Is the Gallardo faster than a Ferrari?
When the Lamborghini engineers subtracted the Gallardo’s solid top, they added more muscle, bumping the output of the 5. V-10 from 493 horsepower at 7800 rpm to 512 at 8000. That’s 29 more horses than the V-8 in the Ferrari F430 makes. Its top speed outdid the Ferrari by 9 mph (to 195). Named after a famous breed of fighting bull, the V10 powered Gallardo has been Lamborghini’s sales leader and stable-mate to a succession of V12 flagship models—first to the Murciélago (4,099 built between 2001 and 2010), then to the Aventador, being the first entry-level Lamborghini in one-and-half decades.
Are manual Gallardos rare?
The Gallardo has aged well. It used to be the most produced Lamborghini but the Urus now holds that title. Despite the high production numbers (approximately 14K) finding these with a manual transmission in convertible form is very rare. There might not be more than 200 by some estimates. Lamborghini Gallardo It is also Lamborghini’s last manual transmission, although not all Gallardos were equipped with the manual option. Since this was the last year Lamborghini offered this option, the 2014 manual Gallardo has become quite the collector’s piece.The technology in modern Lamborghinis is much faster and more powerful compared to a few decades ago; this technology requires more control and handling than a manual transmission will provide. Lamborghini discontinued manual models because automatics transmissions could better keep up with the vehicle’s higher speeds.