Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder

By Jay Williams - 21/November/2008

Los Angeles, America — Question: when does a bull change into a Spyder?

Answer: when Lamborghini unleashed it's all new Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder in downtown Los Angeles.

The already sexy Gallardo now has even more sex appeal.

What's that I hear you ask: “but how?” 

Well, by simply removing the roof and allowing the world to see the rich and probably famous occupants.

So hold onto your wigs ladies because if you're in the mood for hitting that top speed of 324km/h that Lamborghini claims, top down or top up, you most certainly can.

Just buy one, find a straight road, and nail the accelerator pedal.

Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini had this to say: "The LP 560-4 is the best example of the Gallardo to date and will be a great contribution to Lamborghini’s future success."

Better than the Gallardo coupe? We doubt that, as the Spyder is not as rigid and wouldn't have quite as much mechanical grip, but I think what oldWinkelmann is saying is that it looks really sexy.

The new Gallardo Spyder comes with a 5.2-litre V10 engine delivering 417 kilowatts of power @ 8000rpm, which is 29kW more than previous models.

Torque production is pretty decent too, with 540 Newton metres of twist, which is delivered to all four wheels via the E-Gear automatic.

Lamborghini says the E-Gear transmission makes shift changes between gears up to 40 percent quicker: goodbye clunky shifting, hello green light drags!

The E-Gear system doesn't even include a gearstick - just a couple of buttons. Not sure if that's a good thing or not, but it makes the interior look sharp and clean.

The way I see it, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder can simply be described as a stealth bomber on holidays.

It still maintains the sharp, straight, aggressively exotic lines of the Gallardo, just minus the roof.

Coated in a glistening white paint, the machine exhibited at the L.A. Auto Show looks pure and untouched, just waiting to be put through it's paces.

The roof mechanism looks a bit weird, especially with the roof extended over the cabin, but overall it's a nice design.

The black leather-wrapped interior looks somewhat sinister, but whichever way you look at it this baby Lambo looks tough.

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