Lamborghini Countach Review - Driving the Icon - Exotic Driver
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- The guys have the chance to drive a Lamborghini Countach 5000s on some amazing mountain roads. An icon for them and many others, they discuss what it's like to drive and how it has held up over the years.
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Without a doubt, one of the greatest looking cars of all time.
macfan999 yes
prefer the Diablo
I can not agree with you more, this car has always been a favorite of mine since I was a kid..
Along with the Miura.....
But then, Pagani ruined it!
They keep referencing this 1985 Countach design as being 30 years old but the fact is this design was first unveiled in 1971, so that makes this design over 45 years old! And still the most amazing looking car ever!
i still think the original design was the best
In fact seeing the countach when you were used to see the kadett taunus giulia... was like being in an airport and seeing an UFO land.
and produced from 1974 to 1990 with many changes
@@electroborg I agree, this is a spaceship, a star-fighter - a childhood dream.
" it does not drive itself. You need to drive it" -- that should be a verse in the holy book of automobiles. Thank you guys for creating a masterpiece of a video. I wish owners of old supercars would come out of hiding and give you guys their cars to review. New kids on the block need to learn about old school supercars and how its all about mechanical feel and emotional driving. New cars just don't cut it !!
I'm very old and own a modded 87 Testarossa. It does not drive itself. No power seats. No power steering. No ABS. No paddle shifter. No computers. No turbos. Headers. No cats. And a variable flap muffler set up that I pretty much leave open. The sound of that flat 12 at 7500 rpm is amazing.
Everyone now is growing up on traction control and "active" this and that! I still like a manual transmission and some wheelspin myself!
If you don't Iearn to drive this car properly, it will hurt you. That's why we love it.
Jay Leno said it was his every day car for 10 years & he loved it. He said the 1st time driving it is like driving a go cart as a child for the very 1st time. At 1st u don't understand how the steering & accelerating work & it's awkward. But once u figure out how its supposed to be driven then u just can't wait to drive it again.
He said the Countach is exactly that. Now you're a big kid in this incredibly powerful machine & at 1st you're like "how the hell can anyone drive this?" - but like that fast go cart, once u gain confidence in how the accelerator, shifter & steering work, he said u become like the kid in the go-cart again who finally learns how it drives & how to take those turns at higher speeds & accelerate through it, then u never want to turn the thing off & get out.
STILL the finest design to ever come in any form. Driving be DAMNED, this is a car for the ages. I had the pleasure of being a passenger in the late 80's and i can tell you there is NO greater thrill than getting out at your destination and swinging that door open and stepping out while everyone gawks like fools.
The Aventador is doing to kids what the Countach did to kids back then. It's what Lamborghini does, and what makes them so great.
I was born in the 90's. If i had to choose one, countach is my pick.
diablo did that for me
Except when this countach came out there wasn’t nearly as many exotic cars to choose from/look at. I’m sure the countach inspired many of today’s exotic car manufacturers/designers.
I love analog supercars. The recalcitrant shift linkage, the offset pedal box, noisy, uncomfortable, but yet, you don't really mind that much. You knocked it outta the park, guys! Well done!
Well, we are comparing a mid-80's car to 2016's standards. The new Mustang GT is now faster than this Super Car. But the aesthetic of this Lambo is still unequaled. Still so exotic.
Absolutely beautiful in a grotesque kinda way. My childhood dream car, and yes I too had the poster. The ultimate in styling longevity Lamborghini Countach
the guy in the red shirt looks like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs
1954telecaster lmao....that's it....I knew it was someone!!!
1954telecaster Haha that was my first thought!
Buffalo Bill and discount Christian Slayter review a lambo :P
oh shit! spot on :()
put the lotion in the basket
I don't give a fuck, I will own one of these one day.
DaemoniumCC Yeah me too!
***** Nice judging there buddy. I guess you've never heard of that phrase before? Just because I used a dash of lingo.. lol
400000$ an u will own it
+What's New America Someone's a bit salty eh
reallife shotokan
Lol not really
Fantastic review Todd! I've seen this 5000S a few times in Park City....it's a beautiful car. Nice meeting you today!
TheStradman Great meeting you too, man! Hopefully we'll connect again soon.
Not to be one of those people but when its called for I have to say it.
Between the motor and the music it is really hard to hear you. Anyway you could re-edit without the music?
Yes, the music is really distracting and makes me turn down the volume. I really don't understand why so many video producers put music in videos where there is already some sound to listen to. Totally unnecessary, and at times even annoying.
Stradman! I'm a subscriber to your channel to I did not think you watched this channel too!
I'm also a Stradman fan but he hasn't been uploading much lately (or so it seems).
I fell in love with this car when I first saw it in a magazine. Then we all saw it in Cannonball Run movie. And now 4o years on it still looks like it came from Venus. It sure stood the test of time and no other car has nearly the same impact when it rolls past the eyes of unsuspecting motorists or people on the streets.
Look up Apollo I E Hyper!
I'm a Ferrari man, but the Lamborghini Countach is the undeniable king of exotica. I have it on good authority that it was designed and engineered by aliens. NOTHING will ever touch it ever again. Having said that, my "on the wall" car was a Straman Testarossa Spyder. But a black Countach was only milliseconds behind that.
+Yankee Woodcraft Damn, I thought I was the only one who remembered Straman.
Awesome bro!
Road and Track made us choose years ago when they did "The Battle" vs. 512BB..
I used to draw this car on lined paper torn out of spiral notebooks over and over. What a ridiculous car. I want one.
Me too.
Yup I did the same thing. I had it down perfect too, cause i must have drawn it over 1000 times
Proper job, its fashionable for people to talk about how these older supercars suck now, but you did a proper review based on the merrits that I haven't seen before, take away the arrogance of pish poshing a countach and you get this, best review I've ever seen from you guys, keep it up!
Kingsoupturbo We consider that quite a compliment. Thank you!
EverydayDriver Thanks for the great content! I was one of those guys with the Countach poster as well )))
Me to cept mine was black
I like how they have a dual review concurrently back and forth.
Kingsoupturbo "Fashionable" or not, supercars fail on many fronts, old or new...and several individuals are finally seeing past the hype, the absurd prices & the culture ...When we saw for the first time (or not), the scene in "The Fast & the Furious", the hot-rodded Mitsubishi out-run the Ferrari ...the aura of the much ballyhooed supercar set was gladly deflated for all its pomposity...
UGH! The jealousy is deep, and it is real! The supercar to end all supercars. Super/Hyper cars now are all about mechanical performance. This car was about the pure debauchery that something like it even exists. It caught everyone off guard when it was released and had everyone scrambling to develop and answer. They don't make 'em quite like this anymore.
Yes, the Countach was more like a punch in the face screaming "look out , i'm the best around here little kid" back in the days
This car would still turn heads in todays world. It would be cool to drive
STredline
It still does. When I stop my 500S at a red light, people often take pictures with their phones. It's funny and bizarre at the same time.
flatshade Awesome!
The comment in this video that is in nearly every video about the Countach that holds absolutely true is that it's the car that all of us that grew up in the 80's had on our wall. I had a Trapper Keeper with one on it that i carried in school. If I was at the toy store and mom or dad would let me grab a Hot Wheels or something like that it was ALWAYS the Countach that I went home with. I still have several Countach Micro Machines that i've had since those days and they're proudly displayed on a little shelf with a few other things from that time (Yes even the black one with the opening doors). It was the fastest thing we could think of. It was in all the movies. It will always be the first car I think of when I think of exotic supercars.
+hallis1 It only got better as we were able to ¨drive¨ one in video games!
I had the Trapper Keeper also. Was it the one with the red Countach? Also I have many collectibles, including the original Transformers Generation 1 Sideswipe!
atranfanatic Yes it was red and didn't have the rear wing on it.
hallis1
Yep, that was the one I had, I even had a folder with a red Countach on it. Those were the days.
I smiled the whole way through. The best, most fun review of anything! Thanks so much. I am building a 1/24 model of this right now.
Wtf he just bald outa nowhere
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its 2 different guys...lol
LOL!
Lol yea I was like did he went back in time
Car so fast it travels through time. Also changed the shirt. :D
This exact version and colors is my favorite version of the Countach. I also had the poster, the hotwheels, the 1/24 model, etc.
You can't be a car guy and watch the intro to Speed Zone / Cannonball Run 3 and not fall in love with it. Especially with the best engine noise of anything ever, especially at high rpm and shifting into the next gear.
I love the Countach, I have a couple of them, and when they've been upgraded to the new fuel, E-85 and better injectors it's amazing how much better they run. Also upgrades for the suspension and drivetrain makes all the difference.
What a beautiful, heartfelt homage. I so appreciate your enthusiasm and work!.
Even being born in '93, I've had this car as my poster on my wall as well as my background on PC's and phones. This car is the perfect symbol of what a super car was supposed to be. Fast, Loud, and Rude.
I first saw it in CANON BALL 2 in the early 1980's when the girls were driving it , had the poster in 1985 , the RC Model in the 1990's .... that's my first EXOTIC DREAM CAR W I S H ...
cannonball run 1 had the best looking countach!
believe it or not, the wing was because of the Cannonball Run...no film, no wing...
Great review, nice meeting you guys up the canyon. I was so surprised to see a Countach of all things carving the mountainside.
Absolutley perfect review! Spot on descripton of what its like to drive one!
I felt like my ears were about to start bleeding at 2:46
Nasty isn't it!
Well done! I really enjoyed that! Very well spoken hosts, excellent camera footage, and quite informative. Keep up the great work!
I had the a Countach and the Vector W8 posters on my bedroom wall. The Counrach is simply the best looking sportscar ever!
Joakim Quensel sports car?
Great review guys!
I fell in love with Lamborghini when I was about 5 or 6 years old after watching that black Countach play its games with the highway patrol in the first Cannonball Run film. - Been a huge fan of Lambos ever since.
Best looking Countach is the LP400
Countaches are actually pretty reliable and you can put big miles on them no problem.
Simon Coles is have to say the 85 to 88 are the best looking.
When I was growing up I had the Countach and the Testasrossa posters on my wall. Today whilst I think the latter looks dated, the Countach is still timeless. Best looking supercar, ever.
Well done guys! VERY fun review. I too lusted after this beast. Had the same poster, a 5000s, Countach, black, gold phone-dial wheels... ahhh! Thank you, book marked this vid.
I totally relate to every word you guys said. I was born in '76. This car defined my generation. And is the reason I love cars today.
[Shahzad] Love the Countach. Can't think of any car enthusiast of our generation not having had a pic of this on their wall. But yes, I've been lucky enough to drive it twice and it's really very hard work. Legendary.
This is the most accurate review of a Countach that I have seen. Great work!
you guys portrayed the countach in the most fantastic way,love you guys
Very, very cool! Where was I to take some rolling shots? !!!
The "old wooden rollercoaster" analogy is right on. They're noisy, harsh, and they feel unpredictable , but they are the most thrilling and the most fun!
Great Video, enjoyed watching... Countachs are Stunning, even 30+ years later...
Id take this over a Bugatti any day. Yes I know the price difference and don't care.
I'd take the Bugatti, sell it, and buy a few different cars including this one.
claystar9valor and I would buy some whores also and earn money on them
claystar9valor and I would buy some whores also and earn money on them
Scott Johnson yeah Bugatti is ugly af
AMEN!
Your videos are amazing!!! Just wish they were more frequent
These guys are great reviewers. I've never seen them before, but I'm subscribing.
Awesome review and video. I have a 1999 Diablo, which I love, but I still want a Countach!
I had a countach poster when I was a kid as well! Even today the design still amazes me!
15 years old and it was the car that made me fall in love with cars. Beautiful!
Thank you for the review - I always wondered. I want to drive one just because!
Hey now my car is nearly twenty years old and still turns heads but, for all the wrong reasons 😭
What type?
Awesome review for one of my all time favorite cars ever! To me this will always be the Autobot Sidesswipe from the 1980's Transformers cartoon. Well done. Subscribed!
Another sweet review!...Keep up the great reviews guys!....Where is that 959 Review now? :)
This was the car on my wall too, I even had various die-cast models of this car as a kid. I'm probably 15-20 years younger than you, it's timeless. And I'd love to own one, such an icon.
That car is always cool in my book, i bet it was amazing for the time. It just goes to show how good cars are now, car guys rejoice🍻👍 love you vids btw guys!
Wow. Brings back my memories from the old need for speed 3 Hot Pursuit
This is the absolute best review of this car I've ever seen !!!
Well done review. It was nice to hear some different viewpoints about the Countach. Appreciating it for what it is and not unfairly comparing it's performance statistics to modern cars.
I still love the look of the countach all these years later. So what if it horrible to drive, it's an icon. Great video.
I had 2 cars an my wall in 1988, being 18 y/o: a black Countach Anniversary (photographed almost in birds eye view) and a black Porsche 930 Turbo based Gemballa Avalanche. These cars were my dream cars these days! :D
Wonderful video!! Thank you!!
Great review guys!
We all (1970’s kiddies) had this on the wall. Now 35 years later, I ve finally managed a limited edition 1:43 scale model. Maybe sometime in the next few years I ‘ll get to rent one and drive it.
I was one of those kids with this exact car as a poster on my wall, color and everything. Great memories.
I owned a 1988.5 QV for more than a decade. Black on Black with gold wheels... total poster car... fuel injection, the type of car that could pass anything but a gas station. At 6'1" it was ok to drive. non-assisted steering, pedal and brake needed power from my legs. Boring to drive until you got to triple digits... then it became interesting, at 140 mph it woke up! I had the huge wing so top speed was limited to about 160 mph due to drag... but it was a solid car. Nothing ever broke, no problems what so ever... lovely car .... biggest problem was getting in back from my mechanic... eventually sold it to get it back!
@6:42 : Imagine you're just driving around and all of a sudden you're overtaken by a Countach. "He guys, guess what just happened today". No one is going to believe you.
But what a car. The mother of all super cars. And yes, I'm also a member of the "I had a Countach on my bedroom wall" club :-)
This is unquestionably the best looking version. Any color. They all look amazing.
By far the *best* review ever made on the Countach ..
It's great fun to listen to guys around my age reminisce about the Countach. We all had the poster (of course you remember the Alpine stereo ones). And we all thought a rocket ship had been grafted onto a race car. Todd nailed it when he said we all instantly thought to ourselves "That's the fastest car I've ever seen." But time and truth have dispelled the fantasy.
The Countach is a brilliant piece of theater, a triumph of style. The body looks space-age, but isn't actually aerodynamic. In contrast to the body, the interior is plain, spare and dull. The engine is a nothing-to-sneeze-at 400 hp, but it's big power from a simpler era. And that 400 hp is propelling 3,000 lbs. Again, space-age looks, New Wave era materials.
But you guys found some magic in the drive, and that's cool. Perhaps it was the long-awaited realization of a dream, like a Baby Boomer strumming Jimi Page's guitar. Or maybe there really is something to the quirkiness of bygone exotics. We humans have an affection for the little eccentricities. Maybe the fact that you have to look out the open driver's side door to see anything when backing the Countach up makes the experience a bit more special. Camrys and Accords are renowned for sweating the details and ironing out the quirks. And Camrys and Accords are boring. Nobody names their Camry...maybe until it's got 200,000 miles, is painted primer black and becomes your first ride in high school.
I've gotten carried away. That's probably the right reaction when discussing the Countach. You guys nailed the review. I felt myself in that seat. Keep up the great work. I watch/read a lot of reviews. You guys do your own thing and stand with the best (yes, I'm looking at you Top Gear, Chris Harris, Jay Leno, et al).
Thanks.
P.S. Todd, I love how mentions of the fairer sex (Supermodels, etc.) always manage to slip into your reviews. I like your priorities.
What a great, real world road test. Without wanting to appear rude, I've normally dismissed American tests as I don't think they really understand the 'con brio' of Italian cars. These guys are different though, they feel it and they're entertaining. Thanks, really enjoyed it!
Still looks fantastic!!! Thanks!!!
I can see you're madly in love with this car man I have a replica and I feel the same way keep on rollin
Awesome Video with such a beautiful car to cheer up my mood.
Wow, I remember the car growing up in movies like Gumball Rally etc. Now there are 2.0 liter cars that would leave this car in the dust at least in the 1/4 mile, amazing!
Saw fisrt time on Test Drive CGA game. A Legend.
its like classic music it never gets old
This is just one of my dream cars, a glossy rosso Countach LP5000S with the optional sexy rear wing, just makes me want to go to Miami and drive one of these
Lamborghini Countach AND the Lancia Stratos both have to be among the most fantastic car designs ever and both dreamt up by the same man, wow amazing he is brilliant.
Great review. Reminds me of the French mid-engined sports car I used to own (1981 Matra Murena 2.2), not quite a supercar, just an inline-4 engine with 118 bhp, but so much fun for 1/100th of the price of a Countach. The sound of the engine coming from behind, no electronics, no ABS, ESP, no power steering, heavy clutch, clunky gearbox. The quirkyness of a car you more or less lie down in, rather than sit. The road-holding of a mid-engined rear-wheel-drive car. Just great. Don't think you will see them in the USA. Would have loved to drive them on roads like that.
BTW I wonder what that license plate is? It looks like a French plate, but have never seen such a combination in France.
I had that same poster and this is the picture I think of, when I think of a countach. I can't think supercar without the countach, F40 and XJ220
Drove one many years ago at Summit Point. I liked it. Had a track X1/9. It was like a big powerful X. Bit of a brute.
When cars still had its unique styles :/
Iconic car. The age old saying of 'never meet your idols' springs to mind. I think seeing one and driving one once would be a lot preferable to living with one.
I don't think there's a car enthusiast out there older than 30, that didn't have one of these on their walls as a kid. I still remember the poster... a white Countach with a cheesy stormy sky with lightning in the background! So cool of you guys to review this...
I would not stop driving that thing, it looks that gorgeous
Interesting review. Wish you guys revved it out in 1st and 2nd though, just so we can hear the v12 sing instead of drone.
I've had a 500S. It is worth every penny and you will be very happy indeed. Long geared, nearly 70 in first, lots of noise from gears and road, the engine is inches away. 5'10 is a perfect hight. ..let it warm up and then it's boom a thrill. People used to ask me ..'how fast mister'....I used to say 'I'll join in at 150mph...then change up a gear..boom 😆. You go 100 and then all the noises change from machenical to aircraft...it was meant to go 100s miles across continents. Not fast in these days but......the noise and look WILL make you fall in love. Sell everything and get one.
"It's funner to look at than to drive". Reminds me of my 1969 427 Corvette that I used to own.
I had this on my wall & school folders too!
I'll never forget seeing a white one cruising through Charlotte, NC. I think it was one with carburetors, sounded like it at least.
I didn't have one of these on my wall...buuut I did have a robot that transformed INTO this car. Same shade of red. These cars were THE coolest thing back then. Even to this day they just have the classic lines and style. I love them, no matter how many issues they have XD
So in love with this car. I've lost the poster long ago but owning one still haunts me.
Speaking of posters of this car on walls. What a great picture of it at 3:00. Red car with a grey background with the doors up.
I was a little child here in Italy when it came out. Love since first sight....
The first time I saw a Lamborghini was on Fort Lauderdale beach in 1985. It was a red 5000s. It was the most outrageous thing I have ever seen. Everyone within sight of it froze. Really crazy.
The first time i saw this car, it was an RC model that my grandmother gave me, i fucking loved it and i still have it 19 years later
It never gets old! And it will still be beyond all else 30 years from now.
What a great location to shoot. Beautiful car and amazing scenery. Any hints on where you filmed?
Awesome!! Loved watching you guys live the dream!! Jealous!! :)
I'm 48 years old and still have my poster ! Still my favorite dream car !!
I STILL love this car. Al the reviews, all the glitches, all the negativity!!!! I STILL LOVE this car. Most beautiful car man has ever created :)
I was a fan of the Countach when I was a kid but I liked the Diablo even more :P
Had models of both (still got the Diablo model but unsure about the Countach) and some poster stuff etc.
Cannonball Run, loved that opening scene as a kid.