{"id":219042,"date":"2016-04-21T21:18:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=219042"},"modified":"2024-03-10T17:07:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T17:07:33","slug":"1996-lamborghini-diablo-vt-roadster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1996-lamborghini-diablo-vt-roadster\/","title":{"rendered":"1996 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>1996 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster<\/h1>\n<p>The Diablo VT Roadster was introduced in 1995 and had a\u00a0targa top. Besides the roof, the roadster&#8217;s body was altered from the fixed-top VT model in a number of ways. The front bumper was revised, replacing the quad rectangular driving lamps with two rectangular and two round units. The brake cooling ducts were moved inboard of the driving lamps and changed to a straked design, while the rear ducts featured the vertical painted design seen on the SE30.<\/p>\n<h4>VT Stands for the viscous traction 4wd system.<\/h4>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\r\n            <div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n                <a href='https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster1.jpg' class='tipi-lightbox'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"1996 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster1-300x217.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"1996 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster3-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster3-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1996_Lamborghini_DiabloVTRoadster3-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n            <\/div><\/figure>\n<h3>In Detail<\/h3>\n<table class=\"cardetails\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">submitted by<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">Richard Owen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">price $<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">$275 000 USD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"boldlabel\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">engine<\/td>\n<td class=\"boldvalue\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">V12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">valvetrain<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">DOHC 4 Valves \/ Cyl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">displacement<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">5707 cc \/ 348.3 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">bore<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">87.0 mm \/ 3.43 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">stroke<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">80.0 mm \/ 3.15 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">compression<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">10.0:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">power<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">366.9 kw \/ 492.0 bhp @ 7000 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"30%\">specific output<\/td>\n<td class=\"value\" align=\"right\" valign=\"bottom\" width=\"70%\">86.21 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"label\" align=\"left\" 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