What's the difference between the Lamborghini Murcielago and Gallardo?

besides price...


Is the Murcielago longer?|||Yes, the Murcielago is about a foot longer. It is also an inch shorter (height) and 6 inches wider. The main visible difference on the outside is of course that the Murcielago has scissor doors and the Gallardo doesn't.





From the front you will also notice that the Gallardo has longer and slimmer headlights, while the Murci's are more squashed.


Murcielago: http://lambocars.com/hr/mur/mur640_79.jp鈥?/a>


Gallardo: http://lambocars.com/hr/gal/gall13.jpg





From the rear, the Gallardo has one exhaust pipe on each side, while the Murci has one or two in the center. The Gallardo also has square shaped taillights while the Murci's are more trapezoidal. The Gallardo's taillights sort of continue onto the top of the car.


Murcielago: http://lambocars.com/hr/mur/mur640_78.jp鈥?/a>


Gallardo: http://lambocars.com/hr/gal/gall18.jpg





I could go into a lot more differences but those are the easiest ways to tell them apart visually. But some of the basics are that the Murcielago has a 12 cylinder engine while the Gallardo has 10, which gives the Murci better performance. The Gallardo weighs a lot less though.|||It's All in the Numbers:


The stats for the Murcielago, big brother of the Gallardo and heir of the Diablo, are impressive: 6.5-liter, 48-valve aluminum V12 generating 640 hp. The six-speed transmission is available as a traditional manual or as an automated manual, and the car is all-wheel drive for traction and control. All of this adds up to a top speed of 211 mph, and a 0-62 time of 3.4 seconds, slightly up from its original 2001 incarnation.


Totally Different from the Gallardo:


Okay, not really. It takes a trained eye to be able to spot the differences between a Gallardo and a Murcielago passing you on the highway. They both have angular, sloped noses and lower-than-low stances. The easiest way to tell them apart is near the back wheels, where the air intakes are. On the Murcielago, the openings are small and low, while on the Gallardo, they're vertical and long. The bottom sill of the side windows on the Gallardo are curved, while the Murcielago's windows lead straight back to a pair of cowls.|||The Gallardo is known as the Baby Lambo.


It is the smalest Lamboghini ever made.


V10 engine. Around 500-510HP.


0-60mph in 4 seconds.


AWD


Top Speed is 195mph.


Cheaper.


Competes with Ferrari F430 and Porsche 911 Turbo.





The Murcielago is the larger, longer, more powerful supercar. It was RWD at first, but now they offer AWD.


V12 engine. Over 600HP.


0-60mph in under 4 seconds.


Top Speed of 211-212mph.


A lot more expensive.


Competes with Ferrari Enzo and Porsche Carrera GT.|||Well Gallardo means "Baby Bull"


And Mucielago means "Bat" (for some reason)





Part from the general body design and shape the most oblivious differences, the baby bull has a V10 and the bat has a V12.





Gallardo - $125 000 +/-


Murcielago - $250 000 +/-|||muchelago is faster than the gallardo