The V12 underneath—now a 6.0-liter because that’s what the road-going Diablo GT got—was massaged up to a socking great 590hp, or 40hp more than the Diablo SV-R, don’t forget. The Championship featured exotic road cars including the Porsche 911 996 GT3, Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge and Dodge Viper ACR. Performance was stunning with the big Lambo accelerating from 0-100 km/h in 4.1 seconds. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Lamborghini Diablo SVR Diablo SVR (31 Made 1996) The press release issued in Geneva on March 6th, 1996 announced that this monobrand Trophy would last for three years and it would be open to gentlemen drivers as well as professional drivers at the wheel of the SVR, the racing version of the Diablo. The SV also removed the standard model’s electronic suspension for even more weight savings. He placed fourth overall in 2000 and second overall in 2001. Minor edits have been made. The Lamborghini Diablo for sale can be accelerated from 0 to 60 within just 3.4 seconds. Stokell’s Lamborghini Diablo SVR was a lightweight version of the Diablo SV. Pirelli P Zero tyres were used; front tyres were 240mm wide and rear tyres were 325mm wide. Use the filters to narrow down your selection based on price, year and mileage – to help find your dream Lamborghini Diablo. There was V12 goodness contained within, via a 5.7-liter naturally aspirated engine kicking out 540hp at 7,100rpm, and the ability to go from 0-100kph in “below four seconds.” Fast. Custom fabricated mufflers were fitted to help the car comply with the GT-P regulation noise limit. 2006 in Diablo. A few years ago, one of these GTRs went up for auction, with RM Sotheby’s saying at the time that it was “the most hard-core and outlandish car Lamborghini had produced up to that date.” It was the most powerful V12 that Lambo had built up until that point, sure, could top out at 338kph, and had a rear wing bolted onto the actual chassis. Step forward, Mssrs. With the unveil of the SCV12, we deemed it prudent to furnish your brain with pictures of these delightful cars, because any day you view a track-honed Diablo is a good day. Or something. Minor edits have been made by the TopGear.com.ph editors. So, the Diablo SV-R. |
Only 32 ex. Worldwide only two or three of these Diablo SVS models were built, with the same highly tuned engine, gearbox and suspension settings as a Diablo SVR race car but with a completely normal interior finished in alcantara just like on the Diablo SV.
Talented Tasmanian Paul Stokell was my favourite driver of the time and he drove a Lamborghini Diablo SVR throughout the 2000 and 2001 series. That’s the ‘standard’ SV-R Lamborghini delivered in a really big box to each participant of that Really Long Winded Race Series we mentioned earlier. The SVR sat on 18 inch OZ Racing alloys. The interior of the race car featured Sparco race seats and harnesses. Lamborghini’s timeless naturally aspirated V12 was mounted in the middle and sent drive to the rear wheels. Announced at the 1996 Geneva International Motor Show (remember motor shows? A bit mad. Within a month, all 25 Lamborghini SV-Rs—the “maximum number that could be built in time for the first race”—had already been reserved. By Mark Smeyers on June 25. It featured such hits as a multi-throttle intake manifold, variable valve timing, a dynamic air-inlet duct system, titanium connecting rods, and a lighter crank. Again, built as a track version of the road-going GT car. Find out more here.
eval(ez_write_tag([[336,280],'automotivetorque_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_6',117,'0','0']));It was great to see the car doing a demonstration run with other Lamborghini’s both past and present at the Australian Grand Prix in 2018. Lunacy. The car on this page was located in Germany at the time of writing, and the lucky owner had it customized with Strosek front light units which add a little more aggressively to the overall look of this stunning car.