Gallardo.review after 1.5month,2000km
---general:
the thing i liked the most about the G is the fact that its a mixture of porsche and ferrari ,taking the best of both worlds: german engineering,quality,performance and reliability ; with italian looks,design and emotion... the car has given me much more than i expected from it ,i had no previous lambo ,and i had an idea that it was a second choice ferrari,i was completly wrong .the car is relatively new(since the audi takeover),and the change is so big that people cant realise the difference until they drive or own one .
i know 2 cars that have the same case than lambo: bentley and range rover, both of them were a reliability disaster and since they were taken over by the germans(VW for bentley,bmw for range rover,before ford),they became perfect cars.
these are few main points that i can compare:
---build quality:
it is excellent! much superior to ferrari,very close ,if not equal to porsche .the second you step in ,you feel it,everything is well put together,well assembled,no small defects inside and outside,its rock solid!
---chassis,suspension and awd:
this car seems welded to the ground,the road holding is great,i can take turns at a speed i could never dream of in my previous 360 , no bling bling and ratlling from the suspension whatsoever,everything is well bolted.another advantage is the road holding after 240kph,i went several times to 300kph,and,nothing,you could easily remove one hand from the steering wheel,it is as stable at 300kph as it is at 150kph,amazing.for comparison,my 360 frony nose started to become light and floating after 240kph ,very scary experience . when i bought the car i was worried about the fact that its an awd,it meant no fun,but thanks to the 70/30 awd set up,you dont feel it ,i drive it mostly like a rwd ,it will easily spin on first gear without esp and will take a 30degrees drift on second gear. at this level of power a proper awd will help you more than tease you .the lambo feels comfortable at all kind of roads,twisty,long bends,straight etc.. and this is reflected with the excellent 7.52sec ring time (standard tyres)
---performance:
it is so different than the ferrari, more of a porsche feel ,meaning you feel you are going seriously fast like a tt,the speedo move up at an incredible speed,with the ferrari the sound let you believe you are flying at 160kph ,on the lambo you look at the speedo to understand how fast you are going. in the 430 i driven lately,it was very fast until 210 then after that the speed ascension was much slower ,in the lambo it is the same until top speed ,it never stop to take more speed.
---look ,design ,emotion and the rest:
from all the cars i owned the G is by far the one that draws attention and crowd the most ,it has a huge street presence. as for the design ,of course its a matter of personal taste,but to me it is gorgeous ,i love this jet fighter looks,the inclination of the front windshield gives it a true supercar look. the car has a supercar status ,and it is even more exclusive than a ferrari(from its launch to this date around 3000G's have been manufactured)
one other thing that i like is the fact that it is equipped with high tech ,to state some some examples: front and lateral airbags!ferrari still offers only front... electricaly retractable mirrors,neither porsche or ferrari offers them...rear view cam,ferrari offered sensors only in 2006...large screen multi purpose radio,navi,tel,etc..where F cars still offers the stupid old style radio.... auto dimming mirrors,not even optional on F cars.. etc...etc...
ok ,i hear some of you saying that you dont need these options on a sport car,but this is my everyday car ,drive it anywhere,and i am enjoying these options. this is not a sunday car..
i hope i didnt forgot anything,if i did ,feel free to ask . i am not biased towards ANY manufacturer (have some porsche blood in my veins tough ) ,i love all the cars mentionned above,this is honestly what i felt with the G. greatly recomended , a true 24/7 supercar