Gallardo vs Ferrari 550 video
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This is pretty stupid.
The Gallardo has more power and better traction off the line.
You would'nt expect anything other than that.
Kind of puzzled by the Lambo chat forum however. Reads like a teen age boys games chatroom...
Are the Lamborghini drivers on the forum challenged in the trouser department ? They seem to be trying hard to make up for something...
Not cool. You would'nt get Aston Martin owners talking like that ...
The Gallardo has more power and better traction off the line.
You would'nt expect anything other than that.
Kind of puzzled by the Lambo chat forum however. Reads like a teen age boys games chatroom...
Are the Lamborghini drivers on the forum challenged in the trouser department ? They seem to be trying hard to make up for something...
Not cool. You would'nt get Aston Martin owners talking like that ...
Any 550 owner who assumes his car is the fastest on the road is a baffoon.
You just won't find me winding up other car owners who have slower machines, that's all. Pretty sad and stems from an inferiority complex that creates a desire to belittle anything other than what you own.
I'm sure you're all nice guys in real life
You just won't find me winding up other car owners who have slower machines, that's all. Pretty sad and stems from an inferiority complex that creates a desire to belittle anything other than what you own.
I'm sure you're all nice guys in real life
Marki said:
Nice vid , i find it funny that the 55o owners are all getting out of their prams over this how you can say this is not what the 550 is about
Actually, its not what the 550 is about.
To be honest I liked the Gallardo but I am being put off the car, by the mindset of its owners and the place where Audi are putting it in the market.
The Gallardo is special because it was one of the first cars in the class to offer 500 plus usable HP through its 4WD.
The result is one VERY fast car, but one that is also very easy to drive and forgiving. Its taken on the Porsche TT and clearly does a great job.
But I am mindful of a comparison test I saw between the 360 Ferrari and the Gallardo.
What was fastest? Gallardo
What was the easiest to drive fast? Gallardo
What is the newest? Gallardo
What has the best handling, and is more easily slideable? Ferrari
Now for me the last point is everything, and it backs up my ( admittedly limited to the track ) experience of both cars.
I have driven Gallardo, 360, 550 and 575. No doubt that the Gallardo is the fastest, but I would still pick any of the Ferrari's over it because I felt that if I wanted too, the car would let me have more fun with it.
The Gallardo , with its 4wd, had too much mechanical grip and so for me was less fun to drive.
After all, anyone can push the accelerator down and go faster if the car has more power. It takes a proper driver to be in a position to use the power and play with the chassis in the corners and drift the car around a bit. For me ( and I'm a pretty crap circuit driver
) , the Gallardo simply does not do that as well or as easily as a Ferrari. hardly suprising!
The gallardo is a new design this year, the 550 was replced by the 575 a couple of years ago and is probably at least 7 years old in production terms (Still bloody good looking though
!)
Given this and the horepower wars over the last 5 years then if the gallardo didn't leave the 550 standing then lambo would have failed miserably!
Gallardo vs F430 on the track is what I'm interested in thanks - like v like!
(but I'd still have a 550 over both of the above for the noise alone!)
The gallardo is a new design this year, the 550 was replced by the 575 a couple of years ago and is probably at least 7 years old in production terms (Still bloody good looking though
!) Given this and the horepower wars over the last 5 years then if the gallardo didn't leave the 550 standing then lambo would have failed miserably!
Gallardo vs F430 on the track is what I'm interested in thanks - like v like!
(but I'd still have a 550 over both of the above for the noise alone!)
The site is occupied by many lambo and exotic car owners, who are out to have a good time. not a bunch of uptight clowns. If you dont like it, dont read it.
In the sense of the Gallardo vs Ferrari, Ferrari hasnt made a decent car since the F40. With its latest versions on the horizon, inmo, the company is DEAD.
In the sense of the Gallardo vs Ferrari, Ferrari hasnt made a decent car since the F40. With its latest versions on the horizon, inmo, the company is DEAD.
allanlambo said:
The site is occupied by many lambo and exotic car owners, who are out to have a good time. not a bunch of uptight clowns. If you dont like it, dont read it.
In the sense of the Gallardo vs Ferrari, Ferrari hasnt made a decent car since the F40. With its latest versions on the horizon, inmo, the company is DEAD.
Allan are you being serious? The 430 hasn't excited me so much about a new Ferrari for a long, long time. I was indifferent to the 360, I thought the classic look of the 355 etc was gone. I warmed it eventually but was instantly in love with the 430. Its beautiful.
Even the 612 is a car that I like more and more. These are real growers, I like that...they are fresh, you have to appreciate them. The Enzo got slated too, but in truth its quite beautiful and the design in far more radical than say, the Murci.
Horsepower isnt everything. People dont buy classic Ferrari's because they have 600hp and 4WD. Its about the whole package, the history, the passion rossa: it would seem to be something Lamborghini have been jealous of since their inception.
Both are great, but boy-racing the big and beautiful 550 againt the Gallardo doesn't do anything for me and proves nothing. Its a gentlemens car designed to cruise in style and comfort, it does that very well. It would seem that the sophistication is lost on those Lambo owners.
BrianTheYank said:
The site is occupied by many lambo and exotic car owners, who are out to have a good time. not a bunch of uptight clowns. If you dont like it, dont read it.
soo true. whoever said that exotic car owners have to be the quintessence of elegance?
ok allanlambo whatever you say , but is not saying much for Lambo owners , you sure its not for the offspring of Lambo owners then it would make sence
Allanc, honestly, im glad the Gallardo does nothing for you. anyone who thinks the 612 is a nice looking car, inmo needs to have his head checked. And then to add that the 430 is exciting after not being thrilled with the 360? LOL The 430 looks virtually identical to the 360. Ferrari is dying...quickly. The list of Ferraris ive owned is long, one thing i will add, is that of all the Ferraris ive owned, i couldnt care to have any of them back.
Mark, if you dont like the forum, your presence is not requested.
Mark, if you dont like the forum, your presence is not requested.
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