What is the fastest Countach?

The LP500 Countach QV Evoluzione.
Top speed reached over 205mph

http://www.lambocars.com/highres/evolut2.jpg
http://www.lambocars.com/highres/evolut.jpg
http://www.lambocars.com/highres/counte.jpg

"Only prototype was destroyed in barrier crash testing" :crying:

"Only prototype was destroyed in barrier crash testing" :crying:Crazy, why???

it seems that it was only an experiment...
while browsing www.lambocars.com I've found some other countash prototypes that were also destroyed that way! It seems that they make some protos, test them (unfortunately crashing them) and start working immediately on some other proto!

Too bad, this kind of Lambos would be great for a good colector or the Lamborghini Museum - just imagine the historic value they would have!!

some lucky (and obviously rich) guys manage to get some of these unique prototypes:

http://www.lambocars.com/framed/countach/restyle.htm

(see bottom of text - but I'm sure you'll want to read it all!)

i think the Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary is the fastest Countach, i dunno.

I've never seen any performance figures, but i know that Bob Wallace produced at least 2 twin-turbo versions of, (i think), the LP400S Countach during the 80's.

There were also a few other "turboed" and at least one supercharged Countach...

I've never seen any performance figures, but i know that Bob Wallace produced at least 2 twin-turbo versions of, (i think), the LP400S Countach during the 80's.

There were also a few other "turboed" and at least one supercharged Countach...

The fastest production Countach is the 48 valve LP5000S without the rear wing. Not that I'm biased :biggrin:
The 25th, is heavier and has worse aerodynamics. The next fastest is the old LP400 because without the wheelarches it was so much more aerodynamic. I've had my car in Germany at 191.6Mph. This was verified with a GPS system. I've also done a run with the rear wing fitted, and the acceloration about 155Mph was so slow I couln't be bothered.
The fastest road legal Countachs were converted by a company in Germany called Koenig, this was a twin turbo and depending on the gearing would to about 217Mph!

The fastest production Countach is the 48 valve LP5000S without the rear wing. Not that I'm biased :biggrin:
The 25th, is heavier and has worse aerodynamics. The next fastest is the old LP400 because without the wheelarches it was so much more aerodynamic. I've had my car in Germany at 191.6Mph. This was verified with a GPS system. I've also done a run with the rear wing fitted, and the acceloration about 155Mph was so slow I couln't be bothered.
The fastest road legal Countachs were converted by a company in Germany called Koenig, this was a twin turbo and depending on the gearing would to about 217Mph!Wow. So you own a LP5000S? I remember that those were one of my favorites back in the day. What a sweet car.

Relating to the Germany company, Koenig, are they at all related to the new "Koenigsegg CC" supercar, or do the similarities in the name have nothing to do with each other?

Koenigsegg Website: http://www.koenigsegg.se/

Koenigsegg CC:
http://www.koenigsegg.se/media/34_640.jpg
http://www.koenigsegg.se/media/35_640.jpg
http://www.koenigsegg.se/media/28_640.jpg

Wow. So you own a LP5000S? I remember that those were one of my favorites back in the day. What a sweet car.

Relating to the Germany company, Koenig, are they at all related to the new "Koenigsegg CC" supercar, or do the similarities in the name have nothing to do with each other?

Koenigsegg Website: http://www.koenigsegg.se/

Koenigsegg CC:
http://www.koenigsegg.se/media/34_640.jpg
http://www.koenigsegg.se/media/35_640.jpg
http://www.koenigsegg.se/media/28_640.jpg


No, the Koenigsegg is Sweedish. When they've finnished developing the car it should be quite good, still no Lambo.

There is roumoured to be around here an LP400 with a 6.2 Murcy engine in it!

No, the Koenigsegg is Sweedish. When they've finnished developing the car it should be quite good, still no Lambo.

There is roumoured to be around here an LP400 with a 6.2 Murcy engine in it!I figured the .se meant Sweden... just thought I'd ask if there was a connection. Thanks.

The only two cars connected to Lambo are: BMW M1, which was built by Lambo.

And, the Cizita Moroder V16T, Which was to be the Countach replacement until Chrysler canned it. Some staff walked out in discust and built this. I'll try and put a link up:

http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~na/pics/cars/exotics/cizeta.jpg

http://213.84.134.46/ccpa/italiano/cizeta.jpg

http://www.forumauto.net/voiture_mois/CizetaMoroderV16T/images/CizetaNoire2.jpg

http://www.forumauto.net/voiture_mois/CizetaMoroderV16T/images/CizetaRouge.jpg

This has a V16 engine !

V16!!!!!!!! Woa!!!

i think most contaches run high 13's low 14's... even diablos only run 13.1 and the newest run high 12's... i love the contach way more than any other lambo.. i've loved them since i was a kid... pretty expensive for the performance though.. i think if i had money like that i would deffinatly head over to ferrari instead..

"Only prototype was destroyed in barrier crash testing" :crying:

Crazy, why???

According to an old "Car" magazine article, by Georg Kacher, (sorry if the spelling's a little off), the Evolution Countach was produced as a way of progressing the then existing Countach, with a view to it being it's eventual replacement...

The main purpose of the car was to evaluate a "tub" chassis made from carbon fibre. As i am sure you know, each production Countach made had a tubular space-frame chassis, much like a Maserati "Birdcage", or Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing".

As i remember from subsequent articles, when the Evolution was crash tested, Lamborghini found that the vehicle's chassis would not "behave" correctly when the crash took place.

That is to say, the carbon-fibre chassis was so rigid that it would not "deform" and absorb the impact in a manner that would be safe to the occupants.

Also, the Evolution was uneconomical to repair, mostly because of the cost of producing and fitting a replacement chassis, (despite the fact that the crashed chassis may have appeared "undamaged": remember this was some years ago, when the properties of carbon fibre were not truly known), meaning the "production" Evolution would have been far easier to "write off", in the event of such a crash, than a standard production model.

I'm sure i also read in the same article that the Evolution had a "one-off" engine that was more powerful than the standard engine.

I'd love to see the factory rebuild the wreck, (assuming it still exists), and add it to thier museum...

Thanks CRXloon. That's interesting information. It would have been nice to have an extra Evolution to save for the museum.