The Lamborghini Diablo ("devil" in Spanish) is a sports car built by Lamborghini in Italy and introduced in 1990, as an evolution of the Lamborghini Countach. At a base price of approximately US$ 240,000, it had a top speed of 325 km/h (202 mph). It came with two seats, mid-engined V12, 5-speed manual transmission, manual windows, and a manual seat adjuster.
Compared to more recent sport cars of the same category, both newer Lamborghini models and other brands like Ferrari, the engine sits slightly higher due to its design - the engine was mounted over the rear wheels but with the driveshaft emerging from the rear of the engine. This required a second shaft to be mounted in order to transmit the power forward to the transaxle. If Lamborghini hadn't taken this factor into consideration, it could have raised the overall center of gravity of the vehicle. To compensate, the Countach's wheel-track was increased to compensate which made the car significantly wider. Since the Diablo is derived from the Countach, it has these same issues.
Specifications
1991–1997.5 model years
- Power: 367 kW (492 bhp) @ 7000 rpm
- Torque: 580 N·m (427.8 ft·lbf) @ 5900 rpm
- Length: 4460 mm (175.6 in)
- Width: 2040 mm (80.3 in)
- Height: 1105 mm (43.5 in)
- Weight: 1605 kg (3538.4 lb)
1998–1999 model years
- Power: 390 kW (530 bhp) @ 7100 rpm
- Torque: 605 N·m (446.2 ft·lbf) @ 5500 rpm
- Length: 4470 mm (176 in)
- Width: 2040 mm (80.3 in)
- Height: 1115 mm (43.9 in)
- Weight: 1530 kg (3373.1 lb)
2000–2001 model years
- Power: 405 kW (550 bhp) @ 7100 rpm
- Torque: 620 N·m (457.3 ft·lbf) @ 5500 rpm
- Length: 4470 mm (176 in)
- Width: 2040 mm (80.3 in)
- Height: 1105 mm (43.5 in)
- Weight: 1625 kg (3582.5 lb)
