The brown Lamborghini that no one asked for could become the most expensive Murciélago in history

A 2010 Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce painted in brown goes up for auction between August 24 and 26 and could become the most expensive Murciélago ever sold in a public sale. The example is one of only five of the SV series known to have left the factory with a six-speed manual transmission and the only one with the Marrone Eklipsis paint. The offer will be made by RM Sotheby’s in a sealed sale, with no reserve price and no estimate disclosed.

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The rarity is not in the color, but in the three pedals. The overwhelming majority of SVs received the E-Gear automated transmission, so the manual gearbox became a collector’s item. It is also believed that this is the last of the five to leave the Sant’Agata Bolognese plant — which would also make it the last production Lamborghini V12 equipped with a manual transmission from the factory.

The swan song of Murciélago

Presented in 2009, the LP 670-4 SuperVeloce was the farewell to Murciélago, which ended the following year. The naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 now delivers 670 hp, and a strict diet took about 100 kg off the car. In this unit, instead of the huge carbon fiber rear wing associated with the version, the first owner asked for the so-called Low Drag Wing, with low aerodynamic resistance. In addition to the more discreet design, the piece raises the top speed from 336 km/h to 341 km/h.

The interior follows the same logic of containment. The finish is in Janus Marrone, with leather and Alcantara, details in Avorio Lilium and Grigio Phoenix stitching. Instead of the radical seats of the SV, the car received the comfort seats of the LP640. The odometer reads 7,906 km since new.

The mark to beat

The record for a Murciélago at auction belongs to an LP640 Roadster, also with a manual transmission, sold for US$ 1,352,500 in August 2024. The market, however, has already signaled a willingness to go well beyond that when the car combines mechanical rarity and unique configuration.

In May, another LP 670-4 SV received a bid of US$ 2.3 million. The value was far from the estimate of US$ 3.7 million to US$ 4 million and, as it did not reach the reserve price, the car was not sold. The absence of reserve in this sealed sale changes the calculation: whoever bids the highest takes it, with no minimum floor to stop the deal.