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First Drive (Kinda): 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni... with Valentino Balboni!

It was eleven in the morning on a typical Thursday when my phone rang. "How'd you like to drive the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni in Beverly Hills at 3:00 pm... with Valentino Balboni?" Aside from screaming "YES!!!" at the top of my lungs, all sorts of thoughts started to crowd my brain. What should I wear? Should I shave? Do I address him as Valentino? Mr. Balboni? Your majesty? And most of all, am I worthy? Normally at car events, you wind up talking to a bunch of MBA-types and, no offense, but really, who cares? You drink ... Read more →

VIDEO: Valentino Balboni introduces his namesake Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Jonny Lieberman

If you've spent any time behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, the notion of a more sporting version is pretty close to absurd. Of course, we're not Valentino Balboni, the man ...

Officially Official: Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni Damon Lavrinc

Few names resonate more with the Lamborghini faithful than Valentino Balboni, Lambo's long-term test driver who's honed every model to roll off the line since 1973. In an ultimate tribute to ...

Pics aplenty: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder Drew Phillips

We love us some supercar photos, and Lamborghini just made our day by releasing a plethora of new images of the Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder. Introduced late last year at the L.A. Auto Show, the new ...

Leaked: Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Alex Nunez

Oh baby. The cat would appear to be out of the bag for the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2, as what certainly look to be official photos of the newest bull have hit the web. Details are sketchy, but ...

Reiter Engineering launches new Gallardo LP560 GT2 7 months ago on Autoblog

Forget about the latest LP560-4 or the limited-production Superleggera that preceded it: what you're looking at here is the ultimate Gallardo. Only it's not made by Lamborghini. Unlike its arch-rivals in Maranello, Lamborghini doesn't make racing cars. For that, it turns over its supercars to ...

PSA: Be careful who you give your Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder keys to 7 months ago on Autoblog

Imagine this scenario: You've gone out of town for whatever reason, driving your Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. (If we had a Gallardo, you'd bet that taking road trips would be high on the agenda). Anyway, you get to your hotel, surrender your supercar's keys to the valet, and go on with your ...

eBay Find of the Day: 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo - Some assembly required 7 months ago on Autoblog

The shell of the Lamborghini Gallardo that was gutted to make the bizarre Ford-Mustang-meets-Lamborghini Tractorri showcar is for sale on eBay. The orange bull is laid out like Humpty Dumpty for some well-heeled Alice – or Alistair – to put back together again. The only thing is ...

One-Stop Miami Vice Living: Lux development offers free Lamborghini with purchase 7 months ago on Autoblog

Having just returned from the well-heeled shores of Miami for last week's Kia Soul drive, we know that exotic machinery stacks up on the city's streets like so much cordwood. In fact, we saw upwards of ten newer Ferraris in the course of an afternoon's drive (not to mention untold Bentley ...

Taming the Bull: IMSA Lamborghini Gallardo GTV 8 months ago on Autoblog

Tuning a Lamborghini is a risky endeavor. The supercars that roll out of the factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese already tread the narrow line between the sexy and the obscene, but the bulk of the mod-jobs we've seen run over that line with considerable ferocity and just keep on accelerating. German ...

Rumormill: Lamborghini working on two rear-wheel-drive cars for 2009 10 months ago on Autoblog

Those who have been praying for a two-wheel drive Lamborghini, your wishes may have been granted twofold. De Telegraaf is reporting that Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has confirmed not one, but two different rear-drive-only Lambos for 2009. First up will be a Murciélago LP640-2 with ...

Your garage sale needs a hook, try a Lambo 11 months ago on Autoblog

How does one get curb-side shoppers to visit his or her garage sale rather than all the others? Simple, you add a little visual punch to the pitch. That's just what one Melbourne, Australia area seller decided to do. He posted a sign on his car for all the world to see, and that car was a ...

Sunday Poll: Lambo logo showdown 1 year ago on Autoblog

After the G419 Invitational ended last Sunday, I was outside BSing with Davey G. Johnson (the erstwhile Jalop, friend of Autoblog, and all-around great guy) as we looked over the cars that still remained parked in the GPNY lot. The front row contained both a Gallardo Roadster and a spanking new ...

Pics aplenty: Lamborghini Super Trofeo in action 1 year ago on Autoblog

Lamborghini announced its Blancpain Super Trofeo this past weekend at Hockenheim, a racing series featuring spec Gallardo LP560-4's in race trim. The Super Trofeo will run in support of the FIA GT Championship, DTM, and FIA WTCC series and will feature individual professional and 'gentleman' ...

Lamborghini Super Trofeo stars in one-make race series 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ferrari does it. Porsche does it. And now, Lamborghini is going to do it, too. "It" is a single-make race series, and Lambo's will showcase a competition-spec Gallardo LP560-4 dubbed the Super Trofeo. Each race will feature 30 of the cars, piloted by deep-pocketed private owners, dealer teams, ...

Blind Belgian breaks speed record in borrowed Lamborghini 1 year ago on Autoblog

For most of us, once we're able to sweet talk our way into Lamborghini Gallardo, going 192 mph isn't that difficult. But Luc Costermans has at least one more major obstacle to overcome: he's been blind for four years. Despite that, he managed to borrow an orange Gallardo for an attempt on the ...

First Drive: 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 1 year ago on Autoblog

A 5.2-liter V10 with 560 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds, a top speed of over 200 mph and one of the most beautiful modern designs to ever come out of Italy. It's the new Gallardo LP560-4, and Lamborghini wants us to drive it. There are certainly more lucrative ways to make a living than ...

VIDEO: 10-second Lamborghini Gallardo 1 year ago on Autoblog

Lamborghini surely didn't intend for the Gallardo to be used as a 1/4-mile racer, but that doesn't mean we don't like to see an owner put his car to the test. Add a set of twin-turbos and we're really interested. This particular Gallardo was built by Underground Racing in Charlotte, NC, and ...

Jeremie Paret: automotive journalist starts his own tuning firm 1 year ago on Autoblog

What you see here is living, fire-breathing proof that there is life after automotive journalism. Jeremie Paret recently left his position as Editor in Chief of Modify magazine to start his own supercar tuning outfit. This customized Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 is his first creation. It takes a ...

Wretched excess: Heffner Peformance builds 930-whp twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of this TT Gallardo Jason Heffner is in the business of building fast cars. We're talking about quadruple digit horsepower, spinning the tires at 100 mph and pulling-away-from-a-Bugatti-Veyron fast cars. You might remember watching a Heffner-powered twin-turbo ...

EDO puts the Super in the Gallardo Superleggera 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a hi-res gallery of the EDO Gallardo SLE Some things you figure are universal. Like time, for example. But for a tuning house that regularly takes the fastest cars around and tinkers with them just for kicks, time – say, production dates and acceleration numbers – might ...

STRUT creates jewelry for your Gallardo 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for hi-res shots of STRUT's Gallardo collection Has that yellow Lamborghini Gallardo been sitting on the lawn for a while because it's simply not getting you the attention you want? Or have all those other LP560-4 owners made it too hard for you to use the Phone Number Collecting Set? ...

How much will that new Lamborghini actually cost you? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click to view the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 in hi-res Nobody buys a bare-bones Lamborghini unless they're planning on racing it or want to pretend they are. With the Superleggera discontinued and the new lightweight Gallardo yet to rear its head, most buyers of the new LP560-4 will be spec'ing ...

Would you like a matching chopper and trailer with that Gallardo? 1 year ago on Autoblog

This tractor Gallardo-trailer combination was been spotted somewhere in the wilds of Miami Beach. If there were any allowable reason to put a trailer hitch on your $180K coupe, this could be one of them. The dandelion yellow Lambo is pulling a custom trailer with matching wheels, and that trailer ...

Build-a-Bull: Automobile mag helps build the first production Lambo LP560-4 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view the Gallardo LP560-4 in hi-res Take it from your friendly neighborhood Autoblog, writing about cars is great. But building a car is something else entirely, especially when the car in question is an Italian exotic. That's what Automobile magazine's West Coast editor Jason ...

BREAKING: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 first official pics! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Lamborghini LP560-4 var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/BREAKING_Lamborghini_LP560_4_official_pics'; We just detailed the changes made to the Lamborghini Gallardo as it evolves into the spectacular LP560-4. And while the name might not be exciting, the ...

Spy Shots: Lamborghini LP550 gets ready for its debut 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for a gallery of the LP550 spy shots Last week, Inside Line reported that Lamborghini would use the Geneva Motor Show to unveil a facelifted, juiced-up Gallardo that would take a new name: LP550. Now, Brenda Priddy's spies have caught the updated Lambo covered head-to-toe in black tape. ...

Detroit 2008: Lamborghini bringing personalization with Ad Personam program 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more high-res pics of the Lamborghini Ad Personam program. What's more exclusive than a Lamborghini? A Lambo individualized through the raging bull's Ad Personam program. The concept behind the program, due to be unveiled in Detroit in a few days, is to allow customers to ...

Lamborghini wants to sell 20% more cars without creating a third model 1 year ago on Autoblog

Lamborghini's pushing to ring up 3,000 sales per year, about 500 more than they currently move. Were they to drop a new Miura, revived LM002, or some other new model, they'd likely reach that target without any problem. Lambo Capo Rupert Stadler isn't in favor of spending the considerable ...

Audi R8 V10 resumes Ring testing 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Audi R8 turns heads on public roads like few other sports cars on the planet, and its 420 HP V8 makes for a terrific track toy too. We've been reporting to you about a forthcoming Gallardo-sourced V10 R8 for some time, but the pumped up supercar has been absent from the 'Ring since its melt-down ...

Hello, what's this? Lambo SUV or Porsche GT Coupe? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Just like the NSX mule that's been spotted ripping around, this Porsche Cayenne is masquerading as something it's not. What the end result actually is remains a mystery, but something's using fat-ass über-SUV duds to fly incognito. Motor Authority reports that there's a Lamborghini LM002 ...

Spy Shots: Audi RS6 Avant 2 years ago on Autoblog

While flashy, high dollar exotics have their place in the world; utilitarian Q-ship have a special place in our hearts -- Audi wagons in particular. Although its no surprise that when Audi releases the new RS6, likely next month in Frankfurt, the wagon model won't be too far off, and these newest ...

Lamborghini releases 2008 model year changes 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's not as if Lamborghini has to make its products any more enticing, but the bull-badged fantasy folks are doing just that, making a few substantive changes to both the Gallardo and Murcielago LP640. For the Gallardo, Lamborghini will be adding an onboard computer, iPod connectivity with USB, ...

Why some folks don't trust valets 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/e_Frontier_Justice_Car_forum_posters_go_after_joyriding_valet_web_braggart'; You have a hot car. Your wallet is fat and you go places where self-parking is generally a foreign concept. When you have a Lamborghini Gallardo, the valet you toss the keys ...

Fantasy Football: Lamborghini Gallardo "Italia" 2 years ago on Autoblog

Some travelers insist that a country's character and culture are best understood by tasting their local food. We'll offer instead that you can tell the most about a country by looking at the special-edition cars honoring their football teams. In America, for example, you might find a pick-up truck ...

Spy Shots: Lamborghini Gallardo V8 running the 'Ring 2 years ago on Autoblog

Audi goes up, Lamborghini goes down. Just as the R8, which wasn't really supposed to compete with the Gallardo, is getting revved up for a V10 transplant, the less expensive Gallardo could be going downmarket, swapping adding a V8 model to accompany the current V10. Admittedly its speculative, but ...

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