Can You Believe The Lamborghini Urraco Is 50 Years Old?

Lamborghini has thrown a virtual birthday party for the Urraco, as its iconic supercar turns 50.

Styled by Carrozzeria Bertone’s Marcello Gandini and presented at the Turin Motor Show in late October of 1970, the 2+2 coupe had a rear mid-mounted V8 in the initial configuration and independent front and rear suspension in a premiere for a production car.

Made from 1970 to 1976 in P250 spec, with ‘P’ standing for ‘posteriore’ (Italian for ‘rear’), indicating the position of the engine, and ‘250’ for the engine capacity (2.5 liters), it came with a 2.5-liter V8. The engine had four Weber double-body carburetors and produced 220 HP at 7,800 rpm, allowing the Urraco to sprint up to 245 km/h (152 mph).

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At the 1974 Turin Motor Show, Lamborghini introduced the P200 variant, intended for the Italian market. It had 2.0 liters in displacement and a total output of 182 HP, and remained in production until 1977. The P200 was joined by the P300 in 1975, a higher-capacity model with a 3.0-liter engine pumping out 265 HP.

At 4,250 mm (167.3 in) long, 1,760 mm (69.3 in) wide and 1,160 mm (45.7 in) tall, and with a 2,450 mm (96.5 in) long wheelbase, the Urraco was one of Ferruccio Lamborghini’s pet projects, who wanted to expand the company’s reach and make a supercar that would become accessible to a wider, albeit still limited, audience.

Nonetheless, it didn’t break any production records, as only 520 units of the P250 were made, alongside 66 and 190 examples of the P200 and P300 respectively. Nevertheless, it did serve as an inspiration to the Raging Bull’s future exotics, with eight- and ten-cylinder engines.