Saturday, June 5, 2010

Lamborghini Gallardo

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The Lamborghini Gallardo is a car produced by Lamborghini. In the range of the house is a model that is placed under the car to the summit: the Lamborghini Murcielago. Compared to this car has performance and lower stands in direct competition with the Ferrari F430.

The name is derived, as is the style of Lamborghini, one breed of bulls known for their aggression, or bulls, "Gallardo", which in turn took their name from their keeper, Francisco Gallardo, who in the eighteenth century in Spain Select more aggressive unit of bulls, to train in fighting bulls.

The name of the car, which is pronounced "Gajardo," means precisely gallant, valiant.

Compared with the Murcielago, the Lamborghini Gallardo is a car more manageable and with a visibility, especially the rear, wider. In practice the car itself as a supercar that you can lead more easily in traffic and, in general, it is easier to drive than the car top.

The engine of the Lamborghini Gallardo V10 is based on the earlier model of the Audi 5-cylinder in-line. The power delivered by this engine is 520 hp (367 kW) while torque reaches 510 Nm Traction is full permanent central viscous coupling, a viscous traction system called it shares with the largest Murcielago.

The same Audi, Lamborghini's current owner, has designed its own sports car based on the Gallardo, the R8. The German car is equipped with a V8 4.2 engine and with the V10,

In December 2004, a Lamborghini Gallardo has been donated by the State Police. The car, used by traffic police, is used on the highway for Naples. The Gallardo Spyder is also produced a version produced in only 250 pieces a year. The car always mounted the V10 and power is 520 hp, 4.3 seconds is the time to go from 0 to 100 km \ h.

There is also a list SE version (Special Edition) which is characterized by stiff suspension, change faster and outside to the presence of roof, mirrors, and circles in black.

It was lodged in October 2006 a further special version, called "Gallardo NERA," produced in 185 copies, marked by black body is that of alloy wheels.

It was recently made by a dealer in Padua, at the World Cup victory of 2006 by the Italian national team, only one copy of Lamborghini Gallardo painted entirely in blue with the exception of the roof, which sports the colors of the Italian flag, the interior were also coated in blue, while the mechanics and the engine were not affected.

Gallardo Superleggera

Lamborghini Gallardo  Superleggera


























This limited edition, presented in 2007 and aims to be the exclusive sportiness of the Manufacturer Emiliano, it will produce only 350 pieces. The name "Superleggera" is certainly not random, since the weight loss one of the main features of this exclusive version: the total mass of the car down here at 1420 kg, or 100 kg less than the standard Gallardo. The mechanics remained the same as the less-exclusive sister, even though the 10-cylinder 90 ° V from 4981 hours cc delivers 530 hp at 8,000 rpm, 10 hp more than the normal version. Aesthetically it rides on all multi-spoke "Scopius" and a striking rear spoiler. As for the interior, plenty of carbon fiber seats, bridge and tunnel, and the steering wheel in suede, the E-gear semi-automatic manual transmission, sport package for the shock absorbers and Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires are standard. The Gallardo Superleggera, then, becomes the fastest sport on paper the category, with one click from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3.8 seconds declared (0.3 less than the Gallardo "normal") and most of 315 km / h top speed. The car is available in four colors without charge: Midas Yellow, Borealis Orange, Telesto Gray and Noctis Black. To have one of the 350 pieces of Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera is needed 189,331 euros (in the time of production), a price 20% higher than normal. In March 2008 this car comes out of production: only 172 copies have left the factory instead of the 350 planned.

Gallardo LP 560-4

Presented as a prototype at the Geneva Motor Show 2008. The "560" refers to the CVs, the "4" to the driving wheels. His performance claims are of a top speed of 325 km / h with an acceleration of 0-100 in 3.7 seconds and 0-200 in 11.8 seconds. The engine is a V10 engine of 5200 cc direct injection stratified (combined with a sequential gearbox E-Gear Updated and faster) that delivers 560 hp (40 more than the previous version) at 8000 rpm, with a power to weight ratio 2, 5 kg / hp.

Moreover, the weight of the super has been decreased to 20 kg. On this model was able to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 18% compared to the original Gallardo. In the exterior has been made more aggressive, particularly through their air inlets and more muscular appearance. We note also the new light clusters front and rear LED lights and the rear air vent positioned horizontally.

In November 2008, the Los Angeles Auto Show was presented the Gallardo LP560-4 Spider version "open" of the LP560-4 coupe.

source: http://pediaworld.com/category/cars/

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4

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