What is Lamborghini Jalpa?
{{Infobox automobile | name = Lamborghini Jalpa | image = Lamborghini_Jalpa.jpg | caption = Lamborghini Jalpa (with the optional rear wing) | manufacturer = [[Lamborghini]] | aka = Lamborghini Jalpa P350 | production = 1981–1988<br>410 produced | assembly = Italy: [[Bolognese]], [[Sant'Agata Bolognese|Sant'Agata]] | predecessor = [[Lamborghini Silhouette]] | successor = [[Lamborghini Gallardo]] | class = [[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]]) | body_style = 2-door [[targa top|targa]] | layout = [[Transverse engine|Transverse]] [[mid-engine design|mid-engine]], [[rear-wheel drive]] | platform = | engine = 3.5-litre [[Lamborghini V8]] | transmission = 5-speed [[manual transmission|synchromesh manual]] | wheelbase = {{convert|2451|mm|1|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|4330|mm|1|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|1880|mm|1|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|1140|mm|1|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|1510|kg|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} | designer = [[Giulio Alfieri]]<br>[[Gruppo Bertone|Carrozzeria Bertone]] | sp = uk }} The '''Lamborghini Jalpa''' is a [[sports car]]. [[Lamborghini]] built it from [[1981]] to [[1988]]. The Jalpa came after the [[Lamborghini Silhouette|Silhouette]]. The Jalpa was designed by [[Carrozzeria Bertone]]. ==History== The Jalpa was introduced at the 1981 [[Geneva Auto Show]]. It was based off the [[Lamborghini Silhouette|Silhouette]]. Lamborghini designed it to be less expensive than the [[Lamborghini Countach|Countach]].<ref name=MT1282>{{cite journal |last=Hall |first=Jim |date=December 1982 |title=Driving Impression: Lamborghini Jalpa |journal=Motor Trend |pages=59&ndash;60 |publisher=Petersen Publishing |issn= 0027-2094 }}</ref><ref name= review/> ==Engine and transmission== The Jalpa was powered by a {{convert|3.5|L|cuin|abbr=on}} [[Lamborghini V8|V8]] engine. The engine in the Jalpa came from the Silhouette. The Jalpa’s engine had a power output of {{convert|255|hp|kW PS|abbr=on}}, and {{convert|225|lbft|Nm|abbr=on}} of [[torque]]. The engine in the US models made {{cvt|250|hp|kW PS|abbr=on|0}}.<ref name=MT128