This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style designed by Bertone with a mid located engine driving through the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 12 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 420 bhp (426 PS/313 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 461 N·m (340 lb·ft/47 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1490 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 4200 mm | 165.4 inches | |
| Width | 2000 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Height | 1070 mm | 42.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 105 mm | 4.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 110 litres | 24.2 [29.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lamborghini | ||
| Engine code | LP 112D | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.2 litre 5167 cc (315.31 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 75 mm
3.37 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
426 PS (420 bhp) (313 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
461 Nm (340 ft·lb) (47 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
60.6 kW/litre 82.4 ps/litre 81.3 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
89.22 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 6 Weber 44 DCNF carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1121.2 kPa (162.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 430.58 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 285.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 210.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 281.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.76 kg/kW 7.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P7R 225/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P7R 345/35 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 242319 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 54.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Lamborghini Countach LP5000S QV added 2011-05-09. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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