Description
THIS VEHICLE IS TO BE AUCTIONED AT GOODWOOD MEMBERS MEETING 19TH APRIL
** 2002 Lamborghini Murciélago Coupé**
Registration no. FB02 JYW
Chassis no. ZA9BC10E02LA12228
• Lamborghini's flagship supercar in its day
• UK-supplied right-hand drive example
• 17, 800 miles from new
• Recently maintenance at a cost of £26, 436. 26 (March 2026)
Successor to the Diablo and Lamborghini's flagship model, the Murciélago 'hypercar' was introduced in 2001 for the 2002 model year, and like its forebears was named after a famous fighting bull. The Murciélago was Lamborghini's first new design for 11 years and also the Italian company's first since its acquisition by the Volkswagen Group's Audi division in 1998.
The angular, Luc Donckerwolke-styled coupé was very low, boasting a roof height of just under 1. 2 metres, and featured distinctive 'scissor' doors that swung upwards and forwards when opened. A combination of carbon fibre, steel, and aluminium was used for the chassis/ body, while the suspension featured the supercar-standard double wishbones all round. The Murciélago's power unit was a longitudinally mounted 6. 2-litre V12, an engine that could trace its ancestry back to the very first Lamborghini of 1964. As installed in the Murciélago, this formidable unit produced 572bhp, which was delivered to the ground via a six-speed manual gearbox (or semi-automatic e-gear) and four-wheel drive, while an active rear wing and active air intakes, deployed automatically when required, helped keep the Murciélago stable as it approached its circa 200mph top speed.
Although there were various limited-edition variations on the theme - including 40th Anniversary, Versace and China Editions, as well as the highly modified Reventón – the earliest and purest Murciélagos have become increasingly sought after, especially with the six-speed manual gearbox.
Dating from the first year of production, this rare right-hand drive example has been maintained by Mike Pullen (Carrera Sport) and Furlonger Specialist Cars in recent years. In 2007 when the car was only 5 years old it was subject to an incident, and as a result was the subject of a Category D insurance claim (the least severe of the categories at the time), however following this and subsequent repairs the car was Autolign Condition Inspected and the Category marker removed in 2020, now showing as 'Condition Inspected' on HPI. There are invoices present for works carried out in 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2025 and 2026, the latter, issued by Furlonger Specialist Cars on 27th March, relating to a major service, as well as a replacement fuel tank (see detailed bill for £26, 436 on file). There is a file with the car, which also comes with its original book pack (minus the service book) and some instruction manuals. A sports exhaust, Alpine radio and uprated speakers are the only notified deviations from factory specification.
One of the last of the breed of 'pure' supercars, never likely to be repeated, with the fabulous naturally aspirated, non-hybrid V12 engine and manual gearbox.
