Lamborghini Gallardo

Spy Shots: Lamborghini Gallardo V8 running the ‘Ring

Posted December 31, 1969

Filed under: Spy Photos, Supercars, Audi, Lamborghini

Audi goes up, Lamborghini goes down. Just as the R8, which wasn’t really supposed to compete with the Gallardo, is getting revved up for a V10 transplant, the less expensive Gallardo could be going downmarket, swapping adding a V8 model to accompany the current V10. Admittedly its speculative, but sources and pics from the ‘Ring indicate to World Car Fans the possibility of a V8 Gallardo with a revised fascia, altered exhaust treatment, and a less raucous exhaust roar than the V10. If true, that would mean we’ll have two different versions of an Audi supercar (perhaps a third if a diesel engine is offered) and an “affordable” Lamborghini. Who saw that coming?

[Source: World Car Fans]

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Volkswagen’s plan for expansion includes four all-new architectures

Posted December 31, 1969

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Filed under: Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Volkswagen, SEAT

Volkswagen’s plan for the next ten years includes streamlining production, cutting development costs and creating four new platforms so it can boost sales to 10 million units a year and give Toyota a run for its money. Architecture development is key to that strategy.

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Lamborghini wants less Audi DNA in its products

Posted December 31, 1969

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Filed under: Supercars, Audi, Lamborghini

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4.

Say what you will about the Germanification of Lamborghini; it’s producing damn good cars. Audi’s stake in the Raging Bull has helped move Lamborghini from a quirky, inscrutable supercar producer to a purveyor of some of the finest road-going rockets our generation has ever seen. But according to Audi pres Stephan Winkelmann, the magic number for cross pollination of the two brands is 20-percent. “In the future, we will always work together just on the hidden parts - parts that will not touch the DNA of Lamborghini,” Winkelmann told Autocar.

That pronouncement by Winkelmann is an attempt to quell criticism that the Gallardo shares too many components with the Audi R8 and that the majority of parts sharing will include unseen components, like electrical, plumbing and other, smaller pieces. “We have a quality benchmark with Audi,” Winkelmann said, “[Lamborghini] gets the best and fastest, and Audi gets us the cheapest.”

Gallery: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4