15 years ago the last rear-wheel drive Lamborghini was build at the factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy. In 2009 Lamborghini launched the Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni to honour their famed and now retired test driver Valentino Balboni. This marked the return of a rear-wheel drive only Lamborghini to the companies supercar line-up. We went over to Italy to check out this Italian bull!

The Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni is not just a Gallardo with RWD. To make the car what it is now a lot of modifications to the setup had to be made. The engine is the same 5.2 liter V10 available in any other Gallardo model, but with a maximum output of 550hp, offering the least horsepower in any Gallardo. On the contrary, the rear-wheel drive system makes the Balboni 30kg lighter than the LP560-4. This allows for a zero to 100km/h sprint of 3.9 seconds and if you keep your right foot fixed to the bottom the Balboni will reach a top speed of 320km/h....

Read more here: Road Test: Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni - GTSPIRIT.COM

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