Choose but: R8 LMX or Gallardo Squadra Corse
Posted on 24-04-2016 to 18:00 by willeme – 80 Comments”
Today the choice between two almost identical cars. And it’s not.
In the beginning of 2003 Lamborghini with the Gallardo. It’s a little one, a Baby-lambo, if you like. However, with a 5 liter V10 and 500hp is absolutely not a childish car. The Gallardo would eventually in many versions, with the necessary special editions. The same applied more or more or more for the Audi R8. Where the Gallardo a rounding down of the range, was the R8 one to the top. In the beginning, you could only opt for the 4.2 V8 from the Audi RS4 B7, but after a few years came the V10 version. Also the R8 came in many different versions.
Before we the participants further explain, an overview of how the forces relate:
Audi R8 LMX (2014)Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse (2013)
Engine:5.2 V10 40v, atmosferisch5.2 V10 40v, atmospheric
Power:570 hp at 8,000 tpm570 hp at 8,000 rpm
Torque:536 Nm at 6.500 tpm536 Nm at 6.500 rpm
Transmission:7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, vierwielaandrijvingSequentiële zesbak, four-wheel drive
0-100:3,4s3,4s
Top speed:320 km/h320 km/h
New price:€210.000 (before tax) of€191.100 (before taxes)
Audi R8 LMX:
The ultimate version of the first generation R8 was the LMX. The LMX was based on the R8 V10 Plus. This was painted in a special semi-matte-blue paint and had another 20hp extra. Is always pleasant. Especially for the LMX got the R8 laser high beam headlights. Freely translated: more christmas trees. Not something what the R8 needed, because it is a rare perfect sports car. In contrast to the R8 GT was the LMX with the S-Tronic dual clutch transmission, a large improvement compared to the less perfect R-Tronic gearbox. You must always look with a flashlight, because they are scarce. There were only 99 pieces of built.
Gallery: Audi R8 LMX
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse:
Also the Gallardo was an appropriate uitzwaai model. The Squadra Corse is, in fact, seen a Superleggera with a larger wing. The total weight has been reduced by 30 kilos. The engine was exactly equal to that of the LP570 and the R8. The tank was not. Only when the Huracan came the DSG also for the Lamborghini available, this Gallardo had to do with the E-Gear transmission. Disadvantage: the tank was slower and less pleasant to operate. Advantage: lower weight and more experience by the blows which transmission to the driveline gave them. The Squadra Corse is even rarer, with only 68 pieces produced.
Gallery: Lamborghini New Gallardo LP570-4 Squadra Corse
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Myths about Lambo engines
Still very little about the engines. The Miura, Countach, Diablo and Murcielago had a Bizzarini V12. With the Gallardo is that something else. It is known that there called is that the previous generations of RS6, S6 and S8 with tiencilinder ‘a Lamborghini engine. And that the RS4/RS5 engine is a V10 minus 2 cylinders. However, looking at the exact dimensions of the blocks, is it all one pot wet: the Golf GTI, Audi TT-RS, Audi RS4, Skoda Octavia 2.0, Seat Alhambra 2.0, Gallardo, S8: they all have exactly the same bore and stroke per cylinder, they measure 496,1 cc. The Lambo V10 shows more similarities with the Volkswagen Group engines and none with the Bizzarini-blocks. The Audi (R)S models had no Lamborghini engine, but the other way around: the Gallardo had an Audi-related motor. Not that the performances were disappointing, but the marketing department has managed to sell…
And then it is up to you the choice: an Audi with a Audi engine or a Lamborghini with Audi engine!!!