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Police chase puts brakes on Lambo unveiling in NYC

04/04/2006, 3:37 PM

By admin

The unveiling of the new Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder to a group of wealthy guests at Manhattan Motorcars was nearly put on hold by a police chase in New York. Gianluca Siciliano, a Lamborghini employee from Italy, was caught speeding 85 mph on Route 1 North. Siciliano accelerated past 100 mph, and police stopped their pursuit. Siciliano then stopped for a coffee at a nearby gas station, and was spotted by another group of officers. He was arrested and the car was impounded. Attorney Roy Macaluso said Siciliano is a good man in a foreign country who made a mistake, and should be treated as such. Macaluso, who is getting a Gallardo himself, said, “Officially, Lamborghini doesn’t condone unlawful behavior. But if this demonstrated the car’s performance capabilities, maybe it will help with sales.” Although the car never made it to Manhattan Motorcars, none of the wealthy guests noticed, because Lamborghini had another car flown in from Germany.

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04/04, 9:26 PM

posted by:

Shawn H

OMG. So a “good man in a foreign county” is suppose to be an excuse for reckless driving. I hope he was not serious!

04/04, 9:53 PM

posted by:

Angelo

Tom Tancredo will throw a fit!

04/04, 11:35 PM

posted by:

Andre Neves

Yeah this happened here in New Jersey near me. Not New York. Funny how the cops were posing, getting their pictures taken with the car, while the guy was in the back of the squad car handcuffed.

here’s the whole article…
http://www.nj.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1143736506219880.xml?starledger?ntop&coll=1

04/05, 7:24 AM

posted by:

toby

stupid lawyer, how does accelerating past 100 mph then getting caught later at a nearby gas station constitute “the car’s performance capabilities”? if you ask me, Macaluso’s sole purpose for being in this article is to floss HIS upcoming gallardo. tell the idiot employee to try his police chase here, in Los Angeles, and see what happens.

04/05, 7:25 AM

posted by:

toby

a f@cking kia will accelerate past 100 any day. stupid lawyer.

04/05, 3:49 PM

posted by:

JoJohn

Is that lambo’s first convertible? sweet.

04/05, 5:19 PM

posted by:

FRED

hey toby maybe you need wright a book about your comments they sound so professional…..frequent moron!!!! oh i think edmunds news is hireing????

04/05, 5:21 PM

posted by:

john

yeah this guy toby needs to work with motortrend hardly understand what kind crap hes talking about i think hes gay

04/06, 2:39 PM

posted by:

Andre Neves

It’s not lamborghini’s first convertable JoJohn.
There was the Murcielago Convertable which is a dream of a car.

04/06, 11:32 PM

posted by:

Chris

I agree with #1 and #3. The lawyer should’ve thought about what he was gonna say before he said it. The Gallardo is a great car and the convertible is beautiful.

 
 
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