Usually, it takes a while before we decide whether or not we like a product, but not this time. One glimpse was more than enough to make us drool over these awesome office chairs that are made from authentic sportscars seats. The company that builds them, RaceChairs, uses refurbished seats from various automakers including Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Porsche and even Corvette. But as with anything else in this world that captivates our imagination, the exotic office chairs come with a price. And we mean this in a literal sense as depending on the condition of the original seat, a Ferrari 360 office chair can cost you around $6,000 and a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 chair up to $11,000.

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The first photographs of the 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder made their way into the internet this morning ahead of the car’s scheduled debut at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show that opened its doors today to the members of the press. Following in the likes of the Gallardo LP560-4 Coupe, the drop-top Spyder features a series of styling and mechanical upgrades including a more powerful V10 engine. Cosmetic updates concern the redesigned front bumper, the new taillights and the different alloy wheels.

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Emerging reports indicate that Lamborghini is currently in negotiations with the suits at its corporate superior Volkswagen to put the Estoque into production. The four-door Lamborghini concept was unveiled last month at the Paris show after a drawn-out parade of teasers, but with no actual engine unde-hood and little in the way of specifications revealed, most surmised that the Estoque was just a flash-in-the-pan publicity gimmick. Not so, according to the company’s R&D chief Maurizio Reggiani, who confirmed to British weekly Autocar that the company is in the process of making a business case to the VW executive board. If approved, the Estoque could hit showrooms by late 2011 with a UK sticker quoted at around £150k, which lies in between the Gallardo’s £135k British list price and the Murcielago’s £220k.

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The cold hard truth for western countries is that China is on well on track to becoming the most powerful economy in the world. Acknowledging this fact, Lamborghini decided to establish a new branch in China in the country´s capital city Beijing that will start operations at the beginning of 2009. Currently, the Italian sports carmaker has three dealers located in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, one in Hong Kong, and another two will be shortly be opened in Chengdu and Qingdao. The company’s China sales this year a expected to grow by 186% or from 27 cars in 2007 towards 80 in 2008. Continued

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Lamborghini is starting a new racing series for May 2009, named The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo. The series is set to be the world’s fastest one-make series, sponsored by the Swiss watchmaker and title sponsor, and featuring cars based on the manic Gallardo LP 560-4. The car is a lightweight special with a mass of 1300kg (2866 lbs), a heavily reworked chassis, but the same 5.2-litre V10. Power is 419kW/ 570 hp. Slicks are provided by Pirelli, with specialist brakes giving awesome stopping power. Continued

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The world’s coolest police car is going out of action only to be replaced by an even cooler one. In a private ceremony in Italy, Lamborghini donated a police version of the company’s newest super sports car, the 2009 Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia, to the head of the Italian State Police, Prefect Antonio Manganelli. The new that Lambo replaces the previous Gallardo in use by the Italian police force since 2004 has a more powerful 560HP V10 engine and it can reach speeds of up to 203 mph or 327 km/h. The car will be used by the Lazio Highway Police Department. We don’t know about the Lazio cops, but if we were in their shoes we’d be constantly chasing ghosts… Continued

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