2006 Lamborghini Gallardo GT3
To prepare for the FIA’s new GT3 category, Reiter Engineering of Germany worked in collaboration with Lamborghini to make a race-ready Gallardo. Reiter was no newcomer to this task, as they had already tackled projects like the Murciélago GT1 and Diablo GTR Super Trophy for the Lamborghini factory.
Each Gallardo GT3 is built with minor modifications that mesh with the new cost effective regulations. These make the Reiter body kit relatively simple and all the carbon fibre body bits, including a massive rear wing, pieces can be bolted on. Along with these outward changes come Brembo disc brakes, adjustable dampers, OZ racing wheels and a free-flow exhaust. And since race car resembles the original so closely, Reiter can also supply almost all these components for road going Gallardos.
Already several turn-key Gallardos have been completed by Reiter to contest every round of the GT3 Championship. Placed in the same class with Ferraris, Vipers, Porsches and Prodrive Astons and Maseratis, these Lamborghinis will most likely have a slow road to success.
In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| engine | 90 Degree, Aluminum V10. |
| position | Mid Longitudinal |
| aspiration | Natural |
| valvetrain | DOHC, 4 Valves per Cyl w/Variable Intake System & Continuously Variable Valve Timing |
| fuel feed | Multipoint Sequential Fuel Injection |
| displacement | 4961 cc / 302.7 in³ |
| bore | 82.5 mm / 3.25 in |
| stroke | 92.8 mm / 3.65 in |
| compression | 11.0:1 |
| power | 387.8 kw / 520 bhp @ 7800 rpm |
| specific output | 104.82 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | 436.97 bhp per tonne |
| torque | 510 nm / 376.2 ft lbs @ 4500 rpm |
| redline | 8100 |
| body / frame | Aluminum & Thermoplastic over Aluminum Spaceframe w/Carbon Fibre Bumpers |
| driven wheels | 4WD w/Viscous Traction System |
| wheel type | OZ Racing Forged |
| front tires | 265/645 – 18 Racing Silk |
| rear tires | 305/660 – 18 Racing Silk |
| front brakes | Vented Discs w/Brembo Racing Calipers |
| f brake size | x 380 mm / x 15.0 in |
| rear brakes | Vented Discs w/Brembo Racing Calipers |
| r brake size | x 355 mm / x 14.0 in |
| front wheels | F 45.7 x 25.4 cm / 18 x 10 in |
| rear wheels | R 45.7 x 27.9 cm / 18 x 11 in |
| steering | Rack & Pinion |
| f suspension | Double Wishbones w/Anti-Roll Bar, Racing Shocks & Springs |
| r suspension | Double Wishbones w/Anti-Roll Bar, Racing Shocks & Springs |
| curb weight | 1190 kg / 2624 lbs |
| wheelbase | 2560 mm / 100.8 in |
| front track | 1643 mm / 64.7 in |
| rear track | 1592 mm / 62.7 in |
| length | 4300 mm / 169.3 in |
| width | 1920 mm / 75.6 in |
| height | 1100 mm / 43.3 in |
| transmission | 6-Speed Sequential w/Sachs Racing Clutch |
| gear ratios | 2.563:1, 1.850:1, 1.420:1, 0.940:1, 0.810:1, :1 |
| final drive | 3.82:1 |
