Lambo builds 10,000th Gallardo

Lesia44 wrote:

Jon Hardcastle wrote:

Blimey this is a milestone I bet Lambo never dreamt they would achieve. Question is has Audi ownership taken away some of the classic Italian feel...... I don't know but maybe someone who has owned or knows someone who owns a Lambo can comment.

Well, not having driven any of the old Lambos I can't comment on 'classic Italian feel' but I have done a couple of thousand miles in the first generation Gallardo and it was everything that I imagined a Lamborghini would be. It's an absolutely wild ride when you're nailing it and you step out of it buzzing after a hard drive on a twisty road (certainly more that after a drive in a more composed Ferrari F430). The only crit I'd have would be that there was a little more understeer than I expected (can't remember reading about it in reviews at the time) when attacking tight bends hard. So as far as I can see Audi ownership is just a good thing in that the cabin was well made but still felt like the cabin of a supercar and it didn't break down all the time (only some of the time!). In fact, from everything I've read, most old Lambos weren't that great to drive so I guess Audi has much to do with that as well. And, again from what I've read, the new version has taken it all to another level so it looks like Audi are first in a long line of Lamborghini owners that are worthy of overseeing such a great brand.

Don't like the understeer? Buy the Balboni =)