Gallardo Superlegerra Cancelled!

[SVT666]

Lamborghini stops Gallardo Superleggera production
March27

After unveiling its newest product, the Lamborghini announced on Thursday it stopped production of the Gallardo Superleggera, a lightweight, more performance-oriented version of the Gallardo. The Italian exotic car manufacturer shipped just 172 of the cars to the U.S. in its short life span.

The Superleggera weighed 154 lbs less than the standard Gallardo thanks to a heavy diet of carbon fiber and made 10 more horsepower, for a total of 530, from its 5.0 liter V10 engine. There are 46 orange, 45 yellow, 37 black, 34 gray and 10 white Superleggeras on U.S. soil, as per Motor Trend.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Why?

Was the mind blowing performance of the 70K GT-R behind this.

[TheIntrepid]

Was this initially a limited production vehicle?

[Galaxy]

I do not think this is unusual. Akin to Audi cancelling the S4 when the A4 it is based on goes out of production. I am sure there will soon be a new Superlegerra based on the new Gallardo.

[Submariner]

Why?

Was the mind blowing performance of the 70K GT-R behind this.

There have been GT-R's in the past.  They never canceled any car production.

[SVT666]

I do not think this is unusual. Akin to Audi cancelling the S4 when the A4 it is based on goes out of production. I am sure there will soon be a new Superlegerra based on the new Gallardo.

The Gallardo hasn't been cancelled.  This was unespected.

[Galaxy]

The Gallardo hasn't been cancelled.  This was unespected.

The Gallardo has been replaced by the Gallardo LP 560-4. The difference may be big enough, that they are no longer able to build the Superleggera on the same line.

[the Teuton]

This is officially odd.  Look for Superleggera prices to be through the roof sometime soon.

[TBR]

From the sound of it the new Gallardo is pretty much the Superlegerra, but with Revention like styling. I imagine a new Superlegerra will come out in a couple of years.

And why can't Lamborghini come up with normal names? Safari's spell checker is throwing up red all over this post.

[Galaxy]

From the sound of it the new Gallardo is pretty much the Superlegerra, but with Revention like styling. I imagine a new Superlegerra will come out in a couple of years.

And why can't Lamborghini come up with normal names? Safari's spell checker is throwing up red all over this post.

It means "super light" which is a wrong name for the car.

[giant_mtb]

154 pounds less?  Gee, that sure is super light!

Not. 

[NomisR]

154 pounds less?  Gee, that sure is super light!

Not. 

154 lb is a lot of weight to lose on a car, the problem is, they did it on a car that's not exactly light to begin with.  If they lost 154lb on something like a Super 7 or a Lotus 211, now that's a feat!

[Soup DeVille]

It means "super light" which is a wrong name for the car.

It's also a traditional Italian moniker for the same sort of treatment that Porsche calls "club sport."

[giant_mtb]

154 lb is a lot of weight to lose on a car, the problem is, they did it on a car that's not exactly light to begin with.  If they lost 154lb on something like a Super 7 or a Lotus 211, now that's a feat!

I understand that.  I should have included a similar explanation in my original post.  Proportionately, it's not a lot of weight to lose.

[omicron]

It's also a traditional Italian moniker for the same sort of treatment that Porsche calls "club sport."

Isn't it also a specific form of bodywork construction?

'In this construction, thin steel tubes are built up from the floorpan or chassies, into the shape of the finished body. Aluminium panels are then painstakingly formed by hand (rolled between shaped wheels, or beaten over a suitable wooden former) until they fit the shape. They are then welded together over the frame. Most Ferraris and Maseratis were built this way until the end of the 1950s; the Aston Martin DB4 and 5 were Superleggera cars, too.'

[JYODER240]

Why?

Was the mind blowing performance of the 70K GT-R behind this.

I doubt potential Gallardo buyers backed off for a 70K Nissan.

[Soup DeVille]

Isn't it also a specific form of bodywork construction?

'In this construction, thin steel tubes are built up from the floorpan or chassies, into the shape of the finished body. Aluminium panels are then painstakingly formed by hand (rolled between shaped wheels, or beaten over a suitable wooden former) until they fit the shape. They are then welded together over the frame. Most Ferraris and Maseratis were built this way until the end of the 1950s; the Aston Martin DB4 and 5 were Superleggera cars, too.'

Traditionally, you're spot on as usual, but as of late, it has also been modified to include carbon fiber and other composite type construction.

[omicron]

Traditionally, you're spot on as usual, but as of late, it has also been modified to include carbon fiber and other composite type construction.

Next they'll be telling me that sports cars have roofs!

[Soup DeVille]

Next they'll be telling me that sports cars have roofs!

nd they'll be making Saloons and calling them Phaetons too!

[omicron]

nd they'll be making Saloons and calling them Phaetons too!

[Soup DeVille]

People will own Carreras and Targas and have no idea of the origin of those names!

[sandertheshark]

Why?

Was the mind blowing performance of the 70K GT-R behind this.

Oh, yes.  That's it.  People stopped buying Lamborghinis in favor of PS3 controllers on wheels.

[565]

Oh, yes.  That's it.  People stopped buying Lamborghinis in favor of PS3 controllers on wheels.

Eh, what techno performance gizmos does the GT-R have that an E-gear equipped Gallardo (like the superleggera) does not?

Launch control, check.

Automated manual, check.

Fancy computer controled AWD systems with RWD bias,  check.

Fancy ESC systems, check.

Seriously everyone is crying about the techno gizmos that the GT-R supposedly depends on to be faster and thus sap the driving experience, but in reality what does the GT-R have that the others don't?  The dual clutch manual was developed originally by Audi, and plently of cars have manual paddle shifters now (which don't have any benefit over dual clutch and will probably go the way of the dinosaur soon).  The GT-R's AWD system isn't as "techincally" advanced as the EVO X's because it can't actually actively move power from side to side (usually that ability is reserved for the Vspec GT-Rs). It doesn't have the fancy E-diff that Ferrari's do with like 6 different settings.  It doesn't have fancy ceramic brakes with automatic brake drying features.  It's shocks don't have the many settings that the BMW M cars do.  The GT-R's launch control is nothing new, as many many paddle shift cars have it.  There are plently of cars have turbocharged engines, and the GT-R did not have electric assisted turbos like rumored. Seriously, save for the AWD, you'll find just as many techno gizmos in a Ferrari F430, or a BMW M6.  A paddle shift R8 and E-gear Gallardo has nearly identical techno aid list features as the GT-R.

[Raza]

Fact is no one who is going to buy a Lamborghini is going to not and then buy a hideous pig like the GT-R.  The Z06 was about as quick as the Ferrari 360 and no one traded the Italian in. 

The GT-R is a fast car but it's not worrying Lamborghini.  Be realistic.

[SVT666]

Eh, what techno performance gizmos does the GT-R have that an E-gear equipped Gallardo (like the superleggera) does not?

Launch control, check.

Automated manual, check.

Fancy computer controled AWD systems with RWD bias,  check.

Fancy ESC systems, check.

Seriously everyone is crying about the techno gizmos that the GT-R supposedly depends on to be faster and thus sap the driving experience, but in reality what does the GT-R have that the others don't?  The dual clutch manual was developed originally by Audi, and plently of cars have manual paddle shifters now (which don't have any benefit over dual clutch and will probably go the way of the dinosaur soon).  The GT-R's AWD system isn't as "techincally" advanced as the EVO X's because it can't actually actively move power from side to side (usually that ability is reserved for the Vspec GT-Rs). It doesn't have the fancy E-diff that Ferrari's do with like 6 different settings.  It doesn't have fancy ceramic brakes with automatic brake drying features.  It's shocks don't have the many settings that the BMW M cars do.  The GT-R's launch control is nothing new, as many many paddle shift cars have it.  There are plently of cars have turbocharged engines, and the GT-R did not have electric assisted turbos like rumored. Seriously, save for the AWD, you'll find just as many techno gizmos in a Ferrari F430, or a BMW M6.  A paddle shift R8 and E-gear Gallardo has nearly identical techno aid list features as the GT-R.

Actually, I have complained about the amount of electronics in those cars.  I know a few others have too.

[Rich]

  Be realistic.

Where has Brealistic gone to?

[Raza]

Where has Brealistic gone to?

He left because of you.

Wait, didn't he leave because the forums were too nice?  Oh, if he could see us now!

[FlatBlackCaddy]

People didn't buy a corvette over a 360 because the chevy was a piece of shit and more importantly you would see them on the road every day piloted by feeble old men on their way to denny's.

Not really the same problem the GT-R will have.

[hotrodalex]

People didn't buy a corvette over a 360 because the chevy was a piece of shit and more importantly you would see them on the road every day piloted by feeble old men on their way to denny's.

Not really the same problem the GT-R will have.

Yeah, the Corvette is a piece of shit. 

[nickdrinkwater]

People didn't buy a corvette over a 360 because the chevy was a piece of shit and more importantly you would see them on the road every day piloted by feeble old men on their way to denny's.

Not really the same problem the GT-R will have.

There'd still be people put off by the Nissan badge though.  The GT-R is much superior to cars like the Corvette but it doesn't mean people will take it over a Gallardo.