Italdesign Cala or probably as it is more commonly referred to, the Lamborghini Cala, was a concept car designed for Lamborghini by Italdesign Giugiaro. Automobili Lamborghini SpA, commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italian manufacturer of Sports cars based in the small Italian Village Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA (commonly called Italdesign) is an Automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy. It was first shown at the 1995 Geneva Motor Show. The International Geneva Motor Show (Salon International de l'Auto is an annual Auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. It was a completely functional prototype that never made it into production.
The Cala was designed to fill Lamborghini's need for a replacement for the Jalpa, which discontinued production in 1988 at the behest of then owners of the company, Chrysler. The Lamborghini Jalpa (pronounced in the Spanish "HAL-pah" was a Sport car produced by the Italian Automaker Lamborghini Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 In 1994 Chrysler sold Lamborghini to Megatech, the Cala design took shape, but when Megatech sold Lamborghini to the Volkswagen Group in 1998, the concept was shelved. MegaTech was a publication from EMAP aimed specifically at the Sega Mega Drive gaming market Volkswagen Group, or Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (German (listed as Volkswagen AG) is a German automobile manufacturing group currently The Jalpa replacement would not be found in Lamborghini's lineup until 2003, with the release of the Lamborghini Gallardo. Overview The Gallardo was designed as a competitor to the Ferrari 360, and now competes with its replacement the Ferrari F430.
The Cala was powered by a mid-mounted V10 engine, which produced 400 hp (300 kW), mated to a 6 speed transmission that drove the rear wheels. Top speed was estimated at 180 mph (290 km/h).
The car is featured in the 1997 computer and video game Need for Speed II and Need for Speed II SE. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Need for Speed II is a 1997 racing Video game, developed by Electronic Arts Canada and published by Electronic Arts. Need for Speed II is a 1997 racing Video game, developed by Electronic Arts Canada and published by Electronic Arts.
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