The Lamborghini Gallardo (Spanish for "elegant") is the Italian supercar maker Lamborghini's lesser model of car, sitting beneath the Murciélago.
It was designed as a competitor to Ferrari's 360 Modena. The car is named after a famous breed of fighting bull and is pronounced roughly "gah-yard-o". Although performance is lower than the Murcielago, it is still very high, and the Gallardo has much better rearward visibility and, according to reviewers, is more maneuverable as well as more tractable in low-speed traffic, making the Gallardo a much more practical car to drive.
At current US prices, a Gallardo will set you back US$165,000.
Lamborghini owner, Audi, plans to offer its own sports car based on the Gallardo architecture, the Audi Le Mans. It would use a V8 in place of the Gallardo's V10 to avoid competing directly with the sister car.
The Police car
In December, 2004, one of the Gallardo supercars was donated by Lamborghini itself to the Italian police as the car to tackle with overspeeding made by supercars in Italy. With its great performance, it will be very hard for the supercars to escape from the Police.
| Performance
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| Top speed :
| 309 km/h (192 mph)
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| 0 to 100 km/h :
| 4.2 s
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| 0 to 200 km/h :
| 14.5 s
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| Standing km :
| 22.5 s
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| 1/4 mile :
| 12.2 s at 122 mph
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| Engine
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| Type :
| V10
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| Displacement :
| 5.0 litres
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| Power :
| 367 kW (500 bhp)
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| Torque :
| 510 Nm
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