LAMBORGHINI URRACO & THE V8s - Jean-Francois Marchet
Urraco, Bravo, Silhouette, Athon, Jalpa
KORTE INHOUD
Lamborghini have never done things by halves, if a V12 cylinder engine is too big for a'small' car , then let's build a 'small' dual overhead cam V8, one can hear them saying. Let's mount it mid-engine in a swoopy wedge-shapedbodyshell, give it Lotus-like roadholding and go after those Porsche 911 and Ferrari Dino ( and Maserati Merak ) customers.
With a Lamborghini......
Hence the Urraco and the rest
Lamborghini's first V8 was the P250 (or2.5 litres) Urraco. Its looks were stunning but it needed more development, both in power ouput and build quality.
Very slowly, but very surely, that's what it got, in spite of the company's political ups and downs. The engine went to a full 3 litres, and there was a 2 litre for tax-purged Italy. Along came the show cars, on the one hand, and the 'new' production cars on the other. The show Bravo took the closed wedge shape further than ever before, the Athon did it open. The SIlhouette became a sort of targa-top Urraco, it looked even better and ran like the wind. ...
With a Lamborghini......
Hence the Urraco and the rest
Lamborghini's first V8 was the P250 (or2.5 litres) Urraco. Its looks were stunning but it needed more development, both in power ouput and build quality.
Very slowly, but very surely, that's what it got, in spite of the company's political ups and downs. The engine went to a full 3 litres, and there was a 2 litre for tax-purged Italy. Along came the show cars, on the one hand, and the 'new' production cars on the other. The show Bravo took the closed wedge shape further than ever before, the Athon did it open. The SIlhouette became a sort of targa-top Urraco, it looked even better and ran like the wind. ...
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1983Uitgever: Osprey Publishing (UK)Reeks: Osprey AutoHistory136 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0850455030ISBN-13: 9780850455038Koop dit boek tweedehands
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