Lambo to retire the manual 'box with a stripped out Gallardo

[Beefmeister]

According to Road & Track the boss of Lambo America says there's a stripped out, RWD, manual Gallardo on its way as a sendoff to manual shifting.

So, could this be the ultimate G before it dies, or just another special edition?

[Sarnie]

Yawn!

I'm so bored of all the Gallardo 'special' editions....it makes them less special when there's one released almost every six months.....

[70proof]

Beefmeister said:

According to Road & Track the boss of Lambo America says there's a stripped out, RWD, manual Gallardo on its way as a sendoff to manual shifting.

So, could this be the ultimate G before it dies, or just another special edition?

a manual balboni then?

[Magic919]

No, a stripped-out, manual Balboni :-)

Wonder if it'll have 2 coloured stripes, or three?

[franki68]

Magic919 said:

No, a stripped-out, manual Balboni :-)

Wonder if it'll have 2 coloured stripes, or three?

Can't have three unless its an Adidas version.adidas copyrighted 3 stripes years ago

[kbf1981]

Beefmeister said:

According to Road & Track the boss of Lambo America says there's a stripped out, RWD, manual Gallardo on its way as a sendoff to manual shifting.

So, could this be the ultimate G before it dies, or just another special edition?

The LP550 is already stripped out tbh as it's 1320kg without the front drive train bits, from memory.

[Davo456gt]

Gallardo LP 560-2 50 Anniversario, to be display at Shanghai

[Mario149]

Sarnie said:

Yawn!

I'm so bored of all the Gallardo 'special' editions....it makes them less special when there's one released almost every six months.....

This a lot^^

[Justices]

franki68 said:

Magic919 said:

No, a stripped-out, manual Balboni :-)

Wonder if it'll have 2 coloured stripes, or three?

Can't have three unless its an Adidas version.adidas copyrighted 3 stripes years ago

Only if the lines have equal width and have equal spacing

[UH-Matt]

Surely this just means an LP570-2 Manual?

[Amirhussain]

UH-Matt said:

Surely this just means an LP570-2 Manual?

What does LP570-2 mean. I'm guessing 570 for bhp, but what's LP and 2?

[Alpinestars]

Amirhussain said:

What does LP570-2 mean. I'm guessing 570 for bhp, but what's LP and 2?

LP is the orientation of the engine (longitudinal posteriore), which literally translated means rear longitudinal, and the 2 stands for 2wd.

[Enricogto]

Amirhussain said:

What does LP570-2 mean. I'm guessing 570 for bhp, but what's LP and 2?

Longitudinale Posteriore = rear straight (engine position)

-2 = 2wd

Enrico

[Amirhussain]

Thanks guys.

[kbf1981]

UH-Matt said:

Surely this just means an LP570-2 Manual?

That would be epic to be fair.

[Fantuzzi]

I don't understand why a Lamborghini would care enough to do a send off model, yet cut the manual completely.

If you are buying 160-300 car, just make the manual an expensive bespoke option, rather than kill it off completely.

[andrew]

Fantuzzi said:

I don't understand why a Lamborghini would care enough to do a send off model, yet cut the manual completely.

If you are buying 160-300 car, just make the manual an expensive bespoke option, rather than kill it off completely.

presumably it's something to do with a manual's inability to be artificially programmed to pass corporate fuel consumption tests ?

[Fantuzzi]

andrew said:

Fantuzzi said:

I don't understand why a Lamborghini would care enough to do a send off model, yet cut the manual completely.

If you are buying 160-300 car, just make the manual an expensive bespoke option, rather than kill it off completely.

presumably it's something to do with a manual's inability to be artificially programmed to pass corporate fuel consumption tests ?

I assumed it was due to the small amount of people wanting manuals rather than fuel and emissions.

[Matt3568]

Gallardo SV?

[BMCG]

Davo456gt said:

Gallardo LP 560-2 50 Anniversario, to be display at Shanghai

Confirms what I've heard...

That is 560 and not 570

The Gallardo - hate to say it - is now (well) past its use by date....