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Racing Bull – Lamborghini Super Trofeo

If the idea of banging fenders on the race track in a $285,000 Italian exotic makes you feel a bit queasy, imagine 30 of them trading paint and swapping blows. In an effort to get some racing street-cred, and also keep pace with Porsche and Ferrari, Lamborghini has been running the Super Trofeo series at some of the finest racing tracks in Europe. A one-make series showcasing a factory built racing version of the Gallardo LP560-4.

The cars are all identical; utilizing sealed drive trains from the factory and allowing nothing more than suspension adjustments to set-up the cars. The warmed over naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 is producing 570hp, up just 10hp from the streetcar. The largest difference is the 2970lb curb-weight, which is roughly 400lbs lighter than the street version. The Super Trofeo is stripped out of superfluous amenities like; airbags, roll down windows, carpeting, noise insulation, even the passenger seat. Lamborghini has however chosen to carry-over the all-wheel drive system from the streetcar making it the only one make series car powering all four wheels.