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The Lamborghini Jalpa was a car produced by the Italian automaker Lamborghini from 1981 to 1988. The Jalpa was a development of the earlier Silhouette, but was rather more successful; a total of 416 examples were sold. The Jalpa was intended to fill a role as a more "affordable" Lamborghini, being much cheaper than the Countach. Instead of the big car's V12, the Jalpa was fitted with a transversely-mounted 3.5 litre V8 that developed 255 hp. The bodywork was designed by Bertone, and built by Silver Car of Turin. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1233 KB) Summary Lamborghini Jalpa in Los Angeles, CA, photographed (by myself) in March 2006. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1233 KB) Summary Lamborghini Jalpa in Los Angeles, CA, photographed (by myself) in March 2006. ...
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1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Lamborghini Silhouette was a sports car made in small numbers by Lamborghini between 1976 and 1979. ...
The Lamborghini Countach was a supercar produced by Lamborghini in Italy. ...
Bertone is an Italian car styling and coachbuilding house, which also manufactures cars. ...
Turin (Italian: ; Piedmontese: TürÃn) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ...
The name Jalpa came from a famous breed of fighting bulls, Ferruccio Lamborghini having a liking for bulls and being a Taurus he gave most Lamborghini cars bullfighting-related names. Ferruccio Lamborghini (April 28, 1916- February 20, 1993) was an Italian car maker and the father of the Lamborghini brand. ...
Compared to the Countach, the Jalpa was much easier to drive, having better visibility and being more tractable in heavy traffic and at slow speeds. At night, however, there were many distracting internal reflections (a common curse of the Italian low-volume car).
Originally the plastic components (bumpers, air intakes and engine cover) were black, and the car carried over the rectangular taillights of the Silhouette. In 1984, however, the plastic became body-colored, and round taillights were fitted.
In 1988, after falling sales, the new owners, Chrysler, decided to end Jalpa production.
The official top speed of the Jalpa was 146 mph (234 Km/h) but higher speeds have been claimed. The weight with all fluids is 3322 lb (1,507 kg).
External links
- KLD Concept (Lamborghini enthusiast site)
See also Also can be seen in ROCKY IV - when Rocky Balboa (Stallone) is driving and remembering the past.
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