term value of the car, they're instead looking for the most up-to-date technology in a car
Brilliant cinematography and editing ... highlighting a magnificent vehicle ...Jeremy's commentary adds understatement to this fine piece .... smell the gas and oil .... hear that engine .... Thank you for this.
This review of the Lamborghini Merchialogo was the first ever top gear content I ever watched. Ever since then I was hooked. I watched every video I could. The Ferrari Enzo, Mercedes Benz McLaren SLR, Porsche Carrara GT, the Bugatti Veyron race across Europe. Thank you Jeremy James and Richard for giving me so much happiness.
"To show the difference between a fast car, and a Lamborghini" 4:37 Jeremy brought back that line from Top Gear Supercars 1994, he put a Golf GTi against a Countach.
Imagine going back and telling Jeremy that in a little over a decade, a Dodge would lap the track close to 10 seconds faster than this and he'd be fired over food.
Man these old Top Gear episodes had some really great choices of soundtrack. I mean, just in this clip I heard "Light My Way" by Audioslave, "Out of Control" from "The Chemical Brothers", what I think it was a song from NIN (probably one of their 2000's albums) and "Silverfuck" by "The Smashing Pumpkins". The music choice was just right on the spot always.
I got one of these with a standard transmission salvage, and I’ll say this much: I reckon that whomever said “you can’t buy happiness” has never been behind the wheel of a Lamborghini.
I agree, but somehow (im just saying, please no dislike) i prefer this and the Murcielago SV to the Aventador. i think this car is somehow for me, is better
When I was 4 me and my mom would go look at rc cars. When I saw this car on hot pursuit 2 and I found it very attractive. One day I jokingly asked her to buy it for me. She said yes and I thought holy crap I'm getting a murcilago!!!!! And I told all of my friends that I was getting this car. So I get into my moms car after school and I asked where this car is. She told me in the back seat. I thought why is a Lamborghini in the back seat of a GMC Yukon. So I look in the back of the car to see a rc Lamborghini gallardo. So that is what ruined my childhood. But on the bright side my mom owes me 300'000 bucks :)
The Murcielago is for me the most beautiful Lambo since the Miura. 20 years ago I lived on the same road in London as a rich wheeler dealer who lived in a swanky high rise apartment. He had 2 of these models one in Black,the other in Silver. Anytime I heard Police sirens in the neighbourhood I was always checking to see if the law were on his tail for drugs bust or something just as shady. I never found out what this young guy did for a living and came to own 2 lots of my grail car. Just 1 of them would’ve taken me 100 years to pay for 😂
it’s amazing how the definition of a hypercar has changed so drastically since this was filmed. now with cars like the Chiron, Agera RS, and Speedtail, the Murcielago seems seemingly ordinary in comparison.
It wasn't really a hyper car back in 2006 bro Clarkson was hyping it up performance to power.. Ratio.... U still had real hyper cars like the veyron, Enzo, f1, cc8s, zonda f, mc12 and even the Carrara gt that were all much more rare with more power and performance... The lp640 was probably the closest to a hyper car performance wise running a quarter mile in 11.3 seconds still my fave car all time
@@TheTonytone77 It was definitely a hypercar in terms of power and straight line performance. The LP640 has more horsepower than the Enzo, F1, Zonda F, MC12, Carrera GT and it has about the same as the CC8s which used a shitty modified ford engine. The only thing holding it back from that title is how much cheaper it was, but in reality it's still a rare car compared to modern Lambos; Only around 2,000 LP640 made. The Veyron changed the game in terms of power, so it was incomparable to anything in existance upon release. That said, it's even heavier and handles worse than the LP640. It's interesting that Audi goes for power and AWD over low weight and RWD.
The Speedtail is just a modified 720s...It's the definition of oridinary; All Mclarens are. Every Mclaren is just variations of the same engine and chassis setup, with engines that they don't even make themselves. Eggs are cool, but they aren't far off from kit cars, they're quite unreliable.
Have watched this video countless times.. Still gonna watch it again.. Man how do you call that for a review... 2018 and still rocking..best sounding Lambo ever ....
One of my favorite car reviews of all time. Must be JC's wit, smart video editing, and the Italian sheet metal I continue to admire from afar. And there isn't a better sounding sled out there. Ever. 😎
He defines this one as a 'hypercar' How come that term has changed so much after 7 years, when a sedan can have 1,000 hp and go from 0 to 60 in 2.xx seconds...
It’s crazy that you would have paid a few thousand extra for the flappy paddle gearbox. And now, the manual cars are going for twice the price of the flappy paddle cars.
Yesterday's Hypercar. If I wanted one of these I'd get the limited edition SuperVeloce. 5:27 for Cannonball Run II moment (both doors up waiting for the chase car to go by). The Aventador looks better and goes harder, with essentially the same powerplant. Also the 'bat' just looks heavy but the Aventador looks nimble and eager.
if any of you true top gear fans would know he done nearly the same review with a Lamborghini diablo against a golf gti many moons ago with the same dialogue.
I had a chance to drive a Lamborghini Gallardo in Singapore. Doesn't matter 1st or 2nd Gear put your foot down and BAM! Feels like being charged by a rampaging bull behind you! Truly an amazing machine! Can't imagine what it feels like with the Murcielago LP640 :)
"- Will you be driving the Batpod sir?"
"- In the middle of the day Alfred? Not very subtle."
"- The Lamborghini then... Much more subtle..."
I saw the Dark Knight yesterday lol I love that scene
Now a days even broke people are driving lambos . I don’t know how they are doing but ever broke ass on TH-cam own one .
ah man god bless u best lines ever
There is something about that murcielago means bat in Spanish
Bro!!!!!👌💪
My favorite car of all time. This car to this day is still my dream car.
I miss this era of TV, Cars and Top gear. The world felt like it had so much potential left in it and Tech was just starting to be what we know it as today. Somewhere around 2010-2012, it felt like the world changed so drastically, so fast. Cars are fast and so damn impressive, but they have lost a bit of their specialness compared to cars of the 90s and 2000s. particularly mid 2000s.
This car have the best sound for lamborgini and tell you what, i got to know lamborgini with this car, its legendary
Couldn't have articulated it in a better way
Yes but here even Jeremy is lamenting the styling of the Murcielago at the start. Nostalgia is a funny thing...
let me guess, you grew up around that time.
You’re absolutely right Joshua and that’s the bitter sweet thing about remembering the past, we can never go back but just live in the present
I still want a bright yellow one like the one from nfs hot pursuit 2.
The reason why I love the murcielago and found out about it was that game. So many good memories. :,)
yesssss
Agreed
***** how many gens have there been
Adam Kramer orange one is sexier
3:51: “Top speed is two hundred an... tell you what let’s find out!” You gotta love Jeremy Clarkson.
207 and thats electronically limited!
Where was the camera filming the Speedo eh? 😜
@@stitcha123 Ford focus
The story with the falcon:
The falcon is the fastest creature on earth (reach 320 km/h when going down to catch a prey).
320 km/h is around 207 mph, which is the top speed of the murcielago.
In 1962 the top speed of a Ford Falcon was 71 mph, also going downhill...So there!
Falcons have been known to exceed 220mph though
Well i have seen one doing 355kph
Peregrine falcon....to be exact
a murcielago can actually reach 217mph
Top Gear at its peak...the filters, the music, camera work and video themes...simply amazing 👌
Clarkson not looking like death.
The filters are how I thought Britain looked
Just watched the countach/diablo video with clarkson from the 90s. He did the exact same test with a mk2 GTI.
Huh.
+Braden Carlson He loves the GTI, i think he said his first car was a GTI that would explain it
+TheAventadorSV pretty sure it was a scirocco
Jack Wheatley Where did you hear that from?
TheAventadorSV a 20 year old top gear featuring a mk1 golf gti, pretty sure he said he a had a scirocco gti instead of the golf
Jack Wheatley Oh ok makes sense
The Most Beautiful Lamborghini ever made, in my opinion. And yes, I've seen all of them.
You may be one of the only ones in the world able to make that claim. Have you seen the sesto elemento? Or the veneno?
I've seen all of them. And by the way, I think the Veneno looks Ugly
With you on this!
+Jason Holtkamp both cars you've mentioned are extremely ugly. You're genuinely the first person I've ever come across that thinks the Veneno is a good looking car. I love how bonkers it is, but it's painfully ugly.
Fresh_ Prince I never said that I think the Veneno looks good! Read my comment again. I was just asking if he had really seen EVERY SINGLE Lamborghini because some of them are incredibly rare.
I think Jeremy is the only guy mad enough to move his hand through the wheel at 207mph
Richard Hammond, but it doesn't end as well.
And Benedict Cumberbatch!
But germans have done 209.54mph on the same lp640
that really bothered me.
I think that it was doctored and he never did that speed - the way the needle moves look a bit fake!
The Murcie SV is probably the best looking sportscar for me
+Jon Samuel Agreed ;)
The best super car of all time
***** theres like 6 in the world and there several million dollars so that's realistically not even a road car
***** Still subjective ;)
2:40 pls who knows the name of the song
Even with the LP670-4 and the Aventador SV out this still is my favourite car. This was the car I grew up with, the car that made me realize that cars didn't have to be slow, boring boxes you cram five people into. This was sort of a revelation, it introduced me to a whole new world filled with amazing machines! The LP640 truly has a special place in my heart - hope to see my childhood hero someday soon. :)
100% agree,!
The Scandinavian Gaming Channel
Do you remember where you found about this car? For me it was in need for speed most wanted where I realised the beauty of this car.
mosk11tto
For me, it was actually back in 2006 when playing Need For Speed Carbon. That's when I first saw the LP640.
The Scandinavian Gaming Channel Haha nice the same series of a game
This is one of the best sounding car ever. Much better than the aventador.
+f50koenigg In my opinion, the whole car all round is better than the aventador.
+Tom Fabri it is an Aventador just without the side intakes. Or vice versa.
+f50koenigg yep all thanks to stupid noise regulation and carbon emission, they will make it even quieter and small engine in the future
f50koenigg That is subjective. I still like the aventador better.
I respectfully disagree about the sound. Aston Martin V12 sounds the best, especially the 7.3L V12 in One-77.
Top Gear USA = No watch
Top Gear UK = Watch and like, every time.
Harperlarp Not anymore
I prefer Top Gear Russia
Have you guys seen Top Gear Afghanistan ?
@@segredosdotiosam9989 I heard it is an explosive content
It does not age well
Im a 90s baby, so this was the lambo I grew up with
Nick Oetting
same, born in 89, got a countach and a murcielago on the wall of my room when i grew up
Nick Oetting Being a 90s kid, the Diablo should be the car you grew up with, not the Murcielago.
Countach gave definition to the term super car.
+LongtailGT Murcielago was early 21st century so this would count including the Diablo.
+LongtailGT EXACTLY! I'm a 90's kid and the metaphorical "poster on my wall" was the Diablo. And then when I saw the black one the Devil drove in Bedazzled it cemented it for me. Diablo and Murcielago FTW!
I honestly think this is the most attractive Lamborghini to be made!
Used to be my favourite car, but I think the Huracan might even be more gorgeous. Lamborghini just keeps on making beautiful cars.
Omair Sheikh I cant say I agree with you on that one.. For some reason I just CAN NOT stand the Huracan's headlights or rear. However Lamborghini definetly makes some beautiful machines! (Especially the Asterion Concept! ;)
the best lamob ever made i love it to my favorite car
It has to be the Miura for me. Followed closely by the Aventador; even though I'm not a fan of the car.
Saying that, if I had the money to buy any Lamborghini today, it would have to be the LP670-4 SV. It comes with one of the best V12s ever made, a manual gear box, and an exterior that screams Lamborghini - the way a Lamborghini should look. And most likely will appreciate in price more than any of the recent bulls.
Opie only 6 units of LP670-4 were made. Rest were automatics.
One of the greatest cars to be ever made *Period.*
It’s not the fastest or the quickest.
Not the best around a track
Not great in terms of practicality.
But still... one of the greatest cars to have ever been made.
y
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For yes!
exactly
....nostalgia at its best, it's not good at shit but God damn it it's the best car
"Top speed is - "
"Tell' yo whot, let's find out"
That's the spirit
This is still my all time favorite Top Gear clip. I fell in love with the Murcielago watching this video. Beautifully done!!
Ditto.
This was the Lamborghini that was around in my Teen years and I still absolutely love it. It still doesn’t seem like it’s been nearly a decade since the Murcielago went out of production.
This is better looking than the Hurancan and Aventador. Not over done like those cars. the murcuelago is a beautiful car.
Amen. It had the best sounding V12 engine as well.
Huracan just looks bad it has no personality
AMG BENZ_HAMMER_6.0 The rear end is disgusting. Also I don't know what a "Hurancan" is.
nope its not
I disagree. Huracan and Aventador are better looking than the Gallardo and Murcielago
omg. hiring a falconer just to get these shots. you guys
thats probably jeremys second job
albboy96 It is actually his sixth job, after being a doctor, astronaut, car salesmen, test subject, and of course: Host of TopGear UK.
It's pretty ironic that the manual murcilago's go for around double the price of the paddle shift ones considering it was a £6,250 option
Imagine spending more on Optional Extras & actually lose the potential value of it
@@ivanbima5877 imagine buying a car as an investment
Er, the option you paid extra for increased the car's value? There is nothing - NOTHING - at all "ironic" about that.
If the pricier manuals were now reselling for half the price of the autos, THAT would be irony.
@@wintermute8315 well no because paddle shift cost more money then but manuals are worth more now
@@janetsminten8196
If you see a great deal like 90% off the real price on a car and you have the money for it, wouldn’t you buy it?
I first loved the Countach. Then I loved the Diablo.
Then I grew up/grew away.
Now my Lamborghini love has been quietly growing in the background for years.
In 2015 I rented a green Huracan for a half day. Its performance was insane. But it has a v10 and ‘regular’ doors. My work van has a v10 and regular doors. I didn’t love the Huracan.
In 2021 I rented an Aventador for a day. It’s performance was insane. And it had scissor doors and the v12.
I fell in love.
Lately I’ve been looking at used Lamborghinis because my business is doing well and I sold two investment house.
The Murcielago is calling me.
As a fellow car fan, wish you the best of luck on your purchase. Cant go wrong with a murcielago
@@GOLDENEYEAL thank you bro
6250 extra for the automatic… and if you opted out of that option your car would be worth about 2x as much these days. Kind of crazy to think about
I like how they raced the Lamborghini against the golf just like when they reviewed the diablo
For people to see: /watch?v=6a_b53FszpA
Thank you for no huge spoilers and air intakes which doest stick out when not needed and 10 exhast pipes and many other things. Its 2019 and still looks elegent. You sir has created a timeless design.
I can't believe it doesn't even have machine guns!
That colour combination is just staggering! Holy hell, does this thing still look great!
You gonna bust a nut there jimmy?
Yes, I'm more of a 'closet petrol head' but I'd love to have this car in this colour.
2:11 that sound was un-humanly like
The wings the old V12 the tail lights the sound the scissor doors and the design. Everything is PERFECT.
I enjoy listening to Jeremy Clarkson's review. The car sound is just a bonus.
Does I come with the bird?
Yes... Yes it does.
+FlappableBean Its a crown man, a crown!
+zombieslayer226 If that's a falcon...I think it cost more than the car mate.
no but you won't go short of birds to pull if you have one of these. fuckin chick magnet.
this is not a bird ,, its a Falcon
this is not a car ,, its a lamborghini
5:55 "Flappy-paddle gearbox: 6.000£!" Imagine being the idiot that choose that option and now his murci is worth 3/4 of the value of a manual one.
"Idiot" that comes to be a bit ironic to me, hindsight is 20/20 as they say, not like the first owner speccing out their new Murcielago was looking at the long term value of the car, they're instead looking for the most up-to-date technology in a car
Exactly if they had the money to buy a new one I'm not sure if they would care about the depreciation
6:00 "you'd need a flappy paddle head to spend that!" xD LOL
Top gear US couldnt pull off 176mph with the SV... so sad
No balls
This car is beautiful. A perfect balance of modern and traditional lamborghini
Brilliant cinematography and editing ... highlighting a magnificent vehicle ...Jeremy's commentary adds understatement to this fine piece .... smell the gas and oil .... hear that engine .... Thank you for this.
Would prefer this over an aventador
Thankfully, someone's with me! ^_^
You're not the only one...
I guess I'll have to return the Aventador I bought for you.
@@FAT8893 me too !!! And sa wr wb btw 🙄
2:40 pls who knows the name of the song
possible the greatest car ever made by Lamborghini...
maybe yes but i there's also the Miura the first super car evere!
Well many of us will never know that
that's true! :)
not true the aventador is better than this car
Lamborghini Miura was the best Lamborghini ever made. Only 1,000 of them were made. But it's like... car porn XD
i miss top gear :'(
gay
Cinematography was excellent here
This review of the Lamborghini Merchialogo was the first ever top gear content I ever watched. Ever since then I was hooked. I watched every video I could. The Ferrari Enzo, Mercedes Benz McLaren SLR, Porsche Carrara GT, the Bugatti Veyron race across Europe. Thank you Jeremy James and Richard for giving me so much happiness.
"To show the difference between a fast car, and a Lamborghini"
4:37
Jeremy brought back that line from Top Gear Supercars 1994, he put a Golf GTi against a Countach.
I thought it was Diablo
The good old days of top gear this is hands down the best Murcielago review and the car is in my favorite color for this model.
The back of a Murcielago gives me all kinds of nostalgic feelings. That exhaust pipe is just mad
exactly
2:00 his AC comment always makes me burst out laughing.
Jeremy Clarkson you are like my hero! No stuff that, you are my hero, even better than batman.
I love when the vents go up makes me think it's faster than a Bugatti.
k?
I love it when the wings extend it makes me think it's faster than an SR-71 or a space shuttle
+Jason Holtkamp lol
exactly
amazing how the E gear option was + 6k back then ... if you got the manual and saved 6k .. youd be sitting pretty with a 1M car right now .
Lamborghini's E-Gear and Ferrari's F1 transmissions are why I ordered a new Porsche with a manual gearbox.
Imagine going back and telling Jeremy that in a little over a decade, a Dodge would lap the track close to 10 seconds faster than this and he'd be fired over food.
Honestly I don't care if its the slowest car in the world. It just looks epic, and brilliant.
But it's still 10 year after. this show how advanced Europe is compared to usa 😂😂
A dodge lol 😆 maybe fast but completely shit . A timex tells time same as a rolex but one's in a different league .
Man these old Top Gear episodes had some really great choices of soundtrack. I mean, just in this clip I heard "Light My Way" by Audioslave, "Out of Control" from "The Chemical Brothers", what I think it was a song from NIN (probably one of their 2000's albums) and "Silverfuck" by "The Smashing Pumpkins".
The music choice was just right on the spot always.
I got one of these with a standard transmission salvage, and I’ll say this much: I reckon that whomever said “you can’t buy happiness” has never been behind the wheel of a Lamborghini.
I love the way lamborghini's sound
Lamborghinis. No apostrophe
djyoutubo thanks
Love the very clean styling. Its a call-back to the mid 70's Countach, before they added all the fender flares, spoilers, wings, scoops, etc.
"You'd need a flappy-paddle head to spend that" LMAO
so he did 207 without breaking a sweat, yet evans didnt even do 200 and ended up nearly having a panic attack?
Chris is a nerd
Do you think he could drive Quickly?
please tell me when this happened???? is there a youtube video? what car was he driving?
hahahahahahahahahahaha.
Clarkson has screamed "Speed and Power solves everything" through his entire life. 207 is just a casual thing for him
The Murcielago is just an awesome car, gotta luv it =)
I agree, but the Aventador is is beast!
I agree, but somehow (im just saying, please no dislike) i prefer this and the Murcielago SV to the Aventador. i think this car is somehow for me, is better
and the Murci is only half as expensive as the Aventador =) but are all fantastic cars ofc
When I was 4 me and my mom would go look at rc cars. When I saw this car on hot pursuit 2 and I found it very attractive. One day I jokingly asked her to buy it for me. She said yes and I thought holy crap I'm getting a murcilago!!!!! And I told all of my friends that I was getting this car. So I get into my moms car after school and I asked where this car is. She told me in the back seat. I thought why is a Lamborghini in the back seat of a GMC Yukon. So I look in the back of the car to see a rc Lamborghini gallardo. So that is what ruined my childhood. But on the bright side my mom owes me 300'000 bucks :)
give this man a huge medal.....$$$
You sir, earned a cookie
The Murcielago is for me the most beautiful Lambo since the Miura. 20 years ago I lived on the same road in London as a rich wheeler dealer who lived in a swanky high rise apartment. He had 2 of these models one in Black,the other in Silver. Anytime I heard Police sirens in the neighbourhood I was always checking to see if the law were on his tail for drugs bust or something just as shady. I never found out what this young guy did for a living and came to own 2 lots of my grail car. Just 1 of them would’ve taken me 100 years to pay for 😂
Like the "old" Top Gear :D
Crazy that I come back to watch an old review of an old car many times, but this is one of TG's best.
This car is my dream car!
Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640
77hamann i wish you it will became reality!! My dream also❤️
This Guy is truly a legend. No one can deliver stories like that.. No One.
Dont ask me why but the Murcielago looked more menacing than the Aventador imo.
Still a work of art all these years one and definitely has the best sounding exhaust of any current car
Against all odds, this one has aged wonderfully.
back when 3rd gen top gear was good
Before this , it was the diablo . Huge change in tone
Audi did an amazing job with Lamborghini! Convenient features in still a head-turning, fast car.
This car, and episode is one of the best if not THE best of top gear ever made
it’s amazing how the definition of a hypercar has changed so drastically since this was filmed. now with cars like the Chiron, Agera RS, and Speedtail, the Murcielago seems seemingly ordinary in comparison.
It wasn't really a hyper car back in 2006 bro Clarkson was hyping it up performance to power.. Ratio.... U still had real hyper cars like the veyron, Enzo, f1, cc8s, zonda f, mc12 and even the Carrara gt that were all much more rare with more power and performance... The lp640 was probably the closest to a hyper car performance wise running a quarter mile in 11.3 seconds still my fave car all time
@@TheTonytone77 It was definitely a hypercar in terms of power and straight line performance. The LP640 has more horsepower than the Enzo, F1, Zonda F, MC12, Carrera GT and it has about the same as the CC8s which used a shitty modified ford engine. The only thing holding it back from that title is how much cheaper it was, but in reality it's still a rare car compared to modern Lambos; Only around 2,000 LP640 made.
The Veyron changed the game in terms of power, so it was incomparable to anything in existance upon release. That said, it's even heavier and handles worse than the LP640. It's interesting that Audi goes for power and AWD over low weight and RWD.
The Speedtail is just a modified 720s...It's the definition of oridinary; All Mclarens are. Every Mclaren is just variations of the same engine and chassis setup, with engines that they don't even make themselves. Eggs are cool, but they aren't far off from kit cars, they're quite unreliable.
Have watched this video countless times..
Still gonna watch it again..
Man how do you call that for a review...
2018 and still rocking..best sounding Lambo ever ....
4:30 Jeremy did the same thing with an old lambo and an old GTI
He did the "race the GTI" thing with the previous big Lambo. Can find the Diablo race on YT.
i can feel that clutch burning up in the launch control
The best Lamborghini ever made
I'm Italian, best believe, no matter what anyone says, if I hit the lotto, this is first buy, then. f40, then Diablo SV
Damn it's beautiful, unlike the newer lambos.
I doesn't agree! The Aventador is really amazing.
I love that the Drag Race was taken Directly from Old top gear when the Diablo raced the GTi as well..
What a great show.....
Great use of Silverfuck by The Smashing Pumpkins.
2021 and still my favorite lambo. Thank you need for speed hp2
Miss that car
Beautiful and big power!
Same here ..
Knight Ryder you traitor you like bugatti more !
Wait what ?
you just playing love with this car but deep down you love bugatti more than you miss murcielago. stop cheating with this car youre making me sad
One of my favorite car reviews of all time. Must be JC's wit, smart video editing, and the Italian sheet metal I continue to admire from afar. And there isn't a better sounding sled out there. Ever. 😎
He defines this one as a 'hypercar'
How come that term has changed so much after 7 years, when a sedan can have 1,000 hp and go from 0 to 60 in 2.xx seconds...
What sedan has 1000bhp
I'll never forget the first time I saw this clip, still a great review.
Best Body
Best Design
Best Sound
Best v12 engine
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Best Car 🦇🇮🇹 Murciélago
it sounds way better than the aventador
It’s crazy that you would have paid a few thousand extra for the flappy paddle gearbox. And now, the manual cars are going for twice the price of the flappy paddle cars.
Yesterday's Hypercar. If I wanted one of these I'd get the limited edition SuperVeloce. 5:27 for Cannonball Run II moment (both doors up waiting for the chase car to go by).
The Aventador looks better and goes harder, with essentially the same powerplant. Also the 'bat' just looks heavy but the Aventador looks nimble and eager.
I'm still looking to buy one today along with a new one.
Same Lambo VS GTI he did in '90 with Diablo and MK2 GTI . With same script .
That roll on in the beginning has been gets me high every time I hear it in the past 6 years
if any of you true top gear fans would know he done nearly the same review with a Lamborghini diablo against a golf gti many moons ago with the same dialogue.
Top gear back in the days was truly professional in every way. The editors were crazy ass good!!! They made it look so interesting to watch..
I think evan in 2019 this is still my favourite lamborghini
I had a chance to drive a Lamborghini Gallardo in Singapore. Doesn't matter 1st or 2nd Gear put your foot down and BAM! Feels like being charged by a rampaging bull behind you! Truly an amazing machine! Can't imagine what it feels like with the Murcielago LP640 :)
2023 e pra mim ainda é a lambo mais fodastica já feita.
Ive seen this review a million times but GOD THIS CAR IS THE BEST!
This was the fastest car without much handling in nfs most wanted!.. ok idk what I'm doing here in 2021..
I still like the Miura better
Murcielago and Gallardo duo has to be the most beautiful duo from Lamborghini to exist together.
Simply elegant these 2❤
The Murcielago is better than the Aventador 😲 the exost of the Murcielago thought 😎