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"Lamborghini has been known in automotive circles to be financially ailing," noted the New York Times, adding: "Chrysler paid only a relatively small amount for the 300-employee company."At the time, Lamborghini built three vehicles. The Countach, which was soon to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The Jalpa, the original "baby bull," with a mid-mounted V-8. And the LM002, which the Mimran brothers unleashed upon the world—and whose original prototype used a 5.9-liter Chrysler V-8.Through the sordid history of Lamborghini's various owners—combining the unholy unions of founder Ferrucio's personal friends, shady foreign businessmen, a handful of bankruptcies, way more threats of bankruptcy, and the Italian government—Chrysler's aegis of the firm can be distilled into two things. The first was the Portofino concept, which debuted mere months after the ink dried on the contracts.Out-four-dooring the Maserati Quattroporte, the Portofino evolved from a rejected Chrysler clay design called the Navajo.
What better way, then, to show off Chrysler's expensive new division, at the 1987 Frankfurt Auto Show thatSeptember than to resurrect it with a bull's badge. All four doors were skyward-opening scissor doors. It was long and sleek and round in true late-Eighties fashion, atop a stretched Jalpa chassis with its V-8 mounted firmly behind the rear seats. If a mid-engined sedan with four scissor doors and a 5-speed manual isn't a wonderfully weird concept, then nothing else could top it.See the Dodge Stealth's bizarre half-wing? The Pentastar badge on the steering wheel, complete with bull logo? Remember the Eagle Optima concept car of 1990? The cab-forward Portfofino really did more for Chrysler than it did Lamborghini. Via Car Design News, Jalopnik reported: "folks within Lamborghini were unimpressed with the design and called it the 'Big Potato,'" which, if you think about it, really is the opposite of "countach!" But no less than car guy and Road & Track contributor Bob Lutz, Chrysler's then-vice president, signed off on the Portofino—and the body and bones of the Portofino eventually became distilled into nothing else than the Dodge Intrepid.Ignominy?
But that cab-forward design defined Chrysler for the next two decades—so, never say Lamborghini didn't do anything for them.Because without Chrysler, Lamborghini would have never built off the audacity of the Countach, defining an outrageous sentiment of danger and sexiness and political incorrectness; it would have never leapt off our bedroom walls. It would have never created the Diablo.Project 132, the Diablo debuted in Monte Carlo on January 21, 1990. When it launched, it was the latest car in the world. Proudly, defiantly Lamborghini, it not only captured Marcello Gandini's talented penmanship, but it also brought Dodge Viper designer Tom Gale in to work on the final design. A copy editor, if you will. Chrysler designed the interior to encompass modern-day creature comforts. Seats and steering wheel were adjustable. Power steering and all-wheel drive were added to the Diablo VT of 1993. The Lamborghini V12 was a 492-horsepower monster that could surpass the Bugatti EB110 and Jaguar XJ220;
when it was introduced, it was the fastest production car in the world. It hit 0-60 in 4.5 seconds, well on its way to 202 miles per hour. A $10,500 option added a clock by Breguet to the dashboard. It cost 6 billion Italian lira to develop. It sold at $211,050, or the equivalent of $386,000 today. Sales rocketed as fast as the car itself. Lamborghini generated a million-dollar profit in 1991.Then, a year later, sales went through the tank, Lamborghini began siphoning money from Chrysler, and the company dumped it.Yes, in 1994 Chrysler sold Lamborghini to the evocatively-named MegaTech, a Bermuda-registered company owned by a pair of Indonesian businessmen who also owned Vector. And if one begins to assume the notion that Lamborghini is really the high-class call girl of the automotive world, bouncing from relationships with sordid businessmen, then Lamborghini's Richard Gere came in the form of Audi—who has elevated the Sant' Agatha factory to far better heights.Right now, despite a glaring lack of a manual transmission in every one of its products, Lamborghini can be considered as being actually, genuinely, positively, profitably, legitimately successful.
And all the power to it! But while we can mock a Lamborghini as being not quite Imported From Detroit, we can really give Chrysler credit where credit was due: propelling Lamborghini into the 21st century while not giving up an ounce of its outrageousness.Dodge Stealth For Sale Find Dodge Stealth for sale By Year View All Years of Dodge Stealth For Sale Be notified when a new vehicle is added to Carsforsale that matches your criteria. 3.0L V6 Natural Aspiration Interior - Dark Gray 16 city / 23 hwy 16 city / 22 hwy 17 city / 22 hwy Salvage & damage disclosures 16 city / 21 hwy 3.0L V6 Twin Turbocharger Audio Controls on Steering Wheel You are now following this vehicleView in profile It appears that you are located approximately [X] miles away from this vehicle. Are you certain that you are still interested? If so, click Send to contact the seller.In the mid '90s, Japanese car manufacturers were embroiled in a battle royale, trying to make the most exciting, affordable sports cars in existence.
At the top of the boy-racer wishlist was the second generation Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX - something that became nearly impossible to find in stock form. Until I bought one. I seem to have a bit of a reputation for buying quirky cars. I've purchased old BMW M cars, a '99 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4, and huge Mercedes-Benz luxury barges that were more engine than car. I'm no stranger to the long-lost art of buying someone else's headaches. That's why the '90s Eclipse was so intriguing to me - it was almost always someone's unfinished masterpiece, and here's why: after the release of Fast And The Furious in the early 2000s, Paul Walker's hero car, a second generation Mitsubishi Eclipse (it's a base model RS, if you look closely), lit a fire under the ass of every budding car nut that had Brian O'Connor as their spirit animal. Before a sequel was even a drug-addled thought in the minds of the film's producers, Lamborghini doors were installed, tribal graphics were overlayed, and tuna sandwiches were ordered by the truck full - no crust, obviously - by fans wanting to recreate the mystique that was the street racing scene.
This was the look of a regular Eclipse a decade ago: (Photo by Mark van Seeters on Flickr) This trend went on for so long that not only was the secondhand car market filled with these monuments of swag, every car was a project - a build that never seemed to end, as the kids that proclaimed that they would "kill the game" this coming year realized that body work is freaking expensive, and it's not physically possible to work 35 hours a day in front of a fryer. This meant that values plummeted for the customized trash heaps, and the stock ones were harder and harder to find, commanding a high premium. Hope was all but lost - until Truck Yeah! writer and International Scouts Anonymous support group leader Andrew Collins sent me a Craigslist posting near him. Here's what I saw: Two low-res pictures of a '95 Eclipse GSX and this description: 2L, turbo, 210+hp, 110,000 miles, all wheel drive, ps, pb, 5 speed standard, pl, pw, sun roof, multi CD/cassette player, cruise control, ABS, leather seats, dual air bags, new clutch, battery, clutch master cylinder, rebuilt starter, 2 sets of wheels, Mitsubishi Shop Manual.
Car is in very good condition. One of the best handling cars I ever drove, and lots of fun. I called the gentleman who was selling it and arranged a time when I'd be there to check out the car, since finding a bone stock, first year second generation Eclipse was akin to finding a treasure chest on the "free" side of Craigslist only because the seller couldn't get the damn thing open. For those of you who are wondering why this car is so special, here's a quick history lesson: In the late '80s, Chrysler and Mitsubishi got together to form an alliance called Diamond Star Motors, or "DSM". From this unlikely pairing came cars like the Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest, Dodge/Mitsubishi Colt, Mitsubishi 3000GT/Dodge Stealth, and the Mitsubishi Eclipse/Eagle Talon/Plymouth Laser. The most popular platform by far was the Eclipse, because of this: Its top trim GSX version gave you a manual, all-wheel drive, turbocharged 4-cylinder powertrain that was practically identical to the one used in the insanely potent Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution in Japan.
It was the same kind of over-engineering that was present in other Japanese halo cars, only miniaturized for efficiency. This car wasn't just special, it would be the last time we'd see an affordable, Japanese, all-wheel drive turbo sports coupe in the States - ever. I recruited Raphael Orlove as my partner in crime to come with me and dial "9-1" while I check out the car, waiting patiently to hear my scream as the signal to dial "1" again. I also had to have someone drive a car back, in case of a no-murder, bought-the-car situation. We drove two hours from the trashy confines of downtown Manhattan to the stifling openness of upstate New York, a fact you would know if you followed me on Twitter: After taking a good hard look at the car, its flaws (or lack thereof), I asked the seller if he had any records or accompanying paperwork for the car. "Yeah, I think I have a little." He then pulled out a binder of all the receipts for every service the car has ever had, along with the original factory service manuals, a Chilton Service Manual, newspaper clippings of reviews from 1994 of the car when it was new, the original window sticker, the original sales receipt (paid in cash, by the way), every Mitsubishi accessory brochure available
, 4 extra CD changer cartridges and a small hard-written book of all the car's recent oil changes. Some of you will note that the wheels on the car are hubcaps, and not the original alloys that came with the car. Fret not - included with the sale were 4 original alloys with tires. This deal could not have been any better, and I prayed to whatever deity would listen to my first world problems that my needle in a haystack would make it home without the crank walking out on me. After meeting the eagle-eyed Mr. Andrew Collins and treating him to an extravagant dinner as thanks, Raph and I started on the long journey home. Driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse isn't an adventure, but it is an experience. The car's 210 horsepower, made possible by its hair-dryer turbocharger feels modern. It feel like it could've been made yesterday at a modern plant, using modern equipment. There were no weird squeaks, rattles, or bangs. It drove remarkably like an car. The somewhat twitchy steering didn't require a ton of force, but with 16" steelies on each corner, a light feel wasn't out of the ordinary.
It wouldn't win a race against a modern V6 Camry, but it had the potential to outrun a Ferrari, and I think that's this model's double-edged sword - it wanted you to modify it. It wanted to be faster. It yearned to break free of the "factory tuned" shackles to which it had been confined, to give its deserving and precocious owner what a certain Top Gear presenter calls "the fizz." The one minor gripe I had with the car was a slight hesitation in high gear when I floored the throttle - likely caused by fouled spark plugs. Fortunately, it cruised quite well, and during this pleasantly uneventful drive, I found an added bonus: This car was built in 1994. Its radio was likely designed before then. What the hell is the AUX port for? I'm legitimately curious, because this is the single most surprisingly useful aspect of the sound system, which, for its age, is quite spectacular. If you have an idea what its original intended purpose was, let me know, as I'm legitimately stumped. When I got the car home, another Easter egg revealed itself in the fact that the previous owner used cut-up bathroom mat as decorative floor mats.