What is the bank angle of the V10 engine in the Lamborghini Gallardo?

The Lamborghini Gallardo’s V10 engine has a 90-degree bank angle.

That angle describes the separation between the engine’s two cylinder banks. Lamborghini chose the unusually wide 90-degree layout partly to make the engine lower, helping reduce the Gallardo’s center of gravity and allowing a lower rear-engine profile.

The original Gallardo debuted in 2003 with a 5.0-liter, four-valves-per-cylinder V10 producing about 500 hp. Although a 72-degree V10 is often associated with evenly spaced firing intervals, the Gallardo achieved even firing with crankpins offset by 18 degrees. This is why specifications can sometimes mention 72 degrees in discussions of the engine even though its physical cylinder-bank angle is 90 degrees.

The engine was developed during Lamborghini’s Volkswagen Group era after Audi acquired the company in 1998. It also used dry-sump lubrication, which helped keep the engine low and maintained oil supply during hard cornering. Later Gallardo versions grew to 5.2 liters, but the defining bank angle remained 90 degrees.