Ladies and gentlemen tuners, we are here to talk about what it means to actually drive a supercar, in this case a Lamborghini Gallardo, which has had twin turbos strapped to it. For this purpose, we’ve brought along the adjacent video, which shows just how hard such a car can bite.
The clip takes us to an empty airfield runway, where a custom Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale wanted to see how far it could take the top speed game. We are talking a Heffner Gallardo, so the twin turbochargers we mentioned above are on duty. We don’t know exactly what this supercar can do on a dyno, but we could be talking about an output well north of 1000 RWHP here.
The car, which seems to still be in an all-wheel drive configuration, sets off with quite some wheelspin, while greeting us with some exhaust flames. First and second gear are just as violent as expected, but soon after the driver shifts into third, disaster strikes.
As full boost kicks in, the Lambo seems to veer slightly to the left. This is the point where the driver appears to have overcorrected. The Heffner creation then swerves to the left, with the driver countersteering late. The car starts spinning and ends up at the side of the track, on the grass.
The wild-hearted Gallardo was reportedly unharmed in the incident and managed to pull a 220 mph (354 km/h) the following day. Still, mashing the throttle in third isn’t something one would necessarily avoid on the street and we wouldn’t want to imagine what the outcome would have been on public roads. We may know what the totaled Undeground Racing Ferrari 458 did last summer.
In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist. Full profile
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