2008 LAMBORGHINI Gallardo 560-4 Spyder 5.2L V10 6MT (560 HP)

Vehicle Overview

The revised Gallardo came on the market at the wrong time. Yet, it managed to survive and kept the baby-Lambo running on the production lines in high-enough numbers to be kept for another five years.

It takes a keen eye to distinguish the 2006 Gallardo Spyder from a 2008 model year. Both featured wedged shapes with angular headlights. The main difference was that on the ’08 model, its headlamps were shorter. Moreover, at the front, the new model featured enhanced side air-scoops in the front bumper. In the back, the 2008 Gallardo Spyder sported new taillights. They were still squared but stretched over the upper panel. Its power-operated rag-top was completely retractable in a designated compartment between the engine and the cockpit.

Inside, Lamborghini tried hard to hide its links with Audi by installing a new design for most of the buttons. Yet, a few left remembered us that somewhere behind the raging bull was a humble A3 TDI with the same switches. But the seats were gorgeous, with high-bolstered areas to keep their occupants fixed during hard cornering maneuvers. For the manual version, Audi placed a straight, polished gear stick that popped out from the center console, while the automatic version installed three buttons on a round aluminum disc plus two paddle-shifters behind the steering wheel.

Under the hood, the Italian carmaker used a re-tuned version of Audi’s 5.2-liter V-10 engine. Its power increased to 560 hp and sent it in all corners.