Review
Lamborghini Gallardo coupe
Price: £145,472 - £182,432
/5
- Pros:
- Incredible looks
- Surprisingly practical
- Very good build quality
- Cons:
- High running costs
- Tiny boot
pictured: Lamborghini Gallardo coupe 2011 2 door 4wd
reviewed by Carbuyer
"The Gallardo manages to expertly blend German engineering with Italian style and flair."
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The first Lamborghini built and designed under the Guidance of VW Group and Audi, the Gallardo manages to expertly blend German engineering with Italian style and flair. Powered by a 5.2-litre V10, it takes only 3.7 seconds to go from 0-60mph and has more than enough grip and poise to match its straight-line performance. Not the most practical car to own with very little storage space, it is surprisngly capable around town, given its supercar status. While inside, it is both spacious and very comfortable.
Drive
Blending huge amounts of straight-line speed with lots of grip, the Gallardo is seriously good fun to drive
The lightweight Lamborghini is seriously fun to drive. Unbelievably fast in a straight line and with huge amounts of grip through the corners, there are very few surfaces that the Gallardo doesn't feel completely at home on. Steering is perfectly weighted, while its refined ride means it is surprisngly good around town, too.
Comfort
The Gallardo is surprisingly comfortable over rough surfaces
Despite its stiff suspension set-up and low ride height, the Gallardo feels surprisingly refined over rough surfaces. Inside, there is more than enough space to comfortably sit both passengers and it is extremely comfortable, too.
Reliability
Built under Volkswagen group ownership the Gallardo uses the very best equipment and materials available
The Gallardo is the first Lamborghini that has been designed and built entirely under VW Group ownership. As a result Lamborghini now has a huge amount of additional technical knowledge at its disposal. Using an aluminium bodyshell and spaceframe chassis, the Gallardo is just about as light and as strong as it possibly can be. Combine this with its immaculate build quality, top-class equipment and VW's high levels of reliabilty and the Gallardo has some seriously strong credentials.
Practicality
Not the most impractical car on the road, but not far off
Like the majority of supercars, practiaclity is not high up on the Gallardo's list of priorities. Inside, however it is extremely comfortbale and there is a good amount of space for both passengers. Boot space is almost non existant though, so if you're planning lots of long trips, this probabaly isn't the wisest choice out there.
Value for money
There are a lot of things you can buy for £155,000 but very few that will draw as much attention or be as much fun as the Lamborghini Gallardo. Made under the guidance of Volkswagen Group and using only the very best materials available, the Gallardo's quality is undeniable. It is also a surprisingly versatile car with impressive driving capabilities around town. The long list of customers queuing up to buy them keeps the residual value up, too.
Running costs
High insurance costs and a thirsty 5.0-litre V10 mean that owning and running a Gallardo is seriously expensive
With its high insurance costs and thirsty 5.2-litre V10 engine, the Gallardo is not a cheap car to own. Despite its huge petrol tank, combined mileage of only 19.2mpg means that the Gallardo can only manage a total range of around 380 miles if driven conservatively. And if anything breaks or happens to go wrong, repairs are expensive, too.
