In the eighties of the last century, Americanthe armed forces announced a tender for an SUV for their own use. It was for this purpose that the Lamborghini Jeep was created. The model was named LM002. It was a light and at the same time roomy car, which was characterized by high traffic and the ability to install weapons. Despite this, the Italians could not become winners of the competition, as it was won by the local Hummer. It is for this reason that only 300 copies of this model from the Lamborghini were released. You can see the photo of the LM002 jeep below.
Power point
Although the tender was lost, representativesItalian car concern suggested that the car could well be used for civilian purposes. As a result, in 1986, during the motor show in the Belgian city of Brussels, the official first presentation of the model was held, which was then made for another seven years. Jeep "Lamborghini" was equipped with a 450-horsepower carburetor engine with a volume of 5.2 liters. It was V-shaped and consisted of twelve cylinders. The power unit operated in conjunction with a five-step "mechanics". The maximum possible speed of an SUV is 200 km / h, and fuel consumption in these conditions is 53 liters per hundred kilometers. One of the main advantages of the car is that the jeep "Lamborghini" has high throughput and stability, which are successfully combined with a soft ride, even in the conditions of roads with a loose surface. The manufacturer was able to achieve this largely due to the wide tires.
Chassis and interior
Теперь несколько слов о ходовой части.Designers installed on the SUV front ventilated brakes. In this case, each of the disks boasts the presence of two calipers. In the rear part was used drum brake system. This decision was dictated primarily by the large mass of the car, because the Lamborghini jeep weighed about three tons. The inclusion of the front drive was possible to implement only at the expense of a special key. This caused a certain discomfort, because the driver needed to leave the cabin. According to experts, this was the main reason that the American army abandoned the LM002 and made its choice in favor of the Hammer. This is not surprising, because in combat conditions such a feature was life-threatening. Salon SUV can hardly be called spacious. It is visually divided into two halves with a cardan shaft, which makes it much more difficult to move from the rear to the front. As for the adjustment, only the front seats move here.
Completion of production
Despite the efforts of designers "Lamborghini"the car still remained purely military. Nor were hopes of the interest of the Arab sheikhs, for whom he proved to be very modest. This was the reason that the car was removed from the conveyor in 1993. For some time the car was used by the armed forces of Saudi Arabia, Libya and Lebanon. If we talk about the cost of such an unusual car as a “Lamborghini” jeep, its price is now an average of 120 thousand American dollars, which is equivalent to 4 million rubles.
