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Bravo
1974 Bertone dream car on the Urraco chassis with a 3.0-litre transverse mid-mounted V8; only one made per the lead.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1974
- Engine
- Transverse mid-mounted 90° V-8 · 2,996 cc / 3.0 LFactory: 2,996 cc
- Power
- 224 kW / 304 PSFactory: 300 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Marcello Gandini (Bertone)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Bravo was a Bertone show car proposed as a two-seat companion to the Urraco. It was the third Bertone dream car in the Lamborghini line after the Marzal and the Countach prototype, and the project was shelved.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Bertone's third dream car for Lamborghini after the Marzal (1967) and the Countach prototype (1971), the Bravo reused the Urraco-based chassis and mechanicals. The catalogue notes that, per journalist Jean-Francois Marchet, the car (internal code Studio 114) covered 70,000 km of testing.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Bravo.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Transverse mid-mounted 90° V-81 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 81 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 2,996 cc / 3.0 LFactory: 2,996 cc2 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | DOHC1 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | Four twin-choke Weber carburettors1 Independently researched |
| Power | 224 kW / 304 PSFactory: 300 hp · converted2 Independently researchedSource states bhp. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Five-speed gearbox2 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 51 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Independent, McPherson struts1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Independent, Chapman struts1 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Dual-circuit hydraulic, 278 mm discs all round1 Independently researched |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,250 mmFactory: 2,250 mm1 Independently researched |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Chassis number NS46 01.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1974 Lamborghini Bravo | Villa d'Este 2011 Level C RM Sotheby's
- transverse mid-mounted 90° V-8 DOHC engine
- 90° V-8 DOHC engine
- fed by four twin-choke Weber carburettors
- five-speed gearbox
- independent front suspension with McPherson struts
- independent rear suspension with Chapman struts
- dual-circuit hydraulic brakes, 278 mm discs all round
- Wheelbase: 2,250 mm
-
2
1974 Lamborghini Bravo, Villa d'Este 2011 (lot 110) Level C RM Auctions (Wayback capture)
- 2,996 cc transverse mid-mounted 90 degree V-8
- 300 bhp, 2,996 cc transverse mid-mounted 90 degree V-8 DOHC engine
- five-speed ge[arbox]
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