If I Had £100k To Blow On A Used Supercar, I'd Buy This RWD Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2
If you could buy any new Lamborghini, what would it be? Maybe you’d go for the Nurburgring monster that is the Aventador SV, or perhaps you fancy the wind in your hair courtesy of the Huracan Spyder.. For me, though, the most enticing one is the Huracan LP580-2. Why? Because in an era of almost all Lamborghinis being all-wheel drive, this one sends its power to the rear wheels only. But, this approach isn’t unique to the Huracan; Sant’Agata Bolognese gave its otherwise AWD Gallardo the same treatment to create the LP550-2.
It’s one of several epic rear-driven Lamborghinis the company has made since migrating over to making mostly four-wheel drive vehicles, and you can actually pick them up relatively cheaply right now. Well, ish.
This 2011 is up for £104,990. For that, you get yourself some gorgeous angular looks, an E-Gear six-speed gearbox (an automated manual rather than a dual-clutch gearbox, sadly) and a 542bhp V10.
Like the new Huracan 580-2, that’s actually down a little from the Gallardo LP560-4, presumably to counteract the drop in weight caused by the removal of all the four-wheel drive gubbins. Well, it was supposed to be the entry-level Gallardo, so the guys and girls at Lamborghini were hardly going to allow it to be faster, were they?
Still, that doesn’t put me off, and if I had £100,000 or so to blow on a used supercar (sadly, I don’t) I’m fairly certain this is what I’d go for. Would it be your £100k supercar of choice, or would you go for something else?
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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100k? I would spend that on more than one car, a few classics to be exact, but if i’d have to choose a supercar it would be a Merc CLK 63 AMG Black series, in dark Matte grey, with ADR M Sport wheels would be ideal ^^
Bruh. That is sick. Good choice.
Not to sound like a hater, but the CLK 63 isn’t a supercar.
Honestly?
A Cayman GT4.
Hum… If used, these would be my options. 997 GT2/GT3
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I wouldn’t say the Cayman gt4 is a supercar, It’s an excellent sports car though
I must say 21,2/30,7 mpg is very impressive in a car like that
I found a used gallardo LP560-4 so 4WD at around 50k $ , and it drove 17k KM only is it a good bargain ?? ( full service history included ; so i gotta save up to get my dream car) the only downside is the HUGE maintenance cost ….
Production has ended. But being the most common Lambo, parts wouldn’t be terribly unavailable, expensive yes. Maybe r8 parts and conversions? (don’t quote me on that never owned or worked on one). But at the end of the day, you won’t use it as a daily and it doesn’t discount the fact that you have a v10 nuke under the bonnet or that it’s a Lamborghini. Also a stunning looking car I’m sure most will agree. Given how many Gallardos are twin turbocharged or modded these days in general I don’t imagine stock Gallardos to be as common in maybe 15-20 years down the line. So 50k is used Audi/Porsche/Corvette money for an Italian bull.
TL;DR - it’s a bargain.
Just my thoughts.
This is a good choice but I think a 458 might be better or a cayman GT4 personally.
458’s are more expensive though (at least in my area).
You can’t get a 458 for less than 100K. You can get a 360 Modena though.
Shocking plottwist: its fwd
I do agree with you though I would personally prefer a AWD Lambo, just cause I like to imagine sliding it round some snowy mountain pass! ;)
Mustang GT350R, I’m anticipating the dealer markup.
For under 100k you could an R8. Same engine but more reliable chassis with somewhat more inexpensive parts and a lot more subtle so won’t attract as much red and blue attention.
I could daily drive an R8.
My thoughts exactkt!
For me, if I had 100k, I’d get an E60 M5 (around ~25k in my area), save the rest for maintenance, life insurance, and student loan debt.