Diablo

The Lamborghini Diablo is a high performance mid-engine sport car that was built by the Italian automotive manufacturer, Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001. At a time when the company was financed by the Swiss-based brothers Jean Claude and Patrick Mimran (1985). Lamborghini began working on a successor for the aging Countach. Development took no fewer than four-five (4-5) years with the final car unveiled in 1990.

   The Diablo was presented to the public on January 21, 1990 at the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo during the second Lamborghini Day.

   The name Diablo (meaning "Devil"  in Spanish) was in fact taken from a ferocious bull raised by the Duke of Veragua in the 19th century. It fought an epic battle with 'El Chicorro' in Madrid on July 11, 1869. This animal became legendary and it's well known history and its name were aggressive enough to be used for a Lamborghini.

    The design of the car was contracted to Marcello Gandini, who had designed its two predecessors. When Chrysler Corporation bought the company in 1987, funding the company to complete the car's development, its management was not okay with Gandini's design and commissioned its design team in Detroit to execute a third extensive redesign, smoothing out the infamous sharp edges and corners of the Gandini's original design, leaving him famously unimpressed.

   The Diablo was rear-wheel drive and the engine was mid-mounted to aid its weight balance. The Diablo was replaced by the Lamborghini Murcielago but was made available in various versions and an SV model, reviving the Super Veloce name for the first time since the Muira SV was disconnected in 1973.

         Performance of the Lamborghini Diablo

   It is the first production Lamborghini capable of attaining a top speed in excess  of 320 km/h (200mph). Its power came from a 5.7L V12; 6.0L V12, featuring dual overhead cams with 4 valves per cyclinder version of the existing V12 and computer controlled multi-point fuel injection, producing a maximum output of 492 PS (363KW, 485 bhp) and 580 N.m(428 lbf.ft) of torgue. The vehicle could reach 0-100km/h (62 mhp) in about 4.5 seconds with a top speedof 202 mph (325 km/h).