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Video: Drunk Lamborghini owner loses his mind; let’s kids drive his LP560-4 Gallardo
The impaired feeling associated with being drunk can lead people to do things they wouldn’t even think of doing under any other circumstances. This video, of course, counts as one of those times. If it’s not stupid enough to have teens - they probably don’t even have their own license yet - take turns driving your Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder, the drunk owner of this Gallardo decided that it would be an even better idea if he jumped on top of the convertible Gallardo and danced and stomped his way to complete lunacy. Even the skater teens, who despite taking great laughs at the drunk dude’s expense, seemed a little disturbed about seeing him in his bathrobe and boxers shamefully assaulting his supercar. And you know what the most insane part was? These kids could have driven away with his car and he still would be dancing and laughing about it. Lesson taken, kids. Drink responsibly unless you want to have your drunken shenanigans uploaded on YouTube. 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo SE Twin-Turbo Project by Bradan
Even if a 2006 Lamborghini Gallardo SE is considered an old horse when compared to its newer brethren, it’s still one of the fastest and most powerful Lamborghinis you’ll ever find. With a 5.0-liter engine that produces 520 horsepower, the Gallardo SE has performances numbers that shouldn’t be laughed at, but as far as some customers are concerned, 500 ponies just doesn’t cut it anymore. One such owner of a 2006 Gallardo SE apparently isn’t too thrilled that his Italian supercar only has 500 horsepower under its hood, so he decided to enlist the services of American tuner, Bradan, to turn his supercar into an 800-horsepower beast. To make this goal a reality, Bradan is rebuilding the engine while reinforcing it to handle the increased boost pressure that comes with it. On top of that, the US tuner will also design, develop, and build a new turbo system to increase the car’s power similar to how an OEM power curve does it. There’s plenty of laborious work and tedious research involved in such a build and there’s plenty more work to do before the car is officially ready for its maiden run at the race track. For now, the tuning company has released some photos of the work being done on the car, including a video of the Gallardo SE undergoing a baseline test. We’’ll be sure to update you on any further developments from Bradan. 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 "Generazioni" by DMC
 
German tuner, DMC, doesn’t get nearly the same amount of credit as its German contemporaries in the tuning world, partly because these guys have been under-the-radar compared to their brethren. All that, however, is about to change with the launch of a pair of limited edition Lamborghini Gallardo GT3s. The two versions, an LP540 and an LP560, were each given their own aerodynamic and performance upgrades as a tribute to Fabio Babini and Matteo Zucchi’s win at the recently concluded Blancpain Super Trofeo in Silverstone just a few days ago on June 5, 2011. Each of the Gallardo GT3s was given significant aerodynamic changes made of carbon fiber, including a new GT3 front apron, a new carbon spoiler, wide fenders, widened carbon fiber side skirts, a new rear fascia, a new bumper, a new diffuser, a redesigned rear wing that comes in a choice of either carbon fiber or fiber glass, and a set of 20" diamond forged wheels. Inside, there’s plenty more carbon fiber to go around, including on the seats, the steering wheel, and the door openers. As for performance, the Gallardo LP560 Generazioni GT3 had its ECU remapped, bumping up the power from 560 horsepower to 580 horsepower with a maximum torque of 242 lb/ft. All in all, the Gallardo LP560 Generazioni GT3 is about as good a tuning work as can be done for the racer given the time constraints. 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP540 GT3 "Generazioni" by DMC
German tuner, DMC, is giving us a double dose of Lamborghini Gallardo awesomeness today, and we couldn’t be any more thrilled about it. In addition to the more powerful LP560 GT3 Generazioni that we just featured, DMC also launched the slightly less powerful, yet equally captivating LP540 GT3 Generazioni . Similar to the LP560, the Gallardo LP540 GT3 Generazioni was built to celebrate the double-win of Fabio Babini and Matteo Zucchi in the Silverstone leg of the 2011 Blancpain Super Trofeo on June 5, 2011. The car comes with plenty of aerodynamic and performance upgrades with the most significant upgrades coming in the form of carbon fiber additions. These include the new GT3 front apron and carbon spoiler, extra wide fenders, widened carbon fiber side skirts, a new rear bumper, diffuser, a redesigned rear wing with an option of either getting it in carbon fiber or fiber glass, and finally, a set of 20" diamond forged wheels that come with a special varnish. Meanwhile, the interior of the car also gets plenty of carbon fiber present on the steering wheel, the door openers, and the seats. Under the hood, DMC also gave the LP540 GT3 Generazioni an ECU remap, improving the supercar’s output on the 5.2-liter V10 engine from the stock 540 horsepower to 566 horsepower and 475 lb/ft of torque. 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Devastator by SR Project
Lamborghini is preparing to replace the current Gallardo in 2013 with an even more powerful car rumored to be called the Cabrera, but until that happens, we’ll be seeing tons of tuning packages for the current model. In fact, a lot of them will probably come from SR Auto Group who seem to gravitate towards the vehicle in every other project they undertake. Their latest kit is called the Devastator and, contrary to its title, doesn’t offer any additional power to disintegrate the competition. The new Gallardo Devastator features a simplistic design approach that is displayed with a matte black exterior finish to go along with the matte black PUR 2WO wheels. The whole darkened look is highlighted by massive golden brakes. That’s about it for the package and honestly, if this were any other car than this Gallardo or even an Audi R8, we’d be thoroughly disappointed. Of course, a vehicle that comes rocking a 560 HP V10 engine can get away with not getting its power boosted. 2004 - 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-Style
The Lamborghini Gallardo is the most successful model in the Italian’s company line-up, but it never hurts to get a couple of things changed here and there to make them stand out from all of the rest. Euro Koncepts has taken care of that little detail with an LP 570-4 Spyder Performante front bumper that gives the 2004-2008 model year Gallardos - including Superleggeras - a look that warrants a double take. The front bumper was made by Renown Autostyle and fits in perfectly on the Gallardo. It comes with a real carbon fiber bottom and is priced at $3,700, including the grills. Installing the new bumper can take up to two and a half weeks. Aside from the sharper front end look provided for the Gallardo, Euro Koncepts is also offering muffler bypass pipes by FABSPEED ($980), a carbon fiber map light ($599), a carbon fiber E-brake and surround ($999), a CarbonTek Gallardo Superleggera carbon fiber spolier ($3450), a Gallardo carbon fiber air box intake kit with silicone hoses ($1350), and a Gallardo carbon fiber steering wheel ($1390). 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 ’Erebos’ by SR Auto Group
SR Automotive Group has been known for creating unique and stylish rides for those that already drive some of the best cars on the planet. The owner and founder of SR Auto Group, Tony Yuen, wanted to create a unique experience when it comes to tuning high-end luxury cars. The SR in the name stands for “Style and Refinement” which the company has been able to stick with throughout the years. The cars that end up coming from this Vancouver based shop are modified tastefully and express each individual’s personality. One of their most recent projects was to create the ultimate Lamborghini Gallardo LP560, nicknamed “Erebos.” The LP560 is the entry level model of the Gallardo, but its 5.2-liter V10 still creates 560 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and 398 ft-lbs of torque at 6,500 rpm. Tuning something that is already a precision machine can be a tricky business and therefore SR Auto is very careful to not change the overall dynamics of the Gallardo. Most customers do not tend to ask for dramatic power increases in a car like this and so on the performance side SR has added an exhaust system. Including several aerodynamic pieces and a set of beautiful wheels were enough to change this “mild” Gallardo into one of the cleanest looking aftermarket examples we have ever seen. Hit the jump for more details on SR Auto’s Project Erebos. Full story Texas Mile Recap: March 25-27, 2011
The Texas Mile Event has come to an end and this year was another one for the record books. We saw the return of some familiar faces and many newcomers to the runway race-track. As you may recall, the entire point of this event is to see how fast your car can go. That may sound simple, but the idea behind much of racing is to beat your competition around a circuit type track. Simply having the fastest car in a straight line race is more closely related to drag racing where such vehicles as Funny Cars and Top Fuel Dragsters hit 200mph in a ¼ mile. In a place where everything is bigger - Texas, that is - several fans of speed have put together an event on a much longer straight than a ¼ mile. Anyone in a normal car is able to reach their terminal velocity at this event and that is what makes your adrenaline pump. In all honesty, most people don’t hit more than 100mph in their car at any point in time. Number one, it’s illegal and number two, there is usually not enough room to get up to speed and sustain it for any period of time. This year’s event gave those speed junkies a chance to let their powerful automobiles and motorcycles reach their maximum speed. The highest speed this year was set by a motorcycle doing 278.6mph. To take a full look at the race results continue reading below. Hit the jump for more details on the Texas Mile Event Recap. Full story Video: How do you get Lamborghini’s attention? Destroy a Gallardo in public!
Disenchanted with a company who refuses to acknowledge your rights as a consumer? There’s a remedy for that. Why don’t you take the lead set by this Chinese man and have some people destroy your conked out item out on the streets! Of course, it certainly helps if that item is as expensive as a $750,000 Lamborghini Gallardo, which grabs attention all by itself. In a surreal display of public anger and disappointment towards the Italian supercar maker, a young Chinese man brought his defective Lamborghini Gallardo and asked people to shamelessly destroy it in front of a gathered crowd. The public display of destruction was born out of the man’s frustration on how he felt was a severe lack of attention and concern shown by Lamborghini to his Gallardo. According to reports, the Lamborghini supercar was bought six months ago and in that short span of time, has already encountered a number of problems, including one instance where the car just wouldn’t start. The owner then had the Gallardo towed to a local dealer only to find out that, during the transit of the vehicle, both the bumper and the fender were also damaged. Of course nobody stood up and claimed responsibility for the reckless mistreatment. On top of that, the dealer still wasn’t able to fix the ‘start’ problem of the car. Frustrated, the Chinese owner tried to get in contact with the top brass of Lamborghini, most notably CEO Stephan Winkelmann, in an effort to find a solution to the problem. Unfortunately, even that attempt fell on deaf ears. So without anybody from Lamborghini helping him out, the man took to the streets to show the Italian brand the kind of public humiliation that can taint an esteemed brand’s image. And you know what the best part about this whole thing was? The public demolition of the Lamborghini Gallardo happened on World Consumer Rights Day. Coincidence? Hell to the N-O. 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo Tricolore
If the two colors found in the Gallardo LP 560-4 Bicolore Edition aren’t enough then rest assured that Lamborghini has another option for you. The Italian company will be officially unveiling the new Gallardo Tricolore edition on a very big day in Italian history: March 16th. This day just so happens to be the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy so if you’re in Italy on March 16th, 2011, then get ready for a party and a rather colorful debut. The Gallardo Tricolore will stand out with its white exterior paint and Italian tricolor stripes going from the front of the car to the rear. The trio of colorful stripes will also appear on the interior, more specifically, the driver’s seat. Lamborghini hasn’t revealed any specifications on the Tricolore version just yet, but we expect to see the usual V10 engine with 560 HP as found in the Bicolore version. As for the performance numbers, they will more than likely remain the same as well: 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, 0-124 mph at 11.8 seconds, and a top speed of 201 mph. Updated 04/19/2011: | featured reviews: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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