In the historic factory buildings of Sant'Agata Bolognese, the last Lamborghini Gallardo has rolled off the assembly line.
The final car is a Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder Performante in Rosso Mars (red) and it will soon be in the hands of a private collector. With a total of 14,022 units, the Gallardo is not only by far the most built Lamborghini, it ranks among the most successful super sports cars and has long since established itself as an icon of Italian design and the art of automotive engineering.
With its appearance ten years ago in the year of the company's 40th anniversary, the Gallardo marked a fundamental watershed in the history of Lamborghini. In the brand's first four decades, an average of just 250 Lamborghinis were built per year. In the decade of the Gallardo, production grew to a whole new dimension with volumes of around 2,000 cars per year on average. Furthermore, the Gallardo represents almost half of all 30,000 Lamborghinis built since the company was founded in 1963.
As a refresher, the Gallardo successor is expected to be called the Cabrera and will be introduced soon. It could feature a naturally-aspirated 5.2-liter V10 engine which produces approximately 600 hp.
