Lamborghini Jalpa

Lamborghini Jalpa

Lamborghini
aka	Jalpa P350
Production	1981-1988 410 units produced
Class	Supercar
Body Style	2-door, 2-seat, Mid-Engined Coupé Targa 2-door roadster
Length	4330 mm (170.5 in)
Width	1880 mm (74 in)
Height	1140 mm (44.9 in)
Wheelbase	2451 mm (96.1 in)
Weight	1510 kg (3329 lbs)
Transmission	5-speed Manual, RWD
Engine	3.5 litre V8
Power	255 hp @ N/A rpm 235 lb-ft of torque @ 3250 rpm
Similar	Lamborghini Countach
Designer	Bertone

The Lamborghini Jalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxalpa]) also referred to as Lamborghini Jalpa P350, was a car produced by the Italian automaker Lamborghini from 1981 to 1988. It debuted at the 1981 Geneva Motor Show alongside the Lamborghini LM001 concept off-road vehicle. The Jalpa was the last Lamborghini to use a V8 engine until the Lamborghini Urus SUV in 2018 and the new Lamborghini Temerario for 2025.

The Jalpa was a development of the earlier Silhouette, but was rather more successful; a total of 419 examples were sold. The Jalpa was intended to fill a role as a more "affordable" Lamborghini, being much cheaper than the Countach. Instead of the big car's V12, the Jalpa was fitted with a transversely-mounted 3.5 litre V8 that developed 255 hp. The bodywork was designed and built by Bertone.

Compared to the Countach, the Jalpa was much easier to drive, having better visibility and being more tractable in heavy traffic and at slow speeds. At night, however, there were many distracting internal reflections (a common curse of the Italian low-volume car) and reviewers have noted that it had heavy steering and acceleration.

Name[]

The name Jalpa Kandachia came from the name of a famous fighting bull ranch in Mexico., Ferruccio Lamborghini having a liking for bulls and being a Taurus he gave most Lamborghini cars bullfighting-related names.

Exterior / Interior[]

Engine and motors[]

The Jalpa was fitted with a 3.5 L (210 cu in) double overhead camshaft version of the V8 engine used in the Silhouette on which it was based. The version used in the Jalpa had a power output of 255 hp (190 kW; 259 PS) at 7,000 rpm and 225 lb⋅ft (305 N⋅m) of torque at 4,000 rpm in European specification. The engine in the US models had a power output of 250 hp (186 kW; 253 PS). Fuel flow was managed by four twin-barrel down-draught Weber 42 DCNF carburetors.

Performance[]

Lamborghini claimed the Jalpa could accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.0 seconds, to 161 km/h (100 mph) in 19.1 seconds and a 1/4 mile time of 15.4 at 148 km/h (92 mph) with a top speed of 249 km/h (155 mph), Curb weight was 1,510 kg (3,329 lb). The performance of the Jalpa was comparable to the entry-level Ferrari 328 which was based on the older Ferrari 308.

Classic & Sports Car magazine quoted a 0–97 km/h (0–60 mph) acceleration time of 6.8 seconds and a 0–161 km/h time of 16 seconds for the Jalpa, while Car and Driver reported a 0–60 mph acceleration time of 5.8 seconds.

Revisions and end of production[]

When Lamborghini was sold in 1980, the plastic components (bumpers, air intakes and engine cover) were black, and the car carried over the rectangular taillights of the Silhouette along with a targa top body style. This was changed in 1984 when round taillights were fitted and the black plastic parts were replaced by parts in body colour. A rear wing, as with the Countach, was optional.

In 1988, after falling sales and new ownership by Chrysler, Lamborghini decided to end Jalpa production despite its being Lamborghini's second most successful V8 car to date (after the Lamborghini Urraco, having sold 410 units.

Jalpa Spyder "Prototype" (1987)[]

In 1987, a prototype with a convertible body was designed and built, this prototype was the Lamborghini Jalpa Spyder (also called Jalpa Speedster). The front of this prototype was left unchanged from that of the production Jalpa, but the rear had similar lines to those of the 1980 Athon prototype. However, the Jalpa Spyder prototype was left aside, since the Hood design was not adequate. It was parked in a parking lot at the Sant'Agata Bolognese factory, and after being abandoned for years and some of its components being removed, it was saved from scrapping to be restored, and is today displayed in the Ferruccio Lamborghini Museum.


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Lamborghini road car timeline ([edit])
Type		1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s
		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
					Ferruccio Lamborghini										Rossetti/Leimer					receivership						Mimram				Chrysler							M'tec/V'Power				Audi
FR	GT					350GT
	2+2							400GT		Islero		Jarama
	Coupe									Espada
RMR	V8/V10																	Silhouette						Jalpa																					Gallardo
	2+2											Urraco
	V12		4000 GT						Miura								Countach																Diablo												Murcielago
SUV																												LM002

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