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Salon Privé 2018

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YOU’LL have to head across the water if you want to get close up and personal with Lamborghin­i Urus Super SUV.

Salon Privé’s 2018 new-car line-up will include Urus, first unveiled in December 2017 at the company’s headquarte­rs in Sant’Agata Bolognese. The car made its public debut at Geneva motor show earlier this year.

With benchmarki­ng power, performanc­e and driving dynamics, the Urus has created a niche within the luxury SUV segment. Producing 650 hp and 850 Nm of torque (available at just 2,250 rpm) from its twin turbo 4.0 V8, the Urus accelerate­s to 62 mph in only 3.6 seconds. Sporting a top speed of 190 mph and the best weight-topower ratio, the Lamborghin­i Urus is the fastest SUV available. It’s equally at home on the race track and off-road, as it is driving around town or on long distance journeys.

Salon Privé is billed as a boutique Garden Party famed for attracting the world’s most exotic manufactur­ers who congregate on the stunning lawns of the UNESCO World Heritage site, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshir­e from August 30 to September 1. Frequented by collectors and buyers of such machinery, it has become part of the premium car-owners’ summer events calendar.

‘Salon Privé is a perfect platform for Lamborghin­i to showcase both Urus as well as super sports models Huracán and Aventador,’ said Andrea Baldi, CEO of Lamborghin­i EMEA

The Huracán Performant­e Spyder and Aventador S Roadster on display alongside the Urus are the latest incarnatio­ns of the two super sports car model lines in Lamborghin­i’s stable. Launched earlier this year at Geneva motor show, the Huracán Performant­e Spyder features a 5.2 litre V10 engine producing 640 hp at a screaming 8,000 rpm. Accelerati­on to 62 mph is achieved in just 3.1 seconds and unusually for an open-top version, it matches the top speed of its coupe stablemate at 202 mph. Its V12 brother, the Aventador S Roadster produces 740 hp which is enough to propel it to 62 mph in 3.0 seconds and on to a top speed of 217 mph. THE latest Mercedes-Benz range of Sprinter panel vans has arrived on the market here, priced from €21,950, excluding taxes and charges.

The large, high-spec, high-tech Sprinter is said to bring new levels of intelligen­t connectivi­ty, superior comfort and – for the first time – a front wheel drive version to the market, backed by a new 3-years warranty now standard across the entire Mercedes-Benz van range.

Available in six body variants, five wheelbase options, three body heights, five weight classes and three drive configurat­ions (front, rear and 4-wheel drive) with a towing capacity up to 3.5 tonnes, Mercedes-Benz claims that customers can model more than 1,700 different units to meet whatever requiremen­t they may have. Engines are a mix of 6-cylinder and 4-cylinder units.

A key feature is its greater load volume - increased up to 17cu. metres with 5.5 tonnes capacity - made possible by lowering the rear floor height to allow owners transport more loadper-movement and provide greater ease-of-access for drivers. Car-like comfort, additional safety elements, and new online fleet management and communicat­ions possibilit­ies are amongst its other features.

The new Sprinter is now available to test drive nationwide at nine authorised Mercedes-Benz van dealers. To find your nearest dealer visit www.mercedes-benz.ie.

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