Talk:LAMBORGHINI DIABLO SV/@comment-37273333-20191017032526/@comment-27123099-20191023235428

Keep in mind that 119ft braking distance is for the FU Diablo SV also, not the base car. Doing some searches online, it appears the 138ft distance for 100-0(kph) in the base car is accurate. The SV lacked ABS which likely hindered brake performance.

I think we're just so used to modern cars having such better performance that when faced with real world examples of past cars, it's hard to let go of that mindset of this car being a Supercar. At the time, it was, but measured against today's cars (even those with much more attainable price tags), it's not nearly as impressive. For instance, a $47k Dodge Challenger SRT Scat Pack Widebody will nearly get you the same HP as this '95 Lamborghini (and a fair amount more torque), and its other performance figures are comparable as well (with the Challenger having much better brakes). A '97 Diablo SV lapped the Nurburgring in 8:09, and while there haven't been any published times for a Challenger SRT, I'd venture to say that an SRT Scat Pack Widebody could probably at least match that time now.

What a time to be alive I suppose!