Lamborghini Gallardo
A raging bull is a must in the garage of every car aficionado who can afford one. Naturally, Yohan’s collection includes one example from the heart of Sant’Agata in Italy: the Gallardo. Yohan’s polished silver missile bears a Delhi registration plate that interestingly reads BOSS (8055). This boss of a supercar is powered by a 5.2-litre 90-degree V10 that churns out a mind-blowing 550 PS at 8,000 RPM and an equally stupefying 540 Nm of peak torque at 6,500 RPM. Transmission duties in this rear-wheel-driven road rocket are taken care of by a six-speed twin-clutch robotised sequential gearbox. The Gallardo also came with a limited slip diff with asymmetrical locking at the rear.
This fearsome monster can stomp from standstill to a 100 km/h in a blitzy 3.9 seconds with the speedo needle finally halting its climb at a stunningly racy 320 km/h. The Gallardo was defined by its combination of classic sports car technology with a powerful and modern engine. During the decade of production (Lamborghini ceased Gallardo manufacture in 2013, having launched the car in 2003), the Italian supercar maker produced a sum total of 14,022 units. Bearing the name of a well-known breed of fighting bull (fittingly so), the Gallardo was the replacement for its predecessor, the Murcielago, and has now been replaced by the Aventador.
Story: Aninda Sardar
Photography: Sanjay Raikar
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Slight correction in page 13 last line : ‘the Gallardo was the replacement for its predecessor, the Murcielago, and has now been replaced by the Aventador’
Infact Murcielago was not the predecessor of Gallardo, it was Jalpa & Gallardo has now been replaced by Huracan not Aventador. Aventador is Murcielago’s successor though.