Why are Gallardos so expensive...
Discussion
murph7355 said:
Yes, i can see the resemblence now. If you saw the Celica 10 miles away, you may mistaken it for a Celica. No resemblence inmo, other than they both have 4 tires and a steering wheel, now the Ferrari 612 and Hyundai Scoop! Theres a resemblence!
Come now Allan, you're just being facetious and those Lambo tints are affecting your vision.
I have no tints for tractors but the Gallardo is a fantastic bit of kit - worth every penny.
The 612 is truly awful - I want to like it, I really do but it's gawky, proportions are all wrong, unoriginal and does look like a japanese designer trying too hard.
When people are "'dissing" (I'm down with the kids man) Lambo's the refer to Audi switchgear like it's a problem whereas no-one mentions the FIAT shite that litters the cabin of Ferrari's (whispers "in the past...")
dan
I think as someone has already said, its like comparing apples and oranges....
Having said that, the 360 is 5 or 6 years old now and yet still is in the same league as the gallardo although i'd have to say from what i've seen (magazines and TV) the gallardo is probably the faster car with its 4WD. I've seen both on the road, both have equal presence, maybe more so for the lambo, but then again lambos already have.
The CS wipes the floor with the gallardo in terms of track times and seeing as though the 430 is predicted to be about the same or just a bit slower than the CS, we can presume the 430 has quite a hefty speed advantage over the gallardo too.
I have to say i find the gallardo interior... well too audi and not enough lambo, although the styling is definately lambo.
Either way at the end of the day its more down to personal preference more than anything else.... like i said, apples or oranges
Having said that, the 360 is 5 or 6 years old now and yet still is in the same league as the gallardo although i'd have to say from what i've seen (magazines and TV) the gallardo is probably the faster car with its 4WD. I've seen both on the road, both have equal presence, maybe more so for the lambo, but then again lambos already have.
The CS wipes the floor with the gallardo in terms of track times and seeing as though the 430 is predicted to be about the same or just a bit slower than the CS, we can presume the 430 has quite a hefty speed advantage over the gallardo too.
I have to say i find the gallardo interior... well too audi and not enough lambo, although the styling is definately lambo.
Either way at the end of the day its more down to personal preference more than anything else.... like i said, apples or oranges
Well, I have to say that I've enjoyed reading this discussion. Lots of different views, each well put.
I've almost convinced the girlfriend that a Gallardo would be a good place to put my daughter's university fund, but I too am still concerned about the initial outlay. Maybe in a year or so they will dip significantly enough below the £100k mark to not give my bank manager something else to laugh at.
A couple of years ago we were all set to replace our Esprit with an M250 (seemed logical!) because that size of car seems to work well for my style(!) of driving. The Gallardo continues this theme. 360s et al don't do it for me.
I've always thought of Lamborghinis being the Italian version of Lotus....cars to be driven rather than just looked at (don't flame me; it's just an opinion)
But now the idea of an Italian Lotus, yet with German reliability is almost too tempting to bear. I don't know why they haven't done this years ago.....
There's no point to my ramblings, just thought I'd share
One more thing: why are Lamborghinis slated as being Audis but Ferraris are not lambasted for being Fiats? Or is this a question that has been discussed many, many times before?
I've almost convinced the girlfriend that a Gallardo would be a good place to put my daughter's university fund, but I too am still concerned about the initial outlay. Maybe in a year or so they will dip significantly enough below the £100k mark to not give my bank manager something else to laugh at.
A couple of years ago we were all set to replace our Esprit with an M250 (seemed logical!) because that size of car seems to work well for my style(!) of driving. The Gallardo continues this theme. 360s et al don't do it for me.
I've always thought of Lamborghinis being the Italian version of Lotus....cars to be driven rather than just looked at (don't flame me; it's just an opinion)
But now the idea of an Italian Lotus, yet with German reliability is almost too tempting to bear. I don't know why they haven't done this years ago.....
There's no point to my ramblings, just thought I'd share
One more thing: why are Lamborghinis slated as being Audis but Ferraris are not lambasted for being Fiats? Or is this a question that has been discussed many, many times before?
lambojim said:
Very well said on the Fiat/Audi theme.
We need to be honest with ourselves here chaps - the optimim solution is a F430 AND a Gallardo....I'm working on that.....
I think the Fiat/ Audi thing is down to design, pure and simple.
Audi design is self evident in the Lambo interior. The controls and the whole style is completely transported from an Audi. The interior is lovely ( and the quality cannot be denied) but it does not shout "Lamborghini".
Granted, Ferrari share many components with Fiat. But the interiors are not so derivative, using alloys and finishes you will not find in a Multipla or a Stilo.
In contrast, the typical Gallardo black stitched -leather -everywhere interior could come straight from an A8 and you could not tell the difference.
The Gallardo is magnificent and the body styling is stunning. But the interior design is lazy IMO, as if all the work went into the bodywork and they got a German Audi junior to quickly knock up an interior design while he was in Italy for a week from Audi HQ...
I am waiting for a Gallardo Jota or such like, with more alloy/carbon/alcantera in the interior for a bit more character..
I've been out on the razz for too long. So this comment is now appropriate...
Lamborghini only started building cars because Ferrari wouldn't sell him one.
It's probably why Ferrari have the cachet advantage. They've never been a wannabe.
In my drunken head, it's like the difference between English and American (language). Fundamentally the same, but one will always want to be what the other is, and never can be, no matter what is the more prevalent.
The Muira and Countach (not 25th Anniv) are amongst my favourite cars, Sadly I'm too tall for either. The Murci is a must, But the Ferrari will have to stay.
Lamborghini only started building cars because Ferrari wouldn't sell him one.
It's probably why Ferrari have the cachet advantage. They've never been a wannabe.
In my drunken head, it's like the difference between English and American (language). Fundamentally the same, but one will always want to be what the other is, and never can be, no matter what is the more prevalent.
The Muira and Countach (not 25th Anniv) are amongst my favourite cars, Sadly I'm too tall for either. The Murci is a must, But the Ferrari will have to stay.
murph7355 said:
I've been out on the razz for too long. So this comment is now appropriate...
Lamborghini only started building cars because Ferrari wouldn't sell him one.
It's probably why Ferrari have the cachet advantage. They've never been a wannabe.
In my drunken head, it's like the difference between English and American (language). Fundamentally the same, but one will always want to be what the other is, and never can be, no matter what is the more prevalent.
The Muira and Countach (not 25th Anniv) are amongst my favourite cars, Sadly I'm too tall for either. The Murci is a must, But the Ferrari will have to stay.
After a few beers somethings are better of left unsaid......
toppstuff said:
I think the Fiat/ Audi thing is down to design, pure and simple.
Audi design is self evident in the Lambo interior. The controls and the whole style is completely transported from an Audi. The interior is lovely ( and the quality cannot be denied) but it does not shout "Lamborghini".
Granted, Ferrari share many components with Fiat. But the interiors are not so derivative, using alloys and finishes you will not find in a Multipla or a Stilo.
In contrast, the typical Gallardo black stitched -leather -everywhere interior could come straight from an A8 and you could not tell the difference.
The Gallardo is magnificent and the body styling is stunning. But the interior design is lazy IMO, as if all the work went into the bodywork and they got a German Audi junior to quickly knock up an interior design while he was in Italy for a week from Audi HQ...
I am waiting for a Gallardo Jota or such like, with more alloy/carbon/alcantera in the interior for a bit more character..
I think the important point to notice here is that Fiat is hardly a high price/quality brand, and as such it would never be appropriate for there to be any hint of its styling in the interior of a Ferrari. On the other hand, Audi does inhabit the top end of the market, so itsdesigns are not really out of place in a car such as the Gallardo.
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