{"id":50630,"date":"2026-08-02T09:28:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T07:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/?p=50630"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:13:22","slug":"he-lost-200000-euros-on-his-1015-ch-lamborghini-revuelto-and-ultimately-prefers-his-old-580-ch-murcielago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italpassion.fr\/en\/lamborghini\/il-a-perdu-200-000e-sur-sa-lamborghini-revuelto-de-1015-ch-et-prefere-finalement-sa-vieille-murcielago-de-580-ch\/","title":{"rendered":"He sold his latest 1,015 hp Lamborghini to ultimately keep his 24-year-old Lamborghini, which is half as powerful."},"content":{"rendered":"
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When it comes to Lamborghini<\/a>, you might think the hierarchy is simple: the newest is bound to be the best. However, for the famous British content creator Mat Armstrong, the reality is quite different. Despite having lost a small fortune on a Lamborghini Revuelto, he now claims that he much prefers his old Murcielago<\/a>, a supercar he rescued from a junkyard a few years ago. This statement may come as a surprise, especially since the Revuelto produces 1,015 ch and is currently the top model in the Lamborghini lineup. But for Mat Armstrong, the numbers don\u2019t tell the whole story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Murcielago bought against all logic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2022, Mat Armstrong came across a 2002 Lamborghini Murcielago with a 580 ch V12 engine that had been out of commission for nearly seven years. The engine had been removed, the transmission was gone, numerous parts were scattered in boxes, and no one had managed to fix the problem that had rendered the car unusable. Despite its disastrous condition, he jumped at the opportunity. The Murcielago has been the Lamborghini of his dreams since childhood\u2014the one he admired in movies and whose naturally aspirated V12 has always fascinated him. He acknowledges that the purchase is unreasonable, but admits he bought this car with his heart rather than his head. The investigation would reveal that a timing chain issue had led to the engine being disassembled. An attempt at repair had resulted in the engine seizing up during reassembly, after which the project was shelved for several years. He would eventually restore it completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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