2003 Lamborghini Gallardo

Ferruccio Lamborghini - born under the zodiac sign of Taurus - when he founded the famous super car company, that since then bears his name, gave it to the symbol of the fighting bull. Later, in the '60s decade, when the Miura was introduced, he named the car after the famous bull's race, and this practice became a tradition for the House of the Bull. Honoring this tradition, the Management of Automobili Lamborghini have decided to baptize their latest model with the name of a fighting bull's breed: The Gallardo.

Designed to redefine its segment as the best high performance sports car and supercar driving behavior that fits its driver in every situation. The Gallarado is the synthesis of a true sports car that can be used on an every day basis. While matching these two apparently conflicting objectives, the guideline for Lamborghini engineers has been to fulfil necessary comfort requirements without and compromise in the performances expected of a true Lamborghini car. The choices for engine, transmission, space frame and body, suspensions, brakes and electronics are then all in line with such an objective. The result is a compact (length 4.3m) 2-seater high performance car (maximum speed over 300 km/h), that can be driven with pleasure both on race tracks and on long distance journeys on country and city roads. The layout has been conceived to reach high performance targets, on the basis of the sports-oriented concept for which Lamborghini cars is well known.

Particular attention was paid to achieve the correct weight distribution, true to Lamborghini's engineering tradition. In fact, the chosen weight distribution is the optimal for a sports car, with advantages for traction, braking, and handling. The lowering of the center of gravity has also been a fundamental guideline, which also lead to the engineering decisions for engine and transmission layout.

The Gallardo design, based on an Italdesign-Giugiaro style proposal was developed by the Lamborghini Centro Stile to imcorporate the parameters of our extreme design philosophy. The long wheelbase complemented by short overhangs dynamise its appearance. The cab-forward cockpit integrated in the body by a strongly slanted front screen and tensed pillars, the complex surfacing intersected by crisp graphics and its cooling flow oriented detailing evokes as in the Lamborghini tradition in its proportions and formal language a strong aeronautical influence. Starring blad-like front spoiler graphics, the front face is orchestrated around the dominant cooling inlets. The scissor door cinematic as been reserved as traditional to the 12-cylinder lineage. The foldable side mirrors slanted forward dynamising the side view are mounted on an evolutive shoulder incorporating air inlets. The flush integration of the door handles emphasize the lateral air intakes and like all details improves the aerodynamic efficiency. The rear lights prolonging the lines of the upper air intakes develop an aerodynamic lip present also in the rotating spoiler, combining once again fuction and emotion. The wheels, a strong differencing factor in the Lamborghini history develop the traditional round holes design theme interacting them with spokes.