The Gallardo was designed as a competitor to the Ferrari 360, and now competes with its replacement, the Ferrari F430 both of which have V8 engines and develop similar peak power. And, although the Gallardo's performance is lower than that of the V12 MurciƩlago, it remains extremely fast, and according to many reviews, a better engineered vehicle. Read at Wikipedia
This two Lamborghini Gallardo picture Lamborghini SE and Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera