Despite its 10 years in service, the Gallardo’s striking bodywork still has the power to turn heads, so it’s a shame that Lambo has added some of the triangular design cues from the Aventador to the facelifted car. It proves that, sometimes, it’s best to just grow old gracefully.
What Lamborghini should have done is persuade fellow VW Group brand Audi to let it use the R8’s super-slick new S tronic dual-clutch gearbox. The single-clutch e-gear six-speed auto in our test car moves with all the fluidity of a skipping record.
Under hard acceleration, with the box in race mode, you could say the jerky break in torque as the cogs swap adds to the Lambo’s manic character. But there’s no excusing the motion sickness-inducing surges it produces when driving around town in auto mode.
And as there are no other mechanical changes, the car doesn’t have the finesse of the dynamically superior Ferrari 458 Italia and the McLaren 12C.
Even so, this ageing car can still excite, enthral and entertain its driver. Admittedly, the 5.2-litre V10 engine has no more power than before, but 553bhp is still impressive.
Driving a Lambo is always a sensory experience, and the all-wheel-drive grip and VW Group build give reassurance in their respective ways.
For some people, the Gallardo will still tick all the supercar boxes, but there’s no getting away from the fact that the old girl is due for retirement.
Key specs
- Price: £164,444
- Engine: 5.2-litre V10
- Power: 553bhp
- Transmission: Six-speed single-clutch automatic
- 0-62mph: 4.0 seconds
- Top speed: 201mph
- Economy: 20.0mpg
- CO2: 330g/km
- Equipment: Climate control, sports seats, sat-nav, leather
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