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Just a couple days ago GoodCarBadCar.net began hosting a video in which evo's Chris Harris test drove the very wonderful, very expensive Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera. The Good Car Guy even made mention of the Superleggera when discussing the Ford Focus RS500 yesterday.
Now, finally, GoodCarBadCar.net has a photo Gallery to enjoy, as well, seen after the jump. The details on this special V10-engined Lamborghini Gallardo are spelled out in the earlier post. Lamborghini's greatest feat may have been the institution and execution of the Gallardo's diet. The Superleggera weighs just 2,954 pounds. And so it should be: Superleggera means "superlight". With enough horsepower to make a gigantic SUV seem unbelievably fast, one can safely assume the Gallardo Superleggera's capabalities in a straight line are astounding. However, this Lamborghini's sublimity brings attention to a real problem in the current Marketplace.
Mid-engined vehicles are, more often than not, of the supercar variety. Time was a Toyota MR2 Spyder, ugly as just about anything on the road, showed mid-engine handling dynamics to a completely new demographic. But for the most part, mid-engine placement is for Lamborghini, Ferrari, Pagani, Koenigsegg, and Bugatti.
Great though this Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera may be, its connection to the real world is as barely there as a SoCal beach bikini. This is like discussing the trickle-down effect Formula 1 has in modern times. And it's not meant in derision of the Superleggera. Oh no, the Gallardo Superleggera is a-w-e-s-o-m-e. Yet the least expensive mid-engine vehicles available in America today are the Lotus Elise $47,250 and the Porsche Boxster ($47,600). Both are favourites of The Good Car Guy. Both are twice the price of a well-equipped Mazda MX-5 Miata.
Where's the Miata's competition? The mid-engined Toyota MR2 Spyder didn't fail because it was mid-engined but because of its absolute lack of storage capacity and its poor styling. Then the front-engined Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky disappeared with their brands. It's time somebody stepped up to the plate with a verifiable sports car rival for the Mazda MX-5 Miata. As good as the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera is, I'm certain they won't be selling any for $21,000.
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- Super-duper Lamborghini Gallardo Heading To Frankfurt Motor Show
[2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera Pictured Above]Remember Lamborghini's media invitation to the 2011 International Auto Show in Frankfurt that read "Lamborghini. Racing Towards Frankfurt"? At the time, we asked you what could...
- Lamborghini Lp 570-4 Spyder Performante: "official" Superleggera Spyder Appears Online
Lamborghini may have just dropped some info and specs on its latest special edition Gallardo, the LP 570-4 Spyder "Performante". I say "may have" because nearly 100% of the information in the press release posted by a forum member...
- Paris Preshow: Lamborghini's 999kg Sesto Elemento Concept Revealed [updated]
[Updated with New Images] These are the first full-blown pictures of the concept car Lamborghini has been teasing Ford Explorer-style for a little while now. It's called the Sesto Elemento (Sixth Element) and, according to Carscoop sources, it is...
- Geneva Show: Lamborghini's Gallardo Lp570-4 Superleggera (with No Puns!)
This is how you condense press releases: Lamborghini's Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera-christened Gallardo weighs less and has more power. Now for the details: it's dropped 154 pounds (70kg), which brings it down to 2,954 lbs (1,340kg) dry, and...
- Geneva Preview: Lamborghini's New Gallardo Lp570-4 Supperleggera
Set to debut in Geneva (really really soon) is the Lamborghini Murcielago SV's little brother. Called the Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera, it's set to carry some of its older sibling's feature characteristics (loud colors, swoopy graphics,...
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LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP570-4 SUPERLEGGERA GALLERY
Now, finally, GoodCarBadCar.net has a photo Gallery to enjoy, as well, seen after the jump. The details on this special V10-engined Lamborghini Gallardo are spelled out in the earlier post. Lamborghini's greatest feat may have been the institution and execution of the Gallardo's diet. The Superleggera weighs just 2,954 pounds. And so it should be: Superleggera means "superlight". With enough horsepower to make a gigantic SUV seem unbelievably fast, one can safely assume the Gallardo Superleggera's capabalities in a straight line are astounding. However, this Lamborghini's sublimity brings attention to a real problem in the current Marketplace.
Mid-engined vehicles are, more often than not, of the supercar variety. Time was a Toyota MR2 Spyder, ugly as just about anything on the road, showed mid-engine handling dynamics to a completely new demographic. But for the most part, mid-engine placement is for Lamborghini, Ferrari, Pagani, Koenigsegg, and Bugatti.
Great though this Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera may be, its connection to the real world is as barely there as a SoCal beach bikini. This is like discussing the trickle-down effect Formula 1 has in modern times. And it's not meant in derision of the Superleggera. Oh no, the Gallardo Superleggera is a-w-e-s-o-m-e. Yet the least expensive mid-engine vehicles available in America today are the Lotus Elise $47,250 and the Porsche Boxster ($47,600). Both are favourites of The Good Car Guy. Both are twice the price of a well-equipped Mazda MX-5 Miata.
Where's the Miata's competition? The mid-engined Toyota MR2 Spyder didn't fail because it was mid-engined but because of its absolute lack of storage capacity and its poor styling. Then the front-engined Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky disappeared with their brands. It's time somebody stepped up to the plate with a verifiable sports car rival for the Mazda MX-5 Miata. As good as the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera is, I'm certain they won't be selling any for $21,000.
Related From GoodCarBadCar.net
Watch Chris Harris Drive the Gallardo Superleggera
Low-Volume Automaker Sales In the USA (January 2010)
Lamborghini Murcielago SV Performance Stats
Low Emissions Lamborghinis
- Super-duper Lamborghini Gallardo Heading To Frankfurt Motor Show
[2010 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera Pictured Above]Remember Lamborghini's media invitation to the 2011 International Auto Show in Frankfurt that read "Lamborghini. Racing Towards Frankfurt"? At the time, we asked you what could...
- Lamborghini Lp 570-4 Spyder Performante: "official" Superleggera Spyder Appears Online
Lamborghini may have just dropped some info and specs on its latest special edition Gallardo, the LP 570-4 Spyder "Performante". I say "may have" because nearly 100% of the information in the press release posted by a forum member...
- Paris Preshow: Lamborghini's 999kg Sesto Elemento Concept Revealed [updated]
[Updated with New Images] These are the first full-blown pictures of the concept car Lamborghini has been teasing Ford Explorer-style for a little while now. It's called the Sesto Elemento (Sixth Element) and, according to Carscoop sources, it is...
- Geneva Show: Lamborghini's Gallardo Lp570-4 Superleggera (with No Puns!)
This is how you condense press releases: Lamborghini's Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera-christened Gallardo weighs less and has more power. Now for the details: it's dropped 154 pounds (70kg), which brings it down to 2,954 lbs (1,340kg) dry, and...
- Geneva Preview: Lamborghini's New Gallardo Lp570-4 Supperleggera
Set to debut in Geneva (really really soon) is the Lamborghini Murcielago SV's little brother. Called the Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera, it's set to carry some of its older sibling's feature characteristics (loud colors, swoopy graphics,...