Lamborghini Bravo

Lamborghini Bravo
Overview
Manufacturer	Lamborghini
Production	1974
Assembly	Italy: Sant'Agata Bolognese
Designer(s)	Marcello Gandini at Bertone
Body and chassis
Class	Prototype
Body style	2-door coupé, 2 seater
Layout	Mid-engine, all-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine	V8 90 degree, light-alloy block with gearbox and differential built in the same block and pressed-in liners, transversely mid mounted, rear wheel drive
Transmission	5-speed + reverse all-synchromesh
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,275 mm (89.6 in)
Length	3,775 mm (148.6 in)
Width	1,900 mm (74.8 in)
Height	1,050 mm (41.3 in)

The Lamborghini Bravo (also known as Studio114) was a concept car designed by Bertone for Lamborghini. It was first presented in 1974 at the Turin Auto Show.

Background

Bertone presented the Study 114, the new Lamborghini Bravo, on the 1974 Turin Auto show, it was designated to be the successor of the P300 Urraco, and used the same mechanicals.

The Bravo was a very low-slung car, with several stylistic references to the Countach, the new styled wheels on the Bravo, among other things would later end up on the Countach. The Bravo name was another reference to the raging bull emblem, a return after the LP400 Countach, whose name was in no way connected to a bull.

Like the Countach, the Bravo was a futuristic looking car, but it was completely functional, this prototype even ran more than 40.000 very hard test-miles before it ended up in the Bertone museum. The Bravo used a completely new design for the window arrangement, they were rather dark and the front windscreen seemed to continue into the side windows without any windshield post being shown, this created an impressive effect of continuity, the side windows actually went straight into the rear air intakes.

Another styling feature were the front and rear hoods, by using rectangular air intakes, and continuing this same design for the pop-up headlamps together with the all-new ‘five-cylinders’-theme wheels that were later used on the Countach and the Silhouette, the Bravo looked very good, and at some time even production of this car was possible, but in the end it wasn’t commercialized.

The Bravo was a true stylistic masterpiece, however the interior, as on most prototype cars was not as well finished as the exterior. The passenger compartment seemed to be for Italians only, no way would a tall person fit into it, as for the dashboard, it was only a plank with the most important dials built into it, the complete picture looked rather good, but if the car was to be put into production, the interior had to be completely redesigned.

“After being displayed at various Auto shows all over the world, and covering over 40.000 miles, the Bravo was finally retired to Bertone’s private museum, where it can still be admired at this time, next to several other dream-cars”.

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Specifications

• General :

Years built	1974
Production	1 unit
Presentation	Turin Auto Show (1974)
Built by	Bertone
Design	Marcello Gandini

• Mechanics :

Engine type	V8 short stroke, water cooled
Distribution	Double overhead camshafts driven by chains and gears, two inclined valves per cylinder, hemispherical combustion chambers
Power supply	4 inverted double-barrel carburetors
Displacement	Bore and stroke : 86 x 64.50 mm 2997 cm³
Power	280 HP at 8000 rpm
Clutch	Single dry disc
Gearbox	5-speed manual and reverse, self-locking differential

• Chassis :

Car body	Lattice of pipes
Steering	Rack and pinion
Suspension	Front / Rear : Independent, coil springs, telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers
Front brake	Disc
Rear brake	Disc, with brake booster and brake force distribution
Tires	Front. 195/50 VR 15, Rear. 275/40 VR 15
Rims	15' light alloy

• Performance :

Speed	272 km/h
Acceleration	24" on the Km from a standstill

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Gallery

• “Like many other show cars of the time, the Bravo was repainted at the beginning of its life. The original light metallic yellow gave way to a darker shade of green. It was subsequently finished in its current pearlescent white. For years, it remained in Bertone’s private museum and was sold to its current owner, the Swiss collector Albert Spiess for €588,000 ($665,500) at the RM Sotheby’s auction at Villa d’Este in 2011”.

• Light Metallic Yellow (original color)

• 1979 photo shoot in Dark Green

• Bravo in Pearl White color

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See also

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