Lamborghini Diablo VT & Diablo GTR
I n 1990 Lamborghini built a car that was destined to become the worthy heir of the renowned Miura and Countach: the Diablo. Its body once again took shape under Marcello Gandini’s pencil which, in this case too, included the infamous scissor doors. In its introductory year, your chance to own the devil did not come cheap. The base price for the Diablo was a staggering $240,000. And that was 20 years ago.
One year later, with the Diablo VT (Visco Traction) Lamborghini launched the first permanent four-wheel drive super car on the market, making its 500 HP even easier to tame – and other, more powerful models followed its success.
The Lamborghini SV, SVR, GT and GTR for example. The GTR was a special model designed to compete in the Lamborghini Supertrophy, a monomarque championship held every year on the most famous race tracks, mainly in Europe.
The GTR featured a modified chassis frame with integrated roll bar, improved suspensions, central fixing nut for the rims, race braking system, additional radiators for transmission oil cooling, very high performance rear wing (directly bolted to the chassis), simplified interiors and weight reduction.
The engine is basically the same V12, 6 litre, of the Diablo GT which thanks to the adoption of a specially tuned exhaust system, without catalyser, delivers 590 hp (575 in the GT model).
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Lamborghini Diablo GTR
The Lamborghini Supertrophy is a monomarque championship held every year on the most famous race tracks, mainly in Europe. Since 1996 the cars competing in the Lamborghini Supertrophy were the Diablo SVR, a special version of the Diablo SV model adapted for racing. After four years of competition the Diablo SVR has proved the extreme reliability of the Lamborghini engines which could stand four racing seasons with no problems.
Quite an achievement for an engine designed for road use and brought to the tracks with no modifications.
Now, to meet the request of the passionate driver participating in the Lamborghini Supertrophy, the House of the Bull is presenting the Lamborghini Diablo GTR, a car based on the Diablo GT, the most powerful produced in series, that will set a new benchmark in the monomarque championships with an engine delivering no less than 590 hp.
In comparison with the Diablo GT, GTR most important features are a modified chassis frame with integrated roll bar, improved suspensions, central fixing nut for the rims, race braking system, additional radiators for transmission oil cooling, very high performance rear wing (directly bolted to the chassis), simplified interiors and weight reduction.
The engine is basically the same V12, 6 litre, of the Diablo GT which thanks to the adoption of a specially tuned exhaust system, without catalyser, delivers 590 hp (575 in the GT model).
Special features of the GTR engine, common to the GT, are:
• multi-throttle intake manifold with individual intake system
• variable intake valve timing system
• dynamic air inlet duct upstream of the intake plenum
• titanium connecting rods and lighter crankshaft
Unique specifications of the GTR engine are:
• improved exhaust system designed for racing
• special calibration of the engine management system
The engine management system is based on the proprietary Lamborghini LIE electronic engine control system tuned for racing. Fuel injection is sequential multipoint and ignition is static with individual coils. Lamborghini Data Acquisition System, LDAS, and diagnostic functions are integrated in the engine electronic management system.
For the engine cooling, two water radiators in parallel are side mounted to the engine and an engine oil cooler is front mounted as in the Diablo GT. Additional coolers for gearbox and differential oil are installed in order to better match the racing overloads.
The transmission is on the rear wheels through a Lamborghini 5 speed gearbox with one basic gear ratio option and an alternative option for a shorter 5th gear ratio. The gear box lever is in an asymmetric position on the central tunnel in order to be closer to the steering wheel, for better control. The steering system is power assisted.
The tubular chassis frame integrates the roll bar and is directly connected to the rear wing.
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