Lamborghini powered AWD Daytona

[justdave]

Just playing around on Wikipedia and found this:

"The Lamborghini Jalpa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxalpa]) was a sports car produced by the Italian automaker Lamborghini from 1981 to 1988. The Jalpa was a development of the earlier Silhouette. The Jalpa was intended to fill a role as a more "affordable" Lamborghini, being much less expensive than the Countach. Instead of the big car's V12, the Jalpa was fitted with a transversely-mounted 3.5 litre V8 that developed 255 hp (190 kW). The bodywork was designed and built by Bertone.

Following the Chrysler takeover Lamborghini product programs general manager Jack Stavana fitted a Jalpa V8 into a Dodge Daytona, linked to an AWD system designed by Carroll Shelby and called it the "Decepzione". Despite its performance, the project was never followed up due to the car having just 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of ground clearance, necessitated by the comparatively tall engine block."

Interesting.

[kreel]

Very cool. I wonder how true it is

[justdave]

I was kinda wondering the same thing.

[big_P]

pics pics pics pics pics pics pics

[GLHNSLHT2]

it's true, there used to be pics on the net years ago.

[The Pope]

+2 on that, it was in the Mope mags years ago.

[Reaper1]

I don't remember it being AWD though...maybe I forgot??

[gkcooper]

I remember this very clearly in one of the major car mags.

When I left home to go active duty AF years ago, my mom (thanks Mom) threw out my car magazine collection. This was one of them.

[twintshelby]

http://www.front-runners.net/files/m...decepzione.pdf

this page tells all about it

[justdave]

Nice find. I just wish it had more info and some pics of the awd system. But I'll take what I can get. Came you imagine the scream of that motor coming out of a daytona!

[twintshelby]

that would be awesome to have that car

[turbokid]

We need pics lmao

[Reaper1]

If you want pics of the drivetrain, then look no farther than the AWD system on the Pacifica and AWD vans. Those are iterations of that system as they describe it.

[turbokid]

awd van here I come =)

[ShelbyMopar89]

I have the mag with this article in it, I posted it years ago but cant find the post now. It is VOL4, No3 Automobile Magazine June 1989. It has the two articles show on the pdf link and another of the 89 Daytona Shelby test drive. Ahh the good ole days, one mag and three daytonas in it!