Lamborghini's net emissions put in context

[JohnRgt 0]

Harry Metcalfe is Editorial director of evo. In issue 134, he put net Automobili Lamborghini emissions in perspective:

[Lamborghini president Stephan Winkelmann] pointed out that Lamborghini has made only 22,000 cars in its 46-year history, that only half of them are driven regularly, and that each of those covers under 3000 miles a year on average. That's equivalent to just 2750 cars traveling 12,000 miles a year, meaning the overall effect on world CO2 levels of all Lamborghinis ever produced is almost immeasurable.

Hmmm, what could be driving the targeting of these mostly immobile cars and their manufacturer?

[Carlos 0]

Harry Metcalfe is Editorial director of evo. In issue 134, he put net Automobili Lamborghini emissions in perspective:

[Lamborghini president Stephan Winkelmann] pointed out that Lamborghini has made only 22,000 cars in its 46-year history, that only half of them are driven regularly, and that each of those covers under 3000 miles a year on average. That's equivalent to just 2750 cars traveling 12,000 miles a year, meaning the overall effect on world CO2 levels of all Lamborghinis ever produced is almost immeasurable.

Hmmm, what could be driving the targeting of these mostly immobile cars and their manufacturer?

Solution to global warming: give everyone free Lamborghinis!

[mcvideo 0]

Harry Metcalfe is Editorial director of evo. In issue 134, he put net Automobili Lamborghini emissions in perspective:

[Lamborghini president Stephan Winkelmann] pointed out that Lamborghini has made only 22,000 cars in its 46-year history, that only half of them are driven regularly, and that each of those covers under 3000 miles a year on average. That's equivalent to just 2750 cars traveling 12,000 miles a year, meaning the overall effect on world CO2 levels of all Lamborghinis ever produced is almost immeasurable.

Hmmm, what could be driving the targeting of these mostly immobile cars and their manufacturer?

Assuming this was not a rhetorical question, I would say wealth envy.

[Capitalism Forever 0]

Hmmm, what could be driving the targeting of these mostly immobile cars and their manufacturer?

Assuming this was not a rhetorical question, I would say wealth envy.

You know a question is rhetorical when the answer is THIS obvious!

[Red 0]

Reminds me of a day at work earlier this summer. I went out to have lunch with one of the girls there and a Murcielago roared past on the street. I was just about to say something when she told me:

"I've never understood cars like that"

"Why?", I inquired.

"Well, it's like spending alot of money on a sensless luxury"

"Really? I think it's beautiful, probably a blast to drive, and if I had the money there are few things i'd rather spend them on"

"But why!? Give the money to some charity instead, buy a Skoda, and save a few lives!"

"I'd rather have a Lambo"

"Isnt that selfish?"

"It is"

(Needless to say, we never got along very well after that )

So, to answer the (rhetorical) question; altruism and hating any sign of wealth is what drives them.

[Capitalism Forever 0]

Reminds me of a day at work earlier this summer. I went out to have lunch with one of the girls there and a Murcielago roared past on the street. I was just about to say something when she told me:

"I've never understood cars like that"

Wow. Totally the opposite of what I would have expected. Here in Hungary, it is literally unthinkable for a girl not to be impressed by a Lamborghini (or any other "car like that"), and everyone considers it completely self-explanatory that if you can afford one, you aren't going to drive a Skoda...

I had a coworker in London, though, who thought that anyone driving a Ferrari was a dupe. When I asked him to elaborate, he mentioned the constant traffic jams in London and the high gas prices. I tried to explain to him that there is more to the world than London, but he just kept going on about the traffic jams etc. He was a good specimen of what Miss Rand calls the "concrete-bound mentality."

[rtg24 0]

As a former Londoner I think a Ferrari is perfectly suited to most of it! If you're going to spend half an hour commuting 2km, might as well spend it caressing the beautifully sewn Italian leather and admiring the fantastic design work. And thinking "I earned this".

Although personally I'd go for a Rolls, quieter.

I once contemplated driving a very large tractor to work in the City, just to make a point to the eco-terrorists. Something like this: http://manspeak.files.wordpress.com/2009/0...-deere-9620.jpg

Yeah, it would not be easy to bend around Bank and Holborn, and probably wouldn't fit in the company car park. But what a statement!

[Capitalism Forever 0]

As a former Londoner I think a Ferrari is perfectly suited to most of it! If you're going to spend half an hour commuting 2km

LOL, in that case, I'd either walk or take a helicopter! But you're right; I drove a Lexus LS400 in London myself, and I didn't regret it. My commute was 10 miles, and I usually made it within an hour by car--which was quicker than by public transport, and a lot more comfortable. I never calculated how much the fuel cost was, but if I could afford it, it shouldn't be a big deal to someone who is really wealthy!

I once contemplated driving a very large tractor to work in the City, just to make a point to the eco-terrorists. Something like this: http://manspeak.files.wordpress.com/2009/0...-deere-9620.jpg

Yeah, it would not be easy to bend around Bank and Holborn, and probably wouldn't fit in the company car park. But what a statement!

Nice. Does it even have a license plate? Considering that the congestion charge is enforced by means of plate-recognizing cameras, this could prove to be the inexpensive way to travel around Central London!

[Red 0]

Reminds me of a day at work earlier this summer. I went out to have lunch with one of the girls there and a Murcielago roared past on the street. I was just about to say something when she told me:

"I've never understood cars like that"

Wow. Totally the opposite of what I would have expected. Here in Hungary, it is literally unthinkable for a girl not to be impressed by a Lamborghini (or any other "car like that"), and everyone considers it completely self-explanatory that if you can afford one, you aren't going to drive a Skoda...

I had a coworker in London, though, who thought that anyone driving a Ferrari was a dupe. When I asked him to elaborate, he mentioned the constant traffic jams in London and the high gas prices. I tried to explain to him that there is more to the world than London, but he just kept going on about the traffic jams etc. He was a good specimen of what Miss Rand calls the "concrete-bound mentality."

I think I like hungarian girls.

Most girls i've met have only cared for the color of a car. I can understand that though, women in general are just not as interested in those things as men are. Those who hate cars though, they also tend to hate everything else that's good

Alot of people seem to reflect your coworkers views when they say things like "oh, but the speed limit is only so and so much" or "you cant go shopping or driving your kids to school in a car like that!". Perhaps they think Ferrari's are like very impractical mini-vans.

I once contemplated driving a very large tractor to work in the City, just to make a point to the eco-terrorists. Something like this: http://manspeak.files.wordpress.com/2009/0...-deere-9620.jpg

Reminds of an episode of Top Gear where they drove an Humvee in London.

[Arnold 0]

Some females I have spoken to simply cannot comprehend the attraction to an impractical sports car. I point out to them, that if utility is the criteria, they should be wearing coveralls or Chines pajamas. After all, what is practical about high heels and dresses without pockets? Regardless of their willingness to compromise practical utility for fashion and style in cloths, the mechanical side of things doesn't compute the same way .

[Capitalism Forever 0]

Most girls i've met have only cared for the color of a car.

Haha, that reminds me of my grandfather, except he doesn't even care about the color. He never had much to do with cars in his life, so he simply cannot imagine what people find superior about a Mercedes to, say, a Trabant. "They're both cars, aren't they? They'll both get you where you want to go, so what's the fuss all about?"

I can understand that though, women in general are just not as interested in those things as men are.

Right, and I didn't mean to say that girls here spend any amount of time reading car magazines, they just relate to great cars like men relate to sexy lingerie.

[Capitalism Forever 0]

This ain't bad either: Dad Takes Son To First Day Of School In A Helicopter

Needless to say, the school officials were green with envy:

Principal David E. Cunningham was less enthusiastic. "It's not something that needs to happen every day -- or ever," he said.

[...]

A deputy assigned to the school called the FAA, and they have opened an investigation. But it's unlikely that Southrin, a licensed pilot, will suffer any consequences from the flight. FAA officials said he landed the aircraft in accordance with regulations.

[JohnRgt 0]

I doubt that anything mandated by a czar will ever trigger this sort of crowd response:

Link

And there are people out there that think supercars are worthless!

[rtg24 0]

This ain't bad either: Dad Takes Son To First Day Of School In A Helicopter

Needless to say, the school officials were green with envy:

Principal David E. Cunningham was less enthusiastic. "It's not something that needs to happen every day -- or ever," he said.

[...]

A deputy assigned to the school called the FAA, and they have opened an investigation. But it's unlikely that Southrin, a licensed pilot, will suffer any consequences from the flight. FAA officials said he landed the aircraft in accordance with regulations.

That had been my dream ever since I started school!

That, or a Harrier jumpjet. Or, when the news about them came out, an F-35. My school didn't have any landing facilities for anything cooler, unfortunately, or I'd have thought about a MiG-25:

That thing means business!

I'll take my kids to school with a Moller Skycar. Unless I can somehow buy a 2-seater F-35 and learn to pilot it (is it 5000h?).

And then my son can open the cockpit and look like that:

I swear with mechanical toys, the more oil they consume, the cooler.