Lambo ups the stakes 552 HP 2008 Gaylardo

the car. I just can't handle the Audi parts in the high-end side of such a sports car.

 

I laughed out loud.

 

The rear and the wheels look like they were retro 80's designs.

 

Yep thats exactly what a Gallardo is. I'd never pay that amount for a car that's only ASSEMBLED at the Lambo factory.

70% of the Gallardo is made in Germany including the engine and tranny. The Lamborghini factory is just an assembly plant. But they do produce 30% of the Gallardo.

You know things like the front wind sheild, back glass, rims, engine cover glass and badges.

 

i seriously don't understand why it's so bad to have audi parts......it just makes the car more reliable. maybe its just an excuse to bash the lamborghini marque???? hmm...i see that alot here on f-chat.

 

Seriously what is with the unfounded bashing? Have the people putting down the Lamborghini driven both, or even either one?

 

70%!? That is a huge tell there. Where did you get that information? If that is true.. then, I will have to hop on the "bashing" bandwagon. I was under the impression that Audi was helping Lambo become more reliable, easier to service, etc, not producing the entire car. I was previously aware of some Audi switchgear, etc, but when the entire car is made in Germany...

 

i love the exterior of the lambo, clean , simple and masculin but forgive me for saying the instrument cluster looks like cr@p! love the materials but it's just not right looking, cheap, plastic looking gauges thrown together with some carbon fiber, what were they thinking? kinda reminds me of a dodge viper interior.

 

Your 1 out of 10.They cater to the majority.I'm on my 4th. Lambo in 3 years and gonna have my 5th. within this year.
Eric

 

+1

 

i love the sound, exterior looks, stance and everything but that darn interior just throws me for a loop and especially the gauges, Porsche did it right, so did ferrari, Bugatti. what happened?

 

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/112_0808_2009_lamborghini_gallardo_lp560_4_test/index.html

The launch control sounds like the clutch wont last much after a couple jaunts. But 3.4 0-60 (Ricers beware).

 

It's not a Lamborghini, it's a Lame-borghini. I liked the Gaylardo part though!! haha

 

We could cure what you have on one test drive with me
Eric

 

I believe they are constantly improving this car. I just wish they'd use fewer audi parts. I hate audis. If you're an audi lover, then you probably love this car. Personally, I like the outside of the car but not the inside. I've driven it and it does drive nice, just different and strong.

 

You Lambo bashers have to open your minds. I love my 360 spider but have also driven a G a few times and loved it as well. I am going to switch it up and get a G spyder this summer or next. The Lambos don't seem to hold their value as well as F-cars however. I tend to drive my cars over 10K miles a year, so I will likely find a used one with 5-10K miles that has already taken a hit.

 

Too all the people who complain about Audi parts. Are you guys engineers? Do you design drive trains for Ferrari and Audi? If not, unless you are talking about knobs and buttons, how can you say anything about Audi parts? I'd be willing to be that I could place a random part on the table that is present in a Ferrari and a Lamborghini and an Audi, and you wouldn't be able to tell which is which.

 

You can't "hate" on either car, both are amazing machines. Two of the top manufacturers in the world, of course there is going to be some competition and people picking sides, same with any products with similar price tags.

With that said, I feel Frank Sinatra said it best, "You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody. You buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody." Its two completely different states of mind.

 

I agree with your first statement. I think the Lambo G and the Ferrari 360/430 are both wonderful exotics. My dream garage would certainly have one of each. Your second comment, however, seems misplaced when applied today. In it's original context I believe Sinatra was sarcastically justifying his purchase of the less common, less prominent Italian exotic while clearly being somebody who need not offer up any vehicle as evidence of his societal status. Since that time, Lamborghini has dramatically increased their market share. Furthermore, the design concepts adopted by Lamborghini in the decades since Sinatra's quote have, if anything, given cause to flip his comment. The brash angular style of the Lambo tends to call far more attention to itself than an analogous model Ferrari. One could argue that the loud styling of the Lambo is far more egocentric than that of Ferrari and therefore is prized by those that want to be somebody, whereas the more subtle styling (at least in this sampling) of the Ferrari might be presumed desirable by he or she who need not call attention to themselves, perhaps because they are somebody.

Ironically, when considering the issue of old versus new money, it seems Ferrari is the exotic of choice (between the two) amongst the former subset. This likely attributable to the longer pedigree of Ferrari, its racing heritage, etc., thus further adding to the body of evidence that it is more commonly the Ferrari owner that "is" somebody. However, this seems to be a double edged sword, for I can only presume that this is what drives the snobbish stereotype (deserved or not) that seems to be levied more frequently upon Ferrari owners than Lambo owners when speaking with car people outside the realm of exotics.

 

Very well said!

Tim