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The '''25th Anniversary Lamborghini Countach''' is one of the eleven original cars of Stunts, available in all game versions. The Countach is, alongside with [[Ferrari GTO]], one of the cars with flat-straightline top speed approaching 200mph (despite relatively poor acceleration in lower gears) without the elevated racing car [[Car parameters#Grip|grip]] that characterizes [[Porsche March Indy|Indy]] and [[IMSA Cars]]. Thus, it has tricky handling, very reliant on controlled slides and [[Sliding jump|sliding jumps]] at high-level  racing. One crucial difference sets GTO and Countach apart, however. While GTO is one of the [[Power Gear]] cars, Countach is quite unique among the original cars for possessing a very pronounced "[[Anti-Power Gear]]" effect: on fourth and fifth gears, attempting to accelerate through most track elements which would propel Indy or [[Acura NSX|NSX]] into Power Gear (such as loops or ramps) actually makes the car ''slow down'' significantly, thus forcing the driver to lift off the gas pedal. Such characteristics cause the Countach to be regarded as one of the game's most difficult cars, and disliked by the majority of competition racers ([[Zak McKracken]] being the most notorious exception).
 
The '''25th Anniversary Lamborghini Countach''' is one of the eleven original cars of Stunts, available in all game versions. The Countach is, alongside with [[Ferrari GTO]], one of the cars with flat-straightline top speed approaching 200mph (despite relatively poor acceleration in lower gears) without the elevated racing car [[Car parameters#Grip|grip]] that characterizes [[Porsche March Indy|Indy]] and [[IMSA Cars]]. Thus, it has tricky handling, very reliant on controlled slides and [[Sliding jump|sliding jumps]] at high-level  racing. One crucial difference sets GTO and Countach apart, however. While GTO is one of the [[Power Gear]] cars, Countach is quite unique among the original cars for possessing a very pronounced "[[Anti-Power Gear]]" effect: on fourth and fifth gears, attempting to accelerate through most track elements which would propel Indy or [[Acura NSX|NSX]] into Power Gear (such as loops or ramps) actually makes the car ''slow down'' significantly, thus forcing the driver to lift off the gas pedal. Such characteristics cause the Countach to be regarded as one of the game's most difficult cars, and disliked by the majority of competition racers ([[Zak McKracken]] being the most notorious exception).

Revision as of 20:01, 18 February 2008

25th Anniversary Lamborghini Countach
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Designer: Original car
Released: 1990
Game version: All
Engine specs: DOHC V12, 5162cc
Torque peak at: 4500rpm
Max horsepower (est.): 420HP
Transmission: 5-speed
0-60mph: 4.9s
0-100mph: 11.5s
Half mile: not tested
Flat track top speed: 188mph
Real top speed : 245mph
Performance data refers to BB 1.1 version unless the car is for 1.0 versions only.

The 25th Anniversary Lamborghini Countach is one of the eleven original cars of Stunts, available in all game versions. The Countach is, alongside with Ferrari GTO, one of the cars with flat-straightline top speed approaching 200mph (despite relatively poor acceleration in lower gears) without the elevated racing car grip that characterizes Indy and IMSA Cars. Thus, it has tricky handling, very reliant on controlled slides and sliding jumps at high-level racing. One crucial difference sets GTO and Countach apart, however. While GTO is one of the Power Gear cars, Countach is quite unique among the original cars for possessing a very pronounced "Anti-Power Gear" effect: on fourth and fifth gears, attempting to accelerate through most track elements which would propel Indy or NSX into Power Gear (such as loops or ramps) actually makes the car slow down significantly, thus forcing the driver to lift off the gas pedal. Such characteristics cause the Countach to be regarded as one of the game's most difficult cars, and disliked by the majority of competition racers (Zak McKracken being the most notorious exception).

External Links

Lamborghini Countach on Wikipedia