Lamborghini came-up with a two-wheel drive Gallardo recently named after their famous test driver, Valentino Balboni. The supercar was purposely lightened by ditching the heavy four-wheel drive system for a more exciting recipe. The LP550-2 Balboni featured rear-wheel drive unlike any other Lamborghini and a special paint job with an off-set racing stripe running over the length of the car. Aficionados do like the nimbleness infused by a rear-wheel drive setup.
Now, Lamborghini has gone a step further and will introduce a rear-wheel drive only Gallardo Spyder in the form of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 (?) Spyder . But, you won’t get the stripe that defined the Balboni special edition Gallardo nor would you get to call it by a cool name of an ex-Lambo test driver. However, you will get a convertible supercar that sounds as glorious as the chirping of morning birds and as loud as the howls of howler monkeys.
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder used as illustration
The source of all this pantomime is the 5.4 litre V10 engine in a de-tuned state than in the original Gallardo but equally loud. It could be called the LP550-2 instead of LP560-4 which is what Lamborghini call their four-wheel drive convertible model. By losing the front driveshafts, the Gallardo manages to shed 30 kg off its back compared to its four-wheel drive cousin. That said, the new car will be cheaper than the four-wheel drive Spyder version.
The two-wheel drive Gallardo Spyder will be close to Rs 8 lakh less than the 4WD Gallardo Spyder which, compared to its closest rival the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster is a bargain. Both cars get neatly folding soft-tops but the similarities between the two end at that. The SLS Roadster is powered by a AMG tuned V8 engine and emits a throaty V8 rumble when revved hard unlike the V10 of the Lambo that just screams until your hair on the back of your neck stand on end.
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