2006 Los Angeles: 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Video

Motor Trend Executive Editor Matt Stone tours the 2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder...

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00:00 There's a lot going on here at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but certainly one of the stars

00:16 of today's media day is the new Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder.

00:21 This is a 2007 model.

00:23 Now the Gallardo has already become Lamborghini's best selling car, but that was only in coupe

00:28 form.

00:29 Now they have a Spyder, a convertible.

00:32 This is very similar mechanically and structurally to the coupe, but there's a lot of changes

00:37 necessary in order to make it into a convertible.

00:39 Of course they've removed the roof and have redone all of the body work structure back

00:44 here to be able to neatly hide a convertible top.

00:47 As you can see, it's fully covered in the open position.

00:50 You know, there's no Tonic cover or anything to put here.

00:54 Other mechanical enhancements in order to make the car into a convertible is side sill

00:58 reinforcements and some structural work to make sure that the car is torsionally stiff

01:03 and handles in a precision fashion.

01:06 The top is power, goes up and down in about 20 seconds.

01:10 No question this is as sporty as a car like this could get, and we believe it'll be a

01:14 serious sales success for Lamborghini.

01:18 Now along with the convertible version, there are some other enhancements that go with it.

01:22 The gear ratios have been revised.

01:24 They've been tightened up a little bit to allow a little better performance, a little

01:28 closer gear spacing.

01:30 It doesn't really affect the top speed any, but through the gears you get more punch,

01:35 especially through second, third, and fourth.

01:37 In addition, the engine, a five liter V10 has been revised to give 512 horsepower in

01:45 American spec form.

01:47 This car will be available this summer as a 2007 model, and I imagine the line at the

01:53 Lamborghini dealership will be long.

01:56 From the Los Angeles Auto Show, I'm Matt Stone, Motor Trend Executive Editor.

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