LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO

The Lamborghini Gallardo is the Italian supercar maker Lamborghini's "entry-level" car, sitting beneath the Murciélago. It is also the first car to feature the new Lamborghini V10 engine - only the third engine designed by the firm. 5,000 Gallardos were built in just three years, making it the company's most-produced model to date.
The car is named after a famous breed of fighting bull. Gallardo is also Spanish for the word gallant.
The Gallardo uses a V10 engine based on Audi's old straight-5 design. The engine was split again to become the straight-5 engine found in the new Volkswagen Jetta. The 5.0 L engine (basically the same engine featured in Audi's S6 and S8 models) is a current Audi 4.2 L V8 (featured in Audi's S4, A6, A8, and Q7 models) with two extra cylinders added and a slightly smaller bore diameter.

The Gallardo offers two choices of transmissions, a conventional six-speed manual transmission, and an advanced six-speed electro-hydraulically controlled auto-clutch manual, or, as Lamborghini abbreviates it to, "E-gear". The latter allows the driver to make shifts much faster than an automatic transmission would, with the control that a manual offers. The driver shifts up and down via paddles behind the steering wheel, and does not need to manually actuate the clutch.


Specifications

Performance
Top speed: 309 km/h (192 mph) / 327 km/h (204 mph)(Gallardo SE and 2006+)
0 to 100 km/h (62 mph): 4.0 s / 3.8 s (Gallardo SE and 2006+)
0 to 200 km/h (124 mph): 14.5 s
Standing km: 22.5 s
1/4 mile: 12.2 s at 118 mph(some SEs have run confirmed high 11s)

Engine
Type: V10
Displacement: 5.0 L
Power: 373 kW (500 bhp) / 388 kW (520 bhp) Base
Torque: 510 N·m