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andrave · 03-28-2003, 11:26 AM

not exactly, in 90 or 91 I believe (I think it was 91) the diablo replaced the countach as an all new model. The mercialago (sp) is a redone diablo, they share a lot of stuff.
And yes, top speed has always been good... one of the reason they were FAST but not QUICK. quick means acceleration. speed means they needed to be geared high enough to reach whatever their top speed was, like 170 or something? not sure. anyway, they have really long gears.
in the newer (and quicker) diablo they overcame the problem with mountains of torque and wheel drive.
the diablo SV is one of the quickest ever, and it is RWD but features a shorter gear's and has a lower top speed.

03-28-2003, 11:26 AM	#30
andrave BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burton WV Posts: 2,350 Trader Rating: (0)	not exactly, in 90 or 91 I believe (I think it was 91) the diablo replaced the countach as an all new model. The mercialago (sp) is a redone diablo, they share a lot of stuff. And yes, top speed has always been good... one of the reason they were FAST but not QUICK. quick means acceleration. speed means they needed to be geared high enough to reach whatever their top speed was, like 170 or something? not sure. anyway, they have really long gears. in the newer (and quicker) diablo they overcame the problem with mountains of torque and wheel drive. the diablo SV is one of the quickest ever, and it is RWD but features a shorter gear's and has a lower top speed.