Italian Sports CarsLamborghini, Ferrari, Lancia, Maserati and Pagani

About Lamborghini Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.  is an Italian brand and manufacturer of luxury sports cars

Lamborghini's 831 employees produced 1,711 vehicles.

New products and model lines were introduced to the brand's portfolio and brought to the market and saw an increased productivity for the brand Lamborghini. In the late 2000s, during the worldwide financial crisis and the subsequent economic crisis, Lamborghini's sales saw a drop of nearly 50 percent.

Lamborghini produces sports cars and V12 engines for offshore powerboat racing. Lamborghini currently produces the V12-powered Aventador and the V10-powered Huracán.

History: Manufacturing magnate Italian Ferruccio Lamborghini founded the company in 1963

The company's first models were released in the mid-1960s and were noted for their refinement, power and comfort.

Lamborghini gained wide acclaim in 1966 for the Miura sports coupé, which established rear mid-engine, rear wheel drive as the standard layout for high-performance cars of the era.

Lamborghini grew rapidly during its first decade, but sales plunged in the wake of the 1973 worldwide financial downturn and the oil crisis.

Ferruccio Lamborghini sold ownership of the company to Georges-Henri Rossetti and René Leimer and retired in 1974.

The company went bankrupt in 1978, and was placed in the receivership of brothers Jean-Claude and Patrick Mimran in 1980. The Mimrans purchased the company out of receivership by 1984 and invested heavily in the company's expansion. Under the Mimrans' management,

The Mimrans sold Lamborghini to the Chrysler Corporation in 1987.

In 1998, Mycom Setdco and V'Power sold Lamborghini to the Volkswagen Group where it was placed under the control of the group's Audi division.

About Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello.

Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari,

Fiat acquired 50% of Ferrari in 1969 and expanded its stake to 85% in 2008.

In May 2012 the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO became the world's most expensive car,

Throughout its history, the company has been noted for its continued participation in racing, especially in Formula One, where it has had great success.

History: Enzo Ferrari was not initially interested in the idea of producing road cars when he formed Scuderia Ferrari (literally "Ferrari Stable")

and usually used to mean "Team Ferrari", it is correctly pronounced [skudeˈriːa]) in 1928 as a sponsor for amateur drivers headquartered in Modena.

Also known as SEFAC (Scuderia Enzo Ferrari Auto Corse), Ferrari did in fact produce one race car, the Tipo 815,

the first Ferrari road car was the 1947 125 S, powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine; Enzo Ferrari reluctantly built and sold his automobiles to fund Scuderia Ferrari.

Early in 1969, Fiat took a 50% stake in Ferrari.

From 2002 to 2004, Ferrari produced the Enzo, their fastest model at the time, It was to be called the F60

On 15 September 2012, 964 Ferrari cars (worth over $162 million (equivalent to £99,950,000)) attended the Ferrari Driving Days event at Silverstone Circuit and paraded round the Silverstone Circuit setting a world record.

Ferrari's former CEO and Chairman, Luca di Montezemolo, resigned from the company after 23 years, and is to be succeeded by Sergio Marchionne.

On 29 October 2014, the FCA group, resulting from the merger between manufacturers Fiat and Chrysler, announced the split of its luxury brand, Ferrari.

About Lancia

Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia which became part of the Fiat Group in 1969.

The company has a strong rally heritage and is noted for using letters of the Greek alphabet for its model names.

In June 2014 it was announced that outside Italy, Lancia would cease to exist; only within Italy will the Lancia models still be offered.

History: Lancia was founded on 29 November 1906 in Turin by Fiat racing drivers Vincenzo Lancia (1881-1937) and his friend

Claudio Fogolin (1872-1945) as Lancia & C. Fabbrica Automobili.

The first Lancia automobile the "Tipo 51" or 12 HP (later called Alfa) was produced in 1907-1908

In 1937 Vincenzo died of a heart attack, and his wife Adele Miglietti Lancia and his son Gianni Lancia took over the firm.

Lancia is famous for many automotive innovations.

Lancia premiered the first full-production V6 engine, in the 1950 Aurelia, after earlier industry-leading experiments with V8 and V12 engine configurations.

first company to produce a V4 engine.

In 1956 the Pesenti family took over control of Lancia with Carlo Pesenti (1907–1984) in charge.

About Maserati Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna.

The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident.

It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993.

Maserati was initially associated with Ferrari S.p.A., which is also owned by Fiat, but more recently it has become part of the sports car group including Alfa Romeo and Abarth.

In May 2014, due to ambitious plans and product launches, Maserati sold a record of over 3,000 cars. History: The Maserati brothers, Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore, and Ernesto were all involved with automobiles from the

beginning of the 20th century.

Alfieri, Bindo and Ernesto built 2-litre Grand Prix cars for Diatto.

In 1926, Diatto suspended the production of race cars, leading to the creation of the first Maserati and the founding of the Maserati marque

The trident logo of the Maserati car company is based on the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna's Piazza Maggiore.

In 1920 one of the Maserati brothers, artist Mario, used this symbol in the logo at the suggestion of family friend Marquis Diego de Sterlich.

Alfieri Maserati died in 1932, but three other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto and Ettore, kept the firm going, building cars that won races.

About Pagani Pagani Automobili S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of sports cars and carbon fibre. The company was founded in

1992 by the Argentinian Horacio Pagani, and is based in San Cesario sul Panaro, near Modena, Italy.History: Horacio Pagani, who formerly managed Lamborghini's composites, founded Pagani Composite Research in 1988.

This new company worked with Lamborghini on numerous projects, including the restyling of the 25th Anniversary Countach, the Lamborghini LM002, the P140 design concept, and the Diablo.

In the late 1980s, Pagani began designing his own car, then referred to as the "C8 Project".

In 1991 Pagani established Modena Design to meet the increasing demand for his design, engineering, and prototyping services.

In 1992, he began construction of a Fangio F1 prototype, and by 1993, the car was being tested at the Dallara wind tunnel with positive results.

In 1994, Mercedes-Benz agreed to supply Pagani with V12 engines. The cost of these cars are at a total of 2.3 million dollars.

The final car was named the Zonda C12; the Fangio F1 name was dropped out of respect for Fangio, who died in 1995.

In 2005, Pagani announced that it planned to triple its production output within the next three years, and to enter the US market in 2007.

On 26 July 2010, Pagani claimed a new record for production based cars using the Pagani Zonda R and completing the Nürburgring in 6:47, beating the Ferrari 599XX.

ComparisonCategory Lamborghin

iFerrari Lancia Maserati Pagani

Cars Made 28,367 133,000 71,223 50,720 136(types)

No. Prototypes

25 5 1? 5? 0?

Fastest Top Speed

251mph 225mph 137mph 217mph 231mph

Fastest Acceleration0-62 mph

2.1 sec 2.5 sec 6.4 sec 5.8 sec 3.2 sec

Fastest Lap TimeTop Gear Track

01.15.8 01.19.0 N/A 01.18.9 01.13.8

Years Running

52 68 109 101 23

Cost of most expensive car

£27,15454.36 £23,522623.39 £10,182953.38

£19,347612.23 £30,54886.15

Speed Runs For Lamborghinihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mek6-BrtvhA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h9BJdlKY9c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpC2QudeAMI

Speed Runs For Ferrari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUaZ8jSPEY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqlvHkl-KYY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1fCaK0oz8s

Speed Runs For Lancia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLVgRs8AHQo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z08KnVJkFfQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtskisrzDCo

Speed Runs For Maseratihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fVhjJWBb_Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj2Umn2cvgw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr1fsCpRhBY

Speed Runs For Pagani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9VHpv-6Ce4