The Countach LP500S is a motor vehicle from Lamborghini, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a Bertone-penned 2 door coupé body style.
The 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 4.8 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 375 bhp (380 PS/280 kW) at 7000 rpm and 411 Nm (303 lbft/41.9 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a stated 1480 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 274 km/h (170 mph).
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 | 2450 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1492 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1606 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 4140 mm | 163 inches | |
| Width | 2000 mm | 78.7 inches | |
| Height | 1070 mm | 42.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1480 kg | 3263 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 41.3% front | ||
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| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lamborghini | ||
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| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.8 litre 4754 cc (290.107 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 69 mm
3.37 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.24 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
380 PS (375 bhp) (280 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
411 Nm (303 ft·lb) (41.9 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
58.8 kW/litre 80 ps/litre 78.9 bhp/litre 1.29 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
86.45 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 6 We 45 DCOE carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1086.4 kPa (157.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 396.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 274 km/h (170 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 256.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 188.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 253.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.29 kg/kW 8.84 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.TrailLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 12 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P7 205/50 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P7 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 23012 | ||
| Production total | 323 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 54.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Lamborghini Countach LP500S added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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