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People of the Internet, meet your new drift hero: these are the first official pics of the new Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder.
It is a rear-wheel-drive version of the drop-top Gallardo, built for the ‘purist'. That's right, it's a drifty Lamborghini. And drifty Lamborghinis are good. The Balboni - that other rear-drive special - was a splendid bit of kit.
Gallery: the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder
Ditching the standard four-wheel-drive setup endemic of Lamborghini's new Teutonic era meant retuning the car's dynamics to cope with its new-found propensity for going sideways. The rear axle gets a 45-per cent locking differential, and Lambo tells us the standard ESP programme puts an emphasis on stability, while ‘Corsa' allows "larger drift angles". Larger drift angles are good things.
The 5.2-litre V10 puts out 550bhp and 398 torques - fractionally less than the standard 560-4 Spyder - that give it a 0-62mph time of 4.2 seconds, a 0-124mph time of 13.4 seconds and a top speed of 198mph (again, all fractionally less than the standard drop-top).
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann said this particular model "will appeal to a very special group of customers that enjoy a spirited driving style and also like to experience the sheer pleasure of open-air driving".
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Gergo commented on this article
at 10:31 am on 21 November 2011
The only problem with this car is the 458 Spider.
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Mariani commented on this article
at 10:35 am on 21 November 2011
It isn't quite the 'purist-mobile', but compared to Lamborghini's recent gibberish, oh yes, it is brilliant as it is. I have to accept Gergo's opinion, though. The 458 is just more.
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Gavron commented on this article
at 10:37 am on 21 November 2011
The 458 is definitely faster than this
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samuel.faulkner commented on this article
at 10:42 am on 21 November 2011
love the wheels sooooo much! ACE!, the front looks like a reventon, sorry, rebenton as it is pronounced. hehehe
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ampe commented on this article
at 10:50 am on 21 November 2011
i'm not sure going everywhere sideways is the 'purist' way it's the 5 year old way the people that throw bodykits on old japanese cars
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