blacknight -
hi guy -
I believe you're the one who posts on Lambo-power.com -
that's where I got this site info -
I DO have a few porsches too -
so not "invading" your site -
below is info on Jalpa from another site -
basically the 1980's version of the Gallardo -
a "budget' Lambo -
$60,000 for it vs. $100,000 for the Countach (1980's prices of course)
~T~
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The Jalpa was the successor to the Lamborghini Silhouette, a Bertone designed evolution of the Silhouette bodywork.
On the 1981 Geneva Auto Show a prototype was shown with a rear spoiler installed but it wasn't installed on the actual production types. The dashboard used a new kind of box-shaped instrumentation, on the early Jalpa's a steering wheel similar to the Silhouette's was used, later a bigger, triangular shaped one was installed. New seats were used for the Jalpa, now with fully adjustable backrests.
On the whole the Jalpa may look less spectacular than the angular Silhouette, but it still looked stunning.
The early production cars used black bumpers to the front and the rear, the side air intakes for the engine were also finished in black, at the rear the taillights from the Silhouette were used.
The 3.0-Litre engine from the Silhouette and the Urraco P300 was enlarged to a 75mm stroke resulting in a 3485 cc displacement and pumped out 255 bhp at 7000 rpm, the Jalpa also used 16 inch wheels instead of the earlier 15-inch units on the Silhouette.
The Jalpa name was taken from a famous breed of fighting bulls, and it was very easy to drive, even in city traffic. However it had a few faults, the seating position wasn't perfect and the windscreen provided some distracting reflections at night, even the vertical rear window sufferd from this problem through the rear view mirror, and the front lights were hardly adequate. The Jalpa became Lamborghini's most successfull V-8 to date, when its production was halted in July 1988, it had sold 410 units, partly because this Lamborghini, unlike the Silhouette, was again officially certified for sale in the United States.
On the 1984 Geneva Auto Show a few changes were presented, the black plastic body parts were now finished in the body color and the tail lights became circular like on a Ferrari.
The Jalpa could become unreliable, just like any other Lamborghini or exotic car for that matter, when it wasn't regularly and competently serviced, in terms of pure performance, the Jalpa was as good as the rest but in terms of irresistibility it was at the top of the pile.
The Jalpa was known as the Baby-Lambo, the other Lamborghini next to the space-age Countach, but the Jalpa was just as exotic and rare, perhaps even more, because it was built in smaller numbers, everybody recognised the Countach, but the Jalpa was far less well known. The Jalpa was fully capable to be driven in the city, the V-8 was just as lovely to listen to as the V-12 and the steel bodywork by Silver Car of Turin was very sensuous to look at. But during 1987 sales dropped for this beauty and Chrysler, by then owner of Automobili Lamborghini SpA, decided the Jalpa wasn't the car needed next to the Countach and halted its production. But a successor is being designed, it will use a V-10 engine and is called the P-140.
Today the Jalpa is regarded as a more 'affordable' Lamborghini, but the used car prices are still around $50.000 for a good car, while $54.000 was its list price.
Several Jalpa's were equiped with rare Silhouette-style wheels and some even installed a Countach-type rear wing on it.
A few Jalpa's were seen with side mouldings connecting the front and rear wheelarch extensions, most of these were modified in Germany or Switzerland.
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General Information
Type : Lamborghini Jalpa 3500
Years built : March 1981 - 1988
Production : 410
Chassisnr. : 12.001 - ...
Presentation : March 1981 Geneva Auto Show
Note : The rear spoiler presented on the Geneva show car wasn't standard, also this show car used a 3.0 Litre engine instead of the 3.5 Lt unit
Type of car : Two-door, two seater with removable roof panel
Designed by : Bertone
Built by : Bertone
Dimensions
Wheelbase : 2451 mm
Overall length : 4330 mm
Overall width : 1880 mm
Overall height : 1140 mm
Front track : 1500 mm
Rear track : 1554 mm
Ground clear. : 127 mm
Front overhang : 838 mm
Rear overhang : 927 mm
Weight : 1510 kg
Distribution : 44/56 % front / rear
Chassis information
Structure : Sheet steel semi-monocoque
Body : All-steel unibody
Suspension : All wheel independent
Front : McPhersons struts, lower A-arms, compliance struts, coils springs, tube shocks and anti-roll bar
Rear : Chapman struts, reversed lower A-arms, trailing links, coil springs, tube shocks and anti-roll bar
Brakes : All-wheel servo-assisted, ventilated disc brakes
Front : 254 mm
Rear : 254 mm
Steering type : Unassisted rack & pinion, 4.1 turns to lock to lock
Turning circle : 11.5 m
Front tyre size : 205/55 VR 16
Rear tyre size : 225/50 VR 16
Type : Pirelli P7
Front rim size : 7.5 x 16 inch
Rear rim size : 7.5 x 16 inch
Type : Campagnolo cast electron alloy
Engine information
Type : V-8 90 degree, light-alloy and aluminium block with gearbox and differential built in the same block and pressed-in liners, mid mounted, rear wheel drive
Distribution : Dual overhead camshaft with chain drive, two valves/cylinder
Main bearings : 5
Cyl. Capacity : 3485 cc
Bore & stroke : 86 x 75 mm
Compr. ratio : 9.2:1
Max. power : 255 bhp at 7000 rpm
Max. torque : 231 lbs.ft. at 3500 rpm
Cooling system: Water cooled, thermostat and two electric fans
Ignition : Electronic with Magnetti Marelli distributor and coils
Plugs : n.a.
Electr. system : 12 V
Alternator : 55 A
Fuel system : Electric Bendix fuel pump, 4 twin-barrel down-draught Weber 42 DCNF carburetors
Fuel type : 96 Octane Premium
Fuel cons. : 16.9 Lt/100 Km
Lubrication : Wet sump
drivetrain information
Type : Lamborghini five-speed + reverse manual all-synchromesh Lamborghini differential
Clutch : Dry-single plate, hydraulically operated
Disc diameter : 241 mm (9.5 in)
1st gear ratio : 2.933:1 Max. speed : 73 Km/h (45 Mph)
2nd gear ratio : 2.105:1 Max. speed : 97 Km/h (60 Mph)
3rd gear ratio : 1.565:1 Max. speed : 138 Km/h (86 Mph)
4th gear ratio : 1.185:1 Max. speed : 172 Km/h (107 Mph)
5th gear ratio : 0.870:1 Max. speed : 234 Km/h (146 Mph)
Rev. gear ratio : 2.775:1
Final drive ratio : 4.00:1
Performance figures
Top speed : 234 Km/h (146 Mph)
0 - 100 Km/h : 6.0 sec
0 - 100 Mph : 19.1 sec
Standing Km. : 26.8 sec
Standing 1/4 mi : 15.4 sec reaching a speed of 92 Mph
Capacities :
Fuel : 80 Lt
Engine oil : 9.0 Lt.
Cooling system : 15 Lt.
Luggage : 227 Lt.
Price : $ 58,000 or Lire 57.000.000
Current value : $ 30,000 (1982 model) - $ 60,000 (1988 model) (based on sales in 2003)
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