0 ▁engine ▁generating ▁a ▁maximum ▁power ▁output ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁ 7 5 0 0 ▁r pm ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁tor que ▁at ▁ 4 5 0 0 ▁r pm . ▁The ▁Gall ardo ▁offers ▁two ▁choices ▁of ▁transm issions , ▁a ▁conventional ▁( H - pattern ) ▁six - speed ▁manual ▁transmission , ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁advanced ▁six - speed ▁electro - h yd ra ul ically ▁actu ated ▁single - cl utch ▁autom ated ▁manual ▁ ▁transmission , ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁Formula ▁One ▁style ▁single - cl utch ▁sequ ential ▁g ear box , ▁which ▁Lamb org h ini ▁abbre vi ates ▁to ▁" E - ge ar ". ▁The ▁" E - ge ar " ▁allows ▁the ▁driver ▁to ▁change ▁g ears ▁much ▁faster ▁than ▁they ▁could ▁with ▁a ▁manual ▁transmission . ▁The ▁driver ▁sh ifts ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁via ▁p add les ▁behind ▁the ▁ste ering ▁wheel , ▁but ▁can ▁also ▁change ▁to ▁an ▁automatic ▁mode ▁via ▁the ▁g ear ▁selector ▁located ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁g ear ▁shift ▁lever . ▁The ▁vehicle ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Luc ▁Don cker wol ke ▁and ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Cal à ▁prototype ▁designed ▁by ▁It ald es ign ▁Gi ug iar o . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁C oup é ▁update ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁model ▁year ▁( launch ed ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁Lamb org h ini ▁introduced ▁many ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁counter ▁some ▁critic isms