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    Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni

    Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/30/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni
    Ah! Red x's everywhere! Must be NSFW?
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/30/09

    @Jo $chmo got his billy jeans oxy-cleaned!: Oh hells, yeah man.


    You should see what they do to this one...

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/30/09

    @Jo $chmo: Ah looks like they got the gallery fixed. meh
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni
    It kind of sucks to have your tribute Lamborghini called the "budget option" Lamborghini.


    Let's call it the "sport" Lamborghini.


    Or in the spirit of Lamborghini, we'll give it a long name. The "F*ck-off I don't need all-wheel-drive Lamborghini Valentino Balboni Get Shorty Edition."

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I know it's Barboni in Get Shorty.
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    Image of pj134 pj134
    06/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I disagree. This is a Lambo for the people at the... uh... "meek" entry price. A Lambo that could be had by all and that will probably kill it's drivers, much like lambo tried to kill it's test driver many times without a doubt.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    @ambidextrous pj134: I don't think that people in the Lambo range are hemming and hawing at $50k.
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    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    06/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli:How about "Econo Lambo"
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    @Flathead Smith: Why can't it be a race package?
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/30/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni
    Finally, the kind of Lamborghini that has a desire to KILL YOU has returned.


    No more of this namby-pamby four-wheel-drive nonsense.


    I bet the first few show up wrecked within hours of release. We all know most Lambo owners are lifetime members of the "More Money Than Brains" club.


    If I win the lotto, sign me up for one of these death machines.

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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    06/30/09

    @pleco believes in FOTA: this still has ESP.. so it's more like a wicked 6 flags coaster.. oh sure you think your gonna die, but then the liability lawyers in the engine compartment dial things down to minor cuts and bruises not worthy of a 6 figure settlement.


    So the Viper will remain as the "most likely to kill you" champion, with this coming in a distant second.

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    Image of PowerTryp, Starless wonder. PowerTryp, Starless wonder.
    06/30/09

    @WheatKing: Woah hang on here, does GT2 meen anything to you?
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    06/30/09

    @PowerTryp: Actually.. that's the first thing i thought of when they mentioned rwd.. a lambo that can actually be used as a race car without major modification.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    Personally, I think the perfect Lamborghini is whichever one you get to take for a spin.


    Which means it's the Murcielago LP640.

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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    I want that shifter in my car. It'd get Pop-Tart in it, but it would be worth it.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/29/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Sometimes I think I shouldn't ask, but no, I want to know.


    Why would it get Pop-Tart in it?

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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    06/29/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: You make it sound dirty. Pop-Tarts get in everything.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    Now they just need to turn the Murcielago LP670-4 SV (wow, that's a big name) into a real SV, with RWD.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    06/29/09

    @Ambiguously Unfunny Syrax: And an enormous SV sticker on its flanks to prove it so!
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    06/29/09

    @Pessimipposaurus:

    Not as good as the Diablo but still nice.
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    I like what they did with the tali lights, thousand times better then the ones on the Gallardo.


    RWD Manuel? Good lord that's hot.


    Can't wait to see it go sideways around some tracks.

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    Image of jhaber jhaber
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    ...and I jizzed in my pants.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    06/29/09

    @jhaber:

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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    Lamborghini = batshit insane


    AWD = german sensibility != batshit insane


    RWD+Manual Tranny + 550hp = maniacal laughter = crazy italian bull

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    Get ready to see a bunch of Gallardos killed at the hands of incompetent owners. Sure, the AWD system takes away some of the pure sports car driving dynamic, but it makes the car a lot more forgiving in the hands of stupidity.


    Maybe we should start working on designs for Save the Gallardos shirts. Just so we're ready.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    Ugh, that maize yellow looks like a kitchen from 1978. Other than that, awesome. What happened to the SV designation for the rear-wheel drive special editions?
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    Does it go zero-to-burned-to-a-crisp as quickly as its AWD brethren?
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/29/09

    @pauljones: Quicker.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    06/29/09

    In reply to Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2: The Perfect Bull?
    Caption: The LP5500-2, soon oversteering into a guardrail near you!
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    06/29/09

    @SirNotAppearing: I'd like one of my 0's back, please.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/29/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Congrats on the COTD the other day.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    06/29/09

    @SirNotAppearing: Hey, 5500hp would cause some serious oversteering action.
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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    06/29/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Thanks. Congrats on your long-overdue star.
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    Image of citroën67 citroën67
    06/29/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli:Congrats on your star...it's been a long time coming, but you will have to tell me your secret because I would love to have a star of my own. But congrats to you for finally getting
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/29/09

    @citroën67:I don't know the secret to getting one. If you behave yourself, as I am not known to do, you will get a star sooner rather than later. And thank you.


    @SirNotAppearing: Thank you.

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