One more for the road: Reiter Engineering builds Gallardo GT3 for the street
Click above for a gallery of the Reiter Engineering Gallardo GT3 Strada
Turning road cars into race cars and then back into road cars seems to be Reiter Engineering's new specialty. The factory-supported Lamborghini race team, which also recently built a street-legal variant of their Murcielago R-GT that competes in the FIA GT1 and European Le Mans Series, is now offering a road version of their Gallardo GT3 racecar. Based off the standard Gallardo with the 5.0L V10, the "Strada" features carbon fiber bodywork including fenders that have been widened 60mm, a new front fascia with "shark" style air ducts, side skirts and a large carbon fiber wing at the rear. A single large center-mounted exhaust system reduces weight by nine kg and added an extra ten horsepower, while new three-piece alloy wheels are wrapped with ultra sticky Michelin Pilot Sport 2 rubber. The interior stays relatively stock, although the stock seats have been replaced with leather-covered racing units. While we wouldn't say the result is subtle, it's definitely one of the cleaner designs we've seen.
[Source: Reiter Engineering]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JDMlover 8:11PM (12/26/2008)
blah.....kinda tired of this car...
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happy_penguin 11:17PM (12/26/2008)
Never!
Zach 8:22PM (12/26/2008)
I hope its better than the Fiat Strada.
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Mobius_1 8:29PM (12/26/2008)
A bit late, I guess this is kind of a last-hurrah for the outgoing Gallardo...
And anyways, a bigger hurrah for a tuned exotic that hasn't got: wheels bigger than the London Eye, more pinstriping than a hippie's VW van.
All in all, a pretty subtle car, and a sweet looking exhaust.
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Gokie 8:43PM (12/26/2008)
Not a big fan of the side gills on the front overhang, but other than that, looks like a nice Gallardo.
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Chris 9:35PM (12/26/2008)
Best looking Gallardo I've ever seen.
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Berto 10:04PM (12/26/2008)
MmMmMmMm...
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S 10:20PM (12/26/2008)
Jared
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Luke 11:12PM (12/26/2008)
Why not use the new one?
It looks good though.
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HaCo 3:16AM (12/27/2008)
This will probably the base for the Gallardo rallycar... (look in YouTube).
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cbascjbjhfcbabcBCZXc 12:11PM (12/27/2008)
I like it
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Preus 7:18AM (12/27/2008)
Look at the backlights, they're not the same... One white and one red, like the European VW Passat.. I really hate that.
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nighttime__ 8:41AM (12/27/2008)
What a trivial thing to nag about.
Jared 9:04AM (12/27/2008)
I believe that is because they are rear fog lights. I know some cars will have a single brighter light (usualy red or orange) so you can see the back of the car in thick fog.
Preus 9:41AM (12/27/2008)
nighttime: It looks terrible.
Jared: I know it is.
LloydChiro 2:10PM (12/27/2008)
Eye-candy like this is the reason why I visit Autoblog every day.
I'd drive that car even if it has funny side gills and mismatched taillights.
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Richard Owen 2:13PM (12/27/2008)
Why are you calling these Reiter models Strada? The company is from Germany so it should be Strassenversion.
BTW this model is over a year old.
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Richard Owen 2:16PM (12/27/2008)
Actually this model was launched in 2006 to coincide with the launch of their GT3 model. The real name for the car is 'Reiter Gallardo GT3 Street'
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Randy915 3:02PM (12/27/2008)
Way to ruin the front by those ghastly air dam grills, should've just left those big square holes alone.
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Quan 5:44PM (12/27/2008)
I love the Gallardo, infinitely better looking than the Murcielago in my opinion. Just look at that perfect side profile.
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