"SANT'AGATA BOLOGNESE, Italy — Lamborghini seems to have had a change of heart over its retro Miura supercar.
The Italian company has been flooded with inquiries about the car since it was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this month.
Now it looks like a low-volume production run of the car, based on the classic 1960s original Miura, is likely. This is a happy change of plans. As Inside Line reported earlier this week, Lamborghini had hinted the car might never be built because of capacity constraints at its plant. An official announcement about production may be made at Geneva next month, where the Miura will be on display.
Meanwhile, Lamborghini is also planning to build a luxury SUV, based on the running gear of the new Audi Q7. It would be a serious rival to the Porsche Cayenne in the growing luxury SUV sector, and appears to have jumped ahead of a four-seat sports car in Lamborghini's future-product planning.
Lamborghini president Stephan Winklemann told British magazine Auto Express: "There is more need for an SUV, and parent firm Audi produces the Q7, so for me, this is a better option than a 2+2. We would like to do more, but we are a small company and can't build all the models we want at once."
What this means to you: Great news — if it's true — about the Miura, which is sure to become an instant classic. And if Lambo enters the SUV sector, it could trigger rivals to follow suit. Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and even Ferrari are all rumored to be considering hyperexclusive off-roaders. "
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