But if you’re looking for something obscenely fast, can you really go wrong picking one over the other?
The short and simple answer is no. So to illustrate just how incredibly powerful these two machines are, the folks from Underground Racing and the people behind the tuned Hayabusa - Shamrock Racing - met up to see of these beasts has bigger claws.
The video appears to be a teaser of a more elaborate production between the two tuning firms. But seeing as we’re getting a pretty good glimpse at what lies ahead, its pretty safe to say that we’re going to have high expectations as to how this race turns out.
Check out the video to see Underground Racing’s 1,550-horsepower Lamborghini Gallardo TT go head-to-head against Shamrock Racing’s 450-horsepower Suzuki Hayabusa.
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance showcased an enormous collection of some of the most desirable machines on the planet. But even in an event that features plenty of exotics, you still can’t escape some bumbling escapades here and there. The owner of this Lamborghini Gallardo certainly made sure of that.
Upon leaving the Concorso Italiano event at Pebble Beach this weekend, the driver of the Gallardo managed to get lost in the golf course, leading to one of the most hilarious moments of the event. In his attempt to find his way, he somehow - we don’t know how it happened, but its hilarious nevertheless - managed to get his Gallardo stuck at a bunker at the 17th hole of the Pebble Beach golf course.
How he ended up there begs some questions, not so much on his navigation skills, but more so on his driving expertise, or lack thereof in this case. Fortunately for Mr. I-Don’t-Know-Where-I-Am, help soon arrived to give his Gallardo that much-needed assistance to get back into a more tractable surface.
Let’s just hope that he found his way home without getting lost again.
If you have a Lamborghini Gallardo, let alone one that’s been tuned to produce 1,250 wheel horsepower by Underground Racing, it’s pretty understandable if you have a passenger that will be on the edge of his or her seat for the duration of the ride.
Take for example the mother of Robert, the man behind the wheel of this break-neck Gallardo. While she wasn’t as hysterical as past mommies have been when their sons take them for the ride of their lives, there’s still plenty of "Oh my Gods!" to chuckle about.
Nevermind that this mom looks every bit of a stunner for someone whose kid owns a Gallardo, but that’s besides the point. The whole point is that videos like this never seem to get old to us. For all the shrieking and cursing that goes on inside the car speeding well past the speed limit, there’s that sense of delight and satisfaction that comes with seeing moms riding shotgun on a high-powered supercar while praying to the Lord Almighty for their son to slow "the hell down".
The Car Show came back this week full of entertaining segments and an array of vehicles to satiate our automotive appetites. During this episode, John Salley was able to fall in line with an Indy 500 pit crew to see what it takes to drive one of the racers and Matt Farah and Adam Corolla take a couple of luxury SUVs through the ringer to see which of them is the best for hauling ass and groceries. Matt Farah also gets a chance to take the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Performante out for a spin at the Monticello Motor Club, while all of the hosts get to meet the most interesting, and rather odd, Lamborghini owner ever.
Along with the usual mini-segments provided for every episode, this week we also got to take part in The Car Show Repair Shop where viewers call in and ask the hosts about problems they are having with their cars. If you think these people are weird, try listening to some of their problems.
Hit the jump for full details on The Car Show: Season 1 Episode 5.
The mysterious Lamborghini teaser that talked about a "super sports car" headed to Frankfurt has now been addressed, and just as Lamborghini anticipated, the car isn’t what we thought it would be.
Okay, we got the part about the Gallardo right, but it’s not the eventual successor to the popular V10 as we initially thought. Instead, it’s going to be the final version of the Gallardo that Lamborghini is going to release. It’s a street-version of the Gallardo Super Trofeo.
As the days of the Gallardo draw to a close, Lamborghini wants it to go out on a high note so the company is preparing a 30-piece limited edition model that will take all of the Super Trofeo’s characteristics and turn them into a road-ready supercar. You can definitely expect this model to carry the same 5.3-liter V10 engine of the race version, good enough to produce an output of 570 horsepower while also carrying a six-speed e-gear transmission, an all-wheel drive configuration, a huge rear wing, and sturdy as heck racing suspension, all while shedding over 220 lbs from the standard version’s weight.
The reduced weight of the Gallardo ST comes courtesy of a reworked chassis with added carbon fiber bodywork, a lighter racing seat, a special racing brake system, and a racing steering wheel and instrument panel.
Just in case you’re still not geeked up for the Frankfurt Motor Show, this new development just made the show all that more interesting.
