Overview
The 2012 Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe is a midsize coupe offered in 4 trims, starting off at a base MSRP of $187,900. For that price, it mainly competes with the Audi R8, the Ferrari 458 Italia, and the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. Between 4 trims, the Lamborghini Gallardo offers a single engine but 3 different outputs. The base engine is a 5.2L V10 engine capable of making 550 horsepower and 397 lb-ft of torque in the LP550-2 trim. The same engine puts out 560 horsepower with the LP560-4 trim. And lastly, the LP570-4 Superleggera trim can extort 570 horsepower. All engines are mated to a 6-speed manual transmission as standard while a 6-speed single-clutch automated manual transmission is an option. The Lamborghini Gallardo reaches 60 mph from zero in 3.6 seconds on its base configuration, which gets pumped up to 3.3 seconds with the higher output. Regardless of the output, the Lamborghini Gallardo can manage a combined fuel economy between 15 mpg. While we're on the topic of choices, the 11 striking colors the Lamborghini Gallardo comes in really pull you towards itself.
