Body style: Convertible (spider/spyder, cabrio/cabriolet, drop/open/soft top)
Segment: Exotic
Production years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Lamborghini showcased a roadster version for the Diablo in 1992 as a concept car at the Geneva Motor Show, and customers asked the carmaker to make it a series product.
The Italians were surprised by the customers, and, moreover, the German tuner Koenig Specials asked Lamborghini for permission to cut the roof on existing Diablo models. Lamborghini gave the OK, but it worked hard to develop an original version. TThe Italian engineers managed to introduce an all-wheel-drive system on the Diablo in the next year, and Lamborghini was able to offer the roadster with that traction system. This is how the Diablo VT Roadster was born and appeared as a production model in late 1995 as a 1996 model, and Koenig Specials stopped cutting the Diablo's roof.
With its radical design, the Diablo offered an unmistakable view on the road. Besides being a very quick supercar, it offered a light, removable roof, which could have been stored behind the seats. But the carmaker didn't want to compromise the car's handling abilities and left a transverse bar behind the cockpit and included a small roll-down windscreen. Thus, it managed to offer a roadster sensation into an almost targa vehicle.
Inside, the open-top version sported the same interior as the coupe, with the same flat areas on the center console and the center stack. Its raised instrument cluster displayed the same layout with up-mounted dials for the speedometer and tachometer and the engine's gauges at the bottom.
ENGINE SPECS - 5.7 V12 5MT (492 HP) | |
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Cylinders: | V12 |
Displacement: | 5707 cm3 |
Power: | 362 KW @ 7000 RPM 492 HP @ 7000 RPM 485 BHP @ 7000 RPM |
Torque: | 428 lb-ft @ 5200 RPM 580 Nm @ 5200 RPM |
Fuel System: | Multipoint Injection |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
PERFORMANCE SPECS | |
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Top Speed: | 206 mph (332 km/h) |
Acceleration 0-62 Mph (0-100 kph): | 4 s |
TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
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Drive Type: | All Wheel Drive |
Gearbox: | 5-speed manual |
BRAKES SPECS | |
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Front: | Ventilated Discs |
Rear: | Ventilated Discs |
TIRES SPECS | |
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Tire Size: | 235/35 ZR17 || 335/30 ZR18 |
DIMENSIONS | |
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Length: | 175.5 in (4458 mm) |
Width: | 80.3 in (2040 mm) |
Height: | 43.5 in (1105 mm) |
Front/rear Track: | 60.6/64.6 in (1,539/1,641 mm) |
Wheelbase: | 105.1 in (2670 mm) |
Ground Clearance: | 5.5 in (140 mm) |
Cargo Volume: | 4.9 cuFT (139 L) |
Aerodynamics (Cd): | 0.31 |
WEIGHT SPECS | |
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Unladen Weight: | 3583 lbs (1625 kg) |
Gross Weight Limit: | 4177.7 lbs (1895 kg) |
FUEL ECONOMY (NEDC) | |
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City: | 9 mpg US (26.1 L/100Km) |
Highway: | 14 mpg US (16.8 L/100Km) |
Combined: | 11 mpg US (21.4 L/100Km) |