2012 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale - Car and Driver

We’d like to imagine that when it came time pick a shade of red for the new Gallardo LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale, Lamborghini asked a wise, old pigment specialist, “Which is the reddest of the reds, signore . ” To which he replied, “Rosso Mars,... (Gray and white are offered for unassuming Lamborghini buyers, although we aren’t sure such people exist in nature. ) As the name implies, this car essentially is a roadgoing version of the car that races in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, a single-marque series in Europe. The rear spoiler, which Lamborghini itself describes as “enormous,” is taken directly from the racing version and delivers three times the downforce of a standard Gallardo, helping cornering and high-speed stability. It started life in the Gallardo Superleggera street car and was passed virtually unchanged to the Super Trofeo racer. As a result, Lamborghini can easily say this new model has a racing engine, even though it really just has the one from the Superleggera. (As with all Lamborghini acceleration estimates, you can bet on those being fairly conservative. Like nearly every Lamborghini sold today, each of the 150 Super Trofeos sold will feature all-wheel. Source: www.caranddriver.com