LAMBORGHINI ESPADA - LookSmart VERSUS Minichamps

The Lamborghini Espada is a 'grand touring' coupe that was constructed by Lamborghini from 1968 until 1978. Lamborghini is an Italian premium car manufacturer that was formed in 1963 by Italian manufacturing millionaire Ferruccio Lamborghini to compete with established luxury car makers such as, Ferrari, Porsche, BMW and Mercedes. The Espada was a four-seat car, which drew its inspiration from another successful Lamborghini model, the Lamborghini Marzal.

The Espada was designed by top Bertone design engineer Marcello Gandini, who had also designed the Jaguar Piraña. The Espada was marketed alongside the Lamborghini 400GT 2+2, and 1217 were sold during its showroom life. This made it the best selling Lamborghini until the arrival of the very popular Countach in the 1980s. The unusual name of the vehicle took its inspiration from the Spanish word 'Espada', which means 'sword'. This sword was the one used to kill bulls by the Torero during a bullfight.

The car was manufactured for a ten year period and during this time went through several significant changes. There were three generations of the Lamborghini Espada, and each one had some important design changes in the cabin though only some minor tweaks to the exterior.

In this comparison you can see the differences between the LAMBORGHINI ESPADA made by Minichamps (Die-Cast model) and the LAMBORGHINI ESPADA 400 GT made by LookSmart (Resin model).