The Lamborghini Countach LP400 was the supercar that popularized the sharp angular look in many high performance car of its era. Manufactured by Lamborghini in Italy, the car went into production from 1971 till the year 1990. The first prototype of the car made its debut at the illustrious Geneva Motor Show in 1971.
The Countach was designed beautifully by Marcello Gandini and had a sharp appearance. The car had the traditional Lamborghini V12 engine which was located backwards in order to provide better weight distribution. The Countach LP400 was equipped with six Weber carburettors. The car was expensively built with aircraft grade aluminium. This made the car extremely strong. 
The LP400, thanks to its slick styled narrow tyres had low drag coefficient and hence a better speed. The doors of the car had horizontal hinges that became a trademark of Countach. Though it added style to the car, it was done because it was not possible to use conventional doors because of the width of the car. The Countach was used as a benchmark for many other Lamborghini models that followed.
They appealed a great deal to the performance car engineers and drivers but were no match to the distinction of the Countach LP400. An upgraded model of the Lamborghini LP 400 was later introduced in 1978 which was known as the LP400s. The car had some modifications done on the LP400 model and had a very fundamental look. As many as 157 LP400s were built during its time of production.
