The analog-era V12 Lamborghini has become one of the most sought-after shapes in the collector car market, and those cars with three pedals sit right near the very top. This 2005 Lamborghini Murciélago, up for auction now on duPont REGISTRY Live, certainly fits that narrative. Finished in Rosso Vik with 12,702 miles, it packs the increasingly desirable factory-fitted gated six-speed manual.
The Murciélago arrived in 2001 as the Diablo’s successor, the first all-new Lamborghini built under Audi-VW ownership. Luc Donckerwolke penned its shape, building on the wedge-era lineage that Marcello Gandini established with the Diablo and Coutach before it. While the Murci retains Lambo’s iconic scissor doors and dramatic proportions, it adds everyday usability that its predecessors lacked.
This particular example comes from the original 6.2-liter generation, commonly known today as the LP 580-4, with its naturally aspirated V12 putting out 572 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque, with a claimed top speed of 205 mph. Power goes to all four wheels through the aforementioned factory-gated six-speed manual. That gearbox is the whole point, because the Murciélago comes from a time when Formula 1-style automated manuals were all the rage, and Lamborghini introduced E-Gear during the model’s original production run. Two decades on, and the preference has flipped completely.
Back when E-Gear-equipped cars gained popularity and the Murciélago evolved, factory manuals became progressively rarer going into the LP 640s. What represented the old-school choice when this car was new has since become one of the specifications collectors seek out today, one that Petrolicious also highlighted among the last great analog supercars.
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That demand also explains a wider ongoing trend. The Murciélago is now one of the primary models undergoing aftermarket gated-manual conversions, as seen with these two converted Roadsters. A factory three-pedal car like the car seen here, meanwhile, needs no such transformation, preserving the specification with which it originally left Sant’Agata.
Then there is the color. The short-lived Rosso Vik is a factory shade that is a fairly uncommon sight on the Murciélago and gives this example another distinguishing feature beyond its transmission. Against the car’s angular bodywork, it makes an already dramatic shape considerably harder to overlook. Existing production estimates put the number of manual 6.2-liter coupes at 985, with roughly 316 delivered to the United States.
Additional highlights include contrasting silver 18-inch Hercules wheels with grey calipers, deployable active air intakes, a carbon-fiber engine bay, and a Larini exhaust that sharpens this mid-engine exotic’s already evocative 12-cylinder soundtrack. Inside, Nero Perseus leather and Alcantara pair with contrasting red stitching, while the original window sticker lists a Harman Kardon Radio + Nav system among the factory options and proper analog dials. The polished gated shifter also takes center stage in this cockpit.
Front-end PPF helps preserve the Rosso Vik finish, and the car comes with two keys, the original window sticker, and owner’s booklets, backed by a clean CARFAX. Finding an early Murciélago with three pedals is becoming difficult enough. This Rosso Vik example presents a compelling opportunity to acquire a rare factory three-pedal specification and package that delivers the ultimate in driver engagement from the Italian supercar maker. Click the link below to view the complete listing, explore additional photographs, and place your bid.
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