Gallardo - still want one?

[toppstuff]

After Tiff Needells words last night ( and whatever we think of him he can drive..)
and similar sentiment from this months magazines, is the Gallardo a bit too much of , well, an Audi?

Some of the comments about driving "feel" and sensitivity sound like a cut and paste from a Audi TT road test.

Should I think twice about aspiring to one of these, or is there a defender out there who has driven one?


>>> Edited by toppstuff on Tuesday 14th October 17:49

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Yum..

A shame though - the V10 on't telly sounded lovely ( but then, what about the V12 !!! ) .

[toppstuff]

You guys might haved hit on something.

Perhaps we are wrong to think of the Gallardo as a 360 rari competitor and more as an use-it-every-day 996TT rival?

After all, it is essentially a german car innit?

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federx said:

in metal the car is little, compact, pure, i like it a lot. the inside is quite ordinary, all middle grey and audi smell, than when you turn it on the sound... well, with low rev is a full and beatifu sound, getting nearer the red zone it becomes so ordinary and never grows like a v8 Ferrari, for example... a friend drove a manual, the friction pedal is long and usensitive and the steering is very audi, with no feedback especially in case of a little spin (we wre on track, but cars were lamborghini's) is also wasn't so firm in 170 180kmh curves, but 3 turns is a little time to judge a supercar... anyway a very disappointing experience, inside was like a tuned tt, not a little murcielago, that's a real blast... so, if a could afford one i would't havo bought it... presence and look aren't enough for a supecar... sorry for my enlish guys!

A good review, speaking honestly.
Its a shame that the Lambo is becoming too much of an Audi. Why do Audi engineers always have to remove the "feeling" from cars?

The engine guys are great ( witness the RS6 !) but they should fire the steering and suspension boffins I think !