2009 Lamborghini Gallardo Review

FEATURES | 9 out of 10

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we are going straight to hell anyway
Car and Driver

The overriding theme inside the revised Gallardo is one of leather
Edmunds

Sumptuous? Yes…
Edmunds

The 2009 Lamborghini has plenty of standard features and a handful of options not included in its $201,000 base price.

Maybe its most satisfying feature, though, is the baked-in ability to cause a commotion just by driving past a crowd. Car and Driver tested out the Thrust Control Mode in the Gallardo and harnessed this unique power. “After slowly rolling into an intersection in Vegas, we just hammer it; we break all four wheels loose for a second in a straight line—and then simply catapult forward, squealing and grinning like schoolboys who have just stolen the keys to Dad’s, well, Lamborghini,” they report. “This doesn’t seem to hurt the car. But we know we are going straight to hell anyway.”

In more practical terms, the Gallardo sports standard power features, an upmarket sound system, a choice of manual or e-gear transmissions, all the mechanical hardware described here, and an exotically upholstered interior.
“The overriding theme inside the revised Gallardo is one of leather — lots of it,” Edmunds observes. “In addition to power-adjustable leather-upholstered seats, our LP560-4 had leather covering the dash and the center console — even the headliner was smothered in the stuff. Sumptuous? Yes, but such an interior is a bit monochromatic.”

In the Gallardo's Italian architecture, TheCarConnection.com’s editors find lots of Germanic touches. The Gallardo’s related to the Audi R8 distantly; the navigation system, climate control interface, and certain switches look like pieces from the Audi R8, because they easily might be. The same goes for the flat-bottom steering wheel and the main instrument binnacles. There are far worse parts bins to raid.

Conclusion

The 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 covers all the usual feature bases—and throws in the intangibles for free.


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  1. Styling
  2. Performance
  3. Quality
  4. Safety
  5. Features

Other Choices:

    Direct competitors for the Lamborghini Gallardo are tough to find; that other Italian brand’s cars start at much higher prices. Among the less expensive vehicles in the supercar class, the Aston Martin’s V8 Vantage has supercharged V-8 surge, classic British detailing, and a sumptuous interior for two. The Bentley Continental GT has similar qualities, plus two usable rear seats and, like the Lambo, four-wheel drive. The Porsche 911 Turbo has four-wheel drive, shockingly fast acceleration, and the option for top-down driving in Cabriolet models.

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Comments (4 total)

  1. buy

    By Biodun | Posted: Dec 10th 2008, 01:29:41 PM

    i love the car

  2. give me one for free please?

    By jacob bennett | Posted: Sep 29th 2008, 09:59:27 AM

    but not a green one cause thats just outright ugly

  3. How much do it call

    By Andrew Clemons | Posted: Aug 29th 2008, 10:43:52 AM

    because i want one that is in 2010

  4. new cars

    By  mode | Posted: Jul 10th 2008, 11:35:39 AM

    the new cars

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