- Oh my God! ♫ I love Lamborghini 'cause
its a bad ass company - The house of the raging bull. The definition of the poster car. The very essence of Italian! Except it's also been Swiss and American and Indonesian and Malaysian
and now it's German. And it all started, because a Taurus with a weird bull obsession, was really good at building
tractors and he hated Ferrari. This is everything you need
to know to get up to speed on my favorite car company, Lambor (*fkn*) ghini! Foo-roo-gee-oh? Foo-roo-kee-oh. Ferruccio Lamborghini had made
a fortune building tractors. Dude had a tractor empire. What do you do when
you're rich A F in Italy? You buy a bunch of Ferraris. They were race cars for the road, as in the interior sucked and the
clutches kept goin' out. Which, when that happened,
you gotta tow the thing to Maranello to get it fixed. Molto annoying. Lamborghini felt that for the
chunk of cash he was throwing down for these things,
they should be perfect. He complained to Enzo Ferrari about this. I buy a lot of cars from you,
I made all these tractors. And Ferrari was like, "who the (bleep) is this guy? "Get the (bleep) outta here, dude." Ferruccio was pissed. So Lamborghini and his tractor boys modified one of his Ferrari 250 GTs and the sh*t was
better than the stock one. And Lamborghini was like, "(bleep) Enzo Ferrari, tractor
boys, we're making cars now." He recruited the best of the best in the Italian Auto Industry, including ex-Ferrari
engineer, Giotto Bizzarrini. Lamborghini ordered him
to make a V12 engine, but specifically one that
could be used on the road. Not some crazy, unreliable race engine. So immediately, Bizzarrini built a crazy, unreliable race engine. This thing could rev up to 11,000 RPM and made 400 horsepower, which was insane! He wanted to push the engine
even further, but Ferruccio was like, "Nah, This is a road car." They de-tuned it for the road, and the legendary
Lamborghini V12 was born. A true masterpiece! So good that they continued to use variants of it until 2010. They continued to slave away
in the barn or whatever and in 1964, the 350 GT popped out. To name the car, he basically
just added 100 to the name Ferrari 250 GT. I (bleep) love this dude. The press thought it was great. Stylish, fast, and well built. Suck it, Enzo! (crowd cheers) The 350 GT was updated to
the 400 GT a year later. So, Lamborghini had done it. He'd made a genuinely good sports car. It really couldn't get any better. Unless of course, they could
somehow single handedly invent an entirely new category of vehicle, but what are the odds of that happening? Ferruchio Lamborghini
wanted to make road cars, not crazy race cars like Enzo Ferrari, but his engineers in
secret decided to spec out a race car anyway. As they worked on it, they came
up with some bat shit ideas. A mid-engine, rear-wheel drive,
sports car that was light, planted, and it has the V12! To everyone's surprise, when
the engineers pitched the idea to Lamborghini, he was
like, do it! I mean, he figured it might
be a good marketing stunt. He even guessed they
might sell a few models, like 50, total, tops. The result was the
Lamborghini Miura, named after Don Eduardo Miura, a famous bull rancher and Lamborghini's friend. It's basically one of the
most influential cars ever. With the massive engine
right behind the cockpit, it was the very first of the
modern concept of super car. In fact, nearly all modern
super cars use some variation of the basic Miura layout. That's how influential it was and is. It's probably the best looking car ever. I mean, it has eyelashes. It's like the automotive version of me. Oh, one other small detail, it was the fastest car
in the (bleep) world! Sup, Ferrari? Oh no, you heard about my Miura? Yeah, I mean, I guess it's
the fastest car in the world. Whatever. Still dating Trent, or whatever? It's cool I just want you to be happy. Success is the best revenge. In 1968, they debuted the
Islero, named after one of Don Miura's bulls. Kind of looks like an Aston
Martin with popup headlights. Roger Moore owned one. James Bond. The next year they introduced the Espada, a big, funky, super,
70's looking Gran Tour, and possibly the most
practical Lamborghini ever. Finally! A Lamborghini that I can
put my kids in the back of. It was named after a famous
bull fighter's sword. Ferruchio Lamborghini
apparently loves three things: cars, bulls, and his sweet friend, Don Miura. The smaller V8 powered Jarama? Ha-ra-mah, huh-ra-mah? Followed and was really when
Lamborghini's famous wedge shapes started to come into focus. Lamborghini was well and
truly off to the races with a great product line up, the hottest badge in town, and increasing sales, but somehow for all his success,
tractor-man had forgotten to make a profit. Oops! With mounting money troubles,
the man behind the Miura sold a 51% stake in his company
to George Henry Rosetti, a Swiss business man and personal friend. This guy frickin' loves his friends! Things only got worse when
in 1973 the oil crisis struck and rendered gas-guzzling
super-cars obsolete. Having proven to Enzo Ferrari
that he could make great cars, and tired of wrestling with
all the financial problems, Ferruccio Lamborghini retired in 1974, selling his remaining
stake to Renee Lamer, a friend of Rossetti's. Under new management with an
oil crisis and money troubles mounting, there was nothing
for the company to do, except? To release the craziest
darn car ever made! **80s beat intensifies** The Countach in 1974 really
marked the moment when Lamborghini the company
stopped worrying about being sensible and just let their
imaginations run wild. Shaped more like a rocket
ship than a car, the Countach featured a bold, angular form, and was wider than Chris Christie. Altogether it was a
standout car for the decade. Armed with that good old
V12, now up to 4 liters, the Countach became an icon of excess. I.E. success. But most importantly, it
introduced the world to the most significant piece of art
to ever come out of Italy: Lambo-doors. The Countach wasn't even sold
in the United States until 1982 where it legally had
to be fitted with these ugly front bumpers. As always. The Countach never failed
to capture the imagination, and was a smash hit in America
when it finally got here. Lambo's next car was the
Silhouette which was basically an updated Urraco and an
attempt at building a more attainable Lamborghini. Unfortunately, it was plagued
with reliability issues and failed to cast much of
a shadow on the market. Meanwhile, still wrestling
with financial problems, Lambo took a contract to develop SUVs for the American military. I know man. Life is weird. They created a few
prototypes of the Cheetah, unlike anything they had ever done before. The military never bought them
and the contract never made them any money. At the same time, a deal with
BMW to produce racing cars fell through when Lamborghini
failed to make any. That one's on them. With no other options left, the
company filed for bankruptcy just like my dad. The solution, as always, more Swiss men. Specifically, the brothers
Jean-Claude and Patrick Mimrin, who were sugar magnates. What's a magnate? A rich boy? My dream is to become an educational automotive video magnate. The Countach continued to sell
and the company introduced an updated version of the
Silhouette called the Jalpa. Jall-pa. Helpa? Jalpa. The Swiss sugar boys loved
their new company and decided it was time to make an all new car! What manner of awesome sports
car did they make you ask? Another SUV! Duh! They revived the Cheetah military
project and turned it into a civilian super luxe, super
fast SUV called the LM002, or the Rambo Lambo. But unfortunately in the 80's, the world just wasn't ready for it yet. And so once again,
Lamborghini's engine stalled, and the company was in dire straits. After Chrysler's bargain bin
purchase for $25 million. You heard that, right? $25 million, for an entire car company. The now technically American
company completed work on their replacement to the legendary Countach. The Diablo! Ya ever heard of it? It's named after a famous bird. Just kidding, it's named after a bull. The 485 horsepower, V12 Diablo
was the fastest car in the world when it debuted. It was a statement on
the new, new Lamborghini, and it was a roaring success
when it was released in 1990. It also did this really weird
thing that was like totally new for Lamborghini, it made money. Lambo finally turned a decent profit. Things were going well so
immediately things fell apart. Once the shine of the Diablo wore off, and newer, faster super
cars hit the market, sales plummeted. Chrysler sold Lamborghini to
a Malaysian conglomerate who basically didn't do anything
except continue to produce the Diablo. But, in 1998, enter ze Germans. - Booya, booya! - To celebrate my 8th grade
graduation the Volkswagen group, my other favorite car company, took ownership of Lamborghini. This is the beginning
of modern Lamborghini. Ze Germans, wanted a brand
new car to represent a brand new chapter for the
now German Lamborghini. And so the company got
to work on a replacement for the Diablo. 2001! Enter the Murcielago, named after the original
bull in Miura's stable. Armed with a 572 horsepower V12, still based on that original engine as well as that signature,
angular wedged form. Lamborghini Marcielago brought
the house of the raging bull into the 21st century! And 2 years later, it got a baby brother. For the first time in decades,
Lamborghini unveiled a second product to their lineup with the Gallardo. It was a more affordable,
totally unaffordable car and Lamborghini really
held themselves back and only put a V10 in it. Now, that's restraint. The Murcielago sold well,
but the Gallardo sold just a, As in, by the end of its
run, 50% of all Lambos ever sold were Gallardos. Not bad, baby Lambo. Not bad. Lamborghini had its
best year ever in 2008. All the down turns, all
the bad news were over. The only thing that could bring
Lambo down now, would be a worldwide financial crisis and
global stock market collapse. Fortunately, none of those
things happened in 2008. (bleep), it did! - Oh my God, okay, it's happening. Everybody stay calm! - Suddenly, orange super
cars didn't seem like a great investment anymore. Audi and the Volkswagen
group kept their faith alive and didn't sell Lamborghini. Lamborghini was like that foster kid who had bounced around from
different homes and then he got in trouble and he was like, are you gonna give me back? Sandra Bullock was like, "Give you back? We love you! It's a great story and
their faith was rewarded as sales started to rebound in 2011. Helping them out that year, was the release of their newest car: The Aventador, named after, what else? A bull, they're all named after bulls. Replacing the decade old
Murcielago, the Aventador leaned even harder into the angular
aesthetic and looked more like a stealth fighter, than a car. It also carried a brand new,
built-from-scratch V12 engine. As Lamborghini finally retired Giotto Bizzarrini's original masterpiece, after 50 long years of service, they gave it a gold watch and
it moved to Florida where it now owns a Jimmy Buffet restaurant. And right now, this minute, Lamborghini seemed to be doing
pretty well for themselves. After all these years
and all those stumbles, the company is still
here and still producing batsh*t crazy super-cars
that are icons of excess. Under Audi Volkswagen, their
ownership has been stable for almost 20 years. Everything's great! Which means they're probably
gonna tank, right about. That's everything you need to
know to get up to speed on the marvelous Lamborghini. On that note, everyone
please send me a dollar so I can buy a Lamborghini. Don't worry. The WRX episode is coming up. I swear to Colin McRae. Thank you guys so much for watching. This is our first time
covering a big subject. What did we miss? What other car brands,
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He's been getting funnier and funnier. I've come to expect jokes about his dad on every episode now.
The production quality on these videos far above what it could get away with. (Not complaining at all)
I think donut is producing the best car content on YouTube right now
Love his videos. Informative and entertaining. Keep'em up dude!
Give this man a car show.
Fun video, I liked the way he dramatized the interactions between Ferruccio and Enzo. Hearing him mispronounce Gallardo was a little painful though.
Gallardo = gay-AR-doh (don't pronounce the "L's" like in English)
Murciélago = moor-see-EH-la-go (emphasis on the third syllable, NOT the fourth syllable with the "L"; and the last four syllables should be said together so more like moor-seeEHlago)
Huracán = OU-rah-kahn (don't pronounce the "H")
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I just discovered him recently with the Evo video. Rediscovered him again today with this video. Have been binging the series. Can't get enough!
wow, ty for the link, really enjoyed it. reminds me a little of drunk history but a little more serious
I'm loving this guy