Lamborghini is releasing what has to be the umpteenth variation of the Gallardo, this one called the LP 550-2 Valentino Balboni. The answer to the first part of your question — why LP 550-2? is easy.
The car sports 550 horsepower and two wheel drive.
For starters, Lamborghini is making only 250 of them at just under $220,000 apiece.
Sure, it’s got lots of gew-gaws and flashy bits on the inside, but we only care about Valentino cares about, and that is “How fast is it?”
Fast. Really fast. With 550 hp motivating only 1,380 kilos, the LP 550-2 hurls from 0 to 62 mph in a astonishing 3.9 seconds and tops out at 199 mph. And there’s none of this “it’s safer” all wheel drive on this ride, oh no.
All 550 ponies go through the rear wheels only.
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