The Gallardo is a motor car from Lamborghini, with all wheel drive, a mid located engine and a Luc Donkerwolke-penned 2 door coupé body style.
The 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 10 cylinder that has an output of 493 bhp (500 PS/368 kW) of power at 7800 rpm, and maximum torque of 510 N·m (376 lb·ft/52 kgm) at 4500 rpm. It features dry sump-type lubrication.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
The Lamborghini Gallardo weighs a claimed 1430 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 309 km/h, which is 192 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 450.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Luc Donkerwolke | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2560 mm | 100.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1622 mm | 63.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1592 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Length | 4300 mm | 169.3 inches | |
| Width | 1900 mm | 74.8 inches | |
| Height | 1165 mm | 45.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1430 kg | 3153 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lamborghini | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 10 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 4961 cc (302.739 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 40 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 500 PS (493 bhp) (368 kW) at 7800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 510 Nm (376 ft·lb) (52 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.1 kW/litre 100.8 ps/litre 99.4 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.8 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lamborghini LIE fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1291.8 kPa (187.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496.1 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 11.7 s
@ 114 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 21.7 s
@ 243 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 309 km/h (192 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 349.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 PS/kg 257.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 kW/kg 344.76 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.89 kg/kW 6.5 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 450.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 11.0 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero Rosso 235/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero Rosso 295/30 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 365 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 107712 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Lamborghini Gallardo added 2003-03-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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