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Lamborghini Gallardo

Lamborghini Gallardo was designed first as a competitor to Ferrari's 360 Modena, and now competes with its replacement, the F430. Although performance is lower than of Lamborghini Murcielago, it is still very high, and Lamborghini Gallardo has much better rearward visibility and, is more maneuverable as well as more tractable in low-speed traffic that makes it a much more practical car to drive. It is also much more practical to use Lamborghini Gallardo in bad weather than other super cars due to improved all-wheel drive.

Although corporate owner Audi is renowned for its extremely good Quattro AWD system, Lamborghini uses a system of its own. The Gallardo uses a V10 engine based on Audi's old straight-5 design. The 5.0-liter engine is a current Audi 4.2-liter V8 with two extra cylinders added and a slightly smaller bore diameter.

What's surprising, to the disappointment of many admirers, Lamborghini did not fit Butterfly doors to Lamborghini Gallardo as on the Murcielago, and many owners have fit their own, vertical-opening doors. Lamborghini preferred to keep the signature scissor doors exclusive to the models.

Audi, Lamborghini's current owner, plans to offer its own sports car based on the Gallardo architecture, the Audi R8. It would use a V8 in place of the Gallardo's V10 to avoid competing directly with the sister car.