The Espada S III is a motor car from Lamborghini, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a Bertone-designed 2 door coupé body style.
The 3.9 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 12 cylinder that has an output of 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) of power at 7500 rpm, and maximum torque of 392 N·m (289 lb·ft/40 kgm) at 5500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1635 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2650 mm | 104.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4740 mm | 186.6 inches | |
| Width | 1860 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1185 mm | 46.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1635 kg | 3605 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 93 litres | 20.5 [24.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lamborghini | ||
| Engine code | L 405 | ||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3929 cc (239.762 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 62 mm
3.23 × 2.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) at 7500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
392 Nm (289 ft·lb) (40 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
65.5 kW/litre 89 ps/litre 87.8 bhp/litre 1.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
99.77 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 6 Weber 40 DCOE 20/21 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1253.8 kPa (181.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 327.42 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 26 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 213.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 157.35 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 211.01 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.36 kg/kW 10.62 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli Cinturato 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli Cinturato 215/70 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.50 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 7106 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 50.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Lamborghini Espada S III added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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