Scoop: Is This the Successor to the Lamborghini Gallardo, the New Cabrera?

It was only this week that we learned about Lamborghini's plans to preview a replacement for the 10 year old (!) and very successful with more than 10,000 examples built to date, Gallardo, at the forthcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in the beginning of September with a concept, reportedly named Carbrera.

Now, we have a set of scoops shots that are said to be of a prototype of that supercar and which were brought to our attention (and hosted) by the Italian site Carpassion.

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Scoop: Is Lamborghini Testing New Aventador SV at the 'Ring?

How do you keep interest up with exotic supercars of the likes of the Lamborghini Aventador and Gallardo if they remain in production for several years? Well, in order to convince wealthy consumers to take another look at is existing models, Lamborghini's solution is a mix of facelifts and a constant flow of different and/or special editions.

The SV moniker, which stands for "Super Veloce", is one such example and has been used in the past on the classic Miura, the Diablo and more recently, on the Aventador's predecessor, the Murcielago. In all cases, the SV variants were tuned and more track-orientated versions of the standard cars they are based on.

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Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster to Debut in Miami and then at LA Auto Show?

You have probably already heard the rumors about Lamborghini getting ready for the presentation of the new roadster version of the Aventador LP700-4 this fall, and now, a member of the Teamspeed forums with the nickname "D55L" claims to have received a special invitation for the U.S. launch of the car in Miami, Florida next Monday, November 12.

The invitation is titled "Our most powerful roadster ever. The excitement is sky high" and then goes on to say that the Aventador LP700-4 Roadster is "crafted from an ultra-rigid carbon fibre monocoque for strength with light weight" and will be powered by the same 691hp (700PS) 6.5-liter V12 linked to an all-wheel drive system found in the coupe.

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