mhh's SE has arrived!

About 15mins after getting home from work I was glad to see an email from mhh with some pics of the new SE.....good to see you kept your promise of getting me the high-res ASAP.

So what are your impressions of the car?

What about you Ash, I hear you had the honour of spending some time in it aswell?

Pics (I did a quick bit of editing, hope you don't mind)
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Now that's a car!!!

 

congratulations Mark, that is a horny car but why are the wheels dirty ??

they look like the same dirty wheels Roger's got on the 430

Stunning car, well done

 

it looks as stunning as...........well.............all Gallardos! the only affordable true exotic IMO

 

it does look good, but I think the door mirror looks too big if I could criticise any part of it.

Stunning, makes a 360/430 look pretty soft and curvy in comparison. It's not "pretty" like a Ferrari, it's tough...

 

i agree, the styling is aggresive

 

mhh
NICE ...Congrats

trivia for today:
a 360 car cover fits a gallardo perfectly !
....even the big door mirrors

 

Thanks fellas. Ash and I took it for a run in the rain as soon as I picked it up. It has to get wet sooner or later!

The car feels harder than the standard Gallardo I traded. The suspension is firmer but rides more nicely (if that is possible). It is a hell of a lot louder. The downshift blip is really too loud for polite company and it has more of a shriek under acceleration. It is near tubi loud above 4,000rpm to my untrained ear. A couple of times when changing to first, Ash and I both laughed at the outrageous noise. The note is unrecognisable from the old car for much of the time except on steady low rpm throttle when it is reasonable quiet.

The lower gearing means the pick up in the first 2 ratios feels much faster. The e-gear is more abrupt on change-up, but less "shunty" than before. It feels like it will be easier to get off the line with the lower first gear, but I'm being gentle - although it requires no running in according to the manual. The faster steering is immediately noticeable.

The car looks lower and more skeletal (illusions created by black roof) and the loud yellow interior trim pieces really lighten the "dark tomb" feeling in a lot of Lambos. The interior seems better built - as it should be now they have had some practice. The pearl paint doesn't show in the fog but it is lively colour.

Overall, it is has a more hardcore feel about it - which I like. It might be less of a daily driver (you really need to "drive around" that noise for the sake of the neighbours) but it will be more special on outings.


I'll post more when I've driven it in anger. Christ, I wish the rain would stop!

 

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Sensational! It looks so menacing! You sure know how to make a statement mhh!

 

Stunning car Mark, I'll look forward to seeing pics of that interior (and also maybe even the paint with some real sunlight shining off it )

 

Thanks for the impressions mhh, the sound is the thing I was keen to hear about - any chance of a video at some stage?

I got a little artistic with one of the pics, think I'll print one out and frame it - look better than any of those expensive paintings!
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I like the last pic mandingo,did you have a hit on a spliff when you did that one?? hehe

 

Congratulations and thanks for the report Mark.
What a car!! A thing of beauty is a joy forever.....well maybe not forever
I don't suppose Bangle had anything to do with it

How did you manage to keep the rain off it to take the pics? Did you hire a gun chamois dude or is this more of Dingo's sorcery with Photoshop?
Nice work.

 

Nah, just been sniffin petrol again
Must try that, need to learn to drive Photoshop and if a sniff or 2 helps.................do as the Romans do.

 

sounds like my sort of car.

 

WooHoo!!!! congrats!! the gold on black plates are great!! and thanx for the pics Dingo.

I saw an Orange Gallardo tonite in my street, maybe its a sign

Ill be in Adel later in the month *COUGH**COUGH* haha

 

how's that happen? isn't a 360 MUCH bigger than a Gallardo?

 

Congratulations mhh! Beautiful car, no doubt. Looking forward to hearing your impressions after a hard run through the twisties!

 

something like that.

nope, I only edited the colour/levels/contrast and those type of things.

don't worry, I haven't forgotten our little deal.

 

Excellent review, congrats!

Just wondering, is the black roof standard on all SEs? How about colour combos, I read that they limited your choice to only a few different colours.
If you have some time to take some interior shots (and possibly some older comparo pics of your old Gallardo) that would be great!

 

What about lap times... did you go to Mallala with your old one? What are the proven and backed up claims (not internet speculation) from lambo about performance increase....

 

Did they give the car a performace increase?? Or is it just cosmetically??

 

Yes the black roof is standard on the SE, but not on the normal MY06 Gallardo.

I think there are only 6 colour options for the SE, but not 100% sure on that.

yeah 20hp more (520hp) than the old Gallardo.

 

Beautiful machine there mhh, congrats!!

If the review by jason plato is anything to go by, this is one bloody nice car