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06-12-2004 10:03 PM |
Best Styling I Have Ever Seen
It's $165,000
2004 Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe
The styling is pure Lamborghini: gorgeous, if more classic than flamboyant. The single sweeping curve front to rear, first seen on the Countach, dominates its compact, low-slung profile. Orifices abound, of course, and a small spoiler rises out of the tail to improve high-speed stability and reduce lift. So far, Lamborghini makes no claims for aerodynamic drag and downforce, but we know the Gallardo spent many hours in Audi?s wind tunnel in Ingolstadt as the designers refined the details and played with underbody airflow. Lamborghini credits Italdesign-Giugiaro for the styling. It?s true Fabrizio Giugiaro drew the initial sketches, but the car was then restyled by Luc Donckerwolke, the same designer who penned the Murciélago. Lamborghini says it will build just 1300 Gallardos a year, which probably accounts for the use of a few Audi A4 bits on the console of an otherwise impressively roomy and beautifully finished interior. Of course, it?s strictly a two-seater?there?s no provision for even tiny rear seats. But the Gallardo is intended to be more livable than its V-12 sibling. This is an everyday supercar, Lamborghini says, to be compared with a Porsche 911 Turbo as much as a 360 Modena, and not a toy for weekend posing. Which may also account for the plan to offer optional 19-inch winter tires as an alternative to the standard 235/35ZR-19 front and 295/30ZR-19 rears.
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