Leading British
magazine Auto Toff will declare the Viper «the crudest product from the New World since beaver pelts,» nonetheless turning a five - minute Nürburgring
lap that causes ace test driver Nigel Chuffley to lose consciousness several times.
In specialist
magazines from Quattroruote in Italy, through Car in the United Kingdom to Sport
Auto in Germany, the Gallardo continued to prove right up to the end of its career that it was still the clear frontrunner in terms of performance, handling and driving pleasure, setting a best - in - class
lap time in Hockenheim (Germany) and record
lap times in Balocco and Vairano (Italy).