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Lamborghini Gallardo to cruise on Indian roads soon

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The Italian sports car Lamborghini `Gallardo' which was launched in the Capital on Wednesday.

New Delhi , Jan. 26

THE growing number of crorepatis in the country is catching the attention of an increasing number of foreign luxury car makers.

After Bentley and Porsche, Italian luxury sports car maker Lamborghini on Wednesday formally announced its entry into the country with the launch of its best selling model `Gallardo.' The Gallardo, which comes with a five litre, 500 hp engine, is priced at Rs 1.5 crore. The sportscar can go from zero to 100 kmph in 4.2 seconds.

"There has been a lot of interest in the Lamborghini brand in India. We plan to bring in more variants of the car shortly," Mr Satya Bagla, Managing Director, Exclusive Motors (the distributor of Lamborghini in India) said.

The Gallardo is the latest in the series of crore-plus cars to hit Indian roads after luxury cars such as the Maybach, Rolls Royce Phantom and Bentley Arnage in recent years.

The Gallardo competes with the likes of Ferrari's F30 and Porsche's 911.

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