2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Test Drive

Muscular German in an Armani Suit

You think Ferraris are extreme? Drive the Lamborghini Gallardo.

Did You Know?

If you can't afford a new Gallardo Coupé or Spyder, brush up on Lamborghini trivia to at least seem like you can:

• Lamborghini made farm tractors and air conditioners before it built supercars.

• Most Lamborghinis, including the Gallardo, are named after varieties of Spanish fighting bulls or their breeders.

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• The Gallardo Spyder will do 196 mph with the top up but “only” 192 mph with the top down.

• Before VW bought Lamborghini, the company was owned by a small group of Indonesian and Malaysian investors. The largest single shareholder was the son of former Indonesian President Suharto.
  

• Lamborghini cars are rarely raced, but the company’s V12 engines are a major force in offshore powerboat racing.

• More Gallardos — more than 3,000 — have been manufactured since the car's 2004 introduction than any other model in the company’s history.