Lamborghini Gallardo

The Lamborghini Gallardo is the Italian supercar maker Lamborghini's lesser model of car, sitting beneath the Murciélago.

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Italian - Lamborghini - Murciélago

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It was designed as a competitor to Ferrari's 360 Modena. The car is named after a famous breed of fighting bull and is pronounced roughly "gah-yard-o". Although performance is lower than the Murcielago, it is still very high, and the Gallardo has much better rearward visibility and, according to reviewers, is more maneuverable as well as more tractable in low-speed traffic, making the Gallardo a much more practical car to drive. However, to the disappointment of many enthusiasts, Lamborghini did not fit Butterfly doors as on the Murcielago, and many owners have fit their own, vertical-opening doors.

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Ferrari - 360 Modena

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At current U.S. prices, a Gallardo costs about $165,000.

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The Gallardo uses a V10 engine based on Audi's old straight-5 design. This engine was split again to become the straight-5 engine found in the new Volkswagen Jetta.

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V10 - Audi - Straight-5 - Volkswagen Jetta

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Lamborghini owner, Audi, plans to offer its own sports car based on the Gallardo architecture, the Audi Le Mans. It would use a V8 in place of the Gallardo's V10 to avoid competing directly with the sister car.

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Audi - Sports car - Audi Le Mans - V8 - V10

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