A twin-tone special edition Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 could appear at the Detroit auto show in a model similar to the Gallardo SE of 2005 (pictured above). It was produced in a limited run of 250 units. The twin-colour paintwork edition currently known as the Gallardo Bicolore would be the latest and last of the Gallardo models before it’s replaced in the future. According to reports a small production run is already planned with deliveries of the first models expected in February next year.

Most likely this special edition Gallardo is equipped with the 5.2-litre V10 in the 570-hp powerstep - the same as that on the Superleggera and Performante Spyder. The exterior twin-colour scheme with its black roof is similar to the SE mentioned above, and should be carried inside where the interior will also feature a two-tone design we imagine with things like stitching on the seats and dash panelling featuring.

Source | TeamSpeed via Autoblog.it

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After launching the Gallardo LP 560-4 last year in which Lamborghini managed to cut CO2 emissions by 18 percent, the company has plans to further reduce emissions across its entire by 35 percent before 2015.

The reduction with the Gallardo LP 560-4 was managed using direct injection technology, while the further cut will be achieved by decreasing vehicle weight, using hybrid technology and biofuels and developing a stop-start system.

It looks like we’ll have to get used to Italian supercars tackling environmental issues, as Ferrari also continues its hybrid campaign. Lamborghini President, Steve Winkelmann has said: “Despite the difficult situation in today’s global economy, Lamborghini is committed to its policy of environmental management, since we are well aware of the great opportunities that derive from it.”

Those opportunities are long term corporate and product development, which translates into long term future survival for a car company previously used to fast cars and powerful engines. But with today’s technology, it all looks possible, and Lamborghini is taking its environmental commitment so seriously that it aims to reduce CO2 emissions even at its Sant’Agata Bolognese factory.

Source | Autocar

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The beauty of the new “Baby Lambo” deserves to be seen in person. The strength and brutal sound would require a concert hall to hear every tone from the four exhaust pipes. But as this is impossible, we give you these three videos of the new LP560-4. In the first video the guys from Edmund’s inside line comment on their impressions at the wheel of the new LP560-4 during the media presentation at Las Vegas.

Continue reading: LP560-4: videos of the new Lamborghini

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