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137-623: The Cizeta-Moroder name comes from the Italian pronunciation of founder and designer Claudio Zampolli's initials (C.Z. - Ci-Zeta). Zampolli worked as a test and development engineer at Lamborghini before starting his own business of selling and maintaining high-performance sports cars. The V16T was conceived out of his desire to have his initials on a sports car. He made a partnership venture with his long time customer Giorgio Moroder, an Oscar winning music composer, who regularly came to his shop to have his Lamborghini Countach serviced after learning that

274-399: A 1971 road test by Bob Wallace. This made it clear that further revisions to the basic engine design were required to improve durability. The LP500 prototype was subsequently fitted with a 3.9-litre engine for the remainder of pre-production testing. The first production cars used a 3.9-litre engine as durability issues with the new 5-litre engine could not be resolved in time. As equipped to

411-650: A 2013 interview, he spoke about the architectural design of a pyramid-like apartment that was supposed to take place in Dubai. It was never built. Other projects included creating his own cognac liquor and getting involved with digital and neon art and putting on shows. Moroder is a character in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical , in reference to his work with disco diva Donna Summer. Moroder currently lives in Los Angeles , California. He

548-719: A 3.9 liter V12, similar to the engine used on the production LP400. The LP500 prototype was destroyed in a crash test on March 21, 1974 at the MIRA facility in England to gain European type approval, even though its construction method was utterly unlike production vehicles. In 2017, a recreation of the LP500 prototype was constructed by Lamborghini Polo Storico, the Lamborghini factory's restoration division. The completed recreation

685-438: A 5.0-litre engine in the production version. In addition to appearing at motor shows, Lamborghini engineers used the second prototype for road testing and as a reference to create the wooden master pattern for all body panels. This car currently resides in the Lamborghini factory museum. The third Countach prototype (chassis number 1120002) was shown at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show and was the first to be constructed entirely in

822-399: A Feeling ", from the film Flashdance (1983) and Best Song for " Take My Breath Away ", from Top Gun (1986). Moroder also won two of his four Grammy Awards for Flashdance : Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Love Theme from Flashdance". The third was awarded for Best Dance Recording for

959-483: A German version of his two first names. He began teaching himself to play the guitar, at age 15, inspired by Paul Anka 's Diana . At age 18, he began touring Europe as a professional musician. He performed at night, and during the day, made recordings with two Revox recorders. Around age 25 he moved to his aunt in Berlin, working as a sound engineer. Ricky Shayne 's single "Ich sprenge alle Ketten" ("I bust all

1096-410: A Hewland VG-C racing transmission. The engine was built under the direction of Luigi Marmiroli and used data derived from Lamborghini's marine engines. Lamborghini's British importer David Jolliffe commissioned the car. The car was entered in the 1985 season of LeMans but didn't have any success despite keeping up with the winning Jaguar. It was entered again in the 1986 season by its sponsor, Unipart, but

1233-631: A No. 1 hit in the UK for Chicory Tip , before releasing the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity , a chart hit in 1977. That same year he co-wrote and produced the Donna Summer hit single " I Feel Love ", the first track in the Hi-NRG genre. The following year he released " Chase ", the theme from the film Midnight Express . These songs achieved some chart success in the United Kingdom,

1370-446: A chassis that was easier for the factory to fabricate and easier to protect from corrosion. Following testing of the LP500 prototype during 1971, Stanzani and his team decided to further revise the chassis design. The dimensions and layout were similar, but the steel sheet and square tube construction used in the prototype was entirely disregarded in favor of a full space frame constructed of welded round-section steel tubing. Compared to

1507-430: A concept consisting of dual-raised sections and tri-ducting, to one that embodies a centre-raised section incorporating dual-ducting become another feature. Various redevelopments to the rear were made; most notably the introduction of a rear bumper extending outwardly from the lower-portion. These styling changes, particularly features such as the fin strakes within the primary rear-intake-ducts openings, appeared to mimic

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1644-559: A curb weight of 1,701.0 kg (3,750 lb) with Zampolli stating that he aimed for the production car to weigh 1,406.1 kg (3,100 lb). At the front, the V16T has unequal-length control arms connected to specially designed light-alloy upright joints. The spring-damper units developed by Koni are attached to the control arms conventionally; the suspension arms, connected by an adjustable anti-roll bar, are angled forward to provide anti-dive. The car also uses unequal-length control arms at

1781-460: A dashboard with all-digital readouts for the Countach. This dashboard design was not fully realised in time for the debut, the LP500 prototype instead used a conventional analog speedometer and tachometer. However, the LP500 dashboard incorporated other innovations from Gandini's original sketches, including aircraft or spaceship-inspired warning lights placed centrally on the steering column, within

1918-506: A large central nut to secure the wheel. The five-spoke, two-piece, cast-aluminum OZ Racing wheels are clad in 245/40ZR-17 Pirelli P Zero tyres up front and 335/35ZR-17s at the rear. The chassis was formed of chrome-moly elliptical steel tubing, wrapped in a sleek body designed by Marcello Gandini, who had previously designed the Lamborghini Countach and some aerodynamic Maseratis, and Claudio Zampolli. The front nose shape of

2055-403: A new Hi-NRG Disco single by Moroder (named "Giorgio's Theme"). Moroder also remixed Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga 's rendition of " I Can't Give You Anything but Love ". Moroder's solo studio album, Déjà Vu , was released in 2015. It features collaborations with Kylie Minogue , Britney Spears , Sia , Charli XCX , Mikky Ekko , Foxes and Matthew Koma , among others. On 16 January,

2192-763: A producer. In 2005, Moroder was named a Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana , and in 2010 Bolzano awarded him the Grande Ordine al Merito della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano . In 2011, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Soundtrack Academy . In 2014, Moroder won his fourth Grammy Award for Daft Punk 's Random Access Memories (Album of the Year). The British alternative rock duo Curve covered " I Feel Love " in 1992. The song

2329-452: A retractable lower half. Additional small windows were added behind the side windows, slightly improving rearward visibility. The futuristic dashboard and diagnostic displays seen on the prototype were replaced with a conventionally styled dashboard using Stewart-Warner analog gauges, while the single-spoke steering wheel was replaced with a three spoke wheel similar to those used on other production Lamborghinis. The periscope rear-view mirror

2466-601: A second Countach prototype and would be used basically unchanged on subsequent production cars. Chassis fabrication added a significant amount to the cost of the car as each chassis required laborious hand-welding, first by Marchesi then again during final assembly at the Lamborghini factory. However, logistically this method of fabrication was relatively easy to incorporate into the low-volume, manually skilled production line. Prototype and production Countach bodies were constructed primarily of unstressed aluminum panels. Stanzani had initially considered fabricating body panels from

2603-678: A significant influence on several music genres such as hi-NRG , Italo disco , synth-pop , new wave, house, and techno music. While in Munich in the 1970s, Moroder started Oasis Records, later a subdivision of Casablanca Records . He is the founder of the former Musicland Studios in Munich, a recording studio used by many artists including the Rolling Stones , Electric Light Orchestra , Led Zeppelin , Deep Purple , Queen , and Elton John . He produced singles for Donna Summer during

2740-433: A stylised motif of segmented blocks. The low seating position, prominent transmission tunnel and wide door sills all contributed to the sensation of being inside a race car cockpit. The scissor doors of the Countach prototype were a prominent design feature carried over to the production Countach as well as many subsequent Lamborghini models. First appearing on Gandini's 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo concept car, they attached to

2877-402: A three-panel design, which was easier to manufacture. The wheel arch shape was slightly changed to prevent the rear tyres from rubbing when the suspension was compressed. To improve long-term durability`, the thickness of the body sheet metal was increased from 1.2 mm to 1.5 mm and the suspension and gearbox mounting points were made from tubing with a greater wall thickness. The interior

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3014-489: A top speed of 295 km/h (183 mph). The United States is Lamborghini's biggest market and has traditionally been the largest market in the world for expensive cars such as exotic sports cars. However neither the Countach, nor its closest competitor, the Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer , were built from the factory to meet United States or Canadian safety and emissions regulations. Americans purchased

3151-413: Is a 16-cylinder engine having the two banks of cylinders arranged in a V configuration and mounted transversely in the central rear position, just forward of the rear axle and behind the passenger seats. It shares a single aluminum cylinder block, with four cylinder heads with gearing between themselves, providing a single output from the center of the engine assembly to the five-speed transaxle . The engine

3288-591: Is based on the Lamborghini Urraco 's 90° DOHC flat-plane V8 with which it shares a number of parts including the separate heads. The central output also allowed chief engineer Oliviero Pedrazzi to retain the Urraco's crankshaft(s). The Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection systems from the V8 engines were retained for supplying fuel to the engine. The resulting engine has 64 valves, eight overhead camshafts (instead of

3425-502: The 1988 Seoul Olympics and " Un'estate italiana " for the 1990 FIFA World Cup . On 12 March 1992, Moroder released his fourteenth studio album, Forever Dancing , his last solo project for years and he began a long hiatus in 1993. For two decades he released no new albums, focusing largely on remixes and visual art during most of the 1990s and early 2000s. With Daniel Walker he produced a soundtrack for Leni Riefenstahl 's last film Impressionen unter Wasser . His song Forever Friends

3562-473: The 1990 FIFA World Cup . Moroder has created songs for many performers including David Bowie , Falco , Kylie Minogue , Irene Cara , Bonnie Tyler , Janet Jackson , Madleen Kane , Melissa Manchester , Blondie , Japan and France Joli . Moroder has stated that the work of which he is most proud is Berlin 's " Take My Breath Away ", which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song and

3699-648: The Countach was initiated by Ferruccio Lamborghini with the goal of creating a successor to the Miura . The Miura was widely acclaimed after its introduction in 1966, but by 1970 new competitors including the Ferrari Daytona had been introduced to the market, and the Miura was showing its age. Chief engineer Paolo Stanzani and his staff began work on the Miura successor in 1970 under the project name "LP112." From

3836-650: The Ferrari Testarossa , though providing crucial improved engine cooling. Nonetheless it was only outsold by the QV model. It continued to feature 345/35R15 tyres. The Anniversary edition was produced up until 1990 before being superseded by the Lamborghini Diablo. The 25th Anniversary Edition was the most refined and possibly the fastest variant of the Lamborghini Countach, accelerating from 0 to 97 km/h (0 to 60 mph) in 4.7 seconds and achieving

3973-606: The Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song after appearing in the film Top Gun in 1986; he had earned the same awards in 1983 for " Flashdance... What a Feeling " (as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for all of his work on Flashdance ). In addition to the three Academy Awards and four Golden Globes, Moroder has also received four Grammy Awards , two People's Choice Awards , and more than 100 Golden and Platinum discs. In 2004, he

4110-530: The Wolf F1 Racing team in the 1970s, purchased an LP400; however, he was not satisfied with the LP400's engine and asked Giampaolo Dallara to create a special high-power version of the Countach. Dallara was the former chief engineer at Lamborghini and had founded his own company, Dallara Automobili , in 1972. Dallara modified chassis 1120148 to create the "Walter Wolf Special" with an engine identical to

4247-496: The 1971 debut of the prototype. Lamborghini reported this engine would be rated at 328 kW (446 PS; 440 hp) at 7,400 rpm. One experimental engine was constructed by boring out a conventional 3.9-litre engine block and was fitted to the Countach LP500 prototype for testing purposes. It incorporated many lightweight castings made from Elektron , an expensive magnesium alloy. This engine self-destructed during

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4384-537: The 1974 Countach LP400, the engine was rated at 276 kW (375 PS; 370 hp) at 8,000 rpm. The stated power output was less than that of the Miura SV, which was blamed on the use of side-draft Weber 45 DCOE carburetors instead of the down-draft carburetors used on the Miura. Later engine development eventually increased the engine displacement to 4,754 cc (4.8 L) in the 1982 LP500S, and then to 5,167 cc (5.2 L) with four valves per cylinder in

4521-509: The 1978 Geneva Motor Show . Both of the later Wolf cars used the original 5.0-litre engine commissioned by Wolf, transplanted to each car in turn. During the early 1980s, two modified turbocharged Countachs were commissioned by Max Bobnar, the official Lamborghini distributor in Switzerland. Bobnar hired Master Technician Franz Albert to convert the cars to a twin-turbo configuration and to make other performance modifications unique to

4658-488: The 1984 restoration of Metropolis . Moroder's work on the film Midnight Express (1978), which contained the international hit " Chase ", won him the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score . He also produced a number of electronic disco songs for the Three Degrees and two albums for Sparks . In 1990, he composed " Un'estate italiana ", the official theme song of

4795-503: The 1985 LP5000 Quattrovalvole. All variants of the Countach were equipped with six Weber carburetors until the arrival of the LP5000 QV model, some of which used Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection to meet US emissions regulations. European-specification cars continued to use carburetors until the arrival of the succeeding Diablo . Paolo Stanzani and the Lamborghini engineering team developed an all-steel partial space frame chassis for

4932-431: The 2003 spyder. Zampolli died on July 7, 2021, at age 82. At some point after the car's debut, Giorgio Moroder and Claudio Zampolli parted ways over a dispute on slow production of the car due its production process which required a large amount of labour hours to complete, materials for the body panels as well as the use of the powerplant. Moroder wanted the car to have a body work constructed from fibre glass and devised

5069-445: The 5.0 L (310 cu in) engine from the original 1971 LP500 prototype, which generated 333 kW (453 PS; 447 hp) at 7,900 rpm and enabled the car to attain a theoretical maximum speed of 315 or 324 km/h (196 or 201 mph). This model also featured upgraded wheels, Pirelli P7 tyres, flared arches, and front and rear spoilers, all features that would become integrated on future Countach's starting with

5206-458: The Countach anyway, and individual consumers paid to modify each vehicle to meet United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Department of Transportation regulations. This was known as the grey market era (1976-1988) . While the Countach, Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer , and Range Rover were among the first such vehicles, the infrastructure they created allowed the "grey market" to reach 66,900 vehicles in 1985. In 1985, with

5343-406: The Countach body in order to improve the model's performance, safety and appearance. Despite these updates, the basic shape of the first Countach prototype revealed in 1971 remained virtually unchanged over its 19-year lifespan. The Countach was designed around the existing Lamborghini V12 engine in a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. In contrast to the Miura's transversely mounted engine,

5480-423: The Countach engine's power over the maximum of 279 kW (379 PS; 374 hp) as seen on the Miura SV. The 3.9-litre version had been tuned to be rated approximately between 307–324 kW (417–441 PS; 412–434 hp) in the experimental P400 Jota , but an engine of this specification was expensive to manufacture and was difficult to handle in normal city driving due to lack of low-RPM power. Therefore,

5617-492: The Countach originated in 1963 and was designed by Giotto Bizzarrini . Versions of this engine were used in preceding and then currently produced Lamborghini models including the 350 GT , 400 GT , Islero , Espada and Miura. As used in the Miura, this engine had a 3,929 cc (3.9 L) displacement, a 60º cylinder bank angle, double overhead camshafts per bank, two valves per cylinder, lubrication and distributor ignition. Paolo Stanzani's engineering team wished to increase

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5754-440: The Countach would incorporate body components made of fiberglass and carbon composites . Lamborghini created three pre-production Countach prototypes prior to the introduction of the LP400 production model. The first prototype was the LP500, which was displayed at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show and later used for pre-production testing and development by the factory. This car had many mechanical and styling differences compared to

5891-463: The Countach, with a larger displacement, more powerful 4,754 cc (4.8 L) engine. The bodywork was unaltered, however, the interior was given an update. This variant is sometimes called the 5000 S in some markets, which may cause confusion with the later 5000 QV. 321 cars were built. In 1985, the engine design evolved again, as it was bored and stroked to 5,167 cc (5.2 L) and given 4 valves per cylinder— quattro valvole in Italian, hence

6028-523: The Countach. Like the Countach, they were both entirely wedge-shaped, mid-engine designs with a low, flat front, truncated tail and angular details. Both of these concept cars featured unconventional methods of entry into the passenger compartment—a hinged windshield for the Stratos Zero and scissor doors for the Carabo—foreshadowing the scissor doors used on the Countach. At the start of

6165-568: The Human League to make the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder , which was a UK singles chart hit with " Together in Electric Dreams ", title track to the 1984 film Electric Dreams . The same year saw him collaborating with Kajagoogoo frontman Limahl for his worldwide hit " The NeverEnding Story ". In 1986, Moroder collaborated with his protégé Harold Faltermeyer (of " Axel F ") and lyricist Tom Whitlock to create

6302-454: The LP112 project in 1970, Lamborghini commissioned Gandini and his team at Bertone to develop a body for the then-unnamed prototype. Chief engineer Paolo Stanzani supplied the design team with chassis information so that body design could proceed while the mechanical details of the prototype were finalised. Shortly before the 1971 Geneva Auto Show, the finished chassis was shipped to Bertone, where

6439-438: The LP400 S. Wolf's car was painted red with black flared arches, was designated "LP500 S" like the standard Countach model from the 1980s, and was the key stepping stone that led to the development of these later production models. Two subsequent Wolf Specials were produced, the first, painted Bugatti blue, No. 1120202 was kept by the factory, and the last, a darker navy blue, No. 1121210 was the very first LP400 S and presented at

6576-477: The LP500 Countach prototype. This prototype chassis was constructed of both a steel sheet and square-section steel tubing, with wall thicknesses between 0.8–1.0 mm (0.031–0.039 in). The front section primarily used stamped and spot-welded sheet steel, with certain areas stiffened by stamped ribs and welded reinforcement panels. Stiffening frames constructed of sheet steel and tubing extended through

6713-420: The Lamborghini engineering team spent three years refining this radical prototype into the production-ready LP400 Countach, which debuted in 1974. The Countach name originated in late 1970 or 1971, near the beginning of the LP112 project. Most previous and subsequent Lamborghini car names are associated with famous bulls and bullfighting , but the Countach broke with this tradition. The name originated from

6850-422: The Lamborghini factory, except for the chassis built by Marchesi. It is sometimes called the first pre-production or first production LP400 Countach. This car was painted bright yellow and had the finalized production LP400 body style, which was 13 centimetres (5.1 in) longer than the previous prototype bodies to increase interior space. The trapezoidal side windows seen in the first prototypes were replaced with

6987-453: The Miura chassis. It weighed 107 kg (236 lb), while the Miura's chassis weighed 75 kg (165 lb). The additional weight was partially due to the lack of the lightening holes used in the Miura and partially due to the need to construct an extra-durable chassis for pre-production testing. In addition to the strength and stiffness improvements over the Miura design, engineers believed that greater use of steel tubing would result in

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7124-401: The Miura design, improving high-speed stability and reducing lift-off oversteer as well as addressing the limited maintenance access, uneven weight distribution and cooling issues endemic to the Miura's transverse engine layout . After a year of intensive development work, the first Countach prototype, designated LP500, was shown to the public at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show . Subsequently,

7261-557: The Miura's development and enabled the commercial success of that model. Despite Mr. Lamborghini's preference for comfortable grand tourers , he recognized the commercial value of a more uncompromising sports car like the Miura and gave Stanzani's team permission to further push boundaries with the LP112 project. The resulting Countach incorporated successful aspects of the Miura, such as the rear mid-engine, rear wheel drive layout along with many new engineering and styling innovations. Lamborghini's engineering team addressed several flaws in

7398-471: The Miura, achieved commercial success and critical acclaim from the automotive press when it was introduced in March 1966. Following the Miura's debut, Gandini began experimenting with a new, more angular and geometric design language in a series of concept cars for Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Lancia . In particular, the 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo and 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero were direct styling precursors to

7535-480: The Moroder-produced " Call Me " by Blondie , a US and UK number one hit. The combined club play of the album's tracks was number two for five weeks on the disco/dance charts. He wrote the soundtrack of the movie Cat People (1982), including the hit single " Cat People (Putting Out Fire) " featuring David Bowie , and produced the soundtrack for the film Scarface (1983). During its initial release,

7672-579: The Synths", a beat later used by MF Doom for "Gazzillion Ear" and by Jay Electronica for "Dimethyltryptamine". " Chase " was used as the entrance theme music for the professional wrestling tag team the Midnight Express throughout the early 1980s as well as in a number of montage videos for NBC 's Major League Baseball coverage and CBS 's coverage of the NBA . Art Bell also used "Chase" as

7809-466: The United States and across Europe, and everywhere disco-mania was spreading. The score for Midnight Express featured "Chase", which brought his first Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1979 . Moroder released E=MC² in 1979. He released three albums between 1977 and 1979 under the name Munich Machine. He composed and produced two film soundtrack albums: the first for Foxes , and

7946-594: The V16T called the Cizeta Fenice TTJ Spyder completed on a special request from a Japanese customer. As of May 1, 2006, the car was still in production on a made-to-order basis, although now priced at $ 650,000, or $ 850,000 for the Spyder TTJ, exclusive of shipping, taxes, and extras. According to a 2018 interview, Zampolli considered the car still theoretically in production and available to purchase as late as 2018, although none had been built since

8083-611: The V16T is from the original design for the Lamborghini Diablo by Marcello Gandini. Gandini initially wanted to release the original design he intended for the Diablo but Zampolli was unimpressed by the rear of the design. As a result, only the front of the car has the said design with the rear having design changes made by Zampolli himself. In a notable design choice, the V16T is the only car to be equipped with four pop-up headlights , two stacked vertically on either side, while

8220-635: The album was only available in a few countries and strictly through import in the United States. Moroder-produced tracks included " Scarface (Push It to the Limit) " by Paul Engemann , " Rush Rush " by Debbie Harry and " She's on Fire " by Amy Holland . In 1984, Moroder compiled a new restoration and edit of the silent film Metropolis (1927) and provided it with a contemporary soundtrack. This soundtrack includes seven pop music tracks from Pat Benatar , Jon Anderson , Adam Ant , Billy Squier , Loverboy , Bonnie Tyler and Freddie Mercury . He integrated

8357-401: The arc of the steering wheel. One of these warning lights served a similar purpose as a modern automatic cruise control system, illuminating when a set speed was exceeded. Another innovation was the inclusion of an on-board diagnostic system (long before their standardization and widespread adoption) that displayed the status of the car's individual subsystems superimposed on a schematic view of

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8494-433: The beginning of the project, Stanzani's collaborators included test driver Bob Wallace , assistant engineer Massimo Parenti and designer Marcello Gandini of Bertone . Stanzani and Ferruccio Lamborghini agreed that the Miura's successor required a mechanical design that enabled the greatest possible performance as well as a body that was both aerodynamically efficient and aesthetically daring. These principles had formed

8631-457: The bumpers immediately or received their new cars without bumpers installed. American federal law exempts all vehicles older than 25 years from all design, safety, and emission regulations. Therefore, any original Countach can be freely imported into the US and registered for unrestricted road use in states that permit such activity. In 1975, Walter Wolf , a wealthy Canadian businessman and owner of

8768-550: The car debuted (temporarily) as the Cizeta-Moroder, all customer cars were badged simply as Cizeta V16T. Lamborghini Countach The Lamborghini Countach ( / ˈ k uː n t ɑː ʃ / KOON -tahsh ) is a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturer Lamborghini from 1974 until 1990. It is one of the many exotic designs developed by Italian design house Bertone , which pioneered and popularized

8905-417: The car to accelerate from 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 3.7 seconds and attain a top speed of 335 km/h (208 mph). A manual boost controller, located beneath the steering wheel, could be used to adjust the boost pressure from 0.7 bar to 1.5 bar at which the engine generated its maximum power output. The Turbo S has 15" wheels with 255/45 tyres on the front and 345/35 on the rear. The Countach QVX

9042-430: The car was made. Named to honour the company's twenty-fifth anniversary in 1988, the 25th Anniversary Countach, although mechanically very similar to the 5000QV, sported considerable restyling done by Horacio Pagani . Notably, enlargement and extension of the rear 'air-box' intake-ducts was among other refinements undertaken (extending them to a more gradual incline further in-keeping with aerodynamic-streamlining), while

9179-417: The car. The LP400 production line was developed and supervised by Giancarlo Guerra, a former Scaglietti employee who worked closely with Stanzani. By the end of production in 1978, the company had produced 157 Countach LP400s. In 1978, a new LP400 S model was introduced. Though the engine was slightly downgraded from the LP400 model at 350 PS (257 kW; 345 hp), the most radical changes were on

9316-418: The center of the car, along both door sills and around the central transmission tunnel. The rear section of the chassis consisted of almost entirely square-section tubing and included diagonal bracing and multiple cross-members for strength. This prototype chassis was constructed by Marchesi of Modena, which had produced chassis for earlier Lamborghini models. The prototype chassis was stiffer and heavier than

9453-649: The chains"), composed by then-unknowns Moroder and Michael Holm , became a German hit. The second hit was Moroder's and Holm's cover of Sir Douglas Quintet 's single, Mendocino . After two years in Berlin, Moroder moved to Munich. Moroder made his first steps in music in the Scotch Club in Aachen and then released a few singles under the name "Giorgio" beginning in 1963 after moving to Berlin, singing in Italian, Spanish, English, and German. In 1968, he moved to Munich and came to prominence when " Looky Looky "

9590-650: The collaboration with Kylie Minogue , " Right Here, Right Now ", was leaked to the internet ahead of its official release. The song, along with a video teaser, was officially released on 20 January 2015 and on 18 April 2015 reached number one on the US Dance Club Songs , becoming Moroder's first chart-topper in 15 years. In March 2015, Moroder supported Minogue during the Australian leg of her Kiss Me Once Tour . Moroder and Sia collaborated in May 2015 on

9727-464: The company moved its operation from Modena, Italy to Fountain Valley, California. The financial slowdown in the mid 1990s coupled with the car's failure to comply with the US road-car regulations and the high asking price restricted production to a made-to-order basis. Subsequently, three more cars were completed (two coupes and one spyder) in 1999 and 2003. The car made in 2003 was a convertible variant of

9864-434: The conventional long four camshafts) and has a capacity of 6.0 L (5,995 cc) having a compression ratio of 9.3 to 1. The engine produces a peak power output of 540 hp (550 PS; 400 kW) at 8,000 rpm and 540 N⋅m (400 lb⋅ft) of torque at 6,000 rpm. The decision to use a V16 engine was taken to make the car unique and due to Zampolli's fascination of large and powerful automobiles. The prototype had

10001-408: The doors following an accident, although neither were incorporated into the production Countach. Following the LP500 prototype's public debut, the body design was progressively altered during pre-production testing to improve aerodynamic performance, high speed stability, engine cooling and ability to meet mandated safety requirements. This resulted in many differences between the LP500 prototype and

10138-490: The engine in the Countach was longitudinally mounted. This layout was a first for a road-going V12, previously used only in the Ferrari P-series racing cars. However, chief engineer Paolo Stanzani wanted to improve the weight distribution of the car even further and devised a new type of longitudinal layout that would avoid placing the mass of the transmission at the rear of the car. The resulting configuration had

10275-488: The engine orientation and placement shared by all Countach models. For the prototype and early production models, "LP" was followed by a three digit number designating nominal engine displacement, "400" for 3.9-litre engines and "500" for 4.8 and 5-litre engines. Therefore, the full name of the first production Countach was the Lamborghini Countach LP400. As in the Miura, the letter "S" (short for Sport)

10412-410: The engineers decided to increase the engine's displacement to 5-litre, in order to extract more power while avoiding the usability problems of a race-tuned engine. This increase in displacement would require a major redesign of the existing V12. Lamborghini's plan was to produce the 5-litre engine in time for series production and published specification sheets for the proposed production 5-litre engine at

10549-443: The entire car, located on the dashboard to the driver's left. Due to the poor rearward visibility inherent in the Countach design, a periscope was integrated into the passenger compartment roof, instead of a conventional rear-view mirror. This periscope system was obtained from Donnelly Mirrors, who had first developed it for an ESV project. Gandini also used a single-spoke steering wheel and deeply recessed bucket seats, which shared

10686-543: The exterior, where the tyres were replaced with 345/35R15 Pirelli P7 tyres; the widest tyres available on a production car at the time , and fiberglass wheel arch extensions were added, giving the car the fundamental look it kept until the end of its production run. An optional V-shaped rear wing was available over the rear deck following the popularity generated from the rear wing of the Walter Wolf Countach, which, while improving high-speed stability, reduced

10823-492: The first prototype. This car showed some styling details from the first prototype that would not carry over into production, including trapezoidal windows and a bumperless nose with silver, recessed grill. This was the first car to be equipped with the tubular full spaceframe chassis used on production models. This car was fitted with the 3.9-litre engine, although contemporary press releases still designated it as an "LP500", possibly because Lamborghini engineers still intended to use

10960-408: The first time saw people dancing to his music, stating: "I never saw people dancing to my music. I was too busy working. I was always in the studio. I never took the coca." In February 2016, Shooter Jennings , the son of outlaw country singer Waylon Jennings , released a tribute album entitled Countach (For Giorgio) , his seventh studio album. Shooter Jennings stated that Moroder's music from

11097-430: The funding soon ran out and the car was pulled out of competition. Giorgio Moroder Giovanni Giorgio Moroder ( Italian: [dʒoˈvanni ˈdʒordʒo moˈrɔːder] , German: [mɔˈʁoːdɐ] ; born 26 April 1940) is an Italian composer and music producer. Dubbed the " Father of Disco ", Moroder is credited with pioneering Euro disco and electronic dance music . His work with synthesizers had

11234-462: The introduction of the 5000 QV, a U.S. specification model was produced by the factory, meeting United States federal safety and emissions regulations. Changes to the American specification models included larger energy-absorbing bumpers , as the original bumper design did not meet the American "5 mile per hour" regulation (1974–1981), and a Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection system. Many owners removed

11371-449: The length of the engine between the mid-mounted transmission and the rear-mounted differential. This configuration had numerous advantages over the Miura's transverse engine, including an increase in stability from placing more mass near the car's center, a shorter overall wheelbase, a more direct gear-shift linkage for easier and faster shifting, better cooling and easier maintenance access to engine components. The Lamborghini V12 used in

11508-418: The lightweight alloy Avional , primarily used in aircraft construction, but found it expensive and difficult to obtain. A more conventional aluminum alloy was used instead. Prototypes used aluminum panels between 1–1.2 mm thick, increased to 1.5 mm (0.059 in) for the production LP400. The aluminum body panels were fabricated by Bertone . These panels were supported by thin steel frames welded to

11645-404: The little jobs. He spoke almost only Piedmontese, didn't even speak Italian. Piedmontese is much different from Italian and sounds like French. One of his most frequent exclamations was 'countach', which literally means plague, contagion, and is actually used more to express amazement or even admiration, like 'goodness'. He had this habit. When we were working at night, to keep our morale up, there

11782-401: The main chassis. Once the panels were in place, factory workers would then hand-form them in order to adjust the final body shape, surface smoothness and gaps between panels. As the spaceframe chassis did not have an integrated floor panel, a separate fiberglass and aluminum panel was installed underneath the passenger compartment. Although the LP400 used an all-aluminum body, later versions of

11919-649: The mid-to-late 1970s disco era, including " Love to Love You Baby ", " I Feel Love ", " Last Dance ", " MacArthur Park ", " Hot Stuff ", " Bad Girls ", " Dim All the Lights ", " No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) ", and " On the Radio ". During this period, he also released many albums, including the synthesizer-driven From Here to Eternity (1977) and E=MC (1979). He began to compose film soundtracks and scores, including Midnight Express , American Gigolo , Superman III , Scarface , The NeverEnding Story , and

12056-452: The model's name, Countach LP5000 Quattrovalvole or 5000 QV in short. The carburetors were moved from the sides to the top of the engine for better cooling—unfortunately this created a hump on the engine cover, reducing the already poor rear visibility to almost zero. Some body panels were also replaced by Kevlar. In later versions of the engine, the carburetors were replaced with Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection system. The Fuel injected engine

12193-480: The movies Midnight Express (1978), Cat People (1982) and The NeverEnding Story (1984) had a major influence on him as a child which "...set the foundation for the music of my entire life." Before his career reboot with Daft Punk, Moroder dedicated decades to his personal hobbies/projects. He designed a car with Marcello Gandini and ex-Lamborghini personnel, the Cizeta-Moroder V16T . Also in

12330-454: The original intertitles into the film as subtitles as a means of improving continuity. Since the original speed was unknown this choice was controversial. Known as the "Moroder version", it sparked debate among film buffs, with outspoken critics and supporters of the film falling into equal camps. Most critics agree that, the opinion of film purists aside, Moroder's version was a welcome addition. In 1984, Moroder worked with Philip Oakey of

12467-404: The output shaft at the front of the engine, immediately connecting through the clutch assembly to the transmission. The transmission itself was a 5-speed manual with Porsche -type synchromesh and was mounted in the middle of the car between the two seats. The driveshaft ran from the transmission through the engine's oil sump to a differential at the rear. This arrangement effectively sandwiched

12604-434: The production LP400. It was built on a partial spaceframe steel chassis which was heavier and simpler compared to the production version's full tubular spaceframe. The bright yellow bodywork closely followed Gandini's original design for the car but was modified during testing with additional air inlets to improve engine cooling. The 5.0 liter V12 engine initially fitted to the LP500 was destroyed during testing and replaced with

12741-538: The production LP400. The most visible change was the addition of several vents to improve engine cooling and air intake. These included NACA ducts spanning the doors and rear wings on each side and protruding air intake boxes, which replaced the louvered vents behind the side windows. The slope of the nose was made shallower to reduce excessive front-end downforce that destabilized the prototype during braking. The side windows inset with small trapezoidal glass sections were changed to horizontally split two-piece windows with

12878-508: The prototype bodywork and interior were installed. The resulting Countach LP500 prototype was unveiled at the 1971 Geneva Auto show, where its unconventional design drew great public interest and extensive press coverage. The LP500 prototype had a crisp, wedge-shaped design that, compared to the Miura, was wide and very low but shorter in overall length. Overall dimensions of the prototype were 185 cm (73 in) wide, 103 cm (41 in) tall, and 401 cm (158 in) long. The nose of

13015-473: The prototype tapered sharply to a thin grille, an uninterrupted slope enabled by headlights in retractable housings that flipped down inside the body when not in use. The prototype's body lacked bumpers, aerodynamic spoilers, side mirrors and any other addition that would have interrupted the lines of Gandini's design. Trapezoidal shapes appeared throughout the body, including in the windshield, side windows, door openings, hood and engine covers and taillights. Air

13152-413: The prototype, this design used a much more complex welded assembly of cross-braced tubular frames and was reinforced with sheet metal gussets in a few key areas. Tubes of 30 mm (1.2 in), 25 mm (0.98 in), and 15 mm (0.59 in) diameter were used, all with 1 mm (0.039 in) wall thickness. Overall, this new design was stiffer and weighed less, at 90 kg (198 lb). At

13289-498: The rear lights are borrowed from the Alpine A610 . The car was viewed from the beginning as an exclusive sports car, achieving a top speed of 328 km/h (204 mph) and required just 4 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph), while at the same time it was equipped with many luxury features. Only one prototype bearing the Cizeta-Moroder name was manufactured before the partnership dissolved. The car which

13426-437: The rear simply read "Lamborghini" and "Countach", with no engine displacement or valve arrangement markings as is found on later variants. The LP400 chassis was constructed by Marchesi, then delivered to the Lamborghini factory at Sant'Agata where the car was assembled and painted. The engine and transmission were also manufactured at Sant'Agata. Each engine was run for a total of 5 hours and inspected before being installed in

13563-412: The rear with the difference being that the twin set of spring-damper units are mounted 250 mm (10 in) inboard of the rear wheels. Each unit is actuated by a bell crank from a linkage that attaches to the lower end of the hub carrier. The brakes have drilled and slotted rotors all around and use twin-pot calipers developed by Brembo . The wheels have race-style hubs that have five locating pegs and

13700-511: The same title. One of his early compositions, "Doo-Bee-Doo-Bee-Doo" from 1969, was featured for many years in silent sketches on The Benny Hill Show as part of a medley that also included " Mah Nà Mah Nà ", a 4/4 adaptation of Ludwig van Beethoven 's "Für Elise", and " Gimme Dat Ding ". The theme from Midnight Express was sampled by hip-hop duo OutKast for their song "Return of the Gangsta", and by hip-hop producer J Dilla for "Phantom of

13837-476: The scissor doors under low ceilings. Due to poor rearward visibility and the wide sills, many Countach drivers park by opening the door, sitting on the sill, and reversing into the parking spot while looking over the back of the car from outside. The scissor doors made it difficult to exit the car following a rollover accident . Lamborghini engineers studied solutions to this problem including an easily removable "kick-out" windscreen or using explosive bolts to remove

13974-529: The score for the film Top Gun (1986) which included Kenny Loggins ' hit " Danger Zone " and Berlin 's " Take My Breath Away ". He wrote the theme song to the film Over the Top , " Meet Me Half Way ", also performed by Loggins. In 1987, Moroder produced and co-wrote Falco 's song "Body Next to Body". Moroder wrote the official theme songs, " Reach Out ", for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics , and " Hand in Hand ", for

14111-450: The second for American Gigolo (both 1980). A double album of the Foxes soundtrack was released on the disco label Casablanca Records which includes Donna Summer 's hit single " On the Radio ", which Moroder produced and co-wrote. The Foxes soundtrack contains a song titled "Bad Love", written and performed by Cher and produced by Moroder. The American Gigolo soundtrack featured

14248-468: The second single from rapper Rick Ross ' debut album Port of Miami , samples " Scarface (Push It to the Limit) " and the story of the video has a very similar theme to the film Scarface . It was produced by J. R. Rotem . His song "Tears" was sampled and used as the basis of the DJ Shadow song "Organ Donor" on his 1996 album Endtroducing..... . Canadian hip hop group Swollen Members sampled

14385-487: The secondary pair of debossed ducts, originally situated further behind them, were brought forward and relocated directly on top, encompassing refashioned fins now running longitudinally rather than transversely, this allowed the airboxes, located behind the radiators to be rotated from a transverse to a longitudinal position, allowing better airflow from the radiators out through the secondary fins. Additionally, further reconstruction of an already modified engine-bay cover, from

14522-658: The sharply angled "Italian Wedge" shape. The style was introduced to the public in 1970 as the Lancia Stratos Zero concept car. The first showing of the Countach prototype was at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show , as the Lamborghini LP500 concept. The "Countach" nameplate was reused for the Sián -based limited-production hybrid-electric model called the Countach LPI 800-4 in 2021. The development of

14659-529: The song "Carry On". Moroder also won four Golden Globes : two Best Original Score for "Midnight Express" and "Flashdance... What a Feeling", and two Best Original Song for "Flashdance... What a Feeling" and "Take My Breath Away". On 20 September 2004, Moroder was honoured at the Dance Music Hall of Fame ceremony, held in New York, when he was inducted for his achievements and contributions as

14796-469: The song in "Fuel Injected" and "Meltdown". It also appears on the song "Tragedy" by RZA . The main melody and chord progression form the basis of " Marz " by folk musician John Grant and " Only Light " by Australian ska band the Cat Empire . Hip hop duo Mobb Deep used a sample from the song "Tony's Theme" in their song " G.O.D. Pt. III ". His song "E=MC²" was sampled and used for J. Dilla 's song of

14933-522: The song live on 8 October, at Korea's DMC Festival 2016, with Moroder being present in the audience. The music video for the song was released on 22 November, alongside the official digital release of the track. 2021 saw Moroder return to the studio with Duran Duran , co-writing and producing two tracks, "Tonight United" and "Beautiful Lies" for their 2021 album Future Past . Moroder has won three Academy Awards : Best Original Score for Midnight Express (1978); Best Song for " Flashdance...What

15070-583: The theme for his late-night talk radio programs Coast to Coast AM and Midnight in the Desert. Moroder's opening theme from the 1983 film Scarface is sampled by Nas and Mobb Deep for the track "It's Mine". "Leopard Tree Dream" from Cat People is sampled by Cannibal Ox in the song "Iron Galaxy". "The Legend of Babel" theme from the Metropolis soundtrack was covered by DJ Dado . British electronica musician Little Boots covered "Love Kills", which

15207-462: The time, this construction technique was used in Formula One but was extremely advanced for a road-going automobile. In addition to the performance benefits of this design, engineers recognized that building a technologically advanced and visually complex chassis would align with Lamborghini's marketing strategy and sell better than a conventional design. The full space frame chassis was tested in

15344-401: The title track from Moroder's LP Déjà Vu . In September 2015, Moroder was featured on Kylie Minogue 's EP Kylie + Garibay on the song "Your Body". In 2016, he and Raney Shockne wrote and composed the music to the video game Tron RUN/r . The soundtrack album was released on 31 May 2016. In October 2016, Moroder produced "One More Day" for Sistar , a Korean girl group. They debuted

15481-457: The top speed by at least 16 km/h (10 mph). Most owners ordered the car with the wing despite this disadvantage. The LP400 S' handling was improved by the wider tyres, which made the car more stable while cornering. The standard emblems ("Lamborghini" and "Countach") were kept at the rear, but an angular "S" emblem was added after the "Countach" on the right side. There are three distinct Countach LP400 S Series: 1982 saw another update to

15618-585: The track "Moroder Vibe" which contains elements of " I Feel Love ". Underworld's 1999 album, Beaucoup Fish , contains a song titled " Shudder/King of Snake ", which contains an interpolation of the bass line from " I Feel Love ". "I Feel Love" was inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2011. In 2013, a dance club named after Moroder called Georgio's opened in Hollywood's Standard Hotel . Moroder even visited it and for

15755-622: The track, he states "My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio". In the summer of 2013, he DJ'd at the Red Bull Music Academy in New York. In 2014, Moroder reworked an old classic from the 1960s called "Doo Bee Doo" (2014 version), which was used in the Volkswagen 2014 Super Bowl commercial, "Wings". He also announced that he was planning to work with electro-pop producer Madeon and American singer Lana Del Rey . On 9 June 2014, Adult Swim released

15892-512: The two prototypes; this was accomplished between 1980 and 1982. One was based on an LP500 S and was painted black, while the other was based on a Series I LP400 S and painted metallic red. The LP500 S Turbo was presented to the public at the 1984 Geneva Motor Show. The LP500 S twin turbo weighed 1,515 kg (3,340 lb), while its 4.8 litre twin-turbocharged V12 engine had a claimed maximum power output of 558 kW (759 PS; 748 hp) and 876 N⋅m (646 lb⋅ft) of torque, enabling

16029-417: The two shared similar interests in automobiles. Moroder was a 50% stakeholder in the new joint venture. Zampolli selected a team of former Lamborghini employees to develop the car which included Oliviero Pedrazzi as the chief engineer and engine designer, and Achille Bevini along with Ianose Bronzatti as in-charge of the suspension and the chassis. Giancarlo Guerra, a former craftsman of Scaglietti body works who

16166-502: The use of a BMW powerplant in place of the bespoke V16 unit installed in the car in order to speed up the production process which initiated the split as these suggestions contradicted with Zampolli's vision for the car. It is known that Claudio Zampolli designed the logo for the car, and Giorgio Moroder paid for the art development. The Cizeta, from 1990 to date, is no longer associated with Moroder; its name remains symbolic of Moroder's hi-tech music and glamorous lifestyle. In addition, while

16303-508: The vehicle structure at the front of the door using horizontal hinges, so that they lifted up and tilted forward when opened. The mechanism was assisted by gas struts , which supported the weight of the doors and smoothed the opening and closing motion. Gandini incorporated this door design as both a styling gesture and to facilitate entry. The car's wide chassis and high and wide doorsills made entry using conventional doors difficult in narrow spaces. Conversely, care needed to be taken in opening

16440-521: The word contacc ( pronounced [kʊŋˈtɑtʃ] ), an exclamation of astonishment in the Piedmontese language . Marcello Gandini, the designer of the Countach, explained the origin of the name: When we made cars for the car shows, we worked at night and we were all tired, so we would joke around to keep our morale up. There was a profiler working with us who made the locks. He was two meters tall with two enormous hands, and he performed all

16577-460: The writing and stuck it on. But maybe the real suggestion was the idea of one of my co-workers, a young man who said let's call it that. That is how the name was coined. This is the only true story behind this word. Lamborghini used a system of alphanumeric designations in order to further delineate Countach models. This designation begins with "LP", an abbreviation of the Italian longitudinale posteriore , meaning "longitudinal rear". This refers to

16714-467: Was a jousting spirit, so I said we could call it Countach, just as a joke, to say an exaggerated quip, without any conviction. There nearby was Bob Wallace, who assembled the mechanics—we always made the cars operational. At that time you could even roll into the car shows with the car running, which was marvelous. So jokingly I asked Bob Wallace how it sounded to an Anglo-Saxon ear. He said it in his own way, strangely. It worked. We immediately came up with

16851-509: Was a short-lived Group C sports racing car built in 1985. It was not built or designed by the Lamborghini factory, but instead used a Spice Engineering and CC engineering built chassis and an engine derived from the Lamborghini Countach's V12 having a displacement of 5.7-litres. This engine was reported to generate a maximum power output between 485–522 kW (659–710 PS; 650–700 hp) depending on track conditions and utilised

16988-520: Was added for later high performance variants. This naming scheme was disrupted by the 1985 LP5000 Quattrovalvole equipped with a 5.2-litre engine, also called the 5000QV. The LP- designation was dropped entirely for the 1988 25th Anniversary Edition, also called the Anniversary. The Countach was styled by Marcello Gandini of the Bertone design studio. His design for the Countach's predecessor,

17125-468: Was awarded a gold disc in 1970. He then founded the Musicland Studios in the early 1970s. Moroder first implemented synthesizers into his work during the making of his album Son of My Fathe r (1972), on which he used the groundbreaking Moog synthesizer. Often collaborating with lyricist Pete Bellotte , Moroder had a number of hits in his own name including " Son of My Father " in 1972,

17262-490: Was changed to final production form, losing Gandini's electronic diagnostic displays from the first prototype and using instead conventional gauges manufactured by Stewart-Warner. The first production model of the Countach was the LP400, produced from 1974 until 1978. It was first offered for sale at the 1974 Geneva Auto Show, where 50 orders were placed. The LP400 was equipped with a 3,929 cc (3.9 L) engine delivering 276 kW (375 PS; 370 hp). This engine

17399-465: Was famous for coach-making the body of the Ferrari 250 GTO along with devising economical ways to make the chassis of the Lamborghini Countach when he worked at Lamborghini, was tasked to build the body of the car for the initial production run. The original and unique Cizeta-Moroder prototype and show car, chassis 001, was sold at a Sotheby's auction for $ 1,363,500. The V16T signifies that its engine

17536-520: Was featured in the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. In 2013, Moroder returned to music with the soundtrack for Google's Racer : A Chrome Experiment Moroder contributed to Daft Punk 's 2013 studio album Random Access Memories , admitting that he was a fan of their song " One More Time " before working with the group. His voice and story are on the album track " Giorgio by Moroder ". On

17673-498: Was finished in a pearl white exterior colour with a red leather interior remained in the possession of Moroder and underwent a full restoration by Canepa in 2018, after which it was auctioned in January 2022. In 1991, the list price for a Cizeta was an estimated (US dollars) $ 300,000. Although predictions for production foresaw one car per month, only eight examples (including one prototype) were actually built from 1991 to 1995, before

17810-415: Was first displayed to the public at the 2021 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este . The second Countach prototype (chassis number 1120001) was shown to the public at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show (painted red) and at the 1973 Paris Motor Show (painted green). The bodywork of this car was much closer to that of the LP400 production model, and now incorporated the side NACA ducts and air intake boxes tested on

17947-496: Was given the type designation "L 406." Externally, little had changed from the second prototype. The nose panel was altered, the side windows now split horizontally, and various details of interior trim were changed. The LP400 was equipped with Michelin XWX tires, sized front 205/70R14 and rear 215/70R14. The narrow tires and the slick styling meant that this version had the lowest drag coefficient of any Countach model. The emblems at

18084-593: Was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame . Giovanni Giorgio Moroder was born to Ladin parents on 26 April 1940 in Italy in Ortisei . His father was a hotel concierge . He has three brothers, one of them being artist Ulrich Moroder . Moroder grew up in a mixed Ladin -, German- and Italian-speaking environment in South Tyrol, with his mother calling him Hansjörg ( pronounced [ˈhansjœʁk] ),

18221-423: Was later included on the double CD compilation The Way of Curve , released in 2004. Bronski Beat covered " I Feel Love " and "Love to Love You Baby" for their debut album The Age of Consent (1984). " On Fire ", the second single from rapper Lil Wayne 's seventh studio album Rebirth , contains allusions from Amy Holland 's song "She's on Fire" and was inspired in its entirety by Scarface . " Push It ",

18358-408: Was rated at 309 kW (420 PS; 414 hp). The European carbureted (also known as "Downdraft" or "DD") versions used six Weber carburetors and were rated at 335 kW (455 PS; 449 hp) at 7,000 rpm and 500 N⋅m (369 lbf⋅ft) of torque at 5,200 rpm. 610 cars were built in this specification, with 66 having the fuel injection system. On the 26th of June 2024, a Lego set of

18495-495: Was retained for the LP400, but for subsequent Countach models it was replaced with conventional rear view mirrors. The overall dimensions of the LP400 were slightly larger than the prototype, at 189 cm (74 in) wide, 107 cm (42 in) tall, and 414 cm (163 in) long. The styling of the Countach was continually altered as new production models were introduced. Later additions—including flared arches, spoilers, carburetor covers and bumpers—progressively changed

18632-410: Was supplied to the engine and side-mounted radiators through louvered vents immediately behind the side windows, although road testing quickly demonstrated these vents alone were inadequate to control engine temperatures. The interior of the prototype was equally notable to contemporary audiences as the exterior, as it incorporated new technologies and bold styling decisions. Gandini initially sketched

18769-518: Was written in collaboration with Freddie Mercury . "Future Lovers", a song from American recording artist Madonna's 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor , has a bass line inspired by Donna Summer's Moroder-produced hit " I Feel Love ". Furthermore, Madonna opened her 2006 Confessions Tour with a medley of "Future Lovers" and " I Feel Love ". The version of " Live to Tell " that Madonna performed on The Confessions Tour heavily samples Moroder's song "Tears". Suns of Arqa 's album "Technomor" includes

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