New Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder Brings Rear-Wheel Drive to Drop-Top Model

Once upon a time, sports cars and climb to the rear wheels are synonymous terms, but no more - especially when it comes to the Volkswagen Group, which essentially has built an empire of all types of front and all-wheel-drive models.

But sometimes, even the VW group collapses has a nice rear-wheel drive. Today, the brand new Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder combines the open-top body with rear-wheel drive.

"With the Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder, Lamborghini, we extend the range with a purist model, which adds a new dimension of driving pleasure," says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Lamborghini.

"It will be of special interest to a very special group of customers who have a strong driving style and also to experience the pleasure of open-air driving," he said.

As its name implies, the Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder is powered by 5.2 liter V10 engine tuned to the firm produce 550 horsepower.

Lamborghini says its engineers have made significant changes to adapt the car to rear-wheel drive as parameters for the specific application of the damper and aerodynamic adjustments to take into account the change in the distribution of forces.

The Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder tips the scales at 1520 kg (3351 lbs) and can accelerate from zero to 100 km / h (62 mph) in 4.2 seconds en route to a top speed of 319 kmh (198 mph).

Story References: Lamborghini via Autoblog.com

 

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Lamborghini to Launch RWD Gallardo Spyder LP 550-2 at the LA Show?

When Lamborghini revealed the Ultra Trofeo Stradale at the 64th IAA in Frankfurt, we imagined that this constrained creation variation (only 150 pieces) would be the Italian language changeable so long to its tiniest supercar before its replacing gets there sometime next season.

But if a record from Teamspeed shows genuine, the Italian language supercar company may have one more unique of the Gallardo up its sleeve. Now, it’s a rear-wheel generate variation of the open-top Gallardo Spyder called the LP550-2.

In Lamborghini-talk, the LP550-2 handle is for a 550HP powerplant moving energy only to the raise tires, instead of the standard Spyder’s AWD set-up. And the denomination suggestions that the new Gallardo will be, properly, a roadster variation of the Valentino Balboni LP 550-2 car – without the changeable former primary tester’s name.

Even though the Gallardo plays with Porsche's 911 when it comes the amount of unique designs presented throughout its life, an oversteer-friendly variation that allows you to listen to the V10 audio even better than the fixed-top LP 550-2, is more than welcome.

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Lamborghini Confirms Limited Production Run of the Sesto Elemento

The Gallardo Super Trofeo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale may have been the center of attention at Lamborghini's press event in Frankfurt, but the Italian company had another surprise under its sleeve as it announced that the stunning Sesto Elemento concept would enter a limited production.

The Sesto Elemento was unveiled at last year’s Paris Motor Show as a showcase for Lamborghini’s technological innovations. The automaker had then denied speculation that it was the Gallardo’s replacement or a new addition to its range.

It was a plausible denial: the outrageously designed, carbon fiber prototype was seemingly too radical for production.

The Sesto Elemento was Lamborghini's first supercar after the 1986 Countach Evoluzione that weighed less than 1,000 kg – even by a mere kilogram. This, combined with the motorsport-sourced 570HP V10 (the same engine as the Gallardo Superleggera and Stradale) gave the Sesto Elemento a power-to-weight ratio of just 1.75 kg per HP and a 2.5 seconds time for the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) sprint.

Winkelmann explained Lamborghini’s change of heart: “The excellent feedback and the numerous requests we’ve had from our customers have really convinced us to embark on the challenge of producing a vehicle with unique characteristics. We are proud that what a year ago was a technology demonstrator of future super sports cars, even though in working order, will become a small series reality.”

Exactly how small? Well, lets’ just say that it will make the 150 units of the Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale seem too common in comparison: the Sesto Elemento’s production run will be a mere 20 units, with deliveries starting in 2013.

 

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