I had a blast driving a Lambo Murci with the manual gearbox today. A few month's ago I drove an E-gear Gallardo Spyder and a Diablo 6.0 VT and I have to say that the Murci is much more fun to drive. The Murci is an evolution of the Diablo VT and it becomes apparent when driving the car. All of the controls in the Murci are much lighter than in the Diablo. The gears are much easier to change in the and the steering wheel is also much lighter. What's amazing is that the Murci is docile and tractable in the city and yet it loses none of the supercar experience. Driving the Murci seems kind of odd at first, just like the Diablo. The drivers seat is tilted a bit towards the right and it seems like the car isn't going exactly straight but you get used to it after a few miles. The ride is very stiff in the city and every bump shakes the entire car which results in a lot of squeaks but not as much as in the Diablo. It's also apparent that the NVH is much lower in the Murci, the Diablo shakes its occupants even at idle. Just like the Diablo, the Murci requires a few revs to get off the line. The first time I drove the Diablo I tried to just let off the clutch without giving it gas. Most big capacity engines have no problem moving the car with the torque produced at idle but the Lambo V12's are completely different. The car does not move forward unless a lot of gas is applied. You also have to be in one gear lower than what you think is appropriate. I was in 3rd gear on the on-ramp to the highway and the dealer told me to downshift into second because I won't get much power in 3rd at around 40mph. I downshifted the car into 2nd and floored the gas, the torque and the sound produced by the V12 when floored just need to be experienced. I was able to hit 120+ in 4th gear without really trying that hard. If the dealer wasn't with me I would've gone up to 140 easy but it's probably a good thing that I didn't. The initial half inch of brake travel dosn't result in any braking force but after that initial travel the pedal becomes stiff and results in stopping power. I wasn't impressed with the brakes at all and I think the pedals need to be sorted. Applying gas on the turns results in the nose lifting up and the line widening but as soon as you get off the gas the line tightens up, the transition from slight understeer to neutral is very quick and can induce oversteer. The traction control system is just amazing, i've never driven a car which has such a subtle stability control system, there is no sudden loss in power or jerk. Lamborghini probably designed the system to be fluid in order to retain the balance of the car. Overall the Murci is amazing car and it was very easy and fun to drive. The Gallardo in comparison is a completely different car and feels a few years ahead of the Murci. The Murci manages to retain the proper Lambo feel but at the same time it's more driver friendly than the Diablo.
