- Lamborghini Urraco
Infobox Automobile
name = Lamborghini Urraco
related =Lamborghini Silhouette Lamborghini Jalpa
manufacturer =Lamborghini
parent_company =Lamborghini
class =Sports car
assembly =
layout = RMR
body_style =2+2 coupe
production = 1971-1979
791 produced
predecessor = none
successor =Lamborghini Jalpa The Lamborghini Urraco was a
sports car manufactured by Italian automakerLamborghini in the 1970s. It was introduced at theTurin auto show in 1970 but wasn't available to buyers until 1973.The car was a 2+2
coupé with body designed byMarcello Gandini , at the time working for CarrozzeriaBertone . Rather than being anothersupercar , like theLamborghini Miura , the Urraco was more affordable, an alternative to the pricierFerrari Dino andMaserati Merak .When production ended in 1979, 791 Urracos had been built. Twenty-one of these were labelled Urraco P111 for the American market. In order to comply with American regulations, these cars had larger front bumpers and emissions controls, the latter resulting in less horsepower for the American version. The other Urraco versions were the Urraco P200, Urraco P250 and Urraco P300 with 2 litre, 2.5 litre, and 3 litre V-8 respectively.
Both the Lamborghini Silhouette, with its detachable roof panel, and its successor
Lamborghini Jalpa , with a 3.5 litre V-8 engine, were based upon the Urraco.ources
* [http://www.lamborghiniregistry.com/ Lamborghini Registry]
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