LP-570 Spyder Performante

I think with a ugh tt kit this car would have the longest name ever if you told someone what you drove.

"what kind of car is that? It's a lamborghini gallardo 570sl spider performance underground racing twin turbo"

 

 

Or you shorten it and call it

 

"LG 570sl SP URtt"

I think with a ugr tt kit this car would have the longest name ever if you told someone what you drove.

"what kind of car is that? It's a lamborghini gallardo 570sl spider performante underground racing twin turbo"

 

My take on it is this...

 

If you are talking to someone in the know then you don't need to say the entire name, or just abbreviate most of it.

 

For a total outsider, just tell them it's a Gallardo 570 spider, or better yet....tell them it's a Lamborghini.

Am I the only one who thinks the 560 spyder looks better than this? Never been a fan of ultra performance convertibles, except the 16M.

 

Actually I prefer this and the 16M over their standard counterparts.

 

I probably wouldn't take a normal SL over a Balboni but this might tip the scales....

Beautiful design, I think Lambo really nailed this one. I didn't think I would like the stripes but they actually work pretty well on the car, could do without the italian stickers though.

So now we have this car, the 16m, and the supersports convert. I am liking this segment of balls out converts! Benz screwed up making the SL65 black a hard top, people want the open air!

sick pic!

 

I like the LP-570 SL better. But I am from the school of thought that lightweight high performance and convertible are an oxymoron. It does look nice, but I also feel the addition of stickers and more curves has finally hit the mark of "gone too far." The LP-570 is the most curvy, banged out Gallardo I can imagine. It does look nice, all Lambo's always do, but this and the Blancpain are one step beyond what I like in the excessive styling department.

I like the 570SL coupe better, but love the way they painted the inside edges of the bumper. That theme would looks sick on the 570SL.

I like the 570SL coupe better, but love the way they painted the inside edges of the bumper. That theme would looks sick on the 570SL.

 

Agreed, that bumper is stunning. I would love to see that treatment done to a coupe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"It's the supercabrio that’s shed the kilos to punch above its weight! Lamborghini wowed crowds at the Paris Motor Show last month with its stunning Sesto Elemento concept, which tipped the scales at only 999kg.

 

Its influence is already being felt on the Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder – and Auto Express was first behind the wheel, taking the newcomer from its Los Angeles Motor Show stand on to the road!

 

Called the Performante, the newcomer is essentially the drop-top version of the firm’s Gallardo Superleggera – which stands for ‘superlight’ – coupé.

 

The open-roofed car gets the same two-fold recipe of reducing weight and upping power. Thanks to an aluminium spaceframe chassis, the standard Spyder weighs in at 1,550kg, which isn’t particularly heavy in the first place for a car with such performance. However, thanks to the use of carbon fibre for the side skirts, rear wing and diffuser, underbody cover and even the wing mirror housings, the Performante’s weight has been trimmed by 65kg, taking it down to 1,485kg.

 

The new look adds even more menace to the Spyder’s chiselled body, giving it a lower and more aggressive stance.

 

The Performante is supplied with a small rear wing – but should you buy one, you can opt for a larger version.

 

Yet while the car has been lightened, it’s still not short of luxuries, including hand-stitched leather on the dash and swathes of Alcantara throughout the interior. Air-con and electric windows are also standard kit. And complementing the loss of weight is a useful hike in power for the 5.2-litre V10. Mirroring the Superleggera coupé version, the engine now puts out 562bhp instead of 552bhp, while drive is still to all four wheels.

 

Lambo’s e-gear automated manual gearbox is standard, although you can opt for the six-speed manual at no extra cost.

 

With the top down, the V10 barks into life and seems even louder than the Superleggera. Given its looks, the Performante isn’t the type of car you buy if you’re shy and retiring. But the engine is surprisingly unwilling at under 2,500rpm, encouraging you to use higher revs. The V10 really comes alive above 3,500rpm, when the valve in the exhaust opens to give you maximum power and a glorious racecar soundtrack.

 

The Performante’s claimed 3.9 seconds for the 0-62mph sprint seems entirely believable. The steering is surprisingly light at low speeds, but once the road opens, the 30:70 front-to-rear power split comes into its own to give a razor-sharp drive, while the four-wheel-drive chassis serves up extremely high levels of grip.

 

If you’re lucky enough to take the Performante on a track, the top speed of 201mph is achievable with the lightweight canvas top down, as well as up.

 

But, like all good things, Lambo’s latest car has a downside. The price is set to start from £190,000, which makes it a treat only a lucky few will ever get to savour."

 

 

 

As much as I like it it is a warmed over convertible with a spoiler.

 

 

Looks incredible!

I like the coupe better... And the wing doesn't look right on the convertible.

I like the coupe better... And the wing doesn't look right on the convertible.

Makes it look like a pram. But I have never liked wings on convertibles.

I like the 570SL coupe better, but love the way they painted the inside edges of the bumper. That theme would looks sick on the 570SL.

 

I've tried to have that photoshopped on a white 570 before the Performante started being talked about but or photochop gurus were busy at the time

 

I don't know about those engine lid stickers..

 

What is it?

 

Lighter, faster, more powerful and much angrier, the £186,000 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder Performante (snappy name) is essentially a topless Superleggera.

 

Technical highlights?

 

Taking its lead from the Superleggera Coupe, the Performante sheds weight though extensive use of carbon fibre, both on the exterior panels and interior fittings. The high-tech material contributes 40 per cent of the Performante’s overall weight saving of 65kg. Paddle-shift transmission and carbon brakes are standard, and the new Superleggera-style rims save another 13kg. A remapped ECU reduces emissions and yields an additional 10bhp, lifting peak outputs to 570bhp and 398lb ft of torque. That’s sufficient for a 0-62mph time of 3.9sec and a top speed of 201mph.

 

What’s it like to drive?

 

It’s easy to be sniffy about the pure driving credentials of a convertible car, especially one derived from such a specialist machine as the Gallardo Superleggera. Then you see the Performante and it’s impossible not to get caught-up in the drama and excitement.

 

The noise, as ever, is remarkable. In terms of ear-splitting volume and animalistic aggression there’s nothing to touch this raucous V10. Even with the roof up it’s a truly epic experience, but it’s when you drop the roof that the Performante plays its trump card. If you want the full-on surroundsound supercar experience you can find it here.

 

The e-gear transmission is rapidly being left behind by the latest generation double-clutch technology, but it feels less clunky than it used to at low speed. When you drive the Performante as Lamborghini intended the shifts become increasingly brutal: in Corsa mode they are quick but about as subtle as a punch in the face. A slight lift smoothes the upshifts.

 

Up in the mountains the Performante is truly in its element, its tortured howls and snargles ricocheting off the rock faces. Its grippy Pirelli tyres cling on hard, but also deliver progressive on-limit feel. The carbon brakes can be grabby, but work well when you’re pushing them hard. Lambo’s signature all-wheel drive is a bonus, allowing you to use more of the V10’s abundant poke than you’d ever imagine. And when you find a sweet hairpin it’ll let you have some fun if you’re prepared to provoke it.

 

How does it compare?

 

Until Ferrari launches a 458 Spider there’s nothing quite like the Performante. The Superleggera is its biggest rival, but the sensory overload delivered when the Performante’s roof is dropped provides a very effective distraction from the tactile shortcomings of its Coupe brother. It’s perhaps not the done thing to admit this, but I’d take a Performante over a Superleggera, for it gives you more to enjoy without taking anything away.

 

Anything else I need to know?

 

Thanks to the folding rear deck and roof mechanism you can’t see really see much of the engine, which is a shame. However the Gallardo Spyder’s extremely neat electric rear bulkhead window means you can enjoy more of the engine’s incredible noise without having to drop the roof.

 

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Weight loss and power gain + spectacular looks and soundtrack = total sensory overload

 

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Gallardo needs all Performante’s distractions to disguise its age

 

RATING: 5/5

Superb, only thing I never liked is the color of the gauge, rather see it with a darker background or modern looking (audi?).

Oooooh..... Berry Nice!

insane

what a perfect weekend car for your favorite driving roads

nice find intence!

I like it... but I have a hard time accepting an SL in spyder configuration... seems like those should be coupes only..

(of course, I am not the first one to say this)