Lamborghini Jalpa - the open bull for the people?

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Lamborghini Jalpa - the open bull for the people?

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Created on January 11, 2018

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Bruno von Rotz

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - Folding headlights were still in vogue in the eighties

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - basically a further developed Lamborghini Silhouette

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - the rear wing was offered ex works and largely corresponded to the one on the Countach

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - the basic shape was designed by Marcello Gandini

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - the add-on parts were revised during the transition from the Silhouette to the Jalpa

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - looks like a super sports car

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - the dashboard was revised during the model upgrade in the mid-1980s

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - Cockpit atmosphere in a Lamborghini

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - speedometer up to 280 km/h, but it didn't run at more than 250 km/h

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - Additional instruments and large series switches in the center console

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - five gears, the first on the left at the rear

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - the roof can be raised behind the seats

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - Weber carburetors provided the mixture preparation

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - transverse-mounted V8 engine with four overhead camshafts

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - "P118/B" was the internal name of the Jalpa

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - the bull on the bow

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - Folding spare wheel

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - the Lambo also received new rear lights during the facelift

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - the "Jalpa" was a fighting bull

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - Fuel filler neck above the engine

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1985) - beautiful aluminum wheels, one can be divided about the aesthetics of the rear wing

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Lamborghini Urraco (1971) - Lamborghini enters the market for smaller luxury sports cars at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show with a transverse V8 mid-engine

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Lamborghini Urraco P 250 2+2 at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show - clear lines in the Bertone design of the small Lamborghini with 2.5-liter engine

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Lamborghini Urraco P 250 (1975) - wedge-shaped design in the style of the time

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Lamborghini Urraco (1973) - fast even when stationary

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Lamborghini Urraco (1973) - main instruments positioned far to the outside, not the most ergonomic solution

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Lamborghini Urraco P 300 (1975) - the V8 enlarged to 3 liters

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Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette (1977) - with targa roof and modified bodywork as well as the wheels of the Bravo concept car

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Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette (1976) - side view, left

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Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette (1976) - side view, left

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Lamborghini Urraco 'Silhouette', Bertone (1976) - presented at the Geneva Motor Show 1976

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Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette (1976) - with modified lines, targa roof and shorter rear axle - Geneva Motor Show 1976

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Lamborghini Urraco Silhouette (1976) - Interior

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Lamborghini Silhouette (1977) - Targa version of the Urraco

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Lamborghini Silhouette (1977) - the rims were all the rage at the time

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Lamborghini Silhouette (1977) - it only differs from the Urraco from the windshield upwards

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Lamborghini Urraco Athon (1980) - breathtaking silhouette

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1986) - sporty appearance

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1986) - the only way for sun worshippers to drive a Lamborghini open-top at that time

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1986) - visually only minor differences to the Silhouette

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1986) - typical 80s ambience

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Lamborghini Jalpa (1981) - at the Techno Classica 2014

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Summary

It cost less than half the price of a Countach and is nevertheless rarer today. The Lamborghini Jalpa may not have been the fastest, but with only around 410 examples produced, it is significantly rarer than the Countach, which was built at the same time. Today, it seems almost cheap, although the mid-engined sports car certainly had qualities to offer. This vehicle report tells the story of the open-top Lamborghini from the 1980s and shows it in current and historical images.

This article contains the following chapters

From the Urraco to the Silhouette
Financial bottlenecks at Lamborghini
Presentation in 1981
A lot of precision work
Mixed reviews, but a lot of enthusiasm for the Jalpa
Remained rare

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It cost less than half the price of a Countach and is nevertheless rarer today. The Lamborghini Jalpa was not the fastest, but with only around 410 examples produced, it is significantly rarer than the Countach, which was built at the same time. Lamborghini introduced the Urraco in 1970 to compete against the Dino and 911 in the more affordable sports segment. Marcello Gandini had contributed the design, while the V8 engine had been completely redeveloped by Paolo Stanzini. However, the success did not materialize as expected; not even 1000 cars were built by 1979. Instead, Bertone produced a coupé-style study Bravo and the open-top Athon. In both cases, however, they remained one-offs.

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