The picture is far from official, but it looks like I'll still be hating Lamborghini's looks.BOLOGNA, Italy — Lamborghini is working on a 2+2 sport coupe inspired by the legendary 1970s Espada. But instead of reviving the Espada nameplate, Lamborghini has decided to name the car "Lagartijo," after a famous Spanish matador.
Lagartijo — his real name was Rafael Molino — became a bullfighting legend when, back in 1879, he famously spared the life of a particularly courageous fighting bull. This was, and still is, a rare occurrence in the bloodthirsty sport, and an honor granted only to the most courageous animals.
The bull's name? Murciélago, a name Lamborghini already uses on its two-seater supercar.
The Lamborghini Lagartijo, a competitor of Ferrari's Scagletti, features carbon-fiber construction and will share the Murciélago's 6.2-liter V12, delivering 620 horsepower. Sales are expected to begin in 2009 for about $330,000 each.
Edit: more on the name.. Very cool story.
In the late afternoon of the 5th October 1879, after a fiercely fought contest in the arena of Cordoba, a bull named Murcielago from the stud farm of Joaquin del Val di Navarra had his life spared by the famous matador Rafael Molina “Lagartijo”.
This was a very rare occurrence in bullfighting, and an honor accorded only to those bulls that have shown exceptional courage and spirit in the arena. And Murcielago was indeed such a bull. He was subsequently donated to the breeder Antonio Miura, and went on to father a formidable line of fighting bulls that extends right down to the present day.
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Lamborghini can't make a car like the one in the pic, that's too ugly. It better be better than the Ferrari 612. 
Originally Posted by NuclearCrap
