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Lamborghini Diablo

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LamborghiniDiablo

Original rear-wheel-drive model

Power
492 CV
0–100
4.5 s
Top speed
325 km/h

Lamborghini Diablo 1991

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Photographs: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0; Rutger van der Maar from Leiden, The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.

Curator’s note

The Countach’s successor, and a V12 wedge capable of more than 320 km/h.

The Diablo took over from the Countach in 1990 as Lamborghini’s V12 flagship. Its 5.7-litre engine made 492 CV, and Lamborghini quoted a top speed of 325 km/h for the original rear-wheel-drive car.

  • Mid-mounted 5.7-litre V12
  • Scissor doors
  • Design by Marcello Gandini
  • Tubular steel frame with composite panels
0–100 km/h4.5s72nd of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed325km/h31st of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power485hp72nd of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque580Nm73rd of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
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The story

Lamborghini Diablo

Marcello Gandini, who also drew the Miura and Countach, produced the original design. After Chrysler bought Lamborghini in 1987, its Detroit styling team softened some of his sharper lines.

The Diablo was launched in January 1990. A four-wheel-drive VT followed in 1993, and the range went on to include roadsters and lighter SV models.

Generation
Diablo, 1990 to 2001
Built in
Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Gearbox
5-speed manual
Kerb weight
1,576 kg

Character

Comfort 4 Pace 9 Off-road 1 Tech 6 Presence 10

Dimensions

4,460 mm long 2,650 mm wheelbase 1,105 mm Width 2,040 mm
01

Lamborghini built about 900 of the base Diablo between 1990 and 1998.

02

Lamborghini built 2,903 Diablos of all types up to 2001.

03

The 4.5 s 0–100 km/h figure is from an Auto Motor und Sport test.

04

Weight figure is kerb weight.

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