Lamborghini Cheetah - Revision history

Ferrari575GTC at 13:42, 21 June 2008

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	\| Body Style		\| Body Style
	\|		\| Four-seater, off-road vehicle
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	\| Length		\| Length
	\|		\| 4320 mm
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	\| Width		\| Width
	\|		\| 1880 mm
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	\| Height		\| Height
	\|		\| 1580 mm
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	\| Wheelbase		\| Wheelbase
	\|		\| 3000 mm
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	\| Weight		\| Weight
	\|		\| 2042 kg
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	\| Transmission		\| Transmission
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	\| Engine		\| Engine
	\|		\| Chrysler V-8, rear mounted, permanent four wheel drive
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	\| Power		\| Power
	\|		\| 183 bhp at 4000 rpm (290 bhp in turbocharged version)
			32 Kgm at 3500 rpm
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	\| Similar		\| Similar

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	The '''Lamborghini Cheetah''' was [[Lamborghini]]'s first attempt at an offroad vehicle that wasn't a tractor. It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International, which in turn was contracted by the US military to design and build a new all-terrain vehicle. The basis of the design came from MTI, and was largely a copy of FMC's XR 311 prototype developed for the military in 1970. This resulted in legal action from FMC against MTI and Lamborghini in 1977 when the Cheetah was presented at the [[Geneva Auto Show]]. The XR 311 and Cheetah could be considered progenitors of the current [[Hummer\|Humvee]].		The '''Lamborghini Cheetah''' was [[Lamborghini]]'s first attempt at an offroad vehicle that wasn't a tractor. It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International, which in turn was contracted by the US military to design and build a new all-terrain vehicle. The basis of the design came from MTI, and was largely a copy of FMC's XR 311 prototype developed for the military in 1970. This resulted in legal action from FMC against MTI and Lamborghini in 1977 when the Cheetah was presented at the [[Geneva Auto Show]]. The XR 311 and Cheetah could be considered progenitors of the current [[Hummer\|Humvee]].

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	! colspan="2" style="font-size: larger; text-align: center; background-color: #ccccff;" \| ''Lamborghini Cheetah''		! colspan="2" style="font-size: larger; text-align: center; background-color: #ccccff;" \| ''Lamborghini Cheetah''
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	The '''Lamborghini Cheetah''' was [[Lamborghini]]'s first attempt at an offroad vehicle that wasn't a tractor. It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International, which in turn was contracted by the US military to design and build a new all-terrain vehicle. The basis of the design came from MTI, and was largely a copy of FMC's XR 311 prototype developed for the military in 1970. This resulted in legal action from FMC against MTI and Lamborghini in 1977 when the Cheetah was presented at the [[Geneva Auto Show]]. The XR 311 and Cheetah could be considered progenitors of the current [[Humvee]].		{\| border="1" style="width: 22em; font-size: 95%; text-align: left;border-color:#000000;float:right;"
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			The '''Lamborghini Cheetah''' was [[Lamborghini]]'s first attempt at an offroad vehicle that wasn't a tractor. It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International, which in turn was contracted by the US military to design and build a new all-terrain vehicle. The basis of the design came from MTI, and was largely a copy of FMC's XR 311 prototype developed for the military in 1970. This resulted in legal action from FMC against MTI and Lamborghini in 1977 when the Cheetah was presented at the [[Geneva Auto Show]]. The XR 311 and Cheetah could be considered progenitors of the current [[Hummer\|Humvee]].

	The Cheetah was built in San José, California. After initial construction, the prototype was sent to Sant'Agata so Lamborghini could put on the finishing touches. They decided to go with a large, waterproofed 180bhp 5.9L [[Chrysler]] engine, rear mounted, with a 3 speed automatic transmission. The body was [[fiberglass]], and inside there was enough room for four fully equipped soldiers as well as the driver.		The Cheetah was built in San José, California. After initial construction, the prototype was sent to Sant'Agata so Lamborghini could put on the finishing touches. They decided to go with a large, waterproofed 180bhp 5.9L [[Chrysler]] engine, rear mounted, with a 3 speed automatic transmission. The body was [[fiberglass]], and inside there was enough room for four fully equipped soldiers as well as the driver.

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	The '''Lamborghini Cheetah''' was [[Lamborghini]]'s first attempt at an offroad vehicle that wasn't a [[tractor]]. It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International, which in turn was contracted by the ~~[[Military of the United States\|~~US military]] to design and build a new all-terrain vehicle. The basis of the design came from MTI, and was largely a copy of ~~[[Food Machinery Corporation\|~~FMC]]'s XR 311 prototype developed for the military in [[1970]]. This resulted in legal action from FMC against MTI and Lamborghini in [[1977]] when the Cheetah was presented at the [[Geneva Auto Show]]. The XR 311 and Cheetah could be considered progenitors of the current [[Humvee]].		The '''Lamborghini Cheetah''' was [[Lamborghini]]'s first attempt at an offroad vehicle that wasn't a tractor. It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International, which in turn was contracted by the US military to design and build a new all-terrain vehicle. The basis of the design came from MTI, and was largely a copy of FMC's XR 311 prototype developed for the military in 1970. This resulted in legal action from FMC against MTI and Lamborghini in 1977 when the Cheetah was presented at the [[Geneva Auto Show]]. The XR 311 and Cheetah could be considered progenitors of the current [[Humvee]].

	The Cheetah was built in [[San José, California]]. After initial construction, the prototype was sent to [[Sant'Agata ~~Bolognese\|Sant'Agata]]~~ so Lamborghini could put on the finishing touches. They decided to go with a large, waterproofed 180bhp 5.9L [[Chrysler]] engine, rear mounted, with a 3 speed automatic transmission. The body was [[fiberglass]], and inside there was enough room for four fully equipped soldiers as well as the driver.		The Cheetah was built in San José, California. After initial construction, the prototype was sent to Sant'Agata so Lamborghini could put on the finishing touches. They decided to go with a large, waterproofed 180bhp 5.9L [[Chrysler]] engine, rear mounted, with a 3 speed automatic transmission. The body was [[fiberglass]], and inside there was enough room for four fully equipped soldiers as well as the driver.

	The mounting of the engine in the rear gave the Cheetah very poor handling characteristics, and the engine choice was not powerful enough to be adequate for the heavy vehicle (2042kg/4500lbs), resulting in overall poor performance.		The mounting of the engine in the rear gave the Cheetah very poor handling characteristics, and the engine choice was not powerful enough to be adequate for the heavy vehicle (2042kg/4500lbs), resulting in overall poor performance.

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The '''Lamborghini Cheetah''' was [[Lamborghini]]'s first attempt at an offroad vehicle that wasn't a [[tractor]]. It was built on contract from Mobility Technology International, which in turn was contracted by the [[Military of the United States|US military]] to design and build a new all-terrain vehicle. The basis of the design came from MTI, and was largely a copy of [[Food Machinery Corporation|FMC]]'s XR 311 prototype developed for the military in [[1970]]. This resulted in legal action from FMC against MTI and Lamborghini in [[1977]] when the Cheetah was presented at the [[Geneva Auto Show]]. The XR 311 and Cheetah could be considered progenitors of the current [[Humvee]].

The Cheetah was built in [[San José, California]]. After initial construction, the prototype was sent to [[Sant'Agata Bolognese|Sant'Agata]] so Lamborghini could put on the finishing touches. They decided to go with a large, waterproofed 180bhp 5.9L [[Chrysler]] engine, rear mounted, with a 3 speed automatic transmission. The body was [[fiberglass]], and inside there was enough room for four fully equipped soldiers as well as the driver.

The mounting of the engine in the rear gave the Cheetah very poor handling characteristics, and the engine choice was not powerful enough to be adequate for the heavy vehicle (2042kg/4500lbs), resulting in overall poor performance.

The US military tested the Cheetah and ended up destroying the only prototype. The damaged remains were never returned to Lamborghini or MTI.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lambocars.com/lm/cheetah.htm | title=Lamborghini Cars: Cheetah | date=[[2005-11-17]] | accessdate=2006-03-18}}</ref> In the end, the contract was awarded to [[AM General]] and their similar looking [[High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle|HMMWV]].

The failure of the Cheetah project, and Lamborghini financial problems lead to the cancellation of a contract from [[BMW]] to develop their [[BMW M1|M1]].

Lamborghini eventually developed the [[Lamborghini LM002]] — a similar design, but with a 12 cylinder motor from the [[Lamborghini Countach]] mounted in the front.

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