Officially presented at the 1976 Geneva Auto Show, the Silhouette began as a styling exercise by noted Italian CarrozzeriaBertone. It was based on the earlier Lamborghini Urraco, but was distinguished from the Urraco by more angular styling. The Silhouette was the first Lamborghini to employ a targa top roof. The Silhouette later evolved into the similar looking but more successful Lamborghini Jalpa. The car had a 3.0-litre all-aluminium alloy Lamborghini V8 engine mounted transversely behind the driver. Of the 54 units (42 left-hand-drive and 12 right-hand drive), 31 are currently known to exist.[1]
Official performance figures indicate the Silhouette could complete the 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) sprint in 6.5 seconds, 0 to 100 mph (0 to 161 km/h) in 16.1 seconds, and could reach a top speed of 260 km/h (162 mph)[1]
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^ abcdefghi. Lamborghini.com. Automobili Holding Lamborghini Spa. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^"Lamborghini Silhouette: history, review and specs of an icon". evo.co.uk. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
lamborghini, silhouette, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, fe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lamborghini Silhouette news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Lamborghini Silhouette P300 is a two door two seat mid engined rear wheel drive sports car that was made in small numbers by Lamborghini between 1976 and 1979 1 Lamborghini Silhouette 1 OverviewManufacturerBertone for LamborghiniAlso calledLamborghini Silhouette P300Production1976 197954 produced 1 DesignerMarcello Gandini at Bertone 2 Body and chassisClassSports carBody style2 door targaLayoutTransverse mid engine rear wheel drivePowertrainEngine3 0 L 2 997 cc Lamborghini V8Power output268 9 PS 198 kW 265 bhp and 275 N m 203 lbf ft of torqueTransmission5 speed manual 3 DimensionsWheelbase2 450 mm 96 5 in 3 Length4 320 mm 170 1 in 1 Width1 880 mm 74 0 in 1 Height1 120 mm 44 1 in 1 Kerb weight1 240 kg 2 734 lb 1 3 ChronologyPredecessorLamborghini UrracoSuccessorLamborghini JalpaOfficially presented at the 1976 Geneva Auto Show the Silhouette began as a styling exercise by noted Italian Carrozzeria Bertone It was based on the earlier Lamborghini Urraco but was distinguished from the Urraco by more angular styling The Silhouette was the first Lamborghini to employ a targa top roof The Silhouette later evolved into the similar looking but more successful Lamborghini Jalpa The car had a 3 0 litre all aluminium alloy Lamborghini V8 engine mounted transversely behind the driver Of the 54 units 42 left hand drive and 12 right hand drive 31 are currently known to exist 1 Official performance figures indicate the Silhouette could complete the 0 to 100 km h 0 to 62 mph sprint in 6 5 seconds 0 to 100 mph 0 to 161 km h in 16 1 seconds and could reach a top speed of 260 km h 162 mph 1 Front side view RearReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i Lamborghini History Masterpieces Silhouette Lamborghini com Automobili Holding Lamborghini Spa Archived from the original on 7 January 2010 Retrieved 9 January 2010 Lamborghini Silhouette history review and specs of an icon evo co uk 24 December 2016 Retrieved 4 March 2023 a b c Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette amp Jalpa CarsFromItaly net Retrieved 9 January 2010 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lamborghini Silhouette nbsp This article about a modern automobile produced after 1975 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lamborghini Silhouette amp oldid 1151412824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
