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Engine redprint / verifiedLamborghini 6.0 L V12
6.0 L 60° v12 · naturally aspirated · Lamborghini 6.0 L V12Longitudinal rear-mid engine, rear-wheel driveTopology diagram · not to scale · based on the cited primary sources
The Diablo GT was the road-legal, circuit-led peak of the original Diablo line and one of Lamborghini’s rarest production V12 coupés.
R / production rarity
How rare is it?
A simple 1–5 rating based on completed worldwide production for this exact version. Price and desirability are not included.
The rating uses five fixed production bands. Smaller production runs receive higher ratings. Exact totals and responsibly sourced estimates for this precise version can be rated. Plans, regional totals, lower bounds, disputed figures and broader-family totals remain visible but unclassified. The evidence description is kept separate from the rating so a source limitation cannot change how scarcity is measured.
Diablo GT (Diablo GT) records one precise Lamborghini performance-car configuration from 1999–2000. The Diablo GT was the road-legal, circuit-led peak of the original Diablo line and one of Lamborghini’s rarest production V12 coupés.
At its centre is a 5,992 cc naturally aspirated v12 identified as Lamborghini 6.0 L V12. The manufacturer publishes 423 kW (575 PS) for this scope. A six-litre V12, carbon-fibre body revisions and GT2-derived development created the rear-wheel-drive Diablo GT.
The engine is installed in a longitudinal rear-mid engine, rear-wheel drive layout and works through a 5-speed manual. Those facts matter acoustically as well as technically: engine position, firing order, induction, gear selection and cabin structure all affect what reaches a listener.
Engineering and character
Within Lamborghini's history, this is a precisely defined model. Related badges, body styles and competition derivatives may share a visual or mechanical vocabulary without sharing exact specifications. The family tree provides context, not permission to transfer a recording or fact from a neighbouring model.
The listening cues six-litre V12, five-speed manual, rear-wheel drive, circuit-led intake are orientation rather than proof. A cold start can expose idle control and mechanical texture; acceleration can document induction, combustion and shift behaviour; a fly-by can place exhaust and tyre sound in an exterior context.
The focus here is the road-going Diablo GT limited series. It excludes the Diablo SV, VT, GTR, GT2 competition prototypes and modified cars. Many surviving performance cars have replacement exhausts or other changes.
Legacy and identity
It invites cold start, acceleration and fly-by recordings, plus photographs, documents and corrections.
Contributors are therefore asked for capture date, general environment, microphone and recorder details, engine temperature, operating load and any known deviation from factory specification. Private location and ownership details stay out of the public record. This practical metadata lets later researchers distinguish mechanical character from recording technique while leaving room for a corrected identity or a better documented replacement.
Preservation means keeping each claim inspectable and correctable.
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Model identity
The focus here is the road-going Diablo GT limited series. It excludes the Diablo SV, VT, GTR, GT2 competition prototypes and modified cars.
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Why it matters
The Diablo GT was the road-legal, circuit-led peak of the original Diablo line and one of Lamborghini’s rarest production V12 coupés.
04 / family tree
Model lineage
1971–2018 · 8 documented milestones
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1971Miura P400 SVView passport ↗The Miura P400 SV was the mature final production form of Lamborghini’s transverse mid-engined V12 landmark.[5]
1982Countach LP500 SView passport ↗The Countach 5000 S paired the established wide-body silhouette with the first displacement increase of the production Countach line.[1]
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1995Diablo SVView passport ↗The Diablo SV returned the Super Veloce badge to a lighter, rear-driven V12 flagship after the Miura SV.[5]
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1999Diablo GTCurrent passport: The Diablo GT was the road-legal, circuit-led peak of the original Diablo line and one of Lamborghini’s rarest production V12 coupés.[4]
2006Murciélago LP 640View passport ↗The Murciélago LP 640 was the major mechanical and body revision of Lamborghini’s first twenty-first-century V12 flagship.[7]
2009Murciélago LP 670-4 SVView passport ↗The LP 670-4 SV was the lightest and most powerful series Murciélago and the closing development of its V12 platform.[8]
2018Aventador SVJView passport ↗The Aventador SVJ combined Lamborghini’s Super Veloce and Jota traditions in the ultimate series-production Aventador coupé.[9]
06 / contribute sound
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Share a properly licensed recording of this exact model. Stock and modified cars are both welcome when their configuration is described clearly.
