Automobili lamborghini now presents a model in his honour and bearing his name the gallardo lp. It is also the first car to feature the new lamborghini v10 engine only the third engine designed by the firm. Read about the lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni in this first test article brought to you by the automotive experts at motor trend. Episode 1 featured the team being sent to find the transfagarasan road in romania with jeremy in an aston martin dbs volante, richard in a ferrari california and james in a lamborghini gallardo lp5604 spyder. Top gear returned for a 14th series, aired on bbc two and bbc hd, on 15 november 2009, with the usual presenting team of jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may and the stig. The sixth episode was a specialedition entitled special from bolivia, while the series was subsequently followed by four best of top gear specials, which aired within the initial months of 2010 during january and the beginning of february, and charted the best moments from series and 14. The powerful v10 engine makes it easy to perform controlled oversteer, naturally within the limits of the drivers abilities. Episode 1 featured the team being sent to find the transfagarasan road in romania with jeremy in an aston martin dbs volante, richard in a ferrari california and james in a. Jun 08, 2014 richard selflessly ventures to italy to drive the lamborghini gallardo balboni to prove, er. Fly an airship caravan with a lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni why lancia. The layout returned after almost a decade away with the gallardo valentino balboni, which then morphed. This is not just an opentop gallardo, simply choosing that could have had us accused of a middle age crisis, its also one of the very few rear.
Valentino balboni born may 1949 is the former chief test driver of lamborghini, a manufacturer of sports cars in italy. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. As of 1 march 2020, 214 episodes of top gear have aired. Performance the first modern rearwheel drive lamborghini.
Weighing less than a ford fiesta it does 0 to 60 in 2. Hammond and may pack their suitcases in their lamborghini gallardo superleggera, porsche 911 gt3 rs and aston martin v8 vantage n24, and. Used 2010 lamborghini gallardo lp 5502 valentino balboni. Richard takes the beautiful lamborghini sesto elemento for a spin round the imola race track. Richard drives the lamborghini gallardo balboni to the same campsite. The third series of top gear began on 26 october 2003, and concluded on 28 december 2003. Notes bracketed numbers indicate extra episodes of a series, such as specials and spin. Jeremy drives the lamborghini gallardo spyder series. Jul 10, 2014 searching for driving heaven in 3 supercars. In series 14, episode 7, the gallardo lp5502 balboni is announced as top gears car of the year 2009, due to its love factor and stripe. Adam ferrara, tanner foust, and rutledge wood were all smiles as they prepared to meet their. Fajeyul the lamborghini gallardo balboni diy top gear top. Aug 02, 2009 about a month ago, word spread out that lamborghini was releasing a special edition gallardo lp5604 to honor their venerated test driver, valentino balboni for those who dont know, balboni. The winner of the car company that makes the great cars over the years is announced.
The twentyeighth series of top gear aired in late january 2020 on bbc two and bbc two hd. Jeremy test drives the lamborghini gallardo spyder around the top gear test track. The following is a complete episode list of the history channel television series top gear. See 3 results for lamborghini gallardo balboni for sale at the best prices, with the cheapest used car starting from. The lamborghini gallardo is the italian supercar maker lamborghinis entrylevel car, sitting beneath the murcielago. Watch all 7 top gear episodes from season 14,view pictures, get episode information and more. It is the second series presented by chris harris, paddy mcguinness and freddie flintoff. While jeremy praised the cars handling, speed and being significantly better than most of its rivals, he felt it lacked the drama or occasion of a true supercar. Jeremy and richard reveal why lancia has made greatest number of great cars. Lamborghinis reardrive huracan has a new name top gear. Its superlative handling and roadholding and its driving assistance systems make the gallardo lp 5502 valentino balboni an extremely safe super sports car.
Top gear 2002 episode titlessynopsis for series 721 there doesnt seem to be actual titles for most the episodes of top gear so i created my own to use as file names. Valentino balboni has made several appearances on television in different documentaries related to lamborghini such as top gear, jeremy clarksons motorworld, rides, as well as an episode of 60 minutes from 1987. As with the original british version, the show had its own version of the stig, an anonymous racing driver, and a celebrity guest was featured each week. In series 14, episode 7, the gallardo lp5502 balboni is announced as top gears car of the. Episode 2 featured jeremy, richard and james attempting to build an electric car better than a gwiz. Used car pricing for the 2010 lamborghini gallardo lp 5502 valentino balboni coupe 2d. Lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni laptime at. It will also be the final series of the show to air on the channel. He retired in october 2008 due to italian government work regulations, after having served the company for 40 years. Apr 27, 2009 jeremy test drives the lamborghini gallardo spyder around the top gear test track. Adam chose the lamborghini gallardo lp5704 superleggera, tanner a lamborghini gallardo balboni and rutledge picked lamborghini murcielago lp6704 sv.
Lamborghini only built it for a year, stripping the standard gallardos weight by 100kgs thanks to lots of carbon fibre, and extracted a few more horses from that lovely 5. Ondertussen rijdt richard hammond in een lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni. The boys settle an argument on which is the best lamborghini ever. Overt, wild, spitting supercars are still the plan, but with legendary lambo flakiness swapped for audi engineering knowhow. This is not just an open top gallardo, simply choosing that could have had us accused of a middle age crisis, its also one of the very few rear.
Lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni laptime at camden airport post 102010 2009 lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni finished a lap of camden airport post 102010 in 1 minute and 24 seconds. Richard drives the lamborghini aventador series 17, episode. List of top gear american tv series episodes wikipedia. The lamborghini gallardo balboni diy top gear top gear. Richard selflessly ventures to italy to drive the lamborghini gallardo balboni to prove, er. Discovery bowler nemesis ford mondeo lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni.
Top gear 2002 episode titlessynopsis for series 721. Lamborghini gallardo lp 5502 valentino balboni spotted in paris. The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name. Press release lamborghini gallardo lp 5502 valentino balboni driving fun with absolute precision he has long been revered as one of the many legends surrounding the worlds most. Jeremy drives the lamborghini gallardo spyder series 8, episode 7. The lp 5502 balboni was limited to 250 units and was named after the lamborghini test driver valentino balboni. The wait is finally over as the curtains were lifted off of the very first episode of top gear usa. Former tractor builder turned supercar dream factory seemed to be staring down a bland barrel when audi took over, but the partnership has been the stuff of legend. The series was the first series of top gear to get more than 10 million viewers for an episode. Hit the jump to get all of the details on top gears eighth episode. A decision which will surely be reached, with much arguing and shouting. Lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni first test. The winner of the car company that makes the great cars over the years is. Lamborghini makes so few rearwheeldrive cars these days, its forgotten what to call them.
The show is currently presented by tanner foust, adam ferrara, rutledge wood, and the stig. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. Jul 09, 2009 it has only been a few days since lamborghini officially unveiled the special edition gallardo lp 5502 valentino balboni and the car has already shown up in a paris dealership. With a weight of only 3042 lbs, the car sprins from 0 to 60 mph in just 3,9 seconds and can hit a top speed of 199 mph. Valentino balboni was hired by ferrucio lamborghini in 1967, and helped develop the miura and of course, our present consideration, the gallardo.
The car has a v10 engine that produces 550 horsepower. Top gear won an emmy, some weird fish car, lamborghini gallardo spyder, and mercedes crashing their new sclass by accident jeremy drives the cool ford focus st. To pay tribute to him in occasion of his retirement, lamborghini had labeled a 2009 edition to the gallardo lineup, the lp5502 valentino balboni. Jan 07, 2020 lamborghini makes so few rearwheeldrive cars these days, its forgotten what to call them.
Valentino balboni, the lamborghini test driver after whom the lp550. Mar 24, 2012 the lamborghini takes centre stage as top gear usa presenters adam ferrara, rutledge wood and tanner foust settle which is the best lamborghini ever. Jeremy road tests the hawk hf 3000, a lancia stratos kit car. Get msrp, fair purchase price, resale value, and available inventory for the 2010 lamborghini gallardo lp. Astronaut buzz aldrin takes a lap around the top gear test track in big star, small car. Oct 27, 2011 richard drives the lamborghini aventador series 17, episode 6 published on. I spent upwards of 10 hours doing all the series seasons. Aug 11, 2011 lamborghini gallardo lp 5502 valentino balboni fact. Clarkson shows many pictures of burning gallardos as a warning to people thinking of buying one. Reviews, hawk hf3000 lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni. Lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni technical. Jeremy clarkson leaving the land rover on top of a mountain and went home with the keys best car of the year.
The fourteenth series of top gear aired during 200910 on bbc two and bbc hd, and consisted of 7 episodes, beginning on november 15, 2009, and concluding on january 3, 2010. As of the 14th of july, 2019, there have been 215 episodes spanning 27 series. The top gear awards are annually presented by jeremy clarkson, richard hammond and james may. All three presenters state the balboni to be their choice of supercar. Former tractor builder turned supercar dream factory seemed to be staring down a bland barrel when audi took over, but the partnership has been the stuff of. As of june 28, 2016, there have been 72 episodes broadcast. Nov 16, 2009 the lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni is the secondquickest lamborghini ever, and the 16thquickest production car weve tested. Directed by phil churchward, brian klein, southan morris. The layout returned after almost a decade away with. Top gear season 14 episode 2 electric ambitious watch. Because caravans are being made faster than top gear could. The shows presenters were professional racing driver tanner foust, actor and comedian adam ferrara, and automotive and racing analyst rutledge wood. The sixth episode was a specialedition entitled special from bolivia, while the series was subsequently followed by four best of top gear specials, which aired within the initial months of 2010 during january and the. The lamborghini takes centre stage as top gear usa presenters adam ferrara, rutledge wood and tanner foust settle which is the best lamborghini ever.
Richard then chose the new lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni as his car. The lamborghini gallardo lp5502 is a car designed with very specific tastes in mind. The following is an episode list of top gear since its 2002 relaunch. Home series top gear official order season 14 episode 3 the greatest number of great cars this week, the boys try to identify which car manufacturer has made the greatest number of great cars. Season 7 episode 03 the top gear crew heads to that new huge bridge in sothern france jeremy in his ford gt, richard in a pagani zonda s, and james in a ferrari f430 in the news. The presenters look at a new lamborghini gallardo that has been named after valentino balboni. With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, ben collins. The series was subsequently followed by one best of top gear special, charting the best moments from the series. Richard drives the lamborghini gallardo lp5502 valentino balboni. Sep 08, 2009 see more lambo balboni pics lets get straight to the point. James and richard tried to solve the caravan problem by making a caravan fly with james piloting it to the campsite while richard drives the lamborghini gallardo balboni to the same campsite. The valentino balboni is a limited edition, the first rearwheeldrive roadgoing lamborghini since the diablo sv, launched 15 years ago. The gallardo, which was designed to be awd, had to be redesigned in some ways to adapt to rear wheel drive, but lamborghini promises the lp5502 delivers a more active, controllable driving. Lamborghini sesto elemento at imola top gear series 20.
Lamborghini gallardo lp5502 balboni top gear track youtube. Clarkson has a go in the lamborghini gallardo spyder. Top gear was an american motoring television series, based on the bbc series of the same name. Top gear magazinelist of issues top gear wiki fandom.
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