Lamborghini Murcielago | Road Test | Top Gear

Richard travels to Abu Dhabi to road test the Lamborghini Murcielago. There's even time for a drag race against a Mercedes SLR, before heading back to England for Stig of Arabia's power lap of the Top Gear track.
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[@arjuntyagi324]

Imagine that SLR’s window rolling down and it’s Clarkson with the smug face.

[@acepilot7476]

🤣🤣🤣

[@capicheeno746]

Okay but that’s perfect

[@smokemirrors3445]

😅

[@SASMADBRUV7]

I actually think it could have been Jeremy. In one of his DVD specials he talked about how the fastest he driven on a normal road was in an 722 SLR.

[@surmountwho2861]

It rolls down and it’s James May and a disappointed Hammond suddenly realizes why he was able to keep up.

[@TStreakMLP]

Is it just me who prefers the Murciélago over the Aventador?

[@MDDeGrande1994]

you're not alone

[@allanjrfernandez1874]

meh especially the R-SV

[@NikesZ28]

Never really liked the Aventador, but i loove the Murcielago! The song from that exhaust... porn for your ears!

[@fidelity5406]

T_StreakMLP hell no this car is better than the adventodor

[@RaldoBot]

T_StreakMLP of course not

[@finnjeffrey572]

This, the Carrera GT and the LFA are the best sounding cars ever made

[@finnjeffrey572]

And the Zonda Cinque and Mazda 787B :D

[@MK-fy3hf]

And the laferrari

[@toddkaiser7594]

yes the laferrari James test drove sounded like two engines put together. I agree

[@mclarenbelfast7659]

I would prefer the sound of the SV over the LFA and the Carrera GT any day!!!

[@bruh-uy3vn]

And the koenigseggs

[@frage-zeichen]

SV = Superveloce not Sportveloce

[@KontinentaL1000]

True.

[@frog382]

+DimensiiioN Yeah...welcome to the top gear...a late night talk show funded by car makers, with basically no real life advices on the cars....0-60 is 2.8, not 3.2 and 722 is actually slower than SV

[@prosincr]

+Aleksandar Friscic it is 3.2 www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/lamborghini-0-60-mph-times/

[@frog382]

Dilip Tien Many say 2,8 and many say 3,0...also 3,2...It depends on so many thing, but since some did it in 2,8 , thats what is counting, since its the best time...If this car (example) broke the world record in 0-60 time, the best time would count and it would be in specs...Some also managed 3,2 on lp640...3,18 to be exact

[@prosincr]

Aleksandar Friscic the best one doesn't count, it's the one the occurs the most because that is what you will most likely get from the car.

[@ryvoltz]

Dear Richard, SV stands for "Super Veloce" -> Super Fast LP stands for "Longitudinale Posteriore", which means the engine is mounted longitudinally behind the cockpit. Thanks.

[@KingofKingsProductions]

GET THIS PERSON THEIR DAMN COOKIE NOWWWW!!!! STAT!!!!!

[@ryvoltz]

@@KingofKingsProductions ROFL!

[@Area-5l]

Richard is pretty bad at car reviews.

[@zeeem4810]

U r welcome

[@zhaoyangxie]

I thought LP stood for ‘long penis’

[@frage-zeichen]

This is one of the most beautiful cars ever built. It's just... perfect! It really is, in every way. The LP670-4 SV and the F40 will forever stay in my heart as the truly timeless monsters. They're both levels ahead of all the other cars ever produced.

[@belladonnaxafar443]

K

[@mrNks97]

DimensiiioN Porsche 959 ?

[@efrainvalladares2357]

U are a good man

[@tankionline675]

McLaren F1?

[@rrageneral1499]

+NameSchema100 What about the Mp4-12C

[@Kevin_VER]

This Lamborghini is one of my all time favourite cars, like the looks, the color and specially the magic sound of it!

[@febbra2]

Lamborghini means something. For me, it's the perfect road car

[@swaneromano7718]

And the doors

[@kimi_hoxha]

bulky af though

[@user-rr3lk4ic3o]

I’m from 2021

[@ESHIELDS]

My favorite lambo of all time

[@howiesworld9056]

Completely agree with you

[@aduken762]

my favourite car of all time

[@finnjeffrey572]

Agreed. Will always look and sound better than any Aventador

[@miltonvillacreses4394]

my favorite car of all time as well

[@miltonvillacreses4394]

I am trying to unlock it in forza horizon but it is 400000 cr so it will take a while

[@JustReadable]

Top gear's sound engineers are just maginificent.

[@kenanlambo]

''Just as its howling'' .. ''you'll miss me when I am gone'', beautifully described the Murcielago SV, truly a legendary car

[@briannaabdalwaheed7994]

To think that if Enzo Ferrari had been a bit more courteous and friendly to Ferruccio Lamborghini, we would have never seen the Enzo, the Murcielago, the Diablo, the LaFerrari, the Miura, the FXX...

[@71sc502]

"Hate is so bad. It's unacceptable, waahh" Sometimes I hate most people in my country.

[@MultiMustafa7]

What is Trump is spreading hate to make others hate america, and make it great again????

[@thatoneguy4319]

MultiMustafa7 how is Trump spreading hate 🤔

[@creativecat2763]

@@legendforever7036 right not wright

[@keeperofeurobeat8421]

Same thing with the GT40. If Enzo didnt notice the clause that Ford would control the racing divisions and opted out of them purchasing Ferrari, we wouldnt have one of the best Le Mans rivalries in history. Its amazing how history always turns on such small things.

[@LamboFreakLP670]

Ladies and gentlemen, my dream car...

[@ICHDERTWEETY]

yea, I'd take the SV over the aventador ANY day. It's so sexy :>

[@LamboFreakLP670]

ICHDERTWEETY Indeed. Although I think both are distinct in looks, the SV is cooler because I have grown up with the Murciélago. I really love the Aventador though.

[@ICHDERTWEETY]

LamboFreakLP670 yeah I mean ofc I wouldn't decline an aventador either but I have to say I was a bit disappointed after its presentation. Its predecessors were very raw but without having unnecassary touches in design. The aventador isn't really "clean" anymore, but I guess that's lambos new design language which they started with the reventon, then the aventador and now the huracan :/ . I personally preferred Murcie and Gallardo. Still would happily take any of the named :D But you're right, I also have grown up with the Murcie, 10 years ago my parents bought me a book about sportscars and as soon as I saw it, I fell in love with it. So it might just be a thing of our generation ;D

[@UmairAli-jp8tz]

ICHDERTWEETY i agree these cars are 2 us what the 1970 mustang is 2 our parents we will look back at these as classics

[@jbjbjfjefhefefhiehi1]

the best lamborghini ever made, the killer of the Ferrari 599

[@rohanrr31]

9 years on... this video still puts a smile on my face. My favourite car ever!

[@MK-fy3hf]

Murcielago is the ultimate Lamborghini

[@sab3rofficial]

yup

[@peterbradshaw8018]

You are mistaken sonny boy the ultimate would be the Countach

[@sab3rofficial]

Both are awesome

[@sab3rofficial]

But sorry if I was mistaken

[@peterbradshaw8018]

An earlier generation would say the Muira. My preference just speaks to my generational bias.

[@nealp885]

Who else gets shivers listening to this V12, Honestly don't give a shit about the Aventador after watching this...

[@drqtpatootie3128]

Jonathan Garduno murcielago sounds way better. It has that scream that the aven does not

[@pranavghantasala6808]

"The Aventador sounds spirited, rather than deafening" -Richard Hammond To each his own.

[@AzaanPD]

Why not love both?

[@mrcarlover761]

@DinoRexGamingHD murchilago is better looking

[@shaziaansari3150]

Mr Carlover no not at all

[@TopStrikerMaverick]

It's so cool to think that 12 cylinders are churning up and down to make that beautiful noise.

[@lejohnd2430]

And now we’re witnessing the end of the aventador. Two amazing all time cars will be remembered

[@deeznutz8320]

Great car, but it was a bit too silly for my taste

[@AgoristAlex]

Time is flyin

[@anasevi9456]

given the Aventador had to have a new engine for emissions; it did sound remarkably good. Not as sonorously pitch perfect as the original Lambo V12 with a decent exhaust, but close.

[@KingAliTheG]

I dont care of this car is 50 years old I would still buy one

[@homerthomert3073]

the car is only 16 years old and the newer version is only 9

[@jessekohler6000]

I'm guessing you mean the engine platform? Since it's basically the same V12 they have been using forever, like Porsche has done the 911 platform forever to perfection, Lamborghini has done with their flagship V12.

[@rayanmcreed3]

This is better than Aventador any day

[@RaldoBot]

Jesse Kohler I think he means when it is 50 years old

[@bryanbreezy4559]

@@rayanmcreed3 took about a week or two of just lotto max motivated research but you are correct. end of 2019 and ill still pick this one

[@Pedro..]

13 year years since I watched this video and still the sound of this murcielago is simply astonishing

[@scotthecarnerd1995]

LP - Longitudinale Posteriore in Italian. In English - Longitudinal Position. It means the V12 is mounted lengthways/ longtudinally rather than tranversely/sideways if anyone was wondering :)

[@matd675]

Posteriore actually means rear / behind - the engine being positioned behind the driver.

[@BurntMushroom]

Thanks for the info, I had always though that LP meant Lamborghini power

[@giovannifrrri5495]

@@BurntMushroom lol!

[@drewg5694]

RIP Giotto Bizzarrini's V12.... At least Lambo aren't ruining the soundtrack of their cars by turbocharging them (Ferrari..... Looking at you)

[@drewg5694]

***** They will keep their V12 N/A? Good. Also, I love the F40, as unlike some other cars, it doesn't try to be something it isn't it doesn't try to feel or sound normally aspirated.

[@dreamdrives6104]

The aventador does sound good, but not as good as that Murcielago I mean you gotta love that sound!!!

[@angryroticanaicola]

true

[@homerthomert3073]

Nah

[@venusreena2532]

Merc is Lambos best styling ...Dont need to be fast

[@traindawg21]

Did you hear the sound of the SLR at 4:16? like move bitch I'm running this shit now

[@drewg5694]

The SLR doesn't sound anywhere near as good as the Lamborghini.

[@traindawg21]

I said nothing about the SLR sounding better did yall even read what I said?

[@user-gv9mb6ze5s]

It did sound like, "Move aside bitch" 💯

[@0595michal]

Lamborghini sound extremely amazing SLR sounds like a storm.

[@reconflamevetteguy7291]

Only 90's kids can truly appreciate the murcielago

[@MK-fy3hf]

Yeah thats right:D

[@syahfinoakbar2227]

I'm born in 2000 and i also appreciate murcielago

[@georgelambo5145]

completely true nowadays kids think a real lamborghini is a Huracán because their favorite youtubers drive one....shame

[@sab3rofficial]

That's not right. I was born on 2003 and it has been my favourite car since I ever set eyes upon it. My younger loves aventador but it will never be better than the gud old murcielago sv

[@patriciar.hickhammd9371]

Reconflame vetteguy I love it I was born in 2008

[@nikkcade1672]

Richard: "You'll miss me when I'm gone!" Well, you're right about that. Also, SAND!

[@andrewstewart1464]

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light", the unofficial motto of end-of-life Lamborghini model versions.

[@alexfernandes3402]

Here after the Aventador SVJ has been launched, and I would still take a Murcielago SV over it anyday, My Dream Car!

[@alexfernandes3402]

@Tanner Vaughn Thanks, Respect the comment! Since I made that comment, After going through a tough period i managed to work hard enough to secure an internship at a big engineering company, and I'm grinding non stop atm to have the best possible future!

[@giovannifrrri5495]

Yeah, exactly!!!

[@iBFP.]

I remember watching this video back to 2010, and I was hoping to be rich in the future to buy both of these cars, today it's 21 October 2016 still didn't get rich 😢💔💔💔💔

[@dbk9139]

iBFP you will one day

[@tj55749]

iBFP don't wish for it work for it

[@ChrisMTL25]

iBFP you can do it

[@bugattiss1331]

iBFP never give up and on your dreams mate!

[@jopenny5819]

iBFP keep going

[@GHOST-im3xh]

The longer they gone the further the SLR gapped the Murci... What an amazing machine that SLR is!!! My all time favorite car!

[@doggSMK]

That race was set up. It would never happen. I am Lambo and Mercedes fan. The Lambo does 0-60 in 3.2 and the SLR 3.6

[@alim7502]

Hammond didn't launch it good enough Search Murcielago SV vs koenigsegg CCXR That launch would kill SLR

[@2twelvez]

On every racing game I’ve ever played, getting to this car was the ultimate milestone. My favorite car ever! The Murciélago will never fail me. Someday, I will own you bull 🙏🏽

[@notmark2745]

i had a little yellow murcielago as a kid. this will always have a special place in my heart

[@mannygreen8244]

This car is perfect, its looks, its simplicity, its engine, it noise in every way shape and form this is the most beautiful car ever built

[@mikerublik9822]

Saw a Murcielago at a local car show and it is just even more beautiful in person.

[@TheSourGun]

"You'll miss me when I'm gone" lord knows i do miss this engine. This car was the last real lamborghini in my mind

[@jcwljs1246]

I was only 10 when I stumbled upon this video and I fell in love with this car at first sight, still love it even now.

[@reececameron5070]

0:40 is literally heaven to my ears

[@Rubz1990]

The sound of that car is a thing of beauty

[@fenderez]

This was my first glimpse of Top Gear. My cousin showed me this video in my grandma’s kitchen and it brought the cars I’d been drooling over in Motor Trend to life. Hearing the wail of that V12 gave me the chills.

[@azizalharthi9631]

My two favourite cars of all time: the SLR 722 & the Murci SV. Seeing them together like that is just magnificent.

[@akshayra7]

That growl at 4:16 🔥

[@datrevioussmith9504]

Sounds light years better than the Aventador!

[@FlushedMusic]

I dont agree having driven both.

[@datrevioussmith9504]

I understand, I was just stating my opinion the Aventador sounds east too

[@howiesworld9056]

Looks better too in my opinion

[@datrevioussmith9504]

Agreed

[@JohanCruyff-the-Dutch-GOAT]

Yep only the Aventador j and the Aventador SV

[@dingleberryhandpump802]

The sound of that 722 though... 😍

[@jomsirimongkolkasem3871]

Still coming back here. A proper car this is.

[@TopStrikerMaverick]

Saw a matte purple one in Austin, was so happy to see one in 2019. The sound in reality is unreal.

[@binm123]

I was never a Lamborghini guy... I always loved German stuff like Audi, Porsche, and Mercs. But this car, this car only made me fall in love with lambos... Brilliant sound and can't believe it has almost beaten the more expensive fast 722... Really pretty as well.

[@missjiggypiggy]

2:33 when the sound matches the looks. One of the best cars ever.

[@deathbringer209945]

my best ride in the old nfs most wanted.

[@EuropeansCars]

The SV is amazing in so many ways!

[@lmexperimt]

Back when top gear was actually all the way fun

[@Praet0r87]

THAT NOISE!! The thunderous bellow of the SLR's V8 complimenting the glorious wail of the Murcielago's V12... that truly is one of motoring's great sounds.

[@mattilinan]

The "LP" designation, which has been used on Lambos since the Countach, means Longitudinale Posteriore which indicates the engine position and direction in relation to the drivetrain (longitudinally mounted, in the back). Just in case anyone is wondering lol

[@raman9532]

GTI guy so that means the urus isnt an lP?

[@pe6obutilkata]

If Stig was driving the Lambo it would have won.

[@Maliskins]

Top Gear really knows how to make videos. Awesome video(specially the beginning), awesome car, unbelievably awesome sound of the Lambo.

[@Eduardo-jy8jz]

10000x times better than centenario, veneno and sesto elemnto imo

[@1313eable]

Centenario and Veneno are specially customized Aventadors and no different cars. The Sesto Elemento is a limited produced car and thus doesn't count either.

[@michaelyacobucci5669]

the sesto is the greatest lambo ever created....

[@wongy1998]

Same

[@jamesm4740]

Eduardo Laos best Lamborghini ever made

[@stepladder3257]

This is the first Top Gear content I have seen and fell in love, and I still love this car and Hammond to this day

[@yass5020]

Here in 2016 and i still loving this car.that is the one who can call a true pure sang!!!

[@JimCKD]

i like ferrari but lamborghini is the best..ferrari is a model but lambo is a super model..

[@thesmilingdoom3338]

It's 2019 -. still in love with this car. By now, they are like remnants of an era gone by - this, the Enzo and the Carrera GT are the last of the true driver's cars, before the advent of all encompassing electronics and assists. They were the apex predators, direct, aggressive, loud, spinetingling and beautiful. Sorry for the drama, but I really miss that!

[@italianautomotiveenthusias931]

The Smiling Doom id say the Enzo has those Electronic assists as well You will need to go back to the F50

[@thesmilingdoom3338]

@@italianautomotiveenthusias931 If you wanna be as true as can be, it would even be the F40! But I didn't mean "no assists at all". I was talking about the turning point where systems became such a major part of the experience that it turned synthetic.

[@GivMeUrGamerTag]

Thank you for the clip....made me smile...sad to see the trio go..well, sad to see all 4 go...Jeremy, Richard, James, and top gear...what a marriage made in heaven!!

[@johnnysharp6210]

A Lamborghini is a Lamborghini bcoz itz a Lamborghini

[@user-lb7pt6jb3o]

No way bro are you sure

[@oscartobaroatmeal6734]

true

[@anonymousguy3826]

true.

[@oooining]

The stig is the stig because he is the stig

[@Leo9ine]

You guys should start a Dadaist club

[@liveurlyfchannel9641]

4:25 pls do more drag race videos, like this pls

[@ernestogarciajr3313]

SV sounds like a Beast!!

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

"that noise". that GLORIUS NOISE. BIZZARRINI V12 magic doing it`s THANG!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jasonmcleod8914]

Such a thing of beauty!!! That and the Diablo SV.... what amazing cars...

[@shreddedlittle]

This review is beautifully written and filmed 🔥 such a classic

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

I think this might be my most favorite Top Gear episode ever. It has a review of the Murciélago SV which still remains my favorite car to this day, it has a drag race between the McLaren F1 and Bugatti Veyron, and the teenage car challenge which is one of the funniest things I ever seen especially when James lost the 3am challenge when his music went blasting 😂

[@TheGtracer1994]

One of my Teenage Dream Cars, and still is years later. The noise of this V12 is pure art

[@theirishmanpaddyshalloe3086]

That lambo is a true supercar legend

[@T24Guv]

What a beautiful car and amazing sound!

[@Pulsonar]

This episode made me a fan of the Murcielago for life, the sight and sound of that Burnt orange flame of a car tearing across an Arabian desert road eclipsed Clarksons excellent earlier review of the legendary car.

[@hungryhan]

this is my favorite Lamborghini ever and i use to watch this video all the time back then

[@SURGASURGE12]

My favourite car!!! What a noise!

[@MTheoOA]

My favourite car too!

[@crandolph3319]

1:26 greatest sounding car ever

[@collinsroy6673]

2020 still in luv with this one❤

[@5769JJ]

what a wonderful, beautiful car......with the original v-12 configuration taking a last bow. I love this car.....the vid in Saudi desert was really a nice touch...BRAVO!

[@norwegiantechnolover]

And exactly how did the lambo lose against the 722? The 722 makes 641 bhp, the Murcielago makes 661. The 722 weighs 3850lb, the Murcielago weighs 3800lb The 722 does 0-62 in 3.5 sec, the Murcielago does it in 3.0 sec (or 3.2 according to Hammond). That dragrace seems staged.

[@antonio3736]

it's all about them torques

[@JoshFollmann]

When you get up to those sort of speeds, aerodynamics matter. The SV generates a lot of downforce - despite a pretty high top speed, that car is more about cornering. I doubt the 722 is as aggressive with its downforce. And anyway, the point of that comparison wasn't which one finished a few feet ahead, it's that they were close at all, which is impressive considering A) the price difference and B) the fact that, as I mentioned, the SV isn't primarily designed as a straight-line car.

[@bucketslash11]

Josh Follmann according to fastestlaps the SV is faster to 200kph than the 722 and only 0,1 second slower to 300kph (fastestlaps uses verified numbers from magazine tests) so it was staged (you can see hammond slightly lift his foot of the pedal during the race)

[@BiffBallbag]

You're a fool. The numbers can't be perfectly replicated each time. Change in ambient air temp or even elevation, tire pressure, and a whole other assortment of things can make a difference.

[@souljaboy1293]

You have to take into account how fast each car can change gears, how much wheelspin there is before it gets going, how well the driver can get it off the starting line, and plenty more factors listed by others above.

[@lmbgemini]

Much more interesting than the American attempt at Top Gear.

[@bucketslash11]

notice how the SV catches up to the SLR at 5:06 and notice how hammond lifts his leg at 5:08

[@jonnysmith7035]

bucketslash11 he done it to look slower than the slr but reality it would beat it no doubt

[@nomadovic]

goosebumbs, goosebumbs everywhere

[@sharathnathan6339]

As much as I love the awesome murcielago,gotta admit that slr 722s is just another thing in another world..

[@exhausttube4240]

1:33 SV: Sport Veloce??? or Super Veloce what means Super Fast!

[@AP-of3ls]

eXhaustTUBE Super Veloce

[@Hotdog-zc7zo]

eXhaustTUBE It is SuperVeloce.

[@batsywatsy]

It's super veloce

[@Oplix]

The way the front bumper is designed on the SV to complement the headlamp line is absolutely brilliant from the side angle.

[@josephhardwicke6344]

They made all the extra aero technical stuff black as to not disrupt the lines of the nice clean standard bodywork, unlike previous late model lamborghinis.

[@ArnyWar]

I will always remember this: Sometime during March/April 2010, I was on a school trip to Emilia Romagna to visit car makers and engine makers. During the Lambo visit, a classmate spots some car wrapped in a weird color, and I immediately saw the Aventador being road tested. Like 25 students rushed out to see it, with me at the front. The guards tried to push us away, saying that was the Murciélago, but I knew better. Later in the visit, we were mounting on the bus on our way to another maker, and some dude popped out of the Lambo museum, jumped in a Murciélago SV, quietly took to the road and floored 1st through 4th gear. I still have chills thinking about that GLORIOUS V12 screaming away as he drove off. This car is one of my ALL time favorites, simply because of that noise.

[@gg2324]

Damn you had some nice school trips the furthest we ever went with school was to a forest to look at some fox poo :(

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Way better than the Aventador and the Hurracan. My favourite car.

[@jamesm4740]

2:46 the greatest car sound ever!!!! 😱😱😱

[@markb8467]

My favourite car of all time from the second I saw the intro to Richard’s first review was the aventador and no other lambo was in the same league, as far as I was concerned anyway, but this specific murcielago is in that league it’s amazing

[@kr63]

Wooow! SLRs never cease to amaze me!

[@PzVox]

My favourite car by far

[@specialboye4910]

When he's like "200k is cheap!" he's pretty much right on, nice once's of these are 280-380 now. You could have owned it all this time and lost nothing.

[@Sinasi08]

Watching this in March 2019. I miss the old top gear!

[@vip_supercars3652]

That V12 certainly sounds better than the Aventador and those flames on the power lap wow!!

[@drodriguez1724]

This is my favorite car every. Best looking and best sounding in my humble opinion.

[@Rajivrocks-Ltd.]

still The best car ever made. to bad they don't sell them anymore.

[@BobD1001]

I got to drive one of these last week! Best drive of my life!

[@abdullayousif4936]

My all time fav review!!

[@bugattiss1331]

I think that is one of the best sounding cars ever!! :)

[@JOShaugh87]

This is the best sounding exhaust note ever. Even ten years later this car sounds absolutely evil.

[@Stierenkloot]

Yes

[@hajxnasb3849]

That Sound is amazing

[@olivierocarrettoni4483]

My First Lamborghini Love