The Diablo is a motor car from Lamborghini, with rear wheel drive, a mid located engine and a Marcello Gandini-styled 2 door coupé body style.
Its 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.7 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 492 bhp (499 PS/367 kW) at 7000 rpm and 580 Nm (428 lbft/59.1 kgm) at 5200 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission.
With a claimed weight at the kerb of 1576 kg, the Lamborghini Diablo performs the 0-60 mph sprint in 3.9 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 13.3 seconds.
It is said to be able to manage a top speed of 326 km/h which is 203 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Marcello Gandini | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1641 mm | 64.6 inches | |
| Length | 4458 mm | 175.5 inches | |
| Width | 2040 mm | 80.3 inches | |
| Height | 1105 mm | 43.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1576 kg | 3474 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 41% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 100 litres | 22 [26.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.31 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lamborghini | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5707 cc (348.263 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87 × 80 mm
3.43 × 3.15 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
499 PS (492 bhp) (367 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
580 Nm (428 ft·lb) (59.1 kgm) at 5200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
64.3 kW/litre 87.4 ps/litre 86.2 bhp/litre 1.41 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
101.63 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | LIE fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1277.1 kPa (185.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 475.58 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.09 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 20.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 326 km/h (203 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 316.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 PS/kg 232.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 kW/kg 312.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.3 kg/kW 7.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 13J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P Zero 245/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P Zero 335/35 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 284 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.49 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21538 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 56.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Lamborghini Diablo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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