The Lamborghini Jalpa was the last V8-powered Lamborghini before the Urus.
Produced from 1981 to 1988, the Jalpa followed the Silhouette and served as Lamborghini’s more accessible sports car beneath the Countach. Its transverse, mid-mounted V8 drove the rear wheels, and the car was offered with a removable targa roof panel.
The Jalpa’s V8 was an evolution of the engine used in the Silhouette. Bertone designer Marc Deschamps shaped its two-seat body, while the model’s name came from Jalpa Kandachia, a famous breed of fighting bull—continuing Lamborghini’s bull-naming tradition.
The wording can cause confusion because Lamborghini continued making V10 and V12 cars after the Jalpa, including the Gallardo and Murciélago. The question concerns the company’s V8 engine line specifically. V8 production at Lamborghini then paused until the Urus SUV introduced a twin-turbocharged V8 in 2018. Only about 410 Jalpas were built, making it considerably rarer than later mainstream Lamborghini models.