2006 Lamborghini Gallardo SE Preview

The car features a two-toned paint job that has gloss-black painted roof, engine cover, front and rear spoilers and mirrors. (Photo: Lamborghini Canada)

While most Special Editions make due with a small badge mounted on the trunklid, a special colour, or perhaps a splash of chrome trim, the Gallardo SE is visually customized to stand out. As if the eye-catching shape of a wedge-shaped Lamborghini wasn't enough, the car features a two-toned paint job that includes a gloss-black painted roof, engine cover, front and rear spoilers and mirrors. This is offset by the fenders, doors and hood which are painted in a choice of six colours including yellow, orange, green, white and or silver. Tinted tail lamps and new 19-inch gray-painted wheels are also on the bill. The final accents come in a colour choice for the brake calipers; they can be ordered in vivid yellow, or gray.

Inside the SE the two-toned theme continues, albeit in a more dramatic manner. While on regular Gallardos, black leather is the order of the day; its limelight is shared with inserts on the seats in the SE, plus the exterior body colour splashed on the centre console and door panels. All stitching is done with matching exterior-colour thread, as are the instrument rings and accessory gauge pod atop the dashboard that are body colour too.  The perforated leather buckets, which are

Inside, the two-toned theme continues, albeit in a more dramatic manner. (Photo: Lamborghini Canada)

contoured with sturdy bolsters also receive an embossed Lamborghini logo on the headrests. Finishing touches on the Gallardo SE include a sports steering wheel with a suede rim for extra grip, and a plaque that indicates the car's rare status and its serial number. A new feature for this limited run Gallardo is a rear-mounted camera to aid in reversing the car. It displays its image on an LCD display on the centre console.

While the SE comes with a healthy specification list, there are always options which one can add to make their vehicle more personalized. This list includes Lamborghini's first sequential manual transmission, the 6-speed eGear paddleshift 'box, a navigation system, and further customization of interior and exterior colours. A Winter Package is also available which includes heated seats, mirrors and windshield washer nozzles, rubber floor mats, and winter tires, for those wealthy enough to make a Gallardo their winter 'beater'.