The Power and Precision of Lamborghini's V12 Engine

Lamborghini is known for its iconic supercars that have captured the hearts of car enthusiasts around the world. But few know about the reliability and robustness of these engines, which have been tested over time to prove their worth. The Lamborghini V12 engine has a reputation for being as strong as rock solid, with some owners reporting that they've gone thousands of miles without any major issues.

One of the most distinctive features of the Lamborghini V12 engine is its unique sound. When you start the car and take off, the V12 engine produces a rich, throaty growl that's unmistakable to anyone who's ever heard it. This is because of the way the engine's pistons are designed to produce a specific sound frequency that resonates with the driver. The sound is not just aesthetically pleasing; it also helps to create a sense of excitement and urgency behind the wheel.

But what really sets the Lamborghini V12 engine apart is its exceptional reliability and durability. With proper maintenance, these engines can last for millions of miles without any major issues. This is because they're designed with high-quality materials that are resistant to wear and tear, such as carbon fiber and titanium. The engine's also equipped with advanced technology features like the Kevlar clutch, which provides a smooth and progressive shift.

The Lamborghini V12 engine has been used in various models over the years, including the iconic Diablo. But one of the most notable features of this car is its exceptional handling and braking performance. With a top speed of over 200 miles per hour, the Diablo is capable of cornering at speeds that would make even the most experienced drivers take notice.

One of the key features of the Diablo's engine is its advanced transmission system. The transmission uses a complex system of gears and shafts to provide smooth and seamless shifting. This allows the driver to get the most out of the car, whether they're cruising down the highway or carving up the twisties. The transmission also features a unique "gearstick" that provides precise control over the gear shifts.

When it comes to performance, the Lamborghini Diablo is truly exceptional. With its V12 engine producing over 500 horsepower, it's capable of accelerating from 0-60 miles per hour in just under five seconds. This makes it one of the fastest cars on the road today.

But what really sets the Diablo apart is its exceptional handling and braking performance. The car features advanced systems like traction control and electronic stability control, which provide a level of precision and control that's unmatched by most other supercars. Whether you're driving on dry pavement or wet roads, the Diablo handles like a dream.

One of the highlights of owning a Lamborghini is the unique attention it receives from owners and enthusiasts alike. With its distinctive sound and styling, it's impossible to mistake this car for anything else on the road. And with its exceptional performance and handling, it's no wonder that so many people want to own one.

For those who are lucky enough to own a Lamborghini, there's also the option to visit Franklin's shop in Los Angeles. This is where the legendary Lamborghini expert Franco has been working for over 30 years, fine-tuning the cars and keeping them running like new. With his team of experts, you can get your car serviced and maintained by people who truly understand what makes these cars tick.

Speaking of which, we took a look at one of the most iconic Lamborghinis - the Countach. This classic supercar has been in production since 1974 and is known for its distinctive shape and exceptional performance. With its V12 engine producing over 400 horsepower, it's capable of accelerating from 0-60 miles per hour in just under five seconds.

The Countach features a unique design that sets it apart from other supercars. Its long, sloping nose and wedge-shaped body give it a distinctive look that's unmistakable to anyone who's ever seen one. And with its V12 engine producing a rich, throaty sound, it's impossible not to be drawn in by this car's charisma.

When we took the Countach for a spin, we were impressed by how smooth and responsive the transmission was. The Kevlar clutch provided a seamless shift, making it easy to get into gear and accelerate quickly. And with its exceptional handling and braking performance, the Countach is capable of cornering at speeds that would make even the most experienced drivers take notice.

One of the highlights of owning a Lamborghini is the opportunity to drive on some of the world's best roads. With its V12 engine producing over 500 horsepower, it's capable of accelerating quickly and smoothly through even the tightest corners. And with its advanced suspension system, it can handle even the most challenging road conditions.

For those who are looking for a truly unique driving experience, we recommend taking the Lamborghini Diablo on a drive through some of Australia's best roads. With its V12 engine producing over 500 horsepower, it's capable of accelerating quickly and smoothly through even the tightest corners. And with its advanced suspension system, it can handle even the most challenging road conditions.

Whether you're a seasoned driver or just starting out, the Lamborghini Diablo is an exceptional car that's sure to provide hours of entertainment behind the wheel. With its V12 engine producing over 500 horsepower and its advanced transmission system, it's capable of accelerating quickly and smoothly through even the tightest corners.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enOh welcome to the episode of Jay Leno's Garage as you know we are huge Lamborghini enthusiasts here in this website this is a 1991 Lamborghini Diablo but there's a bit of a story to this car you know I've had my Lamborghinis for almost 30 years some of them and they've been serviced by one man and one man only that's the mysterious Franco we've mentioned Franco many times I'm I told you about the guy who could take the head off a mural without taking the engine out nobody else could do that though we're gonna meet him today he owns a place called Franco's European sports cars I call it Franco's Lamborghini because he's always got mirrors and and his spotters and everything and this is his personal car that he bought from a customer so I'm gonna introduce you to the mysterious Franco and his son Franco bucho come on in here how are you Franco good good yes sir to do my car 30 years I've had my Countach it's got I know I know how many miles on it but it still runs good thanks and this is your your personal car correct yes this is my personal car okay now what this was a customer car that had sort of been neglected and fair to say no basis and all the the this customers here there's some problem a physical problem makin driver anymore then this you know he wanna sell the car and then I say I proposing if I could buy for myself every day of course they say agree you know I know I didn't have no problem they say yes and from there from a sense of darkness I've been over the car and that's what I say that's the car yeah what I mean you've worked on everybody's Lamborghini that's 30 almost 40 years so finally got one of your own yeah time I go back with my car he'd be a little bit bigger yes yeah okay now for those who don't know the Diablo was built under Chrysler Lee Iacocca bought well Lee Iacocca and Chrysler bought Lamborghini for six million dollars back in the in the late 80s so the price of a half a dozen Aventador is basically pretty money but was pretty bankrupt and the Diablo was the first car done under the new regime of Chrysler isn't that correct yeah absolutely again Dini having to do with this yeah yeah yeah yeah he did designer which I think he did an amazing job so it was basically Countach running gear correct yeah I mean they redesigned everything but they used the same layout right I mean they basically it's just a newer version updated version of a Countach right right and it was rated originally at 492 horse but yeah correct yes it was 490 to v12 fuel-injected no carburetors yes right because it's 91 but yeah exactly they went away from the mechanical fuel injection finally went to the new world now you were telling me that you this car was being kept down by the beach and I think it was well you guys done a lot you yeah yeah I was a little a little rust here in there a little you know yeah needed a little fixing up and and of course everything we did we went crazy right so it's like off we have to do this in the engine let's pull the whole thing right right well you've done a beautiful job because I remember he used to be black and yeah some kids owned it and they they blacked out the back of the car and yeah yeah yeah but now it and you know there are very few cars would look good in white but this looks nice and white and this whole the way the cut of this door and it's a wide car in it super wide yeah yeah it's and I think the car so extreme looking at a low key color yeah is a nice contrast this is probably the most misunderstood of all the Lamborghinis isn't it possibly yeah you know because well I know you mentioned the VT was probably was that the low point yeah I mean when I first came all the VT is they went to four-wheel drive and it's they didn't have it perfected I think when they first started it right and then as it as a progressed I mean I think it was a good call to go four-wheel drive because I realized to keep the car on the road yeah especially with so much power I mean it can be a little hairy driving this car for that reason there's no traction control or anything yeah I like the two-wheel drive is there power steering in this no power steering yeah no power brake on the Honda nothing yeah yeah nothing here your honor at all it's a it's a rock well everybody talks about the McLaren f1 no power steering no mobility no traction control no this is wrong this is wrong yeah well yeah and it has the classic a 5-speed gearbox yes with with the gated shifter whoo yeah really I love that period that's what I like and Diablos can be had fairly reasonably now by supercar standards yeah would say so yeah and they're they're complicated but not that tough to work on it's basically the same v12 is goes all the way back to the beginning isn't it oh it's the almost the same design you know I mean they were two files in the beginning but it's dual overhead cam right I mean the same kind of layout and it was I think a great great engine design they just kept making it better over the years you know yeah let's uh let's open the door let's show how this door okay this way that's I mean there's plenty of room in there and then it's a it is more spacious than the Countach I would say yeah a little cramp yeah oh and also we you know we put the aluminum plates on the on the pedals right I'll see that to make it look a little more modern and we also space the pedals out a little bit because they were super tight as you probably know in the Countach right I wouldn't want to parallel park no no you believe work in your yeah your biceps and your triceps on that one well they go the famous Lamborghini v12 how many leader is this 5.7 5.7 liter okay and with Franco's little tuning touches I imagine getting probably over 40 50 horsepower more correct yeah in all of the secret all of the secret no tell water to secrecy his Lamborghini shop to get this kind of power but I know everybody brings their cars to DeFranco he does a terrific job because these cars were finicky you know late eighties early nineties supercars were still not particularly reliable you know it's not like now where everything is computer-controlled so no no it was it's not you had to have a relationship with your car that's right and it was it was give-and-take yes that's right you know it's so funny back in the 90s you open this hood and that seemed so complicated now it looks so simple yeah compared to modern cars I would I would call it spacious yeah yeah I mean you've got room in here there's your air cleaners on each side there you feel injection unit you can you can go in and just grab your headers and just ya know you can still see the engine yeah and it's all built those are the stock wheels well these are actually on a 96 all these are later yeah because we updated the brakes and we went a lot bigger right because the original brakes are kind of horrifying right har that's around 500 or spa right you know you could get a little sketchy I mean it's a 200 mile an hour car does it have anti-lock brakes no it does not have ABS oh really no way BS either 91 Wow 91 was a long time ago it apparently was like just the other day to us but it was a long time ago was that transitional period and boy it's a wide car in it and what kind of gas might just get about 11 I think is the service station you know yeah but these these engines for all the finicky news a very robust it's as strong as rock solid yeah yeah you can't I don't really hear many of them thrown around or anything like that they're pretty bulletproof yeah if anything that the clutches is something that would go out yeah and this engine basically ran from 1964 up until just a couple of years ago the basic seein so if you have one of these guys you got to go to Franklin he's all the little secrets I think it's time to take it for a ride well it's easier to get into the net Countach before you fire it out let's take a look what we got here pretty much classic Lamborghini speedometer oil pressure temperature tachometer of course fuel I mean battery the usual stuff the classic Alpine stereo of course climate control headlights I mean these electric here electric windows and of course the famous gated shifter and you've got your ashtray there and I guess that's a power plug now that's not a cigarette lighter that's a power club but it's pretty straightforward and nothing fancy no one elaborate electronics well it's got that great sound thing for a ride I was there I don't miss it it's not heavy not you bad when you're moving you can just send a little off to the right has a lot of supercars from the 80s and 90s day because your uprights are right there but it's not bad and as plenty of legroom certainly more legroom than in my food cup brakes are very nice you know initial impression is transmission it's wonderful boy it shifts really smooth and easily clutches very progressive it's really nice the clutch itself we go to the carbon Kevlar so they would last a lot longer and yeah it's actually a little a little softer but we also modified the slave cylinder okay but it wasn't a carbon clutch originally laughing no no boy it's very nice the clutch is very nice I mean these are all updates and people do - they're the Apple oh if they have one it's hard to believe this car is 25 years old yeah it's and people still look at it like it's it was made yesterday oh yeah you'll get a lot of head turns and maybe more attention than you want yeah boy yeah it's still old school but we try to make it yeah friendly and this cars got 26,000 miles on it which is actually a lot for some supercars yes actually broken in my face oh yeah the wines fantastic it looks like such a big heavy car when you're in it it's not quite a lot actually at 70 in barely turned in 2500 rpm so that's gonna help the gas mileage a little the rides smoother than my Carrera GT well what a fantastic sound I remember David he gave us from car and drivers said everybody should drive a v12 car at least once in their lifetime and I get to do it over time this is madness Wow let's go for a ride let's go someplace where the car is wider than the road Australia there are so many great driving roads around Los Angeles everybody talked about the LA traffic and it is the worst but that's on the five or the four five or the 101 once you get up in the hills I haven't even seen another car without one went by okay I saw one how many roads and everyone has their favorite secret road yeah there's all kinds of secret roads I mean it's like you in another country I mean you're not even in you're still in LA now it's hard to believe Wow we finally got into this gear and we're turning twenty three hundred and seventy miles an hour which is pretty good for gas mileage I like the small-block Chevy of Lamborghini they used it in everything last forever pretty bulletproof wow what a car you know I always thought ooh these Diablos a little clunky and heavy but when they're set up properly and done right point what a joy this is to drive I'm so impressed with this transmission and this Kevlar clutch I want to thank David Franco Franco come in here we have three generations of Franco Lamborghini people we have Franco and we have Damian and this is Dave your grandson correct so look at that so you got to check out Franco shop now remember this there's no cappuccino machine there's no what there's no place for people to look through magazines it's a classic old fashioned you know car repair shop and boy he just does a wonderful job at this car test so you saw his shopping before it's not too fancy but that's okay see then you don't have to pay for that part of it so just pay for the good stuff so Franco thank you very much thank you for carrying on the tradition the Damien thank you - thank you so much we'll see you guys next week\n"