Lamborghini Gallardo

The Lamborghini Gallardo is a sportscar that has been built by Lamborghini since 2003 and is Lamborghini's most-produced model to date. The Gallardo is named after a type of fighting bull. Later, at the Geneva Motor Show 2014, the Gallardo was replaced by the Lamborghini Huracán. There are also police car models of the Gallardo for countries like Italy and England. The Gallardo's superior is the Lamborghini Murciélago. The Lamborghini V10 engine was reused in the Audi R8.

Lamborghini Gallardo
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Edizione Tecnica.
Overview
Manufacturer	Lamborghini
Production	2003–2013
Model years	2004–2014
Assembly	Italy: Sant'Agata Bolognese
Designer	Italdesign Giugiaro (initial design) Luc Donckerwolke (final design) Walter de Silva (mid-cycle refresh)
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car (S)
Body style	2-door coupé 2-door convertible (Spyder)
Layout	Longitudinal, mid-engine, all-wheel-drive (Gallardo 5.0, LP560-4, and LP570-4) Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive (LP550-2)
Related	Audi R8 (Type 42) Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Lamborghini Egoista
Powertrain
Engine	5.0-litre even-firing V10 (first generation) 5.2-litre odd-firing V10 (second generation)
Transmission	6-speed manual 6-speed e-gear electrohydraulic manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,560 mm
Length	4,300-4,386 mm
Width	1,900 mm
Height	Coupé: 1,165 mm Spyder: 1,184 mm
Kerb weight	LP560-4: 1,410 kg[1] Gallardo coupé: 1,596 kg[2] Spyder: 1732 kg[3] Superleggera: 1,557 kg[4] LP550-2 Valentino Balboni: 1,546 kg[5] LP570-4 Superleggera: 1,519 kg[6]
Chronology
Predecessor	Lamborghini Jalpa
Successor	Lamborghini Huracán

Other websites

• http://www.lamborghini.com/en/masterpieces/gallardo/ Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine

References

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