CD02 GALLARDO LAYOUT

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LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO Vehicle type: mid-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door
coupe Price as tested: $177,200 Price and option breakdown: base Lamborghini Gallardo (includes $5400 gas-guzzler tax and $1300 freight), $167,200; e gear transmission, $10,000 Major standard accessories: power windows, seats, and locks; remote locking; A/C; tilting and telescoping steering wheel; rear defroster Sound system: Lamborghini AM/FM/cassette/CD changer, 6 speakers
obediently going where its told. You can cook a corner red-hot before the Gallardos balanced poise softens and it begins to plow, at which point the stability control gently taps a brake or two to put things back on track. Impact energy dished up by the 30series-rear and 35-series-front tires, plumped up to 44 psithe recommended pressure for high-speed drivingmostly soaks into the robust skeleton. Lamborghini has lathered a slightly cushy frosting onto a rock-rigid sports-car suspension. Let the commuting begin. The Gallardo has wow performance even in the Euro-bullet class. It accelerates to 60 only 0.3 second behind the V-12 Murcilago. The regular-grade Ferrari 360 Modena F1 sees nothing but fading taillights (the Stradale version is faster, but youre more likely to grow yams on your back than get one of those). Yes, the
Corvette Z06 is just about as fast and the $114,815 you save will make a tidy down payment on Jackos Neverland Ranch, but new Corvettes dont pancake noses like new Lamborghinis. That paradigm will never change.
CURRENT BASE PRICE* dollars x 1000
Porsche 911 Turbo Tiptronic Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Ferrari 360 Modena F1 Lamborghini Gallardo
*Base price includes freight, any performance options, and applicable gas-guzzler taxes.
ENGINE Type. V-10, aluminum block and heads Bore x stroke. 3.25 x 3.65 in, 82.5 x 92.8mm Displacement. 303 cu in, 4961cc Compression ratio. 11.0:1 Fuel-delivery system. port injection Valve gear. chain-driven double overhead cams, 4 valves per cylinder, hydraulic lifters, variable intakeand exhaust-valve timing Power (SAE net). 493 bhp @ 7800 rpm Torque (SAE net). 376 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm Redline. 8100 rpm DRIVETRAIN Transmission. 6-speed manual with automated shifting and clutch Final-drive ratio. 3.08:1, limited slip Transfer-gear ratio. 1.12:1 4-wheel-drive system. full time with limited-slip center differential, open front differential, and limited-slip rear differential with brake-based traction-control Gear Ratio Mph/1000 rpm Max test speed I 2.56 8.mph (8100 rpm) II 1.85 11.mph (8100 rpm) III 1.42 15.mph (8100 rpm) IV 1.14 19.mph (8100 rpm) V 0.94 23.mph (8100 rpm) VI 0.81 26.mph (7150 rpm) DIMENSIONS Wheelbase. 100.8 in Track, front/rear. 63.9/62.7 in Length/width/height. 169.3/74.8/45.9 in Ground clearance. 4.8 in Curb weight. 3560 lb Weight distribution, F/R. 43.8/56.2% Curb weight per horsepower. 7.1 lb Fuel capacity. 23.8 gal CHASSIS/BODY Type. aluminum tube space frame Body material. aluminum stampings and carbon-fiberreinforced plastic INTERIOR SAE volume, front seat. 49 cu ft luggage. 4 cu ft Front-seat adjustments. fore-and-aft, seatback angle, front height, rear height, lumbar support Restraint systems, front. manual 3-point belts, driver and passenger front and side airbags SUSPENSION Front. ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar Rear. ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar STEERING Type. rack-and-pinion with hydraulic power assist Turns lock-to-lock. 3.0 Turning circle curb-to-curb. 37.7 ft BRAKES Type. hydraulic with vacuum power assist and anti-lock control Front. 14.4 x 1.3-in vented and cross-drilled disc Rear. 13.2 x 1.3-in vented and cross-drilled disc WHEELS AND TIRES Wheel size. F: 8.5 x 19 in, R: 11.0 x 19 in Wheel type. cast aluminum Tires. Pirelli P Zero Rosso; F: 235/35YR-19, R: 295/30YR-19 Test inflation pressures, F/R. 44/44 psi Spare. none

FEBRUARY 2004

ACCELERATION seconds 060 mph 1/4-mile
Lamborghini Gallardo Porsche 911 Turbo Tiptronic Ferrari 360 Modena F1

C/D TEST RESULTS

Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 16 20
ACCELERATION Seconds Zero to 30 mph. 1.mph. 2.mph. 3.mph. 4.mph. 5.mph. 6.mph. 7.mph. 9.mph. 10.mph. 12.mph. 15.mph. 17.mph. 21.mph. 25.5 Street start, 560 mph. 4.6 Top-gear acceleration, 3050 mph. 4.mph. 6.2 Standing 1/4 -mile. 12.4 sec @ 118 mph Top speed (drag limited). 191 mph BRAKING 700 mph @ impending lockup. 158 ft HANDLING Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad. 1.00 g Understeer. minimal FUEL ECONOMY EPA city driving. 10 mpg EPA highway driving. 17 mpg C/D-observed. 12 mpg INTERIOR SOUND LEVEL Idle. 59 dBA Full-throttle acceleration. 89 dBA 70-mph cruising. 75 dBA

BRAKING 700 mph, feet

Lamborghini Gallardo Porsche 911 Turbo Tiptronic Ferrari 360 Modena F1 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 180 190
ROADHOLDING 300-foot skidpad, g
Lamborghini Gallardo Porsche 911 Turbo Tiptronic Ferrari 360 Modena F1 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 1.10
EPA CITY FUEL ECONOMY mpg
Porsche 911 Turbo Tiptronic Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Ferrari 360 Modena F1 Lamborghini Gallardo 16 20

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