The Lamborghini Gallardo has been around in its current guise without any major facelifts since its launch in 2003. The car still looks dramatic and modern and has aged well, but parent company Audi has been feverishly working away at the Gallardo’s V10 and in various forms has been implanting it into its A8 and A6 models with resounding success. Could a revised V10 find its way into the heart of Gallardo for Geneva?
The Superleggera edition brought with it lower weight and a tweaked 5.0 L V10 that produced around 522bhp but this was more of a special edition rather than a thoroughly re-worked model. We understand that Lamborghini may be preparing a LP550 version of the Gallardo which would use a 5.2 L FSI version of the V10 to produce somewhere in the region of, you guessed it, 550bhp, up on the standard car’s 520bhp. It would back this up with an improved torque figure of 530Nm verses the standard car’s 510Nm
Rumours abound in the run up to major motor shows and Geneva is no different. This rumour however seems to make a lot of sense when you think it through. Motor manufacturers are always trying to cut costs via streamlining and parts sharing and it would seem odd for Lamborghini to continue to use the 5.0 L version when Audi are using the 5.2 L. Roll on Geneva.
Lamborghini LP550 for Geneva
Lamborghini / Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
New 5.2 liter V10 FSI engine
By Grant Edwardson
February 13, 2008 11:37 AM
Filed Under: European, Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini
Comments
Bristol411S3
February 13, 2008 11:52 AM
I was under the belief that the V10 in the Audis had barely any commonality with the Lamborghini unit. Am I wrong? Sources?
super_car_muscle_man
February 13, 2008 12:16 PM
they dont but they started of as the same and the lambos will have been reworked considerably. its liek the RS4 engine and the S4 - although same brand in the case, its the same original unit but the RS4 has been considerably reworked with different internals and is much better than the S4 in term of everything (except fuel economy!-although my mates S5 keeps returning really bad mpgs too).
super_car_muscle_man
February 13, 2008 12:22 PM
the RS6 has the 5.2 but with the twin turbo, this will be just be completely reworked. and since its got a very nice hp to engine cc ratio and no forced induction, its going to have a nice rpm red line! the engine will sound like a gem. i recon it will be similar to M5but more burbely... or atleast i hope it will be!
keithxp
February 13, 2008 7:40 PM
the s5 is a detuned version of the rs4 engine not exactly the same as the s4 engine. i think the upcoming v10 are gonna be alot closer to lambo spec but the ones in the s6 and s8 arent close to the one in the gallardo.
swifthead
February 13, 2008 8:43 PM
@super_car_muscle_man
The new RS6 has V10 with 5,0L and not 5,2L! The 5,2L is used in Audi S8!
CYA
_M7_
February 13, 2008 9:08 PM
I think you should make the Lambo lighter, the engine is very good but they weight like the moon...they are almost a SUV whit huge engine...learn from the best, the F40 is 1000Kg and you dont need AWD whit a decent engeniering...
radmeister
February 15, 2008 12:58 PM
You can't compare this to a F40. The F40 was a GT car for the road, it has nothing inside and only 1 layer of paint. These days you need fancy leather seats, fancy dashboard and a fancy SAT Nav. All the modern luxuries add weight.
Bremen_Koenigsegg
February 14, 2008 7:30 AM
Is the LP550 going to be an improvement on the Superleggera, or merely another limited-run evolution of the standard Gallardo? I think people would be less likely to accuse Audi of "taming the beast" that is Lamborghini if they went berserk with this one -- I'm imagining a 5.2L FSI V10 bi-turbo. Yep, that'd get people eagerly anticipating a possible future baby Lambo. No doubt about that. I hope Audi is listening.
tootall
February 14, 2008 8:59 PM
M7.... The superleggera is that "lighter version" lambo you looking for. I forgot how much weight they were able to shave off the car, but it was pretty significant.
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