The Lamborghini LM001 was a
prototype off-road vehicle
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designed and built by
Lamborghini. It was first revealed at the
1981 Geneva Auto Show alongside the new
Jalpa.
Despite the failure of the
Cheetah
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project, the idea of a Lamborghini off-road vehicle was still very much alive, and with new capital from investors, the Cheetah concept was redesigned into the LM001. Unlike the Cheetah's
Chrysler engine, the LM001 prototype had a 5.9 L (360 ci)
AMC
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-built
V8, with the intention of offering the
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from the
Countach for production models.
The LM001 was found to have unfavorable
handling characteristics when accelerating. This problem was traced to the placement of the engine in the rear.
As a result, the LM001 was discontinued after one prototype was made.
References
External links
LamboCars: LM001
LM001
Off-road vehicles
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