A Lamborghini wouldn’t be a Lamborghini without a low-slung driving position, a steeply raked windscreen and acres of leather and carbon fibre inside.
The 560-4 ticks all these boxes, and with some style, but unlike rather too many of Sant’Agata’s previous creations, in this instance these classic cues are accompanied by a genuine sense of quality, excellent ergonomic clarity and a fine level of trim and equipment.
Where the car really succeeds inside is in its ability to blend some fairly obvious Audi parts – its communications package, some of its switchgear and an excellent sat-nav system – without diluting the inherent drama that has so distinguished Lamborghini interiors for over 40 years.
You also get an air-con system that actually works, a rear-view image of what’s behind the car, which automatically appears when you select reverse, and a top-quality stereo.
Be in no doubt, the 560-4 feels – and indeed is – a class act inside; if ever a supercar reflected its price in the style and quality of its cabin, this is it.
You don’t buy a supercar for practical reasons, yet of its type the 560 isn’t too bad. The boot in the bonnet is impressively deep and can take one decent-sized squashy bag, and within the cabin there are numerous well-sized cubbies for odds and ends.
Lamborghini has been on a roll since Audi took charge seven summers ago, both globally and in the UK. It’s hard to see a 560-4 holding as much of its value today as it might have, say, two years ago.
Day to day, the car is predictably expensive to run; fuel consumption is in the mid to high teens on average (with a worst of 8mpg), insurance is suitably horrendous and depreciation is not likely to be bulletproof.
That said, we commend Lamborghini for making this Gallardo 18 per cent cleaner than its predecessor.