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Lamborghini Kids
Ride-Ons - Pedal
and 12V Electric
The Lamborghini brand is known
worldwide for it's incredible
supercars and beautiful styles. The
brand is incredibly aspirational,
with many of the cars purchased
primarily as a status symbol rather
than due to their amazing
specifications.
While a real Lamborghini may be far
out of reach for most of us, our
children can still enjoy the
prestige of the brand with these
stunning pedal and 12v licensed
Lamborghini ride-on cars.
All our
Lamborghini riding toys for children are fully
licensed by Lamborghini and
include all the authentic logos and
badges.
Click
here to see all the licensed
Lamborghini riding toys for children
Please scroll down to see
information on the individual kids
cars, alternatively you can jump to
the following:
Kids Cars
Driver's packs
Why should I buy a licensed
Lamborghini ride
on?
Age
Suitability
After-sales service for your riding
toy
Safety
Lamborghini Gallardo Children's
Ride-on
Some
argue passionately that the
Lamborghini Gallardo is one of the
best models ever made, and
fortunately the child's ride on
version encompasses everything the
Gallardo is known for. Since it's
launch, the Lamborghini Gallardo
kids riding toy has been
exceptionally popular due to its
sophisticated and sharp good looks
alongside the icy white body. For
more on the real Gallardo, please
click here.
Available as a pedal or speedy 12v
electric, the Lamborghini Gallardo
kids car is a force to be reckoned
with. Always a head turner, this car
is the epitome of Italian style and
shows off exactly what they do best
- make beautiful high performance
cars that live up to the hype.
Lamborghini Gallardo Riding Toy -
Pedal
Lamborghini Gallardo Riding Toy -
12v Electric
Drivers Packs
All our Lamborghini kids cars come with a
free, personalised driver's pack for
your child. This includes a
personalised MOT certificate,
personalised registration documents,
driver's licensed and numberplate
sticker pack. Please
click here to see more information
on your free ride-on driver's pack.
Why Should I Buy a Licensed
Lamborghini Ride On?
Licensed Lamborghini ride-ons are
designed and produced alongside
Lamborghini
themselves, meaning the quality and
durability has been well tested.
All our
Lamborghini riding toys have the same basic
features:
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Steel
Chassis - can easily withstand a
child jumping in and out.
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Tough
polyethylene bodywork - flexible
and strong, avoids damage to the
ride-on or furniture if there is a
crash.
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Deep
injected paintwork - allows
scratches to be buffed away
easily.
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Realistic alloy-like wheels.
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UK
based service centre and 1 year
guarantee.
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Authentic logos, badges and
stickers.
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Top
quality European construction and
design.
Age
Suitability
The 3+ rating on Lamborghini kids
cars is based on safety reasons
rather than ability or size. Our
Lamborghini ride ons are well
designed, so will allow many 18
month olds to reach the pedals and
steer. They will probably also amaze
you with their ability after a short
time. However a young child may lack
the judgement to avoid a tree or
might start chewing small parts and
for this reason the manufacturers
recommend various age guidelines.
The parent ultimately controls the
environment the Lamborghini
riding toy is used in and
understands the child better than
anyone else. The manufacturers can
only offer guidelines and their
recommendation is based on the
average child.
Please
click here for a complete guide to
buying a kids car
After-Sales Service
Purchasing one of our licensed
Lamborghini
ride-ons gives you exclusive access
to TotParts and a 1 year guarantee.
Toys Toys build their Lamborghini
riding toys to the highest
standards, so we know they will last
for years. Therefore we offer a 1
year guarantee, if anything goes
wrong with your Lamborghini kids car we will sort
it out free of charge. Please
click here to see more about
TotParts.
Safety
A
Lamborghini
riding toy will offer your child
years of fun and happy memories, as
long as you ensure you follow safety
guidance:
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Choose an area that is wide and
clear of obstacles.
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Do
not use your Lamborghini riding toy close
to parked cars.
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Avoid
using your Lamborghini kids car on icy
surfaces and avoid using in
excessive wet or snowy conditions.
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Look
for a smooth surface for your
Lamborghini
ride on and avoid large holes,
ruts, tree roots etc.
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Only
use your Lamborghini kids car in day
light, or in well lit areas.
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Make
sure you avoid an routes with are
near roads, streams or ponds.
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Stay
seated at all times and do not
attempt stunts or tricks in your
Lamborghini.
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Keep
arms and legs well tucked in.
Ensure clothing such as scarves,
drawstrings etc are kept away from
the Lamborghini's wheels and other
moving parts.
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Dress
properly with appropriate clothing
and footwear.
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Ensure children are supervised at
all times.
Lamborghini Gallardo Story
Article
courtesy of Lambo Cars. Please
click here for the original.
Finally the new 'entry level'
Lamborghini was presented to the
public, the long awaited Lamborghini
Gallardo was introduced during the
2003 edition of the
Geneva Auto Show,
drawing a lot of attention and
reactions ... both good and bad.
The styling of this new Lamborghini
model was very refreshing, somewhat
angular and odd shaped in some
places, but very different from
anything Automobili Lamborghini SpA
ever offered in the past, Fabrizio
Giugiaro (ItalDesign/Giugiaro)
sketched the original design down
but Luc Donckerwolcke at the new
Lamborghini Centro Stile did the
final touches.
By using a rather long wheelbase and
short overhang to both the front and
rear, the initial impression of the
Gallardo was rather muscular and
dynamic, while retaining a 'compact'
look.
The 'forward leaning' side view
mirrors tend to create an impression
of motion, even at a standstill,
when looking at the Gallardo from
the side, while the taillights,
which take the design of the upper
air intakes and pull it towards the
rear, were mounted on the outskirts
of an adjustable rear wing.
According to some sources, the
design of the new Gallardo was
actually inspired by modern fighter
jets.
The front of the Gallardo remained
rather similar to the Murcielago,
the 'big brother' to this new model,
with the same basic shape of the air
intakes in the massive
bumper/spoiler combination leading
towards two water radiators and an
oil cooler.
The headlights were razor-sharp
looking, and when seen from the
side, the most eye-catching items
would be the air intakes and the
special way the exterior mirrors
were mounted. The Gallardo features
large side intakes that start on the
doors and cut deeply into the
bodywork to allow fresh air into the
engine compartment, additional
intakes mounted on the wide
shoulders should help to keep the
V10 engine cool enough, by the way,
this engine can be mounted
underneath an optional, transparent
cover, so the people looking at your
brand new Lamborghini can also
admire the new work of art that's
used to push this car to a top speed
of 309 Km/h.
The aluminum cylinder heads and
block of this new engine were built
at the Cosworth Technology factory
(also owned by Audi AG), after which
they are shipped to Györ in Hongary
to be finished, much like other
engines from the Audi range, this
mighty engine was actually based on
the Audi 4.2 V8 engine, sharing the
90 degree V-angle and bore centers,
however the Lamborghini unit has a
four valves per cylinder
configuration instead of the 'Audi
trademark' five valves and naturally
two more cylinders.
Apparently Audi AG has decided to
use the same engine in their new
Audi super car, the Nuvolari, with a
twin turbo configuration they expect
to create about 600 Bhp at only 6100
rpm.
Using a dry sump lubrication system,
the engine could be mounted very low
into the chassis, the actual center
of gravity of the Gallardo is
situated at only 46 cm from the
ground, with four valves per
cylinder, dual-length intake
manifolds, variable control for both
intake and exhaust valves, this new
engine pumped out 500 Bhp at 7800
rpm, with a torque value of 510 Nm
at 4500 rpm, 80 percent of which was
already available at only 1500 rpm,
driving sensations guaranteed ...
An interesting note was that the
entire aluminum space frame or
so-called body-in-white of the
Gallardo, built at Neckarsulm like
the Audi A8 aluminum structure, only
weighs about 250 kg, completely
finished, much less than a
traditional steel space frame
chassis would be thanks to Audi AG's
extensive experience in this field.
As already mentioned in pre-release
articles, the doors on this
Lamborghini open in the traditional
way, the impressive upward swinging
doors remain reserved for the big
V12 powered model, another way of
distinguishing the Gallardo from the
Murcielago, but just like on the
latter, the Gallardo has a rear wing
installed that changes its angle
according to the speed of the car,
at 130 Km/h it moved into the upward
position resulting in nearly zero
upward force at high speeds, while
below 80 Km/h it would return to
it's original state, flush with the
rest of the car.
The interior of the Gallardo also
means business, very functional and
finished in the finest materials, an
optional E-gear will get rid of the
gearshift lever on the central
console, and adds two levers behind
the steering wheel to control the
sequential gearbox, if you stay with
the standard gearbox, you'll have a
state of the art six-speed unit at
your fingertips to control the VT
drive train which would send about
70 percent of the power to the rear
wheels in normal
driving conditions, in case
of traction loss at the rear, the
front wheels can receive up to 50
percent of the available 500 horses
located behind your back.
The Gallardo presented an entire
collection of
airbags, the driver's and
passenger's airbag were 'two-stage'
models, while the airbags mounted in
the seats protected both the body as
the head of those seated inside this
super car, other nice touches found
inside the new Lamborghini were a
great quality stereo and
air-conditioning (straight from an
Audi A8), while a big screen DVD
navigation system was available as
an option, again much like the one
found on the Audi A8.
Early, independent, tests have shown
that the E-gear option would be
advisable, since the clutch pedal
for the standard gearbox required
the footrest for the driver to be
moved slightly towards the seat,
creating a rather strange seating
position that could become annoying
during a long drive.
The steering wheel is adjustable for
reach and height, while the leather
seats are electrically adjustable in
all directions too, finding a decent
driving position
shouldn't be too difficult inside
the Gallardo.
Note that the new Gallardo was the
first Lamborghini to be built with
massive 19-inch wheels right from
the factory, perhaps these would
become an option on the Murcielago,
which used 'only' 18 inch wheels
when introduced in 2001, a nice
touch is the availability of 19 inch
winter tires
as an option, to improve 'everyday
use' of the new Gallardo.
According to Mr Werner Mischke
(chairman at Automobili Lamborghini
SpA), for the first time in history
a Lamborghini will be priced at
exactly the same amount all over
Europe, at 145.180 Euro (around US $
165,000) the Gallardo should be a
worthy competitor in the rather
crowed area of the 'smaller' super
cars, makes like Ferrari, Porsche
and Aston Martin were also very busy
in this small market, but it seems
the Gallardo could be a very though
car to beat when put side by side
for a comparison, let's wait and see
what the first production cars will
feel like on the open road when
tested by the, sometimes, notorious
motoring press.
One of the first independent
road tests
revealed some interesting points,
the standard ESP couldn't be
completely de-activated, apparently
the button on the dashboard doesn't
allow the Electronic Slip Prevention
to be cut off entirely, it still
kicks in when driving close to the
limits of the car, preventing a
overly 'sporty' way of driving in
favor of safety.
The cars with the optional e-Gear
actually have a reprogrammed ESP
system, allowing a more sporty way
of driving because the threshold of
activation for the ESP has been
increased, note however that this
threshold is set at such a level
that I doubt most owners will ever
reach it on the open road.
Another point the journalist noted
was the fact that the engine had a
very distinguished sound, not raw or
anything, but more like a deep
roaring sound, less loud than a
Murcielago actually, also the
controlling of the e-Gear could
still be improved, shifting up or
down sometimes isn't as smooth as it
should be. Note however that any
tests have been performed on pre-production
models, so some changes could
still be made before the first
customer cars arrive in September
2003.
The optional e-Gear offers three
settings, Automatic, Normal and
Sport, the first one puts the focus
on comfort while Normal allows the
driver to switch gears manually
although when reaching the maximum
rpm's, the
electronic controls take over
and shift upwards automatically. The
Sport setting on the other hand will
not 'shift up' automatically and
dramatically shortens the time to
shift gears.
Perhaps not perfect, but the
standard six speed gearbox, although
it retains the magnificent 'shifting
grid' on the central tunnel, uses
two cables to transmit the gearlever
movement ...
The Lamborghini Gallardo is actually
the first 'series' production car
that uses the new Koni FSD dampers.
Koni's Frequency Selective Damping
is a passive system that allows the
suspension to be modified according
to road conditions, these dampers
are set 'hard' when their frequency
is below 7 Hertz (7 compressions and
extensions of the damper per
second), while a valve is opened
when this frequency is reached,
resulting in a softer setting to
allow more movement of the wheels to
improve comfort on bad roads.
The optional 'sport suspension'
doesn't lower the car this time, to
avoid damage to the already very low
bodywork and chassis, but instead it
increases 'stiffness' by 15 percent
at the front and 20 percent at the
rear.
The initial setup of the suspension
was to have the Gallardo understeer
mildly when entering a curve, while
understeer would return to neutral
during the curve and remain neutral
on exiting.
When driving the Gallardo during an
Italian test in June 2003, the car
had such a smooth drive it couldn't
be compared with anything else on
the super car market today, while
retaining a firm control of body
roll while cornering and perfect
handling of pitch and roll.
The rather controversial styling of
the Lamborghini Gallardo caused some
very emotional reactions among
current Lamborghini owners, they
didn't love the Murcielago either at
first, and now the Gallardo is
another step from the brutal
Countach and magnificent Miura.
It looks like Automobili Lamborghini
SpA shed the past and headed towards
the future at a very high speed,
putting the current models at a
level of finish and drivability
never seen before on a Lamborghini,
extremely reliable and somewhat
easier to drive, compared to the
heavy clutch on a Countach for
instance, it is obvious that since
the Audi AG takeover, Automobili
Lamborghini SpA came a long way from
the 'out of this world' brutality of
the Countach and the sensual lines
of the Miura, without even
mentioning the classic GT's from the
late Sixties and early Seventies,
perhaps the company is looking for
'new' buyers instead of appealing to
current Lamborghini owners ...
With a projected production of
nearly 1200 Gallardo's each year
(note that 3500 Modena's are being
built each year), a lot of new
buyer's are required which is
probably one of the reasons why the
current 50 worldwide dealers will be
expanded up to 80 official
dealerships
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