Lamborghini Espada: Exclusive video animation

Inside Line has an exclusive video animation of the 2009 Lamborghini Espada.

One of those cars is expected to be the 2009 Lamborghini Espada, a four-seat coupe similar to the original Espada of the late '60s and early '70s. That car was hardly what we would consider the pinnacle of Lamborghini design. In fact, we couldn't draw an uglier car if we tried. But it was a Lamborghini with a V12, and according to reviews at the time it drove a lot better than it looked.

The 325-horsepower engine was mounted up front, and delivered its power through a five-speed manual gearbox. All four of the independently suspended wheels had ventilated disc brakes and 15-inch Pirelli tires. Might not sound like much, but it was pretty exotic stuff for a four-seater in 1968.

The idea behind the original Espada was for a grand touring car with the heart of a sports car. With the big V12 up front there was plenty of power, and although there were only two doors, it had four full-size seats and even a little cargo room out back. It was SUV thinking in a package still worth driving just for fun.

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Source: Inside Line

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