Road Test
Lamborghini Gallardo
Test date 16 December 2003
Price as tested £117,000
How much ?
- Price as tested £117,000
- Price as tested £119,769
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.7 sec
- 0-60mph 4.1 sec
- 0-100mph 9 sec
- 0-150mph 21.3 sec
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
11.7 / 114 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
21.7 / 151 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
3.4 / 4.3
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
4.2 / 6.4 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
5.9 sec
- 60-0mph
2.9 sec
- Top speed
192 mph
- Noise at 70mph
74 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
13.6 mpg
- Test best/worst
18.8 / 9.6
Government figures
- Combined/urban
16.6 / 11.4 mpg
- CO2 emissions
400 g/km
How big?
- Length
4300 mm
- Width
1900 mm
- Height
1165 mm
- Wheelbase
2560 mm
- Weight
1550 kg
- Fuel tank
90.0 litres
Engine
- Layout V10 cyls V , 4961 cc
- Max power 492 bhp at 7800 rpm
- Max torque 376 ft at 4500 rpm
- Specific output 99bhp/litr bhp per litre
- Power to weight 324bhp/ton bhp per tonne
- Installation M Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 82.5x92.8 mm
- Compression ratio 11.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Lamborghini LIE, multi-point sequential fuel injection , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 2.563 / 7.9
- 2nd 1.85 / 10.9
- 3rd 1.423 / 14.2
- 4th 1.138 / 17.8
- 5th 0.939 / 21.5
- 6th 0.806 / 25.1
- Final drive 3.077
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Rack and pinion, power-assisted
- Lock to lock 3.10
Brakes
- Front 365mm ventilated discs
- Rear 335mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5 x 19 in
- Size rear 11.0 x 19 in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 235/35 ZR19
- Tyres rear 295/30 ZR19
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