The all new Lamborghini Gallardo by cartography India

The Lamborghini Gallardo

Higher power thanks to lighter construction
Lamborghini engineers decreased the Lamborghini Gallardo's already low weight when empty (1,430 kg) by another 100 kg (70kg in the USA) using advanced materials and technologies. The engine hood is made of visible carbon fibre and transparent polycarbonate, type of material that guarantees lightness and also shows off the magnificent V10. The rear diffuser and underbody covering, the rearview mirrors, door panels and the central tunnel's covering are also made of carbon fibre.

Further reductions in weight were achieved by replacing certain glass surfaces with transparent polycarbonate. For the interior, monocoque carbon fibre sports seats covered in Alcantara®were chosen to ensure restraint of the driver and passenger during the intense lateral accelerations that the Gallardo Superleggera is capable of achieving around Curves.At the 2007 Geneva Auto Show, Lamborghini unveiled the Gallardo Superleggera. The name paid tribute to the construction style of the first Lamborghini production model, the 350 GT, designed and built by rozzeria Touring and its emphasis on weight reduction, The Superleggera is lighter than the base Gallardo by 100 kg due the use of carbon fibre panels for the rear difFuser, undertray, the rearview-mirror housings, the interior door panels, the central tunnel, engine cover; titanium wheel nuts and carbon fibre sports seats. The engine power was uprated by 10 HP courtesy of an improved intake, exhaust and ECU for a total power output of 523 hp. The 6-speed E-Gear transmission was standard on US spec models with the 6-speed manual transmission offered as a no cost option. Production of the Superleggera amounted to 618 units worldwideIn a word, sensational. The latest Gallardo (ie the revised-for-2006 version, not the original model) is not exactly a blunt instrument to begin with, but remove 100kg from the package and insert a wee bit more power towards the top end, and what you end up with is something else again.

The noise is what hits you first, because the

Superleggera new exhaust system has liberated a good few extra decibels from the V10, especially at the top end. But the real step forward is the handling; it is now close to racing-car sharp, and although the steering is meatier than before, the way the Superleggera hangs on through quick corners, and changes direction so rapidly through slower bends, is enough to make the back of your neck go all tingly. The brakes, too, are monumental once the (optional) carbon ceramic discs have come up to temperature. The only downside is what the Superleggera does on or near the limit of its admittedly huge reserves of grip.