Lamborghini Diablo
Lamborghini Diablo
Six years after it was purchased by Audi, Lamborghini still relied on the Diablo as its flagship model, and that received a final bump for the last production year: the VT 6.0.
After a troublesome period, Lamborghini finally looked like it had found a big group who could take good care of the legacy left by Ferrucio Lamborghini. The Diablo was designed in Chrysler’s studios, outraging Marcello Ghandini, who penned the first sketches for it, but the customers loved the reshape done by Luc Donkerwolke, who worked especially on the Diablo VT 6.0 as Design Director for Volkswagen Group.
The car lost its pop-up headlights since new technologies allowed the carmakers to create angled lamps that could illuminate the road ahead efficiently. Thus, the sharp front end was kept, but the lower apron received a new design with side air intakes and a flat area reserved for the license plate. At the back, the Diablo VT 6.0 sported a twin-exhaust placed in the middle instead of the formerly used quad-exhaust system.
Inside, Donkerwolke didn’t change the overall design but changed the materials used. Thus, the carbon fiber elements were seen on the center console, while the leather upholstery covered not just the seats but the door cards and the dashboard as well.
But the most significant change was on the car’s underpinnings, which sported an all-wheel drive system. Also, the six-liter powerplant V12 was new and developed 543 hp (550 PS), which was a lot for those days’ standards, and it was mated to a five-speed manual.
Engine Technical Data
Engine type – Number of cylinders : | V 12 |
Engine Code : | – |
Fuel type : | Petrol |
Fuel System : | MPI |
Engine Position : | Mid-engine |
Engine size – Displacement – Engine capacity : | 5992 cm3 or 365.7 cu-in |
Bore x Stroke : | 87.0 x 80.0 mm 3.43 x 3.15 inches |
Number of valves : | 48 Valves |
Aspiration : | N/A |
Compression Ratio : | 10.0 |
Maximum power – Output – Horsepower : | 550 PS or 543 bhp or 405 kW @ 7100 rpm |
Maximum torque : | 620 Nm or 457 lb.ft @ 5500 rpm |
Drive wheels – Traction – Drivetrain : | AWD |
Transmission Gearbox – Number of speeds : |
5 speed Manual
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Num. of Doors : | 2 | ||
Wheelbase : | 265 cm or 104.33 inches | ||
Length : | 447 cm or 175.98 inches | ||
Width : | 204 cm or 80.31 inches | ||
Height : | 110 cm or 43.31 inches | ||
Aerodynamic drag coefficient – Cx : | 0.31 | ||
Front Brakes – Disc dimensions : | Vented Discs (355 mm) | ||
Rear Brakes – Dics dimensions : | Vented Discs (335 mm) | ||
Front Tyres – Rims dimensions : | 245/35 R18 | ||
Rear Tyres – Rims dimensions : | 335/30 R18 | ||
Curb Weight : | 1625 kg OR 3583 lbs | ||
Weight-Power Output Ratio : | 3 kg/hp | ||
Trunk / Boot capacity : | 140 L | ||
Front Suspension : | Independent. Double Wishbones. coil springs. anti-roll bar | ||
Rear Suspension : | Independent. Double Wishbones. anti-roll ba |
Fuel Consumption – Economy – Combined: | 24.9 L/100km 11 mpg UK / 9 mpg US |
Fuel Consumption – Economy – Open road: | 17.3 L/100km 16 mpg UK / 14 mpg US |
Fuel Consumption – Economy – City: | 37.9 L/100km 7 mpg UK / 6 mpg US |
Range : | 401 Km or 249 miles |
Fuel Tank Capacity : | 100 L 22 UK gallons 26.4 US gallons |
CO2 emissions : | 595 g/Km (Lamborghini) |
Top Speed : | 330 km/h or 205 Mph |
Acceleration 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) : | 3.9 s |
Acceleration 0 to 400m (1/4 quarter mile) : | 12.4 s |
Acceleration 0 to 1000m : | 21.8 s |
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