The Lamborghini Silhouette P300 was a two-door

Vehicle door

A vehicle door is a partition, typically hinged, but sometimes attached by other mechanisms such as tracks, in front of an opening which is used for entering and exiting a vehicle. A vehicle door can be opened to provide access to the opening, or closed to secure it. These doors are similar to...

 two-seat

Car seat

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 mid-engined

Mid-engine design

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 rear-wheel drive sports car

Sports car

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, made in small numbers by Lamborghini

Lamborghini

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini , is an Italian car manufacturer. The company was founded by manufacturing magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963, with the objective of producing a refined grand touring car to compete with established offerings from marques like...

 between 1976 and 1979.

Officially presented at the 1976 Geneva Auto Show, the Silhouette began as a styling exercise by noted Italian carrozzeria

Coachbuilder

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 Bertone. It was based on the earlier Lamborghini Urraco

Lamborghini Urraco

The Lamborghini Urraco was a sports car manufactured by Italian automaker Lamborghini in the 1970s. It was introduced at the Turin auto show in 1970 but wasn't available to buyers until 1973....

, but was distinguished from the Urraco by more angular styling. The Silhouette was the first Lamborghini to employ a targa top

Targa top

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 roof. The Silhouette later evolved into the similar looking but more successful Lamborghini Jalpa

Lamborghini Jalpa

The Lamborghini Jalpa is a sports car produced by the Italian sports car manufacturer Lamborghini from 1981 to 1988.-Overview:The Jalpa was a development of the earlier Silhouette intended to fill a role as a more "affordable" Lamborghini, being much less expensive than the flagship Countach and...

. The car had a 3.0  litre all-aluminium alloy

Aluminium alloy

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 Lamborghini V8

Lamborghini V8

The Lamborghini V8 is a ninety degree V8 petrol engine designed by Lamborghini, for their less-expensive vehicles. It was only the second internal combustion engine ever developed by the company, and first saw production for the 1971 Lamborghini Urraco. It was designed by Gian Paolo Dallara...

 internal-combustion engine mounted transversely

Transverse engine

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behind the driver. Of the 54 units built (only 12 with right-hand drive), 31 are currently known to exist.

Official performance figures indicate the Silhouette could complete the 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62.1 ) sprint in 6.5 seconds, 0 to 100 mph (0 to 44.7 ) in 16.1 seconds, and could reach a top speed of 260 kilometre per hour