Test Drive: Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

[sunny234]

nice review. that Gallardo is in one of my favorite colors.

[salman_ksa]

Now that's a review. Even more interesting is

Actually at my first job I drove prototype car's....once up to 165mph on the highway. I also had plenty of late night blasts down the back country roads in a naturally aspirated 500bhp beast with no traction control or ABS...that's where I honed my driving skills.

WOW never knew that. Must be your hardcore driving days!

PS Any chance of driving Zonda?

[kahmed79]

Now that's a review. Even more interesting is

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> Actually at my first job I drove prototype car's....once up to 165mph on the highway. I also had plenty of late night blasts down the back country roads in a naturally aspirated 500bhp beast with no traction control or ABS...that's where I honed my driving skills.
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WOW never knew that. Must be your hardcore driving days!

PS Any chance of driving Zonda?

Thanks, I really tried to get the details of this car down. Yeah my first job was the best job that i've ever had...too much fun! I haven't driven the Zonda as there aren't many around in the U.S. The few that are here are in private collections and they rarely see the light of day.

[ELblingo]

i hope you get to drive the murcielago SV when it's out aswell..

very nice pictures is this better then the new LP560 or about the same?

[kahmed79]

i hope you get to drive the murcielago SV when it's out aswell..

very nice pictures is this better then the new LP560 or about the same?

Yeah I hope so to. The LP560 is faster but the Superleggera has a more hardcore racecar like feel, which I really like.

[ELblingo]

i hope you get to drive the murcielago SV when it's out aswell..

very nice pictures is this better then the new LP560 or about the same?

Yeah I hope so to. The LP560 is faster but the Superleggera has a more hardcore racecar like feel, which I really like.

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looking for interns??

[kahmed79]

looking for interns??

Not right now, but maybe in the future.

[BMW7Series]

awesome review...

[kahmed79]

awesome review...

Thanks buddy!

[nickatnite]

Sweet. I drove a superleggera briefly in Madras last year and the growl of the engine is the first thingy that got me going. It's orgasmic. Pity the owner wouldn't allow me to take pics. I did post a distant shot of the same car in one of my Madras offroading threads. That's how we ran into the car at a gas station, of all places.

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Nice...wasn't it tough getting just a teaser?

You betcha. The guy was nice enough to let me go at the wheel briefly , but i could tell he was nervous. I'd be too. Here's a pic of the car and i think the Gayarduh looks best in yeller.

[waleed80]

i have no idea WHY for some reasons i never like lambos.....i just have no idea why..and same goes for this one i m so sorrrryyy to all the lambo lovers...but maybe ma sight-buds are dead

[kahmed79]

I just drove an incredible F360 Challenge Stradale and a Morgan Aero 8. Also got to meet Charles Morgan...now that was cool.

[fahad992]

woow......kooll!!!

[ateekt]

Nice read again! This is one hot Lambo, however, for some reasons Gallardo never did to me what Murcielago does! (y)

[kahmed79]

Nice read again! This is one hot Lambo, however, for some reasons Gallardo never did to me what Murcielago does! (y)

Thanks man. The Murci looks like a proper supercar but the Gallardo is much better to drive. The Murci is too wide and the driving position is awkward. The driver's feet are pointing towards the center of the car due to the massive front wheels taking up precious space.

[sami_voodoo]

Kamran

You call it Telesto Grey, I call it "Primer Grey" j/k! All the better for passing by unnoticed, except for the Banshee wail that trails it wherever it goes. Actually, more than a fighter, it looks like a proper prototype racer or something. No bling, just serious speed. The black calipers and dull carbon brakes heighten the effect further. This would probably be my pick of colour from the catalogue.

Oh and a couple of questions, what would you think of a sequential-like shift lever where the buttons are? I know it'll still be a big switch, but...

Subjectively, how big is it? Compared to say, an Accord?

[kahmed79]

Kamran

You call it Telesto Grey, I call it "Primer Grey" j/k! All the better for passing by unnoticed, except for the Banshee wail that trails it wherever it goes. Actually, more than a fighter, it looks like a proper prototype racer or something. No bling, just serious speed. The black calipers and dull carbon brakes heighten the effect further. This would probably be my pick of colour from the catalogue.

Oh and a couple of questions, what would you think of a sequential-like shift lever where the buttons are? I know it'll still be a big switch, but...

Subjectively, how big is it? Compared to say, an Accord?

Yeah it essentially is primer with more than a few gloss coats. I've recently seen a Superleggera in white and that looked kinda cool as well, I pulled down the window to hear it and sure enough the driver gunned it through the first few gears.

Actually I would really like a sequential lever. The thing that really bugs me are the steering column mounted paddles. The paddles did interfere with the driving experience in both the Superleggera and the Stradale, although much more so in the Superleggera cuz of tiny and awkward paddles.

Size wise the Superleggera feels much wider than the accord but the length is about the same I think. It's still a very manageable supercar around town as compared to the Murci or the Ford GT.

[sami_voodoo]

Interesting fact about the Superleggera is that it had the highest power to weight ratio of all the cars in Lambo's stable, and even Porsche's. Probably the LP560 betters it now, but I'm not sure since the LP is heavier as well.

[kahmed79]

Interesting fact about the Superleggera is that it had the highest power to weight ratio of all the cars in Lambo's stable, and even Porsche's. Probably the LP560 betters it now, but I'm not sure since the LP is heavier as well.

The LP560 might have a better power to weight ratio but I bet it's not as hardcore. Speaking of hardcore, i'm planning on driving another beast soon...it's got an Akrapovic titanium exhaust. Any idea what it might be?

[sami_voodoo]

Hmmm... Has the KTM X-Bow been put on sale in the US yet? That's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head. If it isn't, give me another shot