Lamborghini 400 GT

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Lamborghini 400 GT
Lamborghini 400 GT
400 GT 2 + 2
Production period: 1966-1968
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
3.9 liters (235 kW)
Length: 4540 mm
Width: 1730 mm
Height: 1250 mm
Wheelbase : 2550 mm
Empty weight : 1380 kg
Previous model Lamborghini 350 GT
successor Lamborghini Islero

The Lamborghini 400 GT was a coupe from the car manufacturer Lamborghini . Carrozzeria Touring built 273 copies of the car from 1965 to 1968 ; The Lamborghini Islero was the successor to the Lamborghini 400 GT . In 1967 Touring ended automobile production; the last examples of the Lamborghini 400 GT were completed at Marazzi .

Technical details

The body and technology of the car (five-speed gearbox, independent wheel suspension on triangular links of different lengths, also at the rear, disc brakes on all wheels) largely corresponded to the predecessor Lamborghini 350 GT , but the V12 engine with four overhead camshafts had been increased to 3929 cc and had 235 kW / 320 hp. The factory stated a top speed of 260 km / h.

Special models and prototypes

400 GTS

The 400 GTS was designed as one of the last touring cars in 1966. In principle it was the same car as the 350 GTS . Only the engine of the 400 GT was installed.

400 GT Flying Star II

The 400 GT Flying Star II was presented at the Turin Motor Show in 1966. It was based on the 400 GT 2 + 2. The Touring company built a station wagon coupé. The first owner of the single piece was the son of the writer Françoise Sagan . After being restored, the Flying Star II was presented at the Retromobile classic car fair in Paris in 1987. The vehicle is privately owned.

Monza 400

The Monza 400 was built by the body shop Neri e Bonacini in 1966. This company was also responsible for the chassis of the Lamborghini 350 GT and that of the Ferrari 250 GTO .

  • 1966 Lamborghini Flying Star

  • 1966 Lamborghini Flying Star rear view

  • 1966 Lamborghini Flying Star front view

  • Lamborghini 400 GT

  • Lamborghini 400 GT in the factory museum

  • Engine of the Lamborghini 400 GT 2 + 2

Data sheet Lamborghini 350/400 GT
Technical data Lamborghini 350/400 GT
Lamborghini 350 GT (1964/67) 400 GT (1966/68)
Engine:  12-cylinder V-engine (four-stroke), fork angle 60 °
Displacement:  3464 cc 3929 cc
Bore × stroke:  77 × 62 mm 82 × 62 mm
Performance at 1 / min:  206 kW (280 PS) at 6500
350 GTV: 265 kW (360 PS) at 8000		 235 kW
(320 PS)
at 6500
Max. Torque at 1 / min:  309 Nm at 4700 355 Nm at 4700
Compression:  9.0: 1 10.2: 1
Mixture preparation:  6 downdraft twin carburetors Weber 40
Valve control:  DOHC
Cooling:  Water cooling
Transmission:  5-speed
rear-wheel drive transmission
Front suspension:  Two wishbones of unequal length each, coil springs
Rear suspension:  Two wishbones of unequal length each, coil springs
Brakes:  Disc brakes all around
Steering:  Rack and pinion steering
Body:  Sheet steel, self-supporting
Track width front / rear: 1380/1380 mm
Wheelbase:  2550 mm
350 GTV: 2450 mm
Dimensions:  4460 × 1730 × 1280 mm
Empty weight: 1210 kg
350 GTV: 980 kg
350 GTZ: 1050 kg		 1300 kg
Top speed:  258 km / h
350 GTV: 280 km / h		 270 km / h
0-100 km / h: 6.4 s n / A
Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers): 20 p 22 p
Price ( DM ): n / A 58,000 (1967)
Quantity: 120 (350 GT)
1 (350 GTV)
2 (350 GTZ)
2 (350 GTS)		 273

Literature and Sources

  • Anthony Pritchard: Lamborghini. Heel Verlag, Königswinter 2006, ISBN 3-89880-574-3 .
  • Automobile revue. Catalog numbers 1964/1965 (technical data).
  • The car models. Issues 1965/66 and 1966/67 (technical data, price).

Web links

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