Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera: Driving report

Another interesting driving report of the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera.

So how do you cut the weight of a rotund coed from a tightly packaged supercar? With cubic megadollars, of course. And carbon fiber, lots of carbon fiber. The stuff is literally everywhere in the Gallardo Superleggera. From the door panels to the rocker panels, in fact.

Plus the Superleggera has carbon fiber in the rear air diffuser and the wing, as well as the engine cover (which also incorporates lightweight, transparent polycarbonate instead of glass). Hell, even the rearview mirrors and the cover for the center tunnel in the cockpit are made from carbon fiber.

There are also other light parts and some of them aren't even carbon fiber. Lighter front driveshafts and a lighter propeller shaft contribute to 17 percent of the total weight savings. The muffler is lighter and the forged wheels save some weight as well. As for the Gallardo's optional $15,600 carbon-ceramic brakes, well, they have always been light.

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Source: Inside Line

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