Lamborghini Diablo is a sports car with high performance engine built by the Lamborghini factory in Italy between 1990 and 2001. The first Lamborghini capable of reaching a top speed of over 200 miles per hour (320 km / h). After the end of the production run in 2001, the Diablo was replaced by the Lamborghini Murcielago.

Lamborghini Diablo
Lamborghini Diablo
At the time the company was still financed by Switzerland, Lamborghini began development under the code name Project 132 in June 1985 as a replacement for the Countach models. Briefly stated that the top speed should be at least 315 km / h (196 mph).

Car design was contracted to Marcello Gandini, who has designed two predecessors. When Chrysler bought the company in 1987, providing the money to complete the construction, management is not interested in the design Gandini and commissioned in Detroit design team to execute a third extensive redesign, smoothing sharp edges trademarks and original design angle Gandini, famous and leave an impression. In fact, Gandini was so disappointed with the form of "soft" which later will realize the original design of the Cizeta-Moroder V16T.

The car is known as Diablo, Lamborghini brought the tradition of naming the car after giving birth bull fighting. Diablo named ferocious bull raised by the Duke of Veragua in the 19th century, famous in fighting an epic battle with 'El Chicorro' in Madrid on July 11, 1869. In the words of Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, Diablo is designed solely to be the the biggest head-turner in the world. "

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