As the brand’s largest market, the United States – specifically Southern California - was strategically chosen as the perfect location to unveil the new open top super sports car. In 2007, Southern California contributed to approximately 30 per cent of all Lamborghini sales in the United States, maintaining its position as the country’s most successful region.

“The new LP 560-4 Spyder adds another dimension to the Gallardo’s lineage with extreme design language and class leading performance,” says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. “The open version of the successful Gallardo LP 560-4 is the result of Lamborghini’s two model strategy including the Gallardo and Murciélago.”

The much anticipated Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder offers a new 5.2 litre engine with 40 additional horsepower than its predecessor; allowing it to sprint from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in only four seconds. The car’s agility has also been greatly refined with a new, lighter transmission, which allows increased shift times by 40 per cent (Corsa Mode), combined with an all-new chassis, suspension and Lamborghini’s permanent all-wheel drive system. Despite increased performance, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions have been reduced by 18 per cent.

Since 2003, more than 8,500 Gallardos have left the production facility at the 'home' of all Lamborghinis .... in Sant’Agata, Bolognese, Italy. The Gallardo LP 560-4 Coupé was first unveiled to the world at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008. Since then, the new Gallardo has been critically acclaimed by customers and the media for its extreme performance, aggressive design and increased drivability. The highly anticipated LP 560-4 Spyder is set to continue this legacy. The Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder will be available in Lamborghini dealerships in mid-2009 (a little later for Australia).

In 2007, the United States market accounted for 39 per cent of total Lamborghini sales worldwide and remains the brand’s largest global market. Since the beginning of 2005, Automobili Lamborghini has strategically increased its global reach from 65 to 121 dealers worldwide; 31 of these dealers are located in the United States. Last year was a record year for the brand with 930 Lamborghinis delivered in the United States and 2,406 delivered worldwide.

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