The Lamborghini Gallardo ( pron.: / ɡ aɪ ˈ j ɑr d oʊ / ; Italian: [ɡaʎˈʎardo] ) is a sports car built by Lamborghini , their most-produced model to date with over 10,000 built in its first seven years of production. [ 1 ] Named after a famous breed of fighting bull , [ 2 ] the V-10 Gallardo has been Lamborghini's sales leader and stable-mate to a succession of V-12 flagship models—first to the Lamborghini Murciélago (4,099 built between 2001 and 2011), then to the current flagship Lamborghini Aventador . [ edit ] First Generation