The big screen and cars have an endearing relationship. For decades, these two worlds have fed each other and generated scenes that remain in the retina of viewers. Next, Lamborghini in action movies.
The Italian house Lamborghini is a symbol of automotive culture. Her design lines, her sporting spirit and her mimesis with the bull that represents her are some of her distinctive features.
Born in 1948in the region of Bologna, this factory usually combines modern -even futuristic- aspects with a strong identity of tradition in its models. It is in this dialogue that their success around the world is sustained.Devil, Countdown Y Bat They are the models that won the praise of specialized critics.
Lamborghini born of a rivalry. The search for its founder is well known Ferruccio Lamborghini. Ferruccio, formerly a tractor manufacturer, turned to sports cars and founded the factory influenced by Enzo Ferrari. That will be only the beginning of a already classic competitiveness in Italian culture. Lamborghini and Ferrari, two industrial and sports emblems.
However, Today we will focus on the relationship that the Bologna factory has with the cinema. Films often work as a showcase for car brands. So that everything is given to deliver ourselves to these moments of brilliance: Lamborghini and its link with action movies.
3- Lamborghini Sesto Elemento, from need for speed (2014)
The movie of need for speeddirected by scott waugh and starring Aaron Paul, Rami Malek and Michael Keatonsustains his argument in the life of the city runner toby marshal. Combining races against time, with alleged revenge and friendship stories, this film has a good dose of adrenaline and automotive culture.
In it appears a true work of the Italian house Lamborghini. It is nothing more and nothing less than the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento. Carbon is the sixth element on the periodic table, and since the base of this car’s body is made of carbon, the name seems to fit the bill. Only 20 units of this model were manufactured, an elite and dizzying supercar.
2- Lamborghini LM002, from fast & furious 4 (2009)
The fourth installment of the highest-grossing car saga, stars Paul Walker (RIP), Vin Diesel Y jordan brewster. Like the previous installments, this fast and furious it has elite scenes revolving around chases and races.
Lamborghini has a strange participation in this tape. And it was a success. Instead of contributing a Devil or a Countdown -the most iconic cars of the brand at the time of filming- he preferred to put his stamp with an SUV.
That’s right, Lambo had a high-performance SUV on the market. It was between 1986 and 1993, and it was the LM002. The director Justin Lin succeeded in the cameos to this rarity of the Italian house. All in black, this all-rounder commands respect.
1- Lamborghini Miura P400, from The Italian Job (1969)
This classic action movie and chases has laid the foundation for what will come next. Directed by Peter Collinson and starring the mythical Michael Caine, this film concentrates epic and criminal desire. Separate paragraph for the soundtrack of Quincy Jones.
Lamborghini had a special role in The Italian Job. With her model rarity Miura P400completely in orange, caught the eye of fans around the globe.
were only made 275 units of Lamborghini Miura P400, this is no coincidence. The Italian house used to have the seal of reduced production and I would even say artisanal. It was something that Lamborghini prided itself on in those days, and as a result of this conduct, the vast majority of period models are true relics of engineering and design. The Miura is testament to that.