<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/2009 lamborghini gallardo lp560-4 http://jalopnik.com/tag/2009 lamborghini gallardo lp560-4 <![CDATA[ Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Gets You The Ladies ]]> You would think that a gorgeous high-performance supercar would practically sell itself. Add that Lamborghini badge into the equation, and the marketing department isn't left with much to do, right? Well apparently not. As you know, the real people that buy six-figure exotica aren't usually hardcore enthusiasts. Rather, they're often rich guys looking for something loud and flashy to show off to the ladies. So, Lamborghini has decided to target the target demo with this ad that reminds those poor rich suckers that they don't have a life, and they need to buy a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. Once you have one, brunette models will throw themselves at you, nightclubs will seat you in the VIP section, paparazzi will stalk you, and that deep void in your soul will be filled.
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]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT Mark Arnold http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392624&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, Reviewed ]]> Our friends over at Popular Mechanics spent the weekend behind the wheel of the bull-headed god of white lightning we first fell in love with at the Geneva Motor Show — the 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. So what did they think of the new Lambo and the just-as-new 5.2-liter V10 and its 560 HP and 398 lb-ft of torque?

What do you think they thought — it sucked? Hmm, wethinks not. And we'd be right. PopMech's Basem Wasef thought the LP560-4 was an "entertaining drive at any speed." Specifically,

"when revs are high and the V10 is working hard, the LP560-4 is in its element, though it exhibited more flexibility at lower rpms than we were expecting. Launch control is activated with ESP off, Corsa mode selected and both pedals depressed until the engine revs to 5000 rpm; lift the brake, and you'll be whacked into your seat with a thud of satisfying, skid-free acceleration."
Translated from Mechanicsese, we're pretty sure that means it plays nice on both the track and the regular roads. And oh how it performs on the track — we're talking a 0-to-60 time of 3.4 seconds and a quarter-mile in 11.4. Find out the full story over at Popular Mechanics. We're just going to sit here and stew in our jealous juices. [Popular Mechanics]
PM-snipe-2.jpg ]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 12:40:00 EDT Ray Wert http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=389558&view=rss&microfeed=true