I know someone who owns multiple of these cars including the Countach LP400 and the LP400S Serie 1&2.
The performance stats are wrong for this car as the LP400S Serie 1&2 retained the same engine as the earlier Periscopio (LP400), while the Serie 3 with the higher roof had reduced horsepower due to emission regulations-
I would guess the speeds listed under "Performance" reflect the engine output from the Serie 3, as I have witnessed this car (the Serie 1&2) do 0-100 in around 5 seconds, just a slight bit slower than the Periscopio due to the bodykit. It would also enjoy a top speed of 290 kph at the autobahn.
Lamborghini Countach LP400S specs
| Price in US | $115,000 |
| Car type | Coupe |
| Curb weight | 1360 kg (2998 lbs) |
| Introduced | 1978 |
| Origin country | Italy |
| Gas mileage | 33.6 l/100 km (7 mpg US / 8 mpg UK) |
| Views | 16.7k |
| Submitted by | Amoxx |
Lap times
Performance
| 0 - 100 kph | 5.9 s |
| 1000 m | 25.5 s |
| Est. 0 - 60 mph | 5.6 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 14.4 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 9.8 s @ 84.5 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 15.0 s @ 96.2 mph |
| Top speed | 275 kph (171 mph) |
| 70 mph - 0 | 56 m (184 ft) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | V12 |
| Displacement | 3.9 l (238 ci) |
| Power | 359 ps (354 bhp / 264 kw) |
| Torque | 285 Nm (210 lb-ft) |
| Power / liter | 92 ps (91 hp) |
| Power / weight | 264 ps (260 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 210 Nm (155 lb-ft) / t |
| Efficiency | 11 PS per l/100 km |
| Transmission | 5 speed manual |
| Layout | middle engine, rear wheel drive |
Countach LP400S competition
garlar 2d ago
FastestLaps 2d ago
Not always acceleration data is fully representative of what is theoretically possible in perfect circumstances. There is sizable variance in real world testing.
Having said that, this page is supposed to represent data for LP400S with 359 metric horsepower. Whatever series that is - I don't know. I would have to defer to someone more knowledgeable.
It is possible that some of the tests were done for less powerful US version, however, that one has separate page - https://fastestlaps.com/models/lamborghini-countach-lp400s-us-version and data, such as that posted by 196ss below, is already added there.
196ss 2y ago
C&D 12/1978 test (US spec, 325hp, 260lbft):
Price – 85 000$
Curb weight – 3170 lbs
¼ mile – 14.6@100.5
0-30mph – 2.6
0-50mph – 4.6
0-60mph – 5.9
0-70mph – 7.7
0-100mph – 14.4
0-110mph – 17.7
Lateral acceleration – 0,852g
700ft slalom – 63.6 mph
60-0mph – 131ft
80-0mph – 226 ft
FAT ANGEL 12y ago
I Would still buy another one. Had lots of fun in mine.
I had a series 2, or high roof. More room inside, wing option, telephone dial wheels, big arches, 375 tires. Maybee others were faster, but this was fast enough for me, in my late 20's.
Trix 15y ago
Esistono ben 3 serie diverse di LP400S:
* S1: tetto basso, assetto basso, cerchi Campagnolo \"Bravo\" in magnesio, Weber 45mm 375cv, (50 esemplari)
* S2: tetto basso, assetto basso, cerchi Campagnolo lisci in magnesio,Weber 45mm 375cv
* S3: tetto alto, assetto alto, cerchi Campagnolo lisci in magnesio, maggior peso e carburatori Weber da 40 mm 353 CV
rxbkrs 15y ago
0-160 is done in 14.4 sec and
0-200 in 21.6 seconds. Reference: http://lamborghinicars.tripod.com/countachlp400s.html
Jordan 16y ago
Lol, only a fool would buy THIS model. LP500S is way better-it has 455 hp, and a top speed of 178MPH unfortunately still slower than the original... ;_;
