Lamborghini axes its 4-door Estoque?

Lamborghini Estoque

Rumor has it that Italian sports car maker has decided to discontinue its plans to produce the Estoque, which is 4-door super sedan project, and we not sure if its a permanent shut down or a temporary one. Just like many other axed projects, the speculated shut down of the production Estoque project is linked to the uncertain world economy, leaving the sports car maker to concentrate on both the Gallardo and Murcielago models.

Apparently, Lamborghini also revealed that it will continue to use its e-gear automated manual transmission, instead of switching to a dual clutch setup, and that its customers prefer the “gutsy” e-gear transmission over a “smoother” dual clutch transmission. We will update you as soon as we get a confirmation from the auto maker itself. Meanwhile please click here to learn more about the Lamborghini Estoque.

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  • corolla_KE70 on Mar 22, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    wow… its a great looking car, too much shame if its discontinued forever… even the panamera already launched…

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  • theanswer on Mar 22, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    it's hard for other manufacturer to compete in a market which maserati had been already established since long time ago. let see how panamera will perform in our market..since cayene did quite well in premium suv segment.

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  • Third!!! Sell the design to Proton instead eh?

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  • mitlanevo (Member) on Mar 22, 2009 at 10:12 pm

    should axe the ugly Panamera, not this….

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  • nabill on Mar 22, 2009 at 10:55 pm

    but i already order , i wan my deposit back !! hehe!

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  • theanswer on Mar 22, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    [quote comment="223311"]should axe the ugly Panamera, not this….[/quote]

    ya agree..panamera looks like a mutated carrera..maserati looks far better.

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  • Perhaps they can improve the exterior styling in the mean time

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  • mitlanevo (Member) on Mar 23, 2009 at 5:12 am

    [quote comment="223334"]Perhaps they can improve the exterior styling in the mean time[/quote]

    ya, maybe not so garang for the real production units…..

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  • A@r0n on Mar 23, 2009 at 5:13 am

    May discontinued?? Sayang lorh…

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  • kei9 (Member) on Mar 23, 2009 at 6:37 am

    I reject this. (if it happens)

    I agree with all the above comments.

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  • koozold on Mar 23, 2009 at 8:10 am

    so sad~~

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  • newbie on Mar 23, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    its ok, the car is just plan and sketches. No real car is produced.

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  • Calvin De La Rosa on Mar 23, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    xcually one of our own malaysian is now attached with lambo in italy! according to him for the past 5 months the responds from the targeted demographic for this particular model is lukewarm at best. Maybe because of the current economy?

    They didnt scrap the plan all together but put it on hold.

    Those in advertising should this… they have this 'focus group' sampling that give them feedback 1st before they make it into a prototype. Producing prototype is not a cheap process.

    Since we hear nothing from the lambo camp about rolling out a prototype of an Estoque, it's unlikely this car will be in production within this 2 years.

    But i do agree with a poster above, Estoque is way better looking than Panamera!

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  • DjVanilLa on Mar 23, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    i agreed wit this sentence "Just like many other axed projects, the speculated shut down of the production Estoque project is linked to the uncertain world economy, leaving the sports car maker to concentrate on both the Gallardo and Murcielago models."

    but guys..they shold go into the production,this model should can be as a rock stone for they start boost up again their sales even in this economy crisis.

    Hmmm..lambo..go on laaaa,this was a good production 1..n "brilliant"people out there waiting this kind project car kind too long..

    p/s-They discontinue..mmm..Mr.ferrari,let's we duplicate this Mr.Lambo Estoque..ngee;)

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  • u guys should see the panamera on road before complaint blindly..lol..

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  • pulge on Mar 23, 2009 at 7:44 pm

    Panamera looked like how it is because of design tradition (Cayenne excepted, I think). While it does look odd at first, it may grow on us sooner or later. Give it some time and you might like it (or still hate it). Your choice.

    Still, Estoque is much better looking. :D

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