With body style 2+2 coupe - Lamborghini Urraco

Lamborghini Urraco

Lamborghini Urraco

Manufacturer Lamborghini
Production 1973-1979
Successor Lamborghini Silhouette
Price range $22,500

Designer(s) Marcello Gandini at Bertone.

Overview

Class Sports car
Body style 2+2 coupe
Layout RMR-T
Engine 2.0 L (122 cu in) V8 engine (P200), 2.5 L (153 cu in) V8 engine (P250), 3.0 L (183 cu in) V8 engine (P300 & P111).
Wheelbase 2,450 mm (96.5 in)
Length 4,250 mm (167.3 in)
Width 1,760 mm (69.3 in)
Height 1,160 mm (45.7 in)
Related Lamborghini Silhouette, Lamborghini Jalpa.

Lamborghini Urraco

The Lamborghini Urraco was a sports car manufactured by Italian automaker Lamborghini in the 1970s. It was introduced at the Turin auto show in 1970 but wasn't available to buyers until 1973. Rather than being another supercar, like the Lamborghini Miura, the Urraco was more affordable, an alternative to the contemporary Ferrari Dino and Maserati Merak.
When production ended in 1979, 791 Urracos had been built.

Lamborghini Urraco

Twenty-one of these were labelled Urraco P111 (P250 Tipo 111) for the American market. In order to comply with American regulations, these cars had larger front bumpers and emissions controls, the latter resulting in less horsepower for the American version. The other Urraco versions were the Urraco P200, Urraco P250 and Urraco P300 with 2 litre, 2.5 litre, and 3 litre V-8 respectively.

Both the Lamborghini Silhouette, with its detachable roof panel, and its successor Lamborghini Jalpa, with a 3.5 litre V-8 engine, were based upon the Urraco.

Lamborghini Urraco

Feature
On April 12, 2005, the Urraco was featured in a Top Gear segment against its main competitors, namely the Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 and Maserati Merak. Each presenter was given £10,000 to buy a "Super Car". James May purchased a Urraco. He initially arrived with the Lamborghini on the back of a flat bed truck, claiming that the car had several electrical issues. In the end, all three cars turned out to be unreliable and did not complete the challenge, although May and the Urraco were the closest of the three presenters to the final destination when the car ran out of petrol. At one point, James May defended the Urraco to a passerby by saying: "No, it's not a kit car, it's a Lamborghini."

Model

Lamborghini Urraco

P200
Engine V8 ohc
Displacement 1,994 cc
Max power 182 PS (134 kW; 180 hp) at 7,500 rpm
Max torque 176 N·m (130 lb·ft) at 3,800 rpm
0-100 km/h 7.2 s
Top speed 215 km/h (134 mph)
Units 66

P250

Lamborghini Urraco

Engine V8 ohc
Displacement 2,463 cc
Max power 220 PS (162 kW; 217 hp) at 7,500 rpm
Max torque 220 N·m (162 lb·ft) at 3,750 rpm
0-100 km/h 6.9 s
Top speed 240 km/h (149 mph)
Units 520

Lamborghini Urraco

P300
Engine V8 dohc
Displacement 2,966 cc
Max power 250 PS (184 kW; 247 hp) at 7,500 rpm
Max torque 220 N·m (162 lb·ft) at 3,750 rpm
0-100 km/h 5.6 s
Top speed 260 km/h (162 mph)
Units 190