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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Tuned Nissan GT-R Embarrasses Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 on the Drag Strip

As they say, more like less, or to put it into context, the car more power, less time will be needed to cover a set distance.

And while the new Lamborghini LP 700-4 Aventador its 6.5-liter V12 with 700 horsepower pushing a plant of great acceleration time from 0 to 100 km / h (62 mph) in 2.9 seconds is by no means one is left behind, 700HP is significantly less than about 1000HP.

This was the case with the R35 which faced the Aventador white dragster that will be viewed after the jump. According to the YouTube poster, this was not the run-of-the-mill-Nissan GT-R, but a very refined package R35 about 1000 horsepower.

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Miniature Lamborghini Aventador to Sell for at Least $4.2 Million or More Than 12 Times the Price of the Real Car!

Just when you think you have heard it all, something like this comes along and leaves you speechless. Former Mercedes-Benz engineer and German model maker Robert Gulpen used the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show to reveal an amazing miniature replica of the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4.

Leaving aside the tiresome work that went into building the 1:8 scale model, what makes this creation stand out from the crowd is its ridonkulous price tag of at least €3.5 million or about US$4.83 million at the current exchange rates.

Given that the actual Aventador LP-700 costs around US$379,000, the miniature model will be auctioned off for at least 12 times the price of the real car it replicates!

The insanely high price can partially be attributed to the precious materials used for the construction of the model. For example, Gulpen wrapped a 1/1000mm thin thread of solid gold around the carbon fibres that form the body of the car, while the rims and the entire interior were cast from solid gold and platinum.

Furthermore, the Lamborghini logo adorning the bulletproof (!) glass showcase background is made from gold, platinum and precious gems.

All in all, Gulpen says that the materials used for the construction cost €2 million (about US$2.8 million), while he spent around 500 hours to complete the build.

Gulpen says on his website that the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 will go up for auction at Sotherby's or Chrystie's in New York or Dubai with a starting bid of €3.5 million (US$4.83 million) adding that at least half a million euros (US$690,000) will be given to charity.

Story sources: Robert Gulpen , Youtube via Jalopnik

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