The Series II Espada was actually known as the 400GTE. It made its first appearance at the 1970 Brussels show. The most noticable difference on this car was the new dashboard layout. Rear seat passengers benefitted from additional ventilation and the addition of lighting mounted in the centre arm rest. Chassis numbers for Series II cars began with the number 8.
Ventilated brakes were added all around and a later running change brought new five-bolt wheels to replace the centre locking Miura rims. Lobro CV joints were added to the rear halfshafts and power steering became optional. The big change came with the compression boost to 10.7:1 as on the Miura S. Power increased to 325bhp at 7500rpm.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Lamborghini Espada Series II GTE
ENGINE
Type
Front Mounted 60° V12
Bore/Stroke
82mm x 62mm
Capacity
3,929cc
Block & Heads
Light alloy with shrunk in Liners
Distribution
Chain driven DOHC
Valves
2 per cylinder
Crankshaft
Seven main bearings with 2 connecting rods per crank
Ignition
Single ignition system by one distributor
Carburation
6 Twin-throat Webers 40 DCOE 20-21 fed by an electric fuel pump
Max Power
350bhp @ 7,500rpm
Max Torque
290 ftlbs @ 5,500rpm
Compression
10.7:1
Pressurized Cooling System
Vertical flow radiator and two thermostatically controlled electric fans
Electrical System
12 V - battery 72 Ah - 550 Watt alternator
TRANSMISSION
Gearbox
5-speed + reverse, all-syncromesh
Clutch
Single dry plate hydraulically operated
Final Drive Shafts
Constant velocity final drive shafts
STRUCTURE
Chassis
Integral Chassis/body
Body
Steel
Builder
Bertone
Suspension
Independent front & rear consisting of double transverse wishbones with coil springs, telescopic Koni dampers and anti-roll bars
Axle Ratio
11/45
Steering
ZF worm and screw
Brakes
Girling ventilated discs on all four wheels operated by 2 vacuum servo-units with independent circuits to front and rear brakes
