1975 Lamborghini Urraco P111
Lamborghini Urraco was a sports car manifactured by Italian automaker Lamborghini in the 1970s.
In 1970, the leadership of the company Lamborghini, headed by the founder Ferruccio Lamborghini, decides to release the “people’s car”. So the four-seater Urraco P250 coupe with a 2.5-liter V8 engine was born. The maximum speed is 220 km / h. Although the car debuted at the Turin Auto Show in 1970, it was not available to buyers until 1973. The design of the model worked Marcello Gandini, who worked at that time in the design company Bertone. For the US market, a lightweight limited edition version of the Lamborghini Urraco P111 was produced. Only about 20 of these machines were produced.
The Malaise Era (1972 to 1984) was not all doom and gloom in the automobile industry, especially outside the U.S. Italian car designers, enamored with futuristic wedge styling, developed a number of interesting designs that have really stood up to the test of time. At Lamborghini, while the Bertone-designed, V12-powered Countach was the company’s most radical design, the V8-equipped Urraco was the brand’s entry-level offering. Produced from 1972 to 1979, Lamborghini nearly 800 Urracos, of which only twenty-one left Sant’Agata Bolognese certified for U.S. export.
The appearance of the P200 remained the same as that of the P250, but the interior was redone. The modification was not very successful, and as a result only 66 cars were sold. The most successful modification of the car, the Urraco P300, was equipped with a 3-liter Lamborghini V8 engine. The engine was improved – it received a double overhead camshaft (DOHC) and chain drive. Also, changes were made to the suspension, gearbox.
Partly because the P300 was never exported to the United States — the largest market for high-end cars. The Urraco Development Special was created by Lamborghini in 1975 to investigate in detail the reliability of the suspension in non-standard conditions. The car was bright yellow with black interior and black bumpers. The rear wheels (11×15 inches) were larger than the front wheels (8.5×15 inches). “Boots” they were in the tires 285/40 and 205/50. Because of these large tires, the wheel arches were extended. In 1979, the model was removed from production. Today, Urraco is part of the Lamborghini history.
