About the Lamborghini Gallardo

The bull on the Automobili Lamborghini insignia matches perfectly the company's reputation of building exotic sports cars. From the Miura, the Countach, to the Diablo, every automobile that has rolled out of the Sant'Agata Bolognese factory was designed with the same forceful personality as the fighting bull shown on the emblem: Its head hunched over, nostrils flared, horns lowered and pointed forward, there is absolutely no uncertainty about its aim to intimidate. Recently the Italian sports-car maker added another member to its family: the Gallardo (pronounced ga-yárdo). It's sexy, it's fast and it's agile. And, of course, intimidating.
 
Just as a fighting bull's tremendous power is its foremost character trait, this new Gallardo is no exception. Even though the baby Lambo is smaller, Sant'Agata engineers still are able to fit the biggest engine possible into a tight package. The result is an all-aluminum V-10 dohc 5.0-liter powerplant that produces 500 bhp (DIN) at 7800 rpm and serves up 376 lb.-ft. of torque at 4500 rpm. 
 
Previous Lamborghini sports cars have stayed true to the marque's emblem and focused on exotic good looks and awe-inspiring power. The new Gallardo has been bred to inherit all of the brand's strongest DNA along with newfound agility. Yes, the Lamborghini is fast in a straight line, but can its adversaries still run and hide from its horns in the corners? I don't think so.