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Bernardo · 11-19-2008, 11:41 AM

For the Italians, 'cabriolet' sounds too French, and maybe put to too much use by the Germans. 'Roadster' is perhaps too unrefined and it kinda sounds like 'toaster'. 'Convertible', well, that's just downright pedestrian. Like some kind of jacket that turns into a raincoat when it starts to pour.

No, Italians call them 'Spyder' - as if to say, this car can climb walls.

And here is the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder, a...topless?...version of the Gallardo introduced earlier this year.

This Gallardo Spyder comes with a 5.2 liter V10 engine delivering 560 hp and 540 Nm of torque to all four wheels; an improvement of 40 horses over the previous incarnation of this engine.

The roof retracts in 20 seconds in case you're really in a hurry to look cool.

And the E-Gear automatic now sports shift changes 40 percent quicker. Clunky shifting being a drawback of previous sequential boxes that seems to have been overcome, at least in supercar and premium ranges.

Lamborghini promises no sacrifices for this Spyder and claims its top speed of 324 km/h can be reached with either an opened or closed top.

nthfinity · 11-19-2008, 12:20 PM

worst feature on the LP560 = the center console toggle switches (such as window controls etc.) they operate in reverse to the previous Gallardo's..... WHY??? they used to work intuitively, now they are in reverse... the materials used are nicer.

a007apl · 11-19-2008, 12:59 PM

Not press pics, its a photoshopped, and spyder version in 2009, before Lamborghini show us the "new" Murciélago.

a007apl · 11-19-2008, 01:13 PM

http://www.autoweek.nl/nieuws.php?id=10276
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"While Lamoborghini's press conference at the LA Auto Show today doesn't begin until later this afternoon, we can at least show you what the Italians will have on display. Meet the Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder, a natural evolution of the closed-top, mid-engine car with a soft-top mechanism to keep the rain and sun from sullying the Italian-crafted interior. We don't have much information on the 560-4 Spyder yet, except that the new soft-top will open and close in 20 seconds, we love those new wheels and the car's mechanicals will be identical to the standard car. That means the 5.2L V10 still produces 560 hp and this thing will go like a bat, or a bull perhaps, out of hell."

Strange, nothing in press area

a007apl · 11-19-2008, 01:27 PM

In this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show

HeilSvenska · 11-19-2008, 01:31 PM

^Yup. I'll be ogling it on Friday. Too bad I can't get close to it though. I couldn't even if I tried with the local Lamborghini dealership shut down.

luke deluxe · 11-19-2008, 01:43 PM

this is what i have been waiting for

very nice spyder..
The LP560-4 is the best looking Gallardo ever, and i just hope that there will be an even more powerfull version

But if not, i'm still happy with the spyder version

a007apl · 11-19-2008, 02:01 PM

3:30 pm - 3:55 pm Lamborghini Concourse

a007apl · 11-19-2008, 02:13 PM

Ps, I'm checked now in press, in Detroit next year more news for us

(I'm believe its a new murcy)

a007apl · 11-20-2008, 06:01 AM

nthfinity · 11-20-2008, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by HeilSvenska

^Yup. I'll be ogling it on Friday. Too bad I can't get close to it though. I couldn't even if I tried with the local Lamborghini dealership shut down.

look for a tall german guy with longer than short hair named Rene; I almost guarantee he'll be there. No idea if it will work, but tell him you are friends with Isaac the photog in MI who was on their fall drive

a007apl · 11-22-2008, 07:46 AM

2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Convertible - YouTube

a007apl · 11-22-2008, 08:13 AM

Lamborghini LP560-4 Roadster Launch. - YouTube

a007apl · 11-28-2008, 09:50 PM

YouTube