14 July 2009 - 11:00
New Gallardo GT3 revealed
When Lamborghini wants to turn its road-going supercars into track-going weapons, it turns to Reiter Engineering.
The German firm has been rolling out race-prep Lambos since 1994, and has just got its hands on the new Gallardo, the LP560.
Welcome, then, the new Gallardo GT3 car. Not a bad bit of kit, eh? Though it puts out the same power as the road-going Gallardo - a not-insignificant 560bhp - it's the weight that's the headline figure here. The Reiter LP560 tips the scales at just 1,190kg, a full 220kg lighter than the road car.
Which means it'll be brutally quick - and sticky, too. That giant rear wing contributes to massive downforce, a full eight per cent more than on the previous Gallardo racer.
Naturally you get big track-spec tyres and a racing sequential gearbox, along with ceramic brakes designed to cope with a full 24-hour race.
As you'd expect, you'll have to pay Reiter a hefty wodge of cash for your race-ready GT3 Gallardo: around £230,000, in fact.
But here's the best bit: for an extra £17,000 or so, Reiter will upgrade your piffling GT3 car into a full-bastard GT2 car, ready to do battle with the Porsche GT3 RS, Ferrari F430 and Aston V8 Vantage.
Reiter is inviting customers to test the new GT3 Gallardo this September. Got a spare weekend?
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...you'd probably crash it.
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3rd looks pretty cool 2 me
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If I remember correctly, some GT3 cars can be faster than GT2's, even though they're a lower catergory. So can I drive it round the Nurburgring? Please!?!
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The reason some gt3 cars are faster than gt2's is because they are featherweights and can still pack the punch of the gt2's with some great engine tuning. So if you really want the extra power from the gallardo gt3 car, Then look for a tuner company other than reiter that will give you the extra power for less.
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Yes please, can I 'borrow' one to drive to Wales in tomorrow? No? Transit minibus it is then...
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The 560 is a freaking beauty. A GT3 version is just bloody great. I'd love to drive a car like that. I wonder if TG would consider putting a normal lambo against a gt3 lambo round the track to see what a difference it makes.
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1 more thing they could do add a supercharger or turbocharger to it add a rear diffuser will look pretty mean and should go like how it looks
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Instead of buying this you could buy a murcielago.
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yes get the Murcielago, and hand it over to Reiter with the customarily huge wodge of cash and see what comes out after a while. I wonder when road legal sports cars will get around to being faster than the F1s cars...
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i think u should buy a pagani instead of this
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@nissangtrmania, a zonda will cost you more than this
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this is SOOOOOOOOOO cool!!!!!!!!!!!
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Not only could you get a murcelago for the price of this. But you could even get the new murcielago lp 670-4 superveloce which is the fastest production lambo ever made. So would you rather have an amazing hyper car complete with air con and satnav, or would you like to be sitting on a pile of rocks, letiing your buttocks get numb.
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hey only if it doesnt catch fire like the other gallardo
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CypriotStig commented on this article
21 July 2009
if only i had a drivers licence....
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