LAMBORGHINI DIABLO

DIABLO SPEC

ENGINE
DOHC 48-valve V-12

MAX POWER
492bhp @ 6800rpm

MAX TORQUE:
428lb ft @ 5200rpm
PRICE
$252,000

CURB WEIGHT
3865 LB.

DIMENSIONS

WHEEL BASE - 104.3 in.

LENGTH - 175.3 in.

WIDTH - 80.3 in.

HEIGHT - 43.5 in.

PERFORMANCE

0-60 MPH - 4.7sec

0-100 MPH - 11.0sec

1/4 Mile -  13.2 sec

TOP SPEED - 202mph

BRAKING

60-0 MPH - 116 ft.

80-0 MPH - 214 ft.

The Lamborghini Diablo is one of the worlds most exotic super cars. The Diablo was named after a famous Spanish fighting bull, hailed for its fierceness, strength and courage.


Designed by Marchello Ghandini, [who also designed the Countach] the Diablo was the fastest production car for 2 years. Released in 1990 the year that Chrysler owned Automobily Lamborghini. The Diablo shocked the world, with its amazing performance, looks and style. Lamborghini had already brought out the Countach and it was going to be a hard job replacing it. Taking this into account Marchello Ghandini took a fresh piece of paper and designed the Diablo.

Its ?spacecraft? looks suggest power, speed and exceptional performance all round. The looks of the Diablo are unmistakable, the width is one of its more prominent features. Being so wide, getting out of a parked Diablo would be almost impossible if it wasn't for its butterfly doors [doors which rise upwards]. The Diablo is also a very low car, this makes it even harder to get into, some owners develop their own technique of getting into the car.

In 1993, Lamborghini brought out another version of the Diablo, called the VT, which stands for Viscous Traction [four wheel drive], there are no styling differences between the two but the Diablo VT holds an advantage with superb traction in all conditions. It is hard to distinguish between the two Diablo's but the VT symbol on the back is the only thing which really gives it away. The four wheel drive makes it almost impossible the spin the wheels, so you don't loose traction on corners, which also means no
wheel spin from standstill. This is what Jeremy Clarkson found out once he had burnt the clutch trying to accomplish this. Having the four wheel drive system the VT gains weight and so cannot achieve as much of a top speed or acceleration as the original.

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