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- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
- 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: Review
2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder [w/video]
Rear-Wheel Drive Is Key To The Enthusiast's Soul Lamborghini has created so many Gallardo models over the past eight years that it appears to be peddling more flavors than Baskin-Robbins. The Italian automaker has mixed and matched engines, powertrains, paint colors and upholsteries to fabricate such variants as the SE, Super Trofeo, Nera, Bicolore, Tricolore, Valentino Balboni, Blancpain Edition, Superleggera, Spyder Performante, Super Trofeo Stradale, along with limited editions for Malaysia and Singapore, not to mention the Noctis, a variant developed exclusively for Chinese markets. ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- 5.2L V10
- Power:
- 550 HP / 398 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- 6-Speed SCT
- MSRP:
- $253,985 (as tested)
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0Report: Lamborghini Gallardo may end run with stripped-down, manual version 1366227840
The Lamborghini Gallardo is no stranger to special edition models, but with the car soon headed to that great racetrack in the sky, it sounds like a fitting send off is in the works. Road & Track had the chance to sit down with Lamborghini America COO Michael Lock who says that a "back-to-basics" Gallardo is being planned with a stripped interior, ...
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Motorsports: Lamborghini Super Trofeo one-make racing series coming to America 1363803300
Starting in June, racing fans in North America will have another way to get their fix. Lamborghini is bringing its Super Trofeo series to the US and Canada in a "long-term" deal that kicks off in a six-race season this year and should bring some extra excitement to the newly formed United SportCar Racing series in coming years. The inaugural Lamborghini ...
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Video: Watch this Lamborghini Gallardo get hooned like a WRC car 1363279500
Driving your million-dollar supercar or ultra-lux limousine carefully and pridefully on to the well-manicured lawns of a fancy concurs d'elegance is what your old man did, square. Driving your exotic through mud and filth, with fast sideways bits and loads of counter steering is what all the hip kids are up to these days. Having already experienced the ...
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Geneva: ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour loses its lid 1362516000
What could possibly be better than a two-passenger, off-road performance coupe built atop the Lamborghini Gallardo platform? A topless version of said vehicle, of course. We've already showed you the ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour in fixed-roof form, and now we're able to bring you some live shots of the Parcour Roadster. Honestly, the Parcour's lines ...
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Video: Best bus stop ever makes public transportation way more interesting 1361555100
For all the advantages public transportation offers, relying on your local bus is typically about as entertaining as taking in someone's lint collection. Telecommunications giant Qualcomm set out to remedy that scenario at one stop by switching out the bus schedule on the wall for a URL. Visitors were encouraged to participate and immediately got more ...
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First Drive: 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster 1360861020
What Dreams May Come The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster left me stupefied. Despite my experience with countless other high-powered exotics on a variety of racing circuits, including nearly all of its Gallardo siblings, the all-wheel-drive, 700-horsepower flagship dropped my jaw to the ground. Less than 24 hours earlier, I had been sitting on an ...
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Official: This is Lamborghini's evil-looking new racecar 1359486060
As a part of the festivities to launch its Aventador Roadster model, Lamborghini has announced that is returning to racing with the new Gallardo GT3 FL2 and its in-house race team, Lamborghini Squadra Corse. The new race-spec Gallardo, co-developed with Reiter Engineering, will initially compete in motorsports series such as the Italian GT3 Championship, ...
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Video: Jay Leno holds Lamborghini showdown, compares Gallardo LP570-4 and LP550-2 1357667100
Jay Leno's Garage welcomes two of our favorite Lamborghini models over for compare-and-contrast session, the Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera and Gallardo LP550-2. Note, however, that these are the 2012 coupes, not the 2013 models with their revised front and rear fascias. Leno likes the size of the Gallardo over the Aventador, and between the two siblings, ...
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Video: Lamborghini braces us for the end of Gallardo production 1355171580
A changing of the guard is afoot in the Lamborghini stables. The Italian supercar brand sticks with a particular model for a respectably long period of time, thus any model changeover is cause for attention. First came the gloriously badass Aventador succeeding the Murcielago, which signals that the Gallardo replacement is on the way next. Not one to let ...
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Official: 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo racecar is unveiled 1350516540
Lamborghini has announced its 2013 Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo racer, a version of the standard LP570-4 that has been prepped to race in the Italian company's one-make series sponsored by Blancpain. The racing Gallardo has been revised for the 2013 season, with a new rear wing and diffuser, new wheel arches and a different livery (the Blancpain ...
