23 Facts About Lamborghini Diablo

Lamborghini Diablo is a high-performance mid-engine sports car built by Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001.

At a time when the company was financed by the Swiss-based brothers Jean Claude and Patrick Mimran, Lamborghini Diablo began development of what was codenamed Project 132 in June 1985 as a replacement for the Countach, Lamborghini Diablo's then flagship sports car.

The Lamborghini Diablo was named after a ferocious bull raised by the Duke of Veragua in the 19th century, famous for fighting an epic battle with 'El Chicorro' in Madrid on 11 July 1869.

Lamborghini Diablo was presented to the public for sale on 21 January 1990.

The Lamborghini Diablo was rear-wheel drive and the engine was mid-mounted to aid its weight balance.

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Lamborghini Diablo came better equipped than the Countach; standard features included fully adjustable seats and steering wheel, electric windows, an Alpine stereo system, and power steering from 1993 onwards.

Lamborghini Diablo SE30 was introduced in 1993 as a limited-production special model to commemorate the company's 30th anniversary.

Lamborghini Diablo SV was introduced in 1995 at the Geneva Motor Show, reviving the Super Veloce title first used on the Miura SV.

In 1998, a limited 20-car run of the Lamborghini Diablo SV was produced exclusively for the United States market and called the Monterey Edition.

One Monterey Edition, featuring an upgraded engine and brakes, was driven by Mario Andretti during the Lamborghini Diablo-sponsored "Running of the Bulls" event in California.

The Lamborghini Diablo GT was a track oriented iteration of the Lamborghini Diablo and featured many unique components exclusive to the model.

In early 1995, Lamborghini wanted to build the GT1 specs Diablo to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Amos Racing in the UK was contracted to develop the vehicle and have it ready in time for the June 1995 24h race, The Larrousse formula one team at the time under contract with Lamborghini Diablo did the first testing and shake down on behalf of Lamborghini Diablo and Amos racing.

Lamborghini Diablo would build an entirely new chassis made of tubular steel and a carbon fibre body bearing resemblance to the road going Diablo with Lamborghini supplying the engine and getting the project through homologation.

The car utilised scissor doors and tail lights from a regular Lamborghini Diablo further increasing its resemblance with the road going model.

Rather than comply with the requirements for any established racing series, Lamborghini created its own Lamborghini Supertrophy which ran for four years, with its inaugural round held as the support race to the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The 28 Lamborghini Diablo SV-R's entered, which were built in 4 months on the Lamborghini Diablo assembly line along with production SV's, all finished this first event without significant problems.

Lamborghini Diablo SV-R featured a stripped-down interior with a rollcage, racing seat, and removable steering wheel; the power glass side windows were replaced with fixed Plexiglass with traditional race-style sliding sections.

Just as the SV-R was a race-ready SV, the Lamborghini Diablo GTR, introduced at the 1999 Bologna Motor Show, converted the Lamborghini Diablo GT to a track oriented car with power improvements, a stripped interior, and weight reduction.

The car called the Acosta was heavily based on the Diablo following the new management's policy and was Gandini's interpretation for a modern-day Lamborghini.

When Lamborghini was sold to Audi in June 1998, the development work on the successor of the Diablo was overseen by Volkswagen Group president Ferdinand Piech.

Lamborghini Diablo immediately rejected the design because he had been unimpressed by the design language, which was not as aggressive as previous Lamborghini models.

Lamborghini Diablo reprimanded the big side air intakes present on rear of the car which disproportioned the overall look.