The Lamborghini Jalpa 350S is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine located amidships, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell designed by Bertone.
Powering the Lamborghini Jalpa 350S is a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 255 bhp (259 PS/190 kW) at 7000 rpm and 319 N·m (235 lb·ft/32.5 kgm) at 3250 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1509 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 232 km/h (144 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 | 2451 mm | 96.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1554 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 4331 mm | 170.5 inches | |
| Width | 1880 mm | 74 inches | |
| Height | 1143 mm | 45 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1509 kg | 3327 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 41% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 80 litres | 17.6 [21.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lamborghini | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3485 cc (212.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 75 mm
3.39 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
259 PS (255 bhp) (190 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
319 Nm (235 ft·lb) (32.5 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
54.6 kW/litre 74.2 ps/litre 73.2 bhp/litre 1.2 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
91.54 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | light alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 We 42 DCNF carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1150.3 kPa (166.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 435.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 232 km/h (144 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 171.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 126.01 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 168.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.94 kg/kW 13.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.000 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MS.CS.LW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Pirelli P7 205/55 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P7 225/50 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.00 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 38181 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 36.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Lamborghini Jalpa 350S added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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