Reports about Gallardo LP560-4/Spyder

[a007apl]

SANT'AGATA BOLOGNESE, Italy — Lamborghini will unveil a face-lifted version of its Gallardo, likely to be called LP550, at the upcoming Geneva show.

The LP550 will be powered by a 5.2-liter V10 with direct-injection technology. Applying some of the high-speed powertrain principles Audi has introduced in its latest RS4 model, the updated Gallardo's FSI power plant will produce 550 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque, making it 30 hp and 15 lb-ft stronger than its 5.0-liter predecessor.

The engine isn't the only piece of hardware to receive extensive modifications. Both the manual gearbox and the optional e-gear sequential transmission have been improved and are now capable of sending more power and torque to a lighter, more efficient permanent all-wheel-drive system. Upgraded brakes and a stiffer chassis help to harness the power and improve ride quality.

Designwise, the LP550's more aggressive character is emphasized with a deeply revised body kit, featuring completely restyled front and rear ends, whereas the cockpit remains largely untouched.

Lamborghini hasn't hinted yet at pricing, but with the current Gallardo fetching $182,000 in U.S. trim, expect the LP550 edition to easily top $200,000.

[andreadebi]

why not the same 5.0 v10?

[stmoritzer]

Thanks André
can't wait to go to Geneva

[styla21]

Can't wait for PICS!! :clap:

[madpony]

why not the same 5.0 v10?

30 hp and 15 lb-ft stronger than its 5.0-liter predecessor is a good enough reason for me.

[styla21]

why not the same 5.0 v10?

It is essentially the same engine, just slightly bored out to 5.2.
Can't wait :twisted:

[RC45]

It is essentially the same engine, just slightly bored out to 5.2.
Can't wait :twisted:

I dont understand why they needed more power, less weight and better engineering to make the Gallardo better - they obviously don't know what they are doing.

They should have just called the Nissan engineers, those guys can add weight, remove power and in the process still lap faster than everyone ... ;)

[nthfinity]

It is essentially the same engine, just slightly bored out to 5.2.
Can't wait :twisted:

the age old "no replacement for displacement" is a 100% truism :)

[enzoferrari]

Sounds good

[HeilSvenska]

Isn't this supposed to have design elements from the Reventón? I wonder how that's going to turn out.

And yes, more power is always good.

[a007apl]

Warning, press area not comfirmed that "LP550" press.

[a007apl]

"FRONT:
Lights: mix between LP640 and Gallardo with LED technology like the R8
Bumper: Think LP640, simply gorgeous!

REAR:
Lights: Longer and more narrow, size of the R8 but with LED's like the LP640
Grill below lights: full length of the bumper (more like the Concept S car but not quite)
Exhaust: think Nissan GTR -> bombastic (4 huge endtips)
Cool diffusor

Racy rims

Interior:
Another font is used for the instruments en the switches on the console have a much nicer finish, nothing really special though."

[yg60m]

Can't wait to discover it :-)

[styla21]

Can't wait to see pics!! :-)

[a007apl]

Can't wait to have it :mrgreen:

[saadie]

Lights: mix between LP640 and Gallardo with LED technology like the R8
:\ ... thats like ... giltter on the lower eyelashes .... i just cant see them looking pretty :\ ...

all else sounds good .. :)

[styla21]

:\ ... thats like ... giltter on the lower eyelashes .... i just cant see them looking pretty :\ ...

all else sounds good .. :)

That's the worst analogy i've ever read :mrgreen:

[pitfield]

I dont understand why they needed more power, less weight and better engineering to make the Gallardo better - they obviously don't know what they are doing.

They should have just called the Nissan engineers, those guys can add weight, remove power and in the process still lap faster than everyone ... ;)

Ha ha ha, the American way.

[saadie]

That's the worst analogy i've ever read :mrgreen:

lets just say I am not a big fan of over done eye makeup :huh:

[RC45]

Ha ha ha, the American way.

America just nuked the Japanese.. building the heavy weight under powered GT-R was all them.. no Amelikanese help needed ;)

[andreadebi]

it seems official picture by italian mag quattroruote of march 2008

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5238/gallardolpst5.jpg

[a007apl]

wow!!!

[a007apl]

"Ma non basta: abbiamo anche indossato la tuta Lamborghini e ci siamo messi al lavoro sulla linea che, a Sant'Agata Bolognese, ha dato vita al primo esemplare della nuova Gallardo LP560/4. Vi raccontiamo anche la Castagna 500 Wagon in versione ibrida, un gioiellino da 87.000 euro, e i nuovi modi degli automobilisti italiani di acquistare auto e pneumatici."

[a007apl]

http://jalopnik.com/359994/lamborghini-gallardo-lp550

[a007apl]

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/23/spy-shots-lamborghini-lp550-gets-ready-for-its-debut/

[a007apl]

http://img227.imagevenue.com/loc344/th_12383_gpost-4152-1203804181_123_344lo.jpg (http://img227.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=12383_gpost-4152-1203804181_123_344lo.jpg)http://img151.imagevenue.com/loc872/th_12384_gpost-5595-1203797223_123_872lo.jpg (http://img151.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=12384_gpost-5595-1203797223_123_872lo.jpg)

[styla21]

:w00t:Wah Wah wee Waah!

It's *$%&!# AWESOME!! :love: Been waiting for these pics for some time... Thankyou!

[unwilling]

It just doesn't do it for me. Its more aggressive and all but it doesn't surpass the Superleggera for looks.

[a007apl]

It just doesn't do it for me. Its more aggressive and all but it doesn't surpass the Superleggera for looks.
Wait for Superleggera Version :thumbup:

[andreadebi]

for me this looks better than superleggera.italian bull rules

[a007apl]

ps.: That's black spy pics not its LP550, its a Reiter GT concept:
http://www.reiter-engineering.com/

[saadie]

looks beautiiiful in white :D
the font end give an enzo 'ish look :\

[enzoferrari]

It looks really nice in white.

[a007apl]

http://img163.imagevenue.com/loc726/th_94336_gpost-2638-1203982449_123_726lo.jpg (http://img163.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=94336_gpost-2638-1203982449_123_726lo.jpg)

[a007apl]

http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/152010/3307049d.jpg

[HeilSvenska]

ps.: That's black spy pics not its LP550, its a Reiter GT concept:
http://www.reiter-engineering.com/
Even so, that GT3 car's obviously based on the new Gallardo.

I'm disappointed. It looks underwhelming, especially the rear one-piece grille. The front doesn't look that new, so I don't care. I dunno. For me, the LP640 fixed everything I didn't like about the Murcielago. This one works the other way.

[a007apl]

Automobili Lamborghini will reveal its new Gallardo LP560-4 at Geneva Auto Salon in March 2008.
The new model replaces the former Gallardo Coupé, which was first introduced to the market in 2003. The new car’s
name,the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, reflects the uprated power of 560 PS, together with reference to the
Lamborghini feature of permanent four-wheel drive.
“The new Gallardo LP560-4 is a significantly enhanced version of what was already an extreme car,” said Stephan
Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini SpA. “With an even more sharply defined character, the
new Gallardo LP560-4 is also innately elegant and sensuous : the expression of an uncompromised lifestyle. We look
forward to launch our first new product for 2008 at the Geneva show.”
The new model will be shown for the first time to the international Press, on the eve of the Geneva Auto Salon. The new
cars presented during the preview “Driving Ideas” organized by the Volkswagen Group will be shown at the Geneva
Auto Salon from 4 March.
The new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 will be shown on Automobili Lamborghini’s stand, number 1260 in Hall 1.
Geneva Auto Salon opens with press days on 4 and 5 March, with public days running until March 16.
The first official pictures of the new Gallardo LP560-4, as well as the product information will be available on the preview
evening and on press days on Automobili Lamborghini’s stand.
Sant’Agata Bolognese, February, 26th 2008

[yg60m]

:thumbup: Thanks again for the news mate :-D Can't wait to see it !!

[a007apl]

http://www.italiaspeed.com/2008/cars/lamborghini/02/gallardo_lp560_4/2702.html

[nthfinity]

http://www.italiaspeed.com/2008/cars/lamborghini/02/gallardo_lp560_4/2702.html
Automobili Lamborghini will reveal the Gallardo LP560-4 on the occasion of the 78th Geneva Motor Show next week, a comprehensive facelift to the V10 engined coupé which was first introduced in 2003.

The name given to the new car, Gallardo LP560-4 reflects that power has been increased to 560 PS, while the '4' refers to the model's usual four-wheel-drive traction. The LP (longitudinale posteriore) designation denotes the engine positioning and extends the use of the tag across the range from the Murciélago LP640 Coupé and Spyder.
The hike in power for the Gallardo range comes as Lamborghini feels the heat from Ferrari's new 430 Scuderia sports car which was unveiled at last autumn's Frankfurt IAA. 100 kg lighter than the F430 Coupé from which it is derived, the 430 Scuderia has 503 bhp on tap, a power-to-weight ratio of 2.5 kg/hp and benefits from an even fastest gear change system, now dubbed Superfast2.
The Gallardo LP560-4 will build on the success of the most recent evolution of the mid-size model's range, the Gallardo Superleggera, which was presented in Geneva a year ago and boasted 530 bhp (an increase of 10 bhp) coupled to a weight saving of 100 kg. The Gallardo Superleggera saw its limited order book fill out almost instantly.
The Gallardo LP560-4's new 5.2-litre engine is now larger and more robust and shares much of its technology with the power unit of parent company Audi's new RS6 model, also presented in Frankfurt last year. It will feature FSI direct-injection technology, revised valve timing as well as a flat plane crank. The engine will be cast as usual at Audi's plant in Hungary. While the main focus of the LP560-4 is on the power unit, the body will get an aerodynamic and styling upgrade as well as an improved cabin with new materials being used.
"The new Gallardo LP560-4 is a significantly enhanced version of what was already an extreme car," said Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini SpA. "With an even more sharply defined character, the new Gallardo LP560-4 is also innately elegant and sensuous, the expression of an uncompromised lifestyle. We look forward to launch our first new product for 2008 at the Geneva show."
The new model will be shown for the first time to the international Press, on the eve of the Geneva Auto Salon. The new cars presented during the preview Driving Ideas organised by the Volkswagen Group will be shown at the Geneva Auto Salon from 4 March. The new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 will be shown on Automobili Lamborghini’s stand, number 1260 in Hall 1.


there ya go :)

[a007apl]

:thumbup:
Yabadabaduuuuuuuuuuuu
:mrgreen:

[a007apl]

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/5986/g20080227gallardo20lp56cx6.jpg

[marches]

nice:-D

[a007apl]

http://www.lambocars.com/new/newgall.php

[a007apl]

Firts pics in hi res gallery ;)

[yg60m]

:?: Could you put a link ?

[a007apl]

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19420&page=73

[styla21]

When is the actual release date? Suspense is killing me..

[a007apl]

Geneva day 4

[enzoferrari]

Is it march 4????

[a007apl]

this week

[enzoferrari]

this weekWOW thanks,are you going???

[a007apl]

No, but friens yes ;)

[dragvorl]

http://www.asphalte.ch/Events/GVA08/3R6H4331.jpg
http://www.asphalte.ch/Events/GVA08/3R6H4332.jpg
http://www.asphalte.ch/Events/GVA08/3R6H4334.jpg
http://www.asphalte.ch/Events/GVA08/3R6H4335.jpg
http://www.asphalte.ch/Events/GVA08/3R6H4337.jpg
http://www.asphalte.ch/Events/GVA08/3R6H4333.jpg

[nthfinity]

the wheels look pretty "meh" and the nose is a bit 430 Scuderia, but I like it overall :)

[saadie]

Overall ... i erally like it .. those low shots are butt ugly :\ second and last picture ..

more please!!

[yg60m]

At last some pics ! :-D I like it, except maybe (for now) the wheels ... The rest seems very fine :thumbup:

[a007apl]

I'm here in my house now, I'm opened one thread in photo area and I'll hunt more for us ;)

[a007apl]

Press Release
Sant’Agata Bolognese, March 3rd, 2008
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
Setting a New Standard
Powerful elegance - a new definition
With the new Gallardo LP560-4, Lamborghini once again sets a higher standard for super sports cars. With its new engine, permanent four-wheel drive transmission and new suspension, it delivers clearly improved performance and dynamics. In parallel, its innovative design takes the classic lines unique to the Lamborghini brand one step further. Powerful elegance has never been so defined before.
The Gallardo LP560-4 is the successor of the most successful Lamborghini model of all time. Approximately 7100 Gallardo models have left the Sant’Agata Bolognese production plant since its launch in 2003. “The LP560-4 will consolidate this success story,” states Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. “It will outclass its predecessor in every aspect; its dynamics are distinctly breathtaking and its design sets new standards. With the introduction of the Gallardo LP560-4, we will consistently continue Lamborghini’s growth strategy”.
The powerful heart of the Gallardo LP560-4 is the new 5.2 litre V10 engine with an output of 560 PS (412 kW) at 8000 rpm. The increase of 40 PS compared with that of the previous Gallardo, and the approximate 20 kilogram reduction in weight, improves the power weight ratio to 2.5 kilograms per PS (hp) and thus enhances performance. The LP560-4 accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 3.7 seconds, its speed at 11.8 seconds is 200 km/h and its top speed lies at 325 km/h. At the same time the new, highly efficient engine enthrals its driver with its direct fuel injection system - “Iniezione Diretta Stratificata”. Despite its clearly increased power, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions have been reduced by a staggering 18 per cent.
The engineers in the Sant’Agata-based Technical Department have also improved traction, handling and stability at high speeds. The redesigned four-wheel drive transmission, the new suspension and the optimised aerodynamics as well as the reduced weight and decreased friction between the components, all contribute to the overall improvements in the vehicle. Thus the Gallardo LP560-4 presents itself as a cutting edge super sports car also suitable for the race-track. The car is also surprisingly suited to long-distance driving and despite its extreme performance capabilities is easy to control whilst maintaining utmost stability.
The Style
Powerful elegance
A Lamborghini is and always will be a highly efficient athlete. Its extreme sensuality is based upon precision, performance and on spontaneous action. A Lamborghini’s elegance is that of stark, purist strength. This DNA of the Lamborghini brand is being continuously developed by the Centro Stile in every new car. Thus the Gallardo LP560-4 displays the precise lines and clean surface edges in its distinctly minimalist design. Ornaments or embellishments of any form are alien to it.
Evolution of form systematically follows the demands of function: the newly designed front of the LP 560-4 squats deeply to the ground which contributes to its aerodynamic efficiency. The enlarged and clearly accentuated cooling intakes meet the demands of augmented engine power thus increasing the air circulation vital to a vehicle as powerful as this. The spoiler, positioned low between the air intakes, improves aerodynamic equilibrium at high speeds.
Characteristic LED – Daytime running light
The new headlights have a characteristic ‘daytime’ running light integrated beneath the Bi-Xenon lamps: 15 diodes (LED) have been positioned in a Y structure. The same motif appears again in the rear tail-lights. The stop and brake lights have been inspired by the Miura
Concept, the Murciélago LP640 and the Reventón and display the Y form three times over.
The completely redesigned rear gives the definition “powerful elegance” a new meaning: rear lights, air cooling vents, bumper and diffuser are arranged in precise positions on the car’s exterior, which make the LP560-4 appear extremely wide and bonded to the road surface. In addition, the streamlined covers left and right of the engine hood accentuate the powerful shoulders and lengthened, stretched lines of the new Gallardo.
Clearly improved aerodynamics
The rear diffuser has been newly designed, is more efficient with respect to its predecessor and, together with the smooth underbody, contributes to the excellent steering stability even at extremely high speeds. In sum, the aerodynamic efficiency with regard to output compared to that of its predecessor has been increased by 31 %. The Gallardo LP560-4 takes fast curves even more supremely.
The designers in Sant’Agata Bolognese have excelled themselves with the clear-cut, pure, stark lines of the Gallardo LP 560-4. They also have demonstrated distinct attention to detail; the elaborate aluminium cap for petrol and motor oil are testimony to this, as is the rear camera which has been integrated in a small fin in the independent rear spoiler as well as the finely-crafted grille in the exhaust pipes.
The body
Weight is undesirable in a sports car and a lightweight model encourages the dynamics of such a vehicle. Aluminium is much lighter than sheet steel and this is why the Gallardo LP560-4 is produced with a body in a much lighter but nevertheless more stiff structure: the two-seater car measures 4.34 metres in length, 1.90 metres in width and a mere 1.16 metres in height. It weighs in dry at 1410 kilograms - which is, effectively, 20 kilograms less that that of the previous Gallardo.
The construction of the Gallardo LP560-4 utilises what is known as a ‘spaceframe construction method’. Integrally moulded node elements and extruded parts create its frame, and sheet metal plates made out of aluminium have been neatly and securely integrated to form the body. The body is not only extremely light but also torsionally stiff and displays the highest safety characteristics. Thus the basis for the extraordinary handling characteristics of the LP560-4 is formed.
Integrated Pedestrian Protection system
The body of the car also demonstrates extremely high levels of ‘passive security’. The Gallardo LP560-4 fulfils the not yet obligatory European directives regarding the protection of pedestrians. Furthermore, the geometry of the entire front of the car has been optimised with the addition of a special combination of materials behind the front bumper which serve to absorb any impact energy.
The Interior
Luxurious individuality
Despite its low exterior height, the Gallardo LP560-4 welcomes its passengers with a spacious interior. The sports seats are covered with either fine leather or Alcantara® (upon request) and provide secure adherence and support. The position of the seats is very low, typical for sportscars. There is space behind the seats for luggage which complements the 110 litre front trunk.
The wide middle console is one of the elements which characterizes the impression of sporty dynamism in the interior. It accommodates the standard Lamborghini multimedia system as well as the air conditioning which can be regulated on both the driver’s and passenger’s sides. Between both of these elements lies a newly designed module consisting of classically elegant flip switches. Seven round instruments in the cockpit with a new graphic provide the driver with essential engine data and a multifunctional display between the speedometer and revolution counter provides the driver with important information.
Workmanship of the highest quality
The Miura and the other models of the 60s were already characterized by the excellent quality of workmanship which lay far and above the general standards of that time. Lamborghini has continued this tradition and even today delivers automobiles of the highest standards. The Gallardo LP560-4 indulges with the highest quality, aesthetically pleasing materials. With regard to the leather interior, an array of different colours and stitching (also in contrasting colours) are available. As an optional, Lamborghini can deliver the Gallardo LP560-4 with a further choice of leather and Alcantara® interiors as well as Carbon Fibre Packages. Here, elements such as the air-conditioning surrounds, the control panel, the handbrake handle and the gear-stick surrounds are available in carbon fibre.
Furthermore, the individualisation program, Ad Personam, enables the customer to create any combination of colour and trim, thus creating a highly personalised vehicle. After all, the new Lamborghini should perfectly reflect the owner’s lifestyle.
The Engine
Extreme power in every situation
The engine of the Gallardo LP560-4 is a completely new development. All that remains of the original V10 is the number of cylinders which, in this performance category, create a perfect and unique synthesis of torque, force of movement, sporty nimbleness, compact size and low weight.
The engine has a 5204 cm3 volumetric displacement which, with 8.000 rpm creates the extreme 560 PS (412 kW). This results in the excellent performance per litre of 107.6 PS/lt. At maximum torque output, the engine yields 540 Newtonmeter at 6.500 rpm. The ample torque curve guarantees outstanding thrust from every engine speed. With an acceleration of 3.7 seconds from 0-100 km/h and a maximum speed of
325 km/h, the Gallardo LP560-4 shoots into the orbit of the most extreme and powerful sports cars.
Despite the clearly improved driving performance of this super sports car, Sant’Agata’s engineers were nevertheless able to achieve a reduction in fuel consumption and CO2emissions by 18 per cent. Measured by engine power and performance, the Gallardo LP560-4 e-gear’s average fuel consumption of 13.7 litres per 100 kilometers, is extremely low.
Perfect weight distribution, class-leading dynamics
The engine in this new model lies lengthways in front of the rear axle – hence the model description Longitudinale Posteriore. The concept of the mid - rear engine is unbeatable in sports car production, with the centre of gravity being displaced next to the vertical axis, thus creating the car’s exceptional dynamics. Furthermore, it creates the basis for the Gallardo LP560-4’s perfect weight distribution with 43 per cent on the front axle and 57 per cent on the rear. In combination with the permanent four-wheel drive transmission, superior driving stability and road adherence are guaranteed in all situations.
Reduced weight for inspirational torque
The crank case of the new ten cylinder of Lamborghini Gallardo is produced with an aluminium alloy. Separate cylinder liners are not necessary with this technology: instead, the liners, due to their exposure to the hard silicone crystals during the production phase, are bored directly out of the material. The connecting rods are made out of wrought steel and the pistons are produced from an aluminium alloy. The consequent reduction in weight, inertia and in friction losses contributes to the car’s inspirational torque.
The engine is unusually wide for a V10, with a cylinder angle of 90 degrees. A definite advantage of this construction is the low centre of gravity. The reduction of the gravity centre height comes also from the
dry sump layout of the lubrication system which also guarantees the reliability of the oil supply even during lateral acceleration and on the race-track.
Direct fuel injection improves efficient combustion
The new V10 uses the direct fuel-injection system “Iniezione Diretta Stratificata” as an innovative way to optimize performance results in part-load conditions. Here, the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber through the laterally positioned injector. Combined with the use of a ‘tumble flap’ in the intake manifold runners, this solution guarantees an optimized distribution of the gasoline in the combustion chamber (higher gasoline density around the spark plug, leaner mixture close to piston and cylinder liners) and delivers the basis for a highly efficient combustion system even with stoichiometric mean mixture composition. The direct injection boosts the extremely efficient ‘full load’ performance of the V10, reduces its knock sensitivity and thus enables the very high compression ratio of 12.5:1. The cylinder heads have been optimised to deliver a very quick gas exchange and the variable valve control system on all four camshafts improves the charge efficiency across the entire engine speed range.
Transmission
Superior control four-wheel drive
Such extreme power must be brought onto the streets with extreme reliability. The driver of a Gallardo LP560-4 can thus rely on the four-wheel drive Viscous Traction (VT) system, with the ‘4’ in the model name a reminder of this. Lamborghini already introduced this system with the Diablo VT in 1993 – and for good reason: four actuated wheels achieve more grip than two and permit acceleration earlier in the curve exit.
The protagonist in the transmission is the central viscous-coupling which requires no electronic control. In this special Lamborghini configuration, the driving torque is distributed between front and rear – generally with a 30:70 front to rear ratio and, within milliseconds, adapts to even the slightest variations in road conditions. A mechanical differential on the
rear axle provides up to 45% limited slip and an electronic differential lock at the front complete the four-wheel drive system.
Superior traction and handling
Not only does the maximum traction take advantage of the permanent four-wheel drive system, but also the car’s clearly superior handling. Each wheel can only transfer a certain amount of torque to the road. As the propulsion power is distributed onto all four wheels through the viscous traction system, more potential for directional control remains - and reserves in every situation distinguish a perfectly made sports car.
Despite all the engine thrust, changing gears in the Gallardo LP560-4 is one of the most exciting experiences of driving this vehicle. It is still the customer’s personal preference as to whether he wishes to change gears manually through the exact ‘gate’ guides of the six-speed gearbox via the short gear stick, or whether he prefers to let his fingertips control the e.gear’s paddle-shift system located behind the steering wheel: the latter solution becoming the preference of the majority of Lamborghini customers.
Gear change time reduced by 40 per cent
The automated e-gear transmission has been completely redesigned and improved in all aspects. The complete system has not only been reduced in weight, but the time employed to change gears has also been reduced by 40 per cent in “CORSA” mode. The driver may choose between five different driving and changing programs: in addition to the ‘normal’ mode, the Gallardo LP560-4 offers a SPORT programm with its even more rapid gear changing times and increased number of revolutions.
The CORSA program directs the engine to optimum acceleration. It permits a greater slip angle and also allows - with maximum safety - the full dynamism of the LP560-4 to be enjoyed even on a race-track. The ‘Thrust Mode’ ensures maximum acceleration from neutral while the angle of the throttle valve and the clutch are here optimally adjusted to
one another. Finally the Automatic mode: here the engine changes gear in total independence and permits a particularly comfortable mode of driving.
The Suspension
High-tech parts with Lamborghini know-how
Even the Gallardo LP560-4’s predecessor was one of the world’s best super sports cars with regard to handling, precision and driving stability. However, the latest model provides an even more intense driving experience: the new suspension improves the car’s handling, its driving comfort and its directional stability at high speeds.
The Gallardo LP560-4’s space frame is uncompromisingly high tech. Its technical production was conceived from motor sport technologies. The double wishbones made out of aluminium with newly designed kinematics, while the springs and shock absorbers are tightly adjusted for grip.
The rear axle now has an additional track rod which further improves the excellent control of this super sports vehicle. Newly developed elements are the rubber-metal bearings - authentic high-tech parts - which clearly improve the special Lamborghini driving dynamics with well-chosen material combinations and cleverly defined assembly.
Extreme road adherence
The steering rack works with relatively little assisted steering support, thus bonding the driver closely to the road. This in turn provides him with an intense experience of power and impulse. The steering has its own cooling system for the power steering fluid.
Precise, breathtakingly fast, whilst stable and free from surprises, the Gallardo LP560-4’s dynamics assures a sensuous experience. The LP560-4’s tyres (format 235/35 ZR 19 front and 295/30 ZR 19 rear) appear to bond with the asphalt. Specially developed Pirelli P-Zero series
tyres are fitted: these have a particularly low roll resistance which also maintains tyre wear at a minimum without, of course, any reduction in their performance quality. At a speed of over 120 km/h an independently extended rear spoiler increases the downforce on the rear axle It acts in association with the specially formed underbody which directs the airstream under the car.
Optional Carbon Ceramic Brake system
The new braking system acts with brute force. At the front, eight ‘Brembo specialist’ cylinder callipers grasp the 365 mm diameter brake discs. At the rear, four cylinder callipers act on the 356 mm brake discs. In addition, the new disc ventilation system improves the stability in extreme situations. Optionally, discs made out of Carbon Ceramic are offered. At the front the CCB (Carbon Ceramic Brakes) discs measure 380mm in diameter and at the rear 356mm. They deliver much improved performance at a reduced weight. In total, the CCB braking system is lighter in weight that, at the wheel, improves driving dynamics and comfort.
The interior and trim
With the Gallardo LP560-4 Lamborghini provides its customers with a generous and sporty standard equipment package. Direct from the production line, a customer will find included in his vehicle passenger and lateral air-bags; a two-zone air-conditioning system with sun regulation; The Lamborghini Multimedia System including an USB connector; and sports seats with an electronically operated backrest. In addition to this, the interior trim includes fine leather and Bi-Xenon headlights with LED daytime running light. The car is supplied with new Apollo wheels as standard.
A large variety of options increases the interior comfort of the vehicle, including a navigation system and a module for TV reception, a hands-free Bluetooth® phone set, an anti-theft device and a rearview camera. A further option is the lifting system control of the front of the vehicle
which, at the touch of a button, is raised to enable driving over obstacles. The new polished cross wheel rims ‘Cordelia’ or the black Y-rims ‘Callisto’ complete the options range. Finally, the engine hood made from glass creates a showcase for the heart of the Gallardo LP560-4..
The possibilities and different combinations available in the Individualisation Program Ad Personam are almost inexhaustible. Behind this program stands the philosophy that a super sports car of this nature should, after all, reflect the personality of its owner by enabling him to completely indulge his expectations and wishes. As a consequence, extreme exclusivity is the trademark of Lamborghini’s individualisation program. “Think the Impossible” states the motto. Ad Personam offers a host of options in order that a customer may give the car an imprint of his own style with respect to the interior trim and exterior. A new highlight in the program are the following three exclusive matt colours: Nero Nemesis (matt black), Bianco Canopus (matt white), Marrone Apus (matt brown). The new matt colours underline the clearly defined and purist precision of the Lamborghini design.
Technical data
Frame & Body
Frame
Structural aluminium spaceframe, based on aluminium extruded parts welded to aluminium casted joint elements.
Body
Aluminium with thermoplastic ″hang on″ parts
Rear Spoiler
Electronically controlled
Mirrors
External mirror with ectrical closing system
Suspension
Double wishbones front and rear suspension system, antiroll bar anti-dive and anti-squat
ESP 8.0
Full ESP System with ABS,ASR and ABD
Airbags
Front
Front Dual Stage driver and passenger airbags, side Head-thorax airbags
Pneumatici
Tyres (Frontreari)
Pirelli Pzero 235/35 ZR 19 – 295/30 ZR 19
Wheels (front-rear)
Aluminium aloy, 8.5″ x 019″- 11″x 019″
Steering
Power- assisted rack and pinion
Kerb-to-kerb turning circle
11,50 m
Brakes
Steel brakes
Power vacuum, aluminium alloy callipers :8 cylinder front callipers and 4 cylinder rear callipers
Ventilated discs (front-rear) ø 365 x 34mm front –ø 356 x 32 mm rear
CCB brakes
Power vacuum, aluminium alloy callipers :6 cylinder front callipers and 4 cylinder rear callipers
Ventilated discs (front-rear) ø 380 x 38mm front –ø 356 x 32 mm rear
Motore
Type
10 cylindres V90°, DOHC 4 valves,common-pin crankshaft
displacement
5204 cc
Compression ratio
12,5 : 1
Maximum power
412 kW (560 ps) at 8000 rpm
Maximum torque
540 Nm 6500 rpm
Engine management system
Bosch MED 9
Cooling system
Engine and Gearbox radiator
Cooling system oil
Oil to Water cooler
Cooling system water
Two water radiators
Emission control system
Catalytic converters with lambda sensors
Lubrication system
Dry sump
Driventrain
Type of trasmission
Permanent 4-wheel drive with viscous traction system
Gearbox
6 Speed + reverse, A optional, robotized sequential e-gear system with actuation by
paddles on the steering column
Clutch
Double plate ø 215 mm
Rear Differential
45% limited slip
Front Differential
Slip limitation by ABD function
Performance
Top speed
325 km/h
Acceleration (0-100 km/h)
3,7 sec.
Acceleration (0-200 km/h)
11,8 sec.
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2560 mm
Overall legth
4345 mm
Overall width
1900 mm
Overall height
1165 mm
Track (front– rear)
1632 mm – 1597 mm
Carb Weight
1500
Weight distribution (front-rear)
Front 43% - rear 57%
Capacities
Engine oil
10 litres
Fuel tank
90 litres
Engine coolant
20 litres
Consumption with E-Gear
Urban
21 L/100 km
Extra urban
10 L/100 km
Combined
14 L/100 km
Emission
Euro 4
CO2
327 g/km
Consumption with manual trasmission
Urban
22 L/100 km
Extra urban
10 L/100 km
Combined
14,7 L/100 km
Emission
Euro 4
CO2
351 g/km

[andreadebi]

thanks for the press release! 0-200 is slower than gt2 and scuderia..

[a007apl]

LP560 is not Superleggera ;)

[andreadebi]

LP560 is not Superleggera ;)

I thought better times... and weight kg 1330 of superleggera was a fake,in reality was 1600 ca.

[andreadebi]

other pics&info here

http://www.fourtitude.com/news/publish/Lamborghini_News/article_3803.shtml


http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080303.021/lamborghinis-secret-lp560-4-breaks-cover-at-geneva

[stmoritzer]

one more
http://www.autoblog.it/post/12854/ginevra-2008-lamborghini-gallardo-lp560-4-2

[andreadebi]

very nice pics

http://www.autozeitung.de/online/render.php?render=0117188

from Lambo Stand

http://jalopnik.com/363416/lamborghini-gallardo-lp560+4-uncovered-at-the-geneva-motor-show

[a007apl]

http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2008_geneva/0803_2009_lamborghini_gallardo_lp560-4/index.html

[SnakeBitten]

I like it. :thumbup:

[andreadebi]

other pics

http://www.fourtitude.com/gallery/gallery2.php?mode=album&album=/Events/Geneva%20Motorshow/2008/Volkswagen%20Group=Night%20of%20Driving%20Ideas

[a007apl]

tkx guys ;)
Next time for piclinks use:
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54959
Photos area ;)

[andreadebi]

tkx guys ;)
Next time for piclinks use:
http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54959
Photos area ;)

ok:-)

[a007apl]

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/218484/lamborghini_gallardo_lp5604.html

[a007apl]

We Build the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
By Michael Taylor
Edmunds.com

We're late. Really late. We're off to Lamborghini to flail wrenches and pneumatic guns and share some man-giggles with the craftsmen on the production line of the 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP540-4, but we're late. To join such privileged artisans, we just expected to be picked up in a limousine. Surely every one of the demigods on the assembly line at Lamborghini would get such treatment, we figured.

We already have reservations about working on any company's production line, given that our skill set is limited to taking cars apart and we otherwise display an astonishing level of Makita dyslexia. And since the assembly line at Lamborghini moves only once every 50 minutes, a worker has to perform a lot of complicated tasks. The assembly line at Audi moves every 90 seconds for the A3, which seems like a far better fit for us, only we even can't remember what we were thinking 30 seconds ago.

No pressure. This is only the next-generation 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, capable of 202 mph.

The Next Gallardo

This white shell at the beginning of the assembly line carries the vehicle identification code ZHWGE54T89LA07107. It's only the third example of the new-generation 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 to go through final assembly here at the Lamborghini factory in Sant'Agata. It is an SOP (start of production) mule, which is intended to test the assembly process before production begins in earnest.

Though the bodywork of the 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 betrays only a few changes, you can see that there's a lot that's different as soon as you look around at the back of the body-in-white. The core architecture is completely new, stronger in all the right places, but also 44 pounds lighter, too. Its suspension now bolts straight into the chassis, and there's another link in the rear-wheel suspension setup. All this is required because the 5.2-liter V10 engine is new. At least it's new to Lamborghini, as its core bits debuted in the Audi RS6 a few weeks ago.

The 90-degree V10 features a quick-revving flat-plane crankshaft, new pistons, new cylinder heads and direct fuel injection (Iniezione Diretta Stratificata, or IDS). The stroke remains the same, but an 84.5mm bore adds 200cc in displacement, and the compression ratio has jumped from 11.0:1 to a staggering 12.5:1. The result is 553 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and 398 pound-feet of torque at 4,250 rpm.

The 3,307-pound LP540-4 has the same power-to-weight ratio as the Gallardo Superleggera, and the quicker shifting action of its automated manual transmission helps 100 km/h (62 mph) come up in 3.7 seconds and brings 200 km/h (124 mph) into reach in 11.8 seconds. Moreover, the transmission's new Corsa mode enables the performance to be easily repeated.

Of course, the Gallardo's weakness has been the V10's lack of torque at midrange rpm, but the additional 22 lb-ft should help, though it turns up 2,250 rpm later than before.

Day One, Station One
After tearing off the protective plastic as if it's hiding the world's best Christmas present, our first job is to wheel ZHWGE54T89LA07107 (let's call him "Zweegie") into the first assembly bay. Not hard; it's a couple of small push-pulls until the rig slots into the track and then reaches its chocks. Job done. We preen for a moment in our factory-supplied, slim-cut, high-fashion cotton jersey and snappy trousers that make us look like an Italian cab driver. No overalls or white coat for us, although this is really just part of Lamborghini's effort to ensure that there's nothing sharp enough on our clothes to scratch the car.

We try to fit the fuel tanks and fail miserably, so a trained assembly worker steps in to complete the task. At the front of the car, a fellow journalist, the impossibly tall Georg Kacher, busily attaches the steering rack. Checked by about six other people, Kacher gets one of his last thumbs-ups of the day. It's a new rack, because the front track is wider, the suspension uprights are new and the suspension links are longer. Relief washes over the crew at Station One. All the car's bits have arrived and all the bits actually fit into place. This is a big accomplishment, because this assembly is validating new parts from suppliers as well as the assembly process itself.

Day One, Station Two
We're handed a long yellow box attached to an electrical cable. Lots of buttons and lots of arrows. Make yourself useful, son, and move Zweegie over there. Grazie mille. A gentle whir and over she goes — we've rolled a Lamborghini! And nobody yells at us. Next we're expected to transplant the core of the new Gallardo, the nervous system that nobody sees. The wiring harness.

We've seen wiring harnesses before, but nothing like this. It's frighteningly complicated, a heavy, snaking bastard of a thing, bursting with bright colors and every shape of connecting clip you can imagine. It's a three-man job, standing around with miles of wiring draped over your shoulders. It looks like something that could easily go wrong, so we pass.

Meanwhile Georg Kacher is busy incorrectly fitting the fat pipe (which he insists is a water pipe) between the fuel tanks. It's not all his fault, though. The pipe is for the old Gallardo and it's about a centimeter too short for this car.

The front differential for the all-wheel-drive system goes in here, too. It's good, meaty work for manly men and we stick our hand up to volunteer for the pneumatic gun preset to the correct torque for the bolts. This diff is easier to install than the old one, as the viscously coupled innards of the Superleggera's front diff have been stuffed into a housing that's 18 pounds lighter than before. And now it's built by Getrag, not Graziano. It looks easy to fit the aluminum coolant pipe, so we bung that in, too. But we can also see lots of plumbing bits that aren't quite bent the right way, lots of hoses that aren't long enough or are too long, other things that don't quite fit and even parts bins that are missing plenty of stuff.

When a car company upgrades, so does everybody else, and that includes the logistics guys, who thought some of the brackets would work better at Station Four, but neglected to tell the boys at Station Two, where they were traditionally bolted on. This results in much pointing of fingers, waving of arms and some frantic penmanship on the corporate clipboards of the Lamborghini managers who are tracking the car's progress.

Day One, Station Three
It takes Lamborghini 115 hours to build a Gallardo. Zweegie will probably take another 50 hours or so, but Lamborghini's production bosses expect that this number will drop below 100 hours when assembly comes on song. Assembly is not on song today and it's not entirely our fault. Lamborghini has already analyzed the pre-series car before ours, and it burped up 57 defective parts. "It's normal at this stage," says Matteo Franchini, the fabrication leader. "We're comfortable if we don't have more than 10 big items that we are discussing in our daily quality meetings. It's just the job stoppers that worry us, like adopting the new lifting kit (to raise the nose) that doesn't run through the power-steering system anymore."

Day One, Lunchtime
The company cafeteria is a thing of wonder, with five kinds of pasta, roasts, scaloppini, schnitzels, pizzas, deserts, soft drinks, beer and even the local sparkling red lambrusco. Lunch is a big deal at Lamborghini, and apparently the food runs a close second only to the canteen at Maserati, some 12 miles away in Modena. Meanwhile Ferrari is spending squillions on its own new staff cafeteria to catch up.

Since there's only about 4 percent unemployment in this heavily industrialized section of Italy, cheap, high-quality food plays a role in attracting a motivated and skilled workforce. As Klaus-Peter Korner, the Lamborghini factory's director of production, explains, "There are ways to be the best car company, and this is not only in productivity but also to be the best employer.

"We would love to pay people for personal performance, but there is no structure to do it. In Germany, we have the possibility to pay up to 15 percent more to a line worker if we want. In Italy, when you have reached your skill level after two or three years, we are blocked from paying more."

Day One, Station Four
The Lamborghini personnel are hovering around us. The car is being escorted by two clipboard-carrying functionaries from the quality department, another from R&D and a floating cast of electrical dudes and logistics guys. There are also some instructors from Lamborghini's training center, where LP560-4 prototypes have been built and rebuilt for months. Everyone on the assembly line has had 40 hours of training on this car already, which explains why they have a basic understanding of where everything goes. It's not just a matter of getting all the bolts in place; it's also about getting the bolts done in the right sequence and snugging them down to the right torque. With tight tolerances, you might crank in a bolt two turns too far and find that the rest of a bracket's bolts might not go in at all.

No such problems for us, though. We've obviously impressed the bosses, because they've entrusted us with the heart and soul of the whole car. Yep, we've been handed the accelerator pedal. Our whole life has led up to this magic moment. And yet to hold in your hand the beautifully crafted aluminum accelerator pedal of the old Gallardo is to be saddened by this new piece of injection-molded plastic with its clip-on aluminum faceplate. We have fond memories of our own right foot alternately caressing and brutalizing the Gallardo's fondly remembered pedal of aluminum artwork, so we take no joy in bolting in this thing of plastic.

Day One, Stations Five and Six
The little man takes three jumps to climb into the engine bay of the LP560-4. There's not much we can help with. It's lots of interior trimming, lots of heat shields, lots of sound and vibration insulation tucked into places you didn't know the Gallardo even had.

Day Two, Station Seven
The morning's first job is also the day's most challenging. While a distractingly shapely woman bangs away at the interior trim, the boys set about fitting the new suspension wishbones. And they're soon stumped because the front ones just don't want to go in. The problem is the bottom rear bolt (on both sides), and it's defying all tools — electric, pneumatic and manual. The training instructor loosens the front bolt to just finger-tight, then the rear one just accepts the air gun.

The dash has been bunged into place. And now the fuel system gets the rest of its plumbing and so does anything else that needs to attach itself to the engine — because the engine's coming next.

Day Two, Station Eight
The new engine cometh, and we cometh it. Yep, Yours Truly herds the 553 horses that are to be harnessed to this chariot. Then the heavy lifting is on. Things are slightly less streamlined; the assembly line guys look like they need all the help they can get, particularly toward the back as they try to line the V10 up with its new, lower, more rigid mounting points. There's lots of back-and-forth, lots of dropped driveshafts, lots of "no, no, no!" as newly positioned hoses and bits of that bloody wiring harness try to wedge themselves where they never used to. And then, just like that, she's in.

Then it's reasonably usual stuff for anybody who has spent time near a racing garage. Oil lines to be connected to the dry-sump system, fuel lines, ECUs and a hundred smaller bits. We've also fitted the little doodad that opens the secondary exhaust flap when you've given the engine a bootful of gas pedal. Hee, hee, this is actually fun.

Day Two, Station Nine
Putting this car together is a little like making lasagna. Every time you look up, more layers have been laid down and it's finally looking finished. But a little bit of the steam has gone out of us now. The car already has its new engine, new gearbox, new suspension and better brakes. Where's the fun after that? We don't even spin the car on its assembly rig anymore because a gantry will carry it now to nearly the end of the assembly line. At least we've helped out a couple of the boys with the windshield, though we're unsure just how helpful they thought we were.

Day Two, Station 10
We're waiting for the taillights. They're supposed to be here, but they haven't arrived yet. The new exhaust system is here, though, with four pipes out the back now instead of two and it almost fits, first time.

Day Three, Station 11
The lights have arrived to highlight the wider-looking tail. Well, one of them has, anyway. It fits in easier than the front lights, but there's another issue. The composite horizontal panel that sits on top of the rear fenders doesn't quite fit properly because it's been built with prototype tooling, and the holes for the screws don't quite line up with the brackets. Even with some fiddling, there are a couple of gaping holes in the white bodywork. It's the kind of thing that takes you back to the bad old days at Italian carmakers. Good thing that prototype parts are involved, not production parts.

Day Three, Station 12
Now, fitting wheels is something we can do. Don't need to, though, because of the little hydraulic lifter that makes it almost a one-handed job. This is just too easy! Given the ease and detail of what's going on (and the very limited stuff they'll let me actually do from here on in), we wander off and skip a couple stations, interview some people and drink some coffee. We return in time to install the seats and the plastic bucket in the nose that holds luggage, but that's about it.

Day Three, Last Station
Rocco takes Zweegie into his care. He's the first man to fire up every single Gallardo that comes off the line, and this LP560-4 falls under his wing as well. This is the only place in the factory where an engine is allowed to run, and — bloody hell — it's quiet. That's because all the exhaust is disappearing up the ducting and out the roof and all we're left with is valvetrain whir. We're waved over and we get to be the second man to light this V10's fires.

Normally there are a couple of test booths the car would run through now, but we skip things like the ABS test and the paint-checking station. Zweegie is wheeled straight out to the Lamborghini courtyard — with us in it. Rocco might have been the first to fire Zweegie's engine, but we gave this car its first 300 yards. Yep, from flat zero on the odometer to 0.2 km, we're the first person to ever engage a gear, the first to turn the steering wheel, the first to dab the brakes.

And in those 300 yards, we can tell you, this 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 feels very, very good.

[a007apl]

http://www.galapreview.org/#Home

[a007apl]

LP560-4 isn't LP640 small brother, now LP560-4 its Reventón small brother :mrgreen:

[a007apl]

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/217980/lamborghini_gallardo_lp5604.html

[a007apl]

http://www.vonbraun.se/_Pages/121/Product_Information_LP560-4_MY09.pdf

[a007apl]

www.lamborghini-event-lv.com (http://www.lamborghini-event-lv.com/)

[stmoritzer]

www.lamborghini-event-lv.com (http://www.lamborghini-event-lv.com/)

cool intor, nothing else on the page yet.
I know, a biig press and dealerevent taking place these days. We can expect plenty of Vegas photos in the next days.
European dealers will be there around the 20th, nice way of having your yearly education course ( me jealous). :mrgreen:

[a007apl]

Photos forum have, check LP560-4 pics ;)

[a007apl]

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4: Yes, you can have it all
By MAC MORRISON, Autoweek


"You're an accountant!" shrieked the silver-haired woman as she hung out of the passenger window of a black Chrysler 300C on the Las Vegas strip. "Even with that car, you'll never get laid!"

And with that, she was gone--middle finger extended with (alcohol fueled?) rage. Never mind that it was she who blatantly and purposely dropped a bag of McDonald’s garbage onto the road, prompting us to issue a disapproving look and a thumbs-down sign. That was all that it took to send one of the AARP's Vegas cougars into an angry analysis of our ride for the day, Lamborghini's new Gallardo LP560-4.

What is it about exotic cars--"super sports cars" is what Lamborghini president and CEO Stephan Winkelmann calls them--that rubs certain people oh so wrong? Envy? Genuine disgust for such hedonism? Confusion as to how to insult someone who apparently knows success more than they do and knows it well? Who cares.

Indeed, time spent behind the wheel of Lambo's new $201,000 stud stirs nearly that much worth of emotions. Only in an Italian supercar will you feel like the king of the world in one instant, a narcissistic cheeseball who feels a twinge (or more) of embarrassment the next.

Most of the time, though, the former applies, even when drunken grandmothers suggest that your motivation for riding the raging bull has nothing to do with performance and everything to do with lifestyle. Or at least the lifestyle they figure you fantasize about.

Admittedly, there is a large fantasy element at play, and Lamborghini knows it. When asked to name competitors, Winkelmann deadpans, "We have no competitors."

The implication is that Lamborghini is the best and operates in a different stratosphere where normal rules of engagement don't apply, and that's all there is to it. Indeed, the LP560-4's press launch in Vegas began with a peculiar dinner featuring dancing runway "models"--or were they the best the area's thriving adult industry had to offer?--and leaping Ninjas, all inside a tent custom-built as a temporary restaurant for media. No, not one of Vegas' kabillion five-star restaurants would be sufficient to demonstrate that the LP560-4 is far more than a simple car.

Except that once you fire the direct-injection engine of Sant’ Agata’s latest Gallardo, all the psychological nonsense becomes irrelevant. Crack the throttle that electrifies the new 5.2-liter V10 and you remember that it will--and should--always be about the car. Lamborghini says 0-62 mph happens in 3.7 seconds, a solid 0.3 second faster than the outgoing 5.0-liter edition, and 124 mph (200 kph) screams up in just 11.8 seconds, 0.5 second sooner than before. But while horsepower is up to 552 from 520, the extra 22 lb-ft of torque makes this beast noticeably different from its predecessor.

Gone are the power spikes and high-strung character. Oh, it revs and revs until the limiter kicks in at a staggering 8500 rpm. But there is snorting, kicking, bucking grunt across the range, a seemingly limitless reserve of mojo that rips the twisting desert roads and Las Vegas Motor Speedway where we drove.

Power oversteer is there when you want it, as is stability when you want that, too. The chassis, revamped suspension and tires pull huge lateral g; turn into a corner and the car sets on its suspension and then digs in to a mesmerizing degree. Though the new V10 is heavier than the old one, the car weighs 45 pounds less thanks to a reworked drivetrain. The LP560-4 is endlessly tossable through heavy steering that strangely enough feels a lot like the virtual steering sensation of Logitech’s range of video-game wheels. The same goes for the optional carbon ceramic brakes we tested, which are sensitive early on in the pedal's travel but ungodly when it comes to stopping distance. The reworked paddle-actuated gearbox shifts 40 percent faster courtesy of reword internals and software; in "Corsa" mode, full-throttle shifts engage with all the subtlety of a baseball bat to the face. But in normal and sport modes it is easy to shift smoothly. Regardless, a manual gearbox is available.

The Gallardo LP560-4 arrives in U.S. Lamborghini dealerships late this summer, but if you don't have claim to one of the 550 pre-orders you will likely have to wait nine months or more to take delivery. That's plenty of time to figure out if you place a priority on performance or lifestyle, but really, that is irrelevant. In this case, you can have both. And maybe, just maybe, that's exactly what pisses people off so much.

[a007apl]

Lamborghini says it's the only maker of bad-boy supercars... and, on the evidence of the new Gallardo LP560, we'd have to agree
For one tantalising moment it looks as though the two most influential men in the European car business are about to walk backwards into each other. Ferdinand Piech, Porsche king-pin and architect of its audacious take-over of VW, is nosing about on the Ferrari stand when Luca di Montezemolo, Italy's automotive crown prince, arrives in the same air-space. A collision between these two would trigger a sonic boom.
The Geneva motor show often throws up muscular little vignettes like this. Mrs Piech already has a Bugatti Veyron, but perhaps her other half is on the hunt for a 612 Scaglietti. Perhaps he's after the whole company. He owns pretty much everything else.
Question is: would you need Ferrari if you already had Lamborghini tucked in your back pocket, a part of the Piech empire (via Audi) since 1998? Once upon a time, yes. Lamborghini has always been the cheeky upstart, the chest-wig chariot, the company that some would say put the bull into bullshit. Ferrari is better bred, the real thing, auto-aristocracy. You can see the appeal.
But in 2008 the gap is tighter than ever, the battle lines drawn with increasing intensity. Lamborghini now sells 10 times as many cars as it did when the Germans first arrived in Sant'Agata (2,406 in 2007), and it's making major money these days. The planet's rich are getting richer, of course, and rapidly increasing in number.


'It's telling that the Gallardo has reached its fifth birthday more or less unscathed'


In this climate, Lamborghini could probably make money in exchange for old rope, but the fact is it's never been smoother or more sophisticated in every aspect of its business. It was the Gallardo that really helped kick the company into the premier division and now, 7,100 cars later, there's a new version.
One of the stars of this month's Geneva show, it's fair to say that the arrival of the LP560-4 - the name refers to the car's longitudinal engine layout, power output and transmission - took everybody bar Lamborghini employees by surprise. Some cars hang around way past their sell-by date and go whiffy, while others don't seem to age at all. It's telling that the Gallardo has reached its fifth birthday more or less unscathed.
"We specialise in the unexpected," Lamborghini's brand and design director Manfred Fitzgerald tells me in an ante-room on a Geneva stand that looks like the private chamber in Al Pacino's Carlito's Way Miami nightclub. "We have so many projects up our sleeves right now, I can't even begin to tell you..."
What he will brief me on, though, is the new Gallardo. Body design, engine, suspension and transmission have all been thoroughly revised, and Lambo claims significant improvements in performance and efficiency. But let's start with the styling.
Overseen by Fitzgerald - a former marketing guy turned design boss - and implemented by a seven-strong team led by Filippo Perini, the modifications are limited to the Gallardo's front and rear, but they give the car a razor-sharp new character.
Although the LP560 appears to have been heavily influenced by the recent million euro Reventón limited edition (http://www.topgear.com/blogs/drives/118-lamborghini-reventon/), it was actually the Gallardo that was signed off first. There are new air intakes at the front, a revised splitter, and a completely redesigned rear end that draws the eye out - creating the impression of extra width - rather than down, which emphasises height.
"We felt we could do even more with this car," says Fitzgerald. "The Gallardo was a wonderful piece, but I wanted the new car to be more aggressive and yet more minimal. The front lights are now as slender as we could make them and still pass the homologation regulations."
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by TopGear

[a007apl]

http://blogs.motortrend.com/6249603/miscellaneous/always-different-always-lamborghini-dinner-with-santagata/index.html

[a007apl]

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/columns/0805_bull_in_a_lambo/index.html

[yg60m]

It seems that Auto Moto will have a ride in an LP560 next week ;-)

[a007apl]

wow, VV wait that ;)

[gobs3z]

Motor Trend First Test: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/112_0808_2009_lamborghini_gallardo_lp560_4_test/index.html

[HeilSvenska]

Popular Mechanics Test: http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/4263264.html

[a007apl]

Tkx guys :thumbup:

[a007apl]

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Lamborghini-Gallardo-LP560-4-/
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/sports_car_central/2009_lamborghini_gallardo_lp560_4_first_drive_revi ew

[fireguy]

here is Autocar's first drive report...cheers.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Lamborghini-Gallardo/232767/

[andreadebi]

review and pics black LP560-4

http://motori.corriere.it/anteprime/08_maggio_14/lamborghini_artemi_5db55914-219d-11dd-b258-00144f486ba6.shtml

[a007apl]

:thumbup:

[a007apl]

http://www.motivemag.com/pub/feature/first_steer/Motive_First_Drive_2008_Lamborghini_LP560.shtml

[a007apl]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/232803/#

[a007apl]

http://motoring.sky.com/news_features/first-drive-lambo-gallardo-lp5604-story.aspx

[a007apl]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2008/05/17/nosplit/mflam117.xml

[a007apl]

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/new_car_reviews/article3944788.ece

[a007apl]

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=126335?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1 .*

[a007apl]

http://www.drivers-republic.com/news/news_article_14_05_08_b.cfm

[a007apl]

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/test-gallardo-lp-560-4_-corvette-z06_703360.html

[andreadebi]

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/test-gallardo-lp-560-4_-corvette-z06_703360.html

I can't see this link.....:-(

[a007apl]

Yep, no works more the link

[a007apl]

Controversial Jaguar TV campaign to Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Drifting

May 22nd, 2008 by Peter | Email This (http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailFlare?itemTitle=Controversial Jaguar TV campaign to Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Drifting&uri=http://www.product-reviews.net/2008/05/22/controversial-jaguar-tv-campaign-to-lamborghini-gallardo-lp560-4-drifting/)
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Do you remember a few years back when the new Jaguar XK came out, the company launched an ad campaign which critics had to question. The message in the ad was subtle, where is showed that older men were able to have fun with ladies of a younger age. Well it seems as if Lamborghini have learned from that Jag ad and taken their ad for the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 a little further. The ad was shot in downtown Los Angeles, where you could see the supercar drifting around on the roads.
This car shows you what the car can do, but I also love the messages that the new ad gives, about what will happen when you drive around in the vehicle. It shows that if you were to drive the Gallardo LP560-4, then it will help you collect the names and phone numbers of tall brunettes, now I have to get one. The ad also puts the message across that if you own one of these Italian supercars, then you will be guaranteed access to all the trendy bars in town.
Also in the video you get two see two Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4’s facing up against each other, one black and the other white, it’s as if two bull’s are facing up for a fight. The two cars then drive out of LA and then start on their long journey on long winding roads, just to show you how well they handle.
The ad is pure genius, check it out below.

[a007apl]

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/firstdrives/222051/lamborghini_gallardo_lp5604.html

[a007apl]

The new 202mph Lamborghini is a beast with a muzzle firmly in place

Joseph Dunn Half a dozen choppers ferrying journalists and Lamborghini top brass flew in formation over the scorched badlands of Nevada like something out of Apocalypse Now. Only Wagner?s Ride of the Valkyries was missing. This was not a reenactment of Francis Ford Coppola?s Vietnam classic but an expensively staged spectacular to mark the unveiling of the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4.

Could the launch of a tweaked version of an existing car possibly justify all this razzmatazz? Admittedly the LP5604 is more powerful than the standard Gallardo, quicker, lighter and more thrilling to drive. But the differences are subtle rather than stark. One suspects the theatricals were therefore more to do with Lamborghini?s carefully mapped out marketing strategy of launching a new car each year.

The LP5604 will replace the original Gallardo, which has been in production since 2003 and has been by far the most successful Lamborghini in history, shifting more than 7,000 units to date. Competition from Ferrari, in the form of the F430 Scuderia, and Porsche, not to mention the possibility of an Audi R8 V10 later in the year, means that Lambo has been forced to up the ante.

Close up, the LP5604 (the LP stands for ?longitudinale posteriore?, the position and arrangement of the engine, the 560 refers to its metric power output and the 4 denotes permanent four-wheel drive), is a ferocious-looking machine. The stub nose drops viciously over the front wheels, while the front air vents have been enlarged to feed the larger engine. The lines along the flank remain sharp and the fat rear end, which houses the engine, is beefier than a Geordie doorman and packs just as big a punch. The new engine adds 39bhp to the standard car?s 513bhp and will hit 62mph from standing in 3.7sec, shaving 0.2sec off the sprint speed of its predecessor. It has a top speed of 202mph. To put the car?s sheer power and performance into some sort of perspective it is worth remembering that a normal family car will typically reach 60mph in about 12sec. The LP5604 will be travelling at 124mph in 11.8sec.

It is the sort of power that can get a driver into trouble, and within an hour at the speedway a Russian journalist had ploughed off the track, over a gravelled area, through a metal fence and into a brick wall. He survived but the car didn?t. This then is a beast with all the ferocious appeal of a Siegfried & Roy pet tiger - one moment of inattention and it can turn and bite.

Like the original Gallardo, the LP5604 has all the fixtures and fittings you would expect in a family saloon: sat nav, air-con and stereo. The black leather seats hold you in place well enough, but overall you are left feeling distinctly underwhelmed. The switchgear on the fascia is chunky and metallic and, for my tastes at least, a little too visible: who wants to be confronted by a conspicuous button to operate the electric windows in a ?143,350 supercar? At the same time, parts of the rev counter and speedo can be blocked from view by the small steering wheel.

These are minor quibbles. The real test of the car is not inside the cabin but out on the road. Gun the engine in your garage and neighbours will think an F-15 has landed on your driveway. From inside the cockpit the noise is even more monumental: the engine is situated six inches from the back of your head.

Floor the throttle and the acceleration is savage. The new gearbox is a huge improvement on the original, and changes are fast (120 milliseconds) and seamless both in auto and in paddle-shift mode. On the track, where all you have to lose is your nerve, the ride is thrilling. But is the car quite the extreme, no-compromise racer that Lamborghini would have us believe?

After several tyre-squealing laps, the one question I was asking was how the Russian managed to lose control. The LP5604 is fast and fun but it is not uncontrollable. Time and again, just as the car began to wobble, the onboard electronics kicked in to pull it back from the edge. Feel the back end begin to slide and instantly power is redistributed to the wheels that need it and cut from those that don?t, to keep things on the straight and narrow. And good though the new box is - especially in ?corsa? race mode ? it is not as visceral and real as a genuine manual gearstick. Lamborghini says a manual box will be available but that most of its customers prefer the ease of the paddle shift.

And this is probably at the heart of the Gallardo LP5604: it is billed as edgy and extreme - as is the company that makes it ? but it is not yet a full-blooded seat-of-your-pants supercar. Such a car needs to be coaxed and tamed to get the most out of it; the LP5604 is house-trained and flatters the driver.

When it goes on sale in June it will initially sit in the company?s product range alongside the standard Gallardo (which will eventually be phased out) and last year?s stripped-down version, the Superleggera. It will undoubtedly sell well and add to the growing allure of the brand, which has seen sales increase from 1,000 cars in 2003 to 2,406 in 2007. The company, renowned for its Italian flair but now under the ownership of Audi, is embarking on an ambitious German-style expansion plan. The odds are we will see a Spyder version of the LP5604 masquerading as a new car next year.

All this helps to keep the brand fresh and lively - as does its new merchandise line of clothes and key rings (can?t afford the car? Buy the sweatshirt instead) and its clever product placement (watch out for the Lambo in the new Batman film this summer) ? and it will certainly have its arch rival Ferrari keeping a wary eye on its Italian neighbour. But whether this particular new car is quite as ?extreme, uncompromising and Italian? as the slogan claims is a moot point.

Still, none of that really seems to matter when you are sitting in a traffic jam outside the neon casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. Here, where fortunes are made and lost on the turn of a card or the spin of the roulette wheel, you are not looking for visceral performance and the fear of stalling. Instead you are soaking up the looks and the camera flashes from passers-by thinking the same thing as you are: ?If I get lucky tonight I?m gonna buy me one of those.?

Vital statistics

Model Lamborghini Gallardo LP5604
Engine type 5204cc, 10 cylinders
Power / Torque 552bhp @ 8000rpm / 398 lb ft @ 6500rpm
Transmission Six-speed clutchless manual
Fuel / CO2 13.6mpg (combined) / 351g/km
Performance 0-62mph: 3.7sec / top speed: 202mph
Road tax band Band G (?400 per year)
Price ?143,350

Verdict Watch out, Ferrari

Rating

Date of release June

The opposition
Model Ferrari F430 Scuderia ?172,605
For Superb performance and handling
Against Expensive, more common than a Lambo
Model Porsche 911 GT2 ?131,070
For Brilliant to drive, relatively affordable
Against Lacks romance of an Italian supercar

[blue8]

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First Drive: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
To a large extent Lamborghini exists today because of the Gallardo. While the Murcielago has always remained the top model in the company’s line-up, it was strong sales of the Gallardo that allowed it to reach profitability after almost 30 years of losses. At its initial launch back in 2003 there was the worry that this new ‘entry-level’ Lamborghini would dilute the brand’s exclusive cachet. As the first model completely designed under the watchful and sensible eye of Audi, there was also some concern the carmaker was expanding its market share at the cost of exclusivity and heritage.

But once the first trickle of reviews came in, all fears were put to rest, and the new car was able to strike an almost impossible balance between accessibility and exclusivity. It’s since gone on to become the Italian marque’s most successful model to date - selling around 7,100 units - and its reputation as an everyday supercar is the best descriptor of the new Lamborghini: outrageous but still entirely livable.

However, Lamborghini was never one to rest on its laurels. Just as it had done with the Murcielago and the more extreme LP640 variant, designers also tinkered with the Gallardo and added some extra kit to make it a much more vicious machine. Put on a diet, the brand new LP560-4 loses 20kg over the standard model and is given another 40hp (30kW) for extra bite. The most significant changes come in the form of a new aerodynamic package that improves downforce considerably and makes the car a far more formidable track weapon than the standard Gallardo.

Technical
Named for its 560hp (418kW) output and 4WD powertrain, the latest incarnation of the Gallardo impresses on several fronts. With its highly-strung 5.2L V10 the LP560-4 has stunning performance, accelerating to 62mph (100km/h) in just 3.7 seconds and going on to reach a top speed in excess of 200mph (320km/h).

The engine emits a deep bellow when pushed, and is most brutal in the lower end of the rev-range where it seems to summon the most force. Hitting the top end is equally exciting because the torque curve remains flat and stable throughout the rev-range.

It’s strange to think of the self-titled ‘Most outrageous car company’ considering emissions and fuel economy in its marketing materials, however even Lamborghini is beginning to think about tough new pollution regulations to be ratified by the EU. For this reason it has introduced a new Bosch direct injection system, giving the LP560-4 more power and torque but better fuel-efficiency and lower emissions than the previous Gallardo.

Styling and interior
Lamborghini has updated the Gallardo’s shell to bring it more in to line with the Murcielago and recent Reventon concept. You can clearly see the family resemblance in the new model with giant air dams and new lights in the front.

The rear has also been altered significantly, with cooling vents, new rear lights and bumper plus a redesigned diffuser all contributing to its changed appearance. In what may be a subconscious nod to its German cousin, the LP560-4’s rear looks a little like the Audi R8’s. The rear lights are now positioned in a ‘Y structure’ and the same motif appears in the front LED daytime running lights.

Sitting inside, the interior resembles that of the regular Gallardo. The seats are set extremely low but leg and shoulder room are generous for both driver and passenger. Lamborghini offers the LP560-4 with either leather or Alcantara upholstery for the seats, and the same options are given for various accents around the cabin.

While the interior hasn’t changed much from the pre-facelift model, the driving experience certainly has. Gone is the instability during high speed cornering and the tendency to understeer that were the negative hallmarks of the Gallardo. The LP560-4’s new aerodynamics package has significant effect at speed, and the front spoiler and rear diffuser work together to improve aerodynamic efficiency by a staggering 31%.

On the road
The optional carbon-ceramic brakes are also excellent, though we wish Lamborghini would follow cross-town rival Ferrari’s example and make them standard on the new model. Still, there’s not much to complain about when you’re spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a car and the brakes deliver up to 1.2g of seatbelt-straining force.

With its high-revving engine, excellent four-wheel drive system, improved down force and powerful brakes, the LP560 is more confident around a track than the Gallardo. The suspension has also been tuned and lightened, and is adept at keeping the car stable during high-speed cornering. Body roll is now almost non-existent.

Steering the car through the pedals was necessary more than a few times, especially when understeer reared its ugly head. However, these were rare occasions and generally the car was responsive to our steering inputs. The transmission comes in three modes, Normal, Sport and Corsa, with the final being the most hardcore option. In Corsa mode the gear shifts are around 40% faster than normal. There’s also a launch control option, during which both brake and accelerator are depressed, locking revs at 5,000rpm and sending the Gallardo off while matching traction with power perfectly.

The LP560-4 isn’t brilliant in all areas though. The carbon-ceramic brakes still lack proper feel for stop-and-go traffic, a problem we’ve noticed on a number of other cars fitted with them, including the McLaren SLR (not sold here) and the Porsche Carrera GT (now out of production). The extremely low front spoiler also makes the car hard to take around town and even when you do use the handy front-raising feature there’s still the occasional painful sound of grating metal.

Final verdict
The LP560-4 takes Lamborghini’s biggest success and changes the formula - as a driver’s car, it is devastatingly quick and a delight to throw around a track but as just a car, a daily driver, the old Gallardo made more sense. Then again, when did buying a Lamborghini ever make sense?

Link: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/supercars/first-drive-lamborghini-gallardo-lp560-4/
(Pictures included)

[a007apl]

:thumbup:

[andreadebi]

now works the link

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/test-gallardo-lp560_4-vs.-corvette-z06_703360.html#mmg-bilder-31


from italian economic newspaper

http://www.luxury24.ilsole24ore.com/Gallery/MotoriHighTech/2008/lamborghini-gallardo/lamborghini-gallardo_1.php?id=0

very nice the interiori in alcantara

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/fotos/foto-shows/test_U_technik/mpsfshw_show_504522_13999.hbs?ext_index=27

[a007apl]

:thumbup:

[a007apl]

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=6&article_id=6868

[fireguy]

nice article and photos....green is my fav color!

http://windingroad.nextautos.com/windingroad/200808web/?folio=73

[a007apl]

Check lambo scan part :thumbup:
Member Scans **56k BEWARE!** (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9143) (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/firestorm/misc/multipage.gif 1 (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9143) 2 (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9143&page=2) 3 (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9143&page=3) ... Last Page (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9143&page=8))
Go to last page, last post ;)

[a007apl]

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/222225/lamborghini-gallardo-lp560-4.html

[a007apl]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Lamborghini-Gallardo-5.2-V12-LP560-4-(AC/UK)/234106/

[a007apl]

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/driven/0808_2009_lamborghini_gallardo_lp560-4/index.html

[a007apl]

Lamborghini's heart-stopping LP560-4
By Sue Zesiger Callaway, contributor

Did he see us?" I screamed to my automotive accomplice, whom I'll call Speed Queen, as I dug into the carbon ceramic brakes and wrestled the new Lamborghini LP560-4 to a standstill. About 100 feet off the car's chiseled bug-green nose, a California Highway Patrol cruiser was attempting to herd the black Lambo Murciélago to the shoulder.
A narrow escape! And only the first, as it turned out, over the course of Lamborghini's annual three-day Giro driving event - this year from Lake Tahoe to Pebble Beach.
As Speed Queen (name withheld to protect the guilty, but I'll tell you this: She is automotive royalty and a real hotshoe) and I crept away, cackling at our good fortune, a second CHP car pulled up alongside us and pointed us over. In fact, he lassoed more than 30 of us at once. The breakdown lane was a techno Italian rainbow.
"Our switchboard lit up with reports of a pack of wild Ferraris tearing up the road," he said sternly to the group.
"Well, guess we can go then - we're all driving Lamborghinis!" I quipped. He released us with a warning, but within a few miles, the same bad behavior resumed - ridiculous speeding, dangerous passes, insane lane changes. Delightful!
Although all current Lambos are likely to increase your blood pressure and decrease your common sense, the latest iteration of the entry-level Gallardo, the LP560-4, is truly a leap ahead. As SQ and I revved our way toward Mammoth Lake, our first overnight, we were impressed by simple yet chic touches, such as the quilted Alcantara headliner and the black suede steering wheel - perfect for grip no matter how sweaty the palms.
As the odometer logged first 100, then 200 miles, we began to worry that the gas gauge hadn't moved much. Malfunction? No: The LP560-4 is 44 pounds lighter than its predecessor, aerodynamically more slippery, and fully 18% more efficient (fuel economy and CO2 emissions) than its predecessor.
We made quick use of every foot-pound of torque, every one of the V-10's 560 horses - and every bit of the all-wheel-drive system's gluelike grip. As we passed (and passed and passed) other Lambos in our herd, I began to thoroughly trust this brawny bull: The LP560-4 (great cars occasionally have bad names) is boldly capable of raw performance, sounds so hot it should have a parental block on it, and looks sexy enough to stand up to the Murciélago, a V-12-powered sibling.
In fact, as we bombed through Yosemite, I realized that Lambo's latest is actually addictive. Why drive conservatively when you can nail yourself to the seat with every shift? The darn thing even navigates brilliantly, thanks to the Audi unit onboard (Audi owns Lamborghini), and a back-up camera solves one of the car's few flaws - rear visibility.
Ferrari has long owned quality and haute performance, but now Lambo has caught up. As we pulled into a foggy Pebble Beach on the last day, the young valet attendant summed it up best: "Wow! I'll put this in the front spot - all those Ferraris here are for old guys, but this is totally cool!"

[a007apl]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,415942,00.html

[a007apl]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/RoadTestsHistory/Lamborghini-Gallardo-5.2-V10-LP560-4/235033/

[a007apl]

http://www.carenthusiast.com/reviews.html?mode=article&make=&id=2967

[kach22i]

16 Lambo 2009 photos in my gallery - from the track last week.

Sample:
http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x295/kach22i/Automobile/
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x295/kach22i/Automobile/LAM2.jpg

[a007apl]

:thumbup:

[kach22i]

I checked what the 2007 looked like - yep, the front is more rounded now, less angular.

I like this 2009 much better, it's developing nicely. Typically I like the first year of a car before they muck it all up with add-on's.

2007 for reference:
http://www.dragtimes.com/Lamborghini-Murcielago-Timeslip-10777.html
http://www.dragtimes.com/images/10777-2007-Lamborghini-Murcielago.jpg

[pitfield]

I checked what the 2007 looked like - yep, the front is more rounded now, less angular.

I like this 2009 much better, it's developing nicely. Typically I like the first year of a car before they muck it all up with add-on's.

2007 for reference:
http://www.dragtimes.com/Lamborghini-Murcielago-Timeslip-10777.html
http://www.dragtimes.com/images/10777-2007-Lamborghini-Murcielago.jpg

I presumer your humour is very dry, or: LP-640; WAKE UP.

[a007apl]

kach22i, please, next time use photo area for your photos, here its for infos about LP56-4 ONLY.
tkx

[pitfield]

kach22i, please, next time use photo area for your photos, here its for infos about LP56-4 ONLY.
tkx

How polite.

[a007apl]

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=7084

[kach22i]

a007apl and Pitfield, I posted the yellow car to illustrate that the new (white) car's lines are more rounded. It was posted only as a comparison, I don't understand your guys posts.

If you don't want me to post and share, then I'll just leave.

From my gallery:
http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x295/kach22i/Automobile/
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x295/kach22i/Automobile/LAM7.jpg

[a007apl]

You use here for your pics, and have space for pics in forum:
Lamborghini Pictures and Videos (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=45)
It is, use here for reports, not for pics ok ;)

[kach22i]

You use here for your pics, and have space for pics in forum:
Lamborghini Pictures and Videos (http://www.motorworld.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=45)
It is, use here for reports, not for pics ok ;)

Thank you for explaining, I have never seen a site separated into text or pictures only before - very unexpected.

[a007apl]

:thumbup:

[a007apl]

Clarkson’s verdict

"Brutally brilliant
In the current economic conditions, the number of people who might want to buy the car you see photographed this morning – a new, even more powerful Lamborghini Gallardo – is about six. In fact, I don’t know why I’m bothering to fill the rest of the page. It’d be easier and cheaper to send them a letter.
Then we could ignore the snarling, fuel-sucking, speed-busting supercar and look instead at how the streets of Britain might be when everything has gone bust, no one has a job and the government has decided to build a huge dam in the Cheddar Gorge just to keep everyone busy.
I do not believe there will be significantly more buses. The fact is that once you have been exposed to the freedom of personal transportation, it is impossible to retreat to the misery of veal-style collectivism. Buses are a safety net, a device civilisation uses to move around the poor and the weak. Nothing more.
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Nor do I believe there will be that many electric cars. They enjoyed their rise in popularity when times were good and we could all afford to have guilt about ecoism. But when you are forced to eat your dog to stay alive, it is very difficult to spare a thought for the polar bears and the cedar trees of Lebanon. And anyway, they don’t work.
For guidance on the future, it’s tempting to look at France. Many years ago, when my head was full of hair and sixth-form politics, I argued that, in Paris, a car is not used to show off the wealth of its driver, only his level of interest in all things motoring. It is quite normal, I said, for a rich man who has no interest in cars to drive a beaten-up Clio, while his secretary, who loves to drive fast, has a big BMW.
It was a lovely theory but it was wrong. Because, if we exclude the Côte d’Azur, which is now Moscow-on-Sea, we find that in fact no one in France has a nice car, no matter how interested they may be in motoring. This is because France is essentially communist and anyone who displays outward signs of wealth is fearful that soon a mob will come and his head will be in a basket.
Here, there has never been a successful revolution. Oh we’ve cut a king’s bonce off but it only lasted a couple of days before the Paddy Basher was gone and Mr King’s offspring was sitting in the hot seat. Today, the country is full of people who dislike the rich but they stick to vandalising Range Rovers rather than beheading the Queen. And anyway, it’s equally full of Essex and Cheshire; places where people will sleep on bare floorboards before they stop driving into town in the Bentley.
Britain is fundamentally middle-class. There are no walnut-faced sons of the soil with hate in their hearts. Basically, we all want a plasma television. We’re all show-offs. We strive to be tall poppies. And, as a result of this, the car, whatever form it may take in the future, will always be mired here in mammonish k rather than cornering g.
So, in order to decide what sort of car Britain will be using in the near future, we must examine exactly what we require it to do. It must be considerably cheaper and less expensive to run than the cars we have now. Power will not matter due to the government’s latest moronic wheeze to put average-speed cameras on all motorways. It must be available in a range of versions so that Chelmsford can continue to demonstrate its superiority over Wakefield. And with half of Africa and eastern Europe living here, it needs to be small to deal with the congestion.
Japan is already there. Yes, there are big Lexuses and yakuza Mercs prowling the streets, but most people drive what they call kei cars: extremely small, extremely light, extremely fuel-efficient personal modules. Some have Rolls-Royce radiator grilles. Some have ladders on the roof. Anyone who sets up a business importing these cars to Britain right now will do very well. Frankly, I’m amazed Honda, Toyota and Subaru haven’t cottoned on already.
Perhaps they know what I know: that actually Japan is ahead of us but still some way behind Vietnam, where everyone has a small motor-bike. They are used as family saloons, lorries, pose-mobiles and taxis. And the system works, even when it rains, which it does, hard, and often for nine months of the year. I really can see a day when London looks much the same as Hanoi does today.
Funny, isn’t it. Vietnam never quite caught up to the West but now it’s accidentally overtaken us. Even as we speak, I have a small Vespa in my garage. Soon, I may be forced to go out there and see how the damn things works.
In the meantime, let’s get back to the Lamborghini Gallardo that may be bought by only half a dozen people in the next century. Look at it this way: very few people will ever take a holiday on the international space station. But that wouldn’t stop me reading about what it’s like up there . . .
There’s a very good reason why the baby Lambo is always seen as a poor relation to Ferrari’s F430. It’s because the Ferrari is a better car. Drive them back-to-back around a racetrack and the difference is immediately obvious. The red car feels tight, sharp, pointy and modern. The orange car with the lime green seats, feels, in comparison, like a canal boat. It rolls more in the corners, pitches more under braking, is less immediate in the way it accelerates and less responsive through the steering.
However, here’s why I love the Lambo. To get the best out of a 430, you need to have testes like globes. Whereas a one-armed man with a twitch can go just as fast in a Gallardo while eating a sandwich and having a spasm attack.
And now he can go faster still because Lamborghini has upped the size of the V10 from 5 to 5.2 litres. That means you now get 552bhp, and that, coupled with a weight saving of 44lb, means you arrive everywhere in a cacophony of barking, wailing exhaust noises slightly before you set off. It is ridiculously quick. Mad quick. Eyes-on-stalks bonkers. Way, way faster than a standard Ferrari 430, massively louder, too, and because of the squidge-matic suspension and four-wheel-drive system, just as easy to drive as its predecessor.
Some have said in the past that the Gallardo’s sister car, the cheaper Audi R8, was very similar. Not any more it isn’t. It is David Miliband in the face of Russian aggression.
There’s more. The Gallardo has always been a lovely-looking car, much more striking and desirable than the Ferrari. And the new model, with its new Reventón-style nose, is even better. The fact is that curves on a car never look as good as straight lines. The old Ford Scorpio proved that and the sharp, super-creased Lambo hammers the point home. We see the same thing with women. A fat girl’s curvy round face does not have the same appeal as the straight lines found on Keira Knight-ley or Kristin Scott Thomas.
Pointlessly, I shall now run you through the costs. They are very high. But at least the fuel consumption has been improved by 18%. Oh and don’t bother with the manual version. If you want a Gallardo, get the one with the flappy paddles.
If, then, you like to dream as you commute to the dole office on your Yamaha FS1E, dream about the Lambo. Lamborghinis have always been the heart and soul of the supercar scene and this is the most Lamborghinish model that has ever been made.
ENGINE 5204cc, 10 cylinders
POWER 552bhp @ 8000rpm
TORQUE 398 lb ft @ 6500rpm
TRANSMISSION Six-speed semi-auto
FUEL/CO2 20.6mpg / 327g/km
ACCELERATION 0-62mph: 3.7sec
TOP SPEED 202mph
PRICE £143,350
ROAD TAX BAND G (£400 a year)
RELEASE DATE Out now"

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