The LP560-4...i'd sell myself to be with you just once...

Another post courtesy of TopGear...Girish Karkera reviews The Lamborrrgeeeeniiiii Gallardo LP560-4...It makes you sit up and damn yourself for having driven everything non-glorious all your life.





There are always heated discussions in the office when it comes to dividing the world. You could divide them as man and woman, or rich and poor, or intelligent and stupid or more ridiculous bits like those who have had sex and those who haven’t or those who have seen the snow and those who haven’t.
So can a man who is rich, intelligent, has had sex (preferably with a woman) and seen snow light up a cigar and declare that he has seen it all? Apparently not.
Because the world is further divided into those who have driven Lamborghini and those who haven’t. And for those who haven’t can’t really blame those who have if they are too distracted from the time they set their hands on the steering wheel to the next morning when the trace ends with a cup of hot coffee.

The LP560-4 is not just a newer Coupe; it’s almost an all-new car. Its faster, more manageable, more refined, more comfortable… well, those last three are relatively speaking. But who cares? It’s noisy, its loud, it’s in your face. It’s a Lambo!!!

Honestly, when driving the LP, the environment is the last thing on your mind. In a way it’s good that Lamborghini takes responsibility for the eco part. Lets you enjoy the more surreal experience of being engulfed in the car, seeing everything blur past you, except every second person on the street rooted to the ground, the kid with his hands on his ears and a wide grin on his face.

Take a look at the interiors. It’s a smasher. Yes, there’s no such word. But what the hell, there’s no such car either.

Now there are cars which are supremely more comfortable, but the LP560-4 treads the thin line between comfortable and sporty (uncomfortable). It’s nothing short of gymnastics getting in and out of the car. Insides are dominated by the huge seats and…err…that’s about it. There’s very little room for anything else. A small storage space behind the seats but nothing much of quantity can you keep there. Books, maybe. But whoever heard of Lambo owners carrying books in their cars?

Like most of its predecessors, the LP560-4 is true to the Lambo spirit. It still evokes childish glee every time you see it. You still want to touch it. You still want to take a chance and flick it around a corner. But only this time there's a better chance you will be alive to tell the story of catching the car by its tail and bringing it in line again. The new Gallardo has matured. The bull may be quiet but the nostrils are still flaring. Don’t let your guard down.

(Just in case you wanted to know what the complicated nomenclature means...
The LP560-4 gets an all-new engine with a total of 560 power strokes (approx. 552bhp). Also, this a mid-engined car (Longitudinale Posteriore) and power goes to all four wheels (4). That should explain it all.)