6-speed Swapping A Murcielago? Yes Please!
Adding a third pedal to a Murcielago SV means all 12 cylinders are now precisely under your control.
It all lands on your cochlea. The repetition of 1, 7, 4, 10, 2, 8, 6, 12, 3, 9, 5, 11. Each cylinder firing, sending a burst of percussion through the exhaust. It is the amazing V12 from the Murcielago SV. And we like it, a lot. It is a sound so pleasant that if you made it a ringtone, you’d never answer your phone.
But the Mercielago SV only was ever fitted with the Lamborghini e-gear transmission. Still a fine transmission, and wicked quick on any given day. But it’s just not the same as rowing your own gears. The intent was speed. With the all wheel drive system in play, the e-gear was the on-paper bet. Now that we’re over 15 years on, there’s abetter option.
YouTuber Supercar Ron has decided that the e-gear has run its course, and it’ll be time for something fun. He’s even seen imagining what it would be like to hold the gear lever above the perfectly placed circular cutout for the e-gear buttons. Now, as a supercar owner, this YouTuber has plenty more options available if they want to truly go fast. So the SV? It can have the 6-speed in it, even if that makes it “slower.”
That’s all relative anyway. And the flip side is the resulting Murcielago will have more engagement and driver satisfaction than ever before. Combine it with the howl of the V12, and you have one of the world best supercars. One that Lamborghini didn’t think to make. Funny, because Porsche knows to make stripped back, basic models… and charge more for them. Opposite of Porsche, Lamborghini took a more-is-more approach. It’s kinda their thing, anyway.
In this video, we’re simply being told that he’s going to do the swap. But no other details are in the video. Manual Murcielago parts do exist, but it’ll be interesting to see if they will stick with the all-wheel-drive system, or send it all to the rears. Either way, its going to be one heck of a build, and a one-of-one SV when all things are said and done.
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