Women in Diablos

[MrFlibbles]

Just wondering if a woman would physically be able to drive a diablo? Ive heard that they are very demanding on the muscles....

The reason i ask?
I won a track thing and was thinking of taking my gf. She is only 5'4 and no body builder. would it be a problem?

[Podie]

MrFlibbles said:

Just wondering if a woman would physically be able to drive a diablo? Ive heard that they are very demanding on the muscles.... The reason i ask? I won a track thing and was thinking of taking my gf. She is only 5'4 and no body builder. would it be a problem?

One way to find out...!

[MrFlibbles]

But if its a faintly ridiculous idea...i may as well take some one else!

[loudpedal]

Well not that this will help but Elizabeth Hurley drove one in that film where she was the devil.

my god she put my blood pressure up that day!

[FourWheelDrift]

MrFlibbles said:

Just wondering if a woman would physically be able to drive a diablo? Ive heard that they are very demanding on the muscles.... The reason i ask? I won a track thing and was thinking of taking my gf. She is only 5'4 and no body builder. would it be a problem?

With the cars I've driven I've often been told, oh the clutch is heavy on this one, that one blah blah blah....

I like a heavy clutch and I think anyone who says a clutch is heavy are only saying it because they think you will only have driven a ordinary runaround with a light clutch. In comparison it will be a heavy clutch yes, but not as heavy as you might expect.

Heavy clutches always give better control IMHO.

She'll be able to handle it no problem, just think how she'll thank you after

Edited to add - just noticed 5ft4.... 50/50 then.

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 19th July 00:26

[132]

In a word - No. In the 5 years I have owned mine, my wife has never even contemplated it, and she is 5' 4".

I know of one lady owner of a Diablo who,after owning several other Lambo's, had a power assisted clutch and steering fitted to her "Pink" '91 car.

Also, I really doubt if Liz Hurley was actually driving the Diablo...

[maranellouk]

Saw a woman trying to drive one first day of the Jan sales on Sloane St a few years ago. Metalic green Diablo with the lady in question sitting bolt upright on the edge of the seat. Picture an old dear driving a Vauxhall Corsa with the seat as far forward as possible She was having a B4$7$rd of a time trying to park it.

I guess it depends on whether or not she can handle the clutch but I'd take one of the boys if I could.

MARA

[mrsd]

Strength's unlikely to be a problem, they're heavy but not that heavy, but at 5'4 I can't see her being able to reach the pedals

[anjum]

Guys

Penny has driven the Lambos that I've owned several times - although she doesn't like it much (no taste, obviously....), which is primarily doen to the visibility. She likes driving the 550....

Also - there is a fucsia pink Diablo VT, with white and blue interior doing the rounds - ordered by a lady (who - incidently ordered a new one every year from 91-96).

The truth of the matter is that the early Diablo's were appalling - heavy everything - with the hideous bell jet ranger dash - and didn't improve until the SV's came out.

IMHO....

Anjum

[FourWheelDrift]

anjum said:

Also - there is a fucsia pink Diablo VT, with white and blue interior doing the rounds - ordered by a lady (who - incidently ordered a new one every year from 91-96).

More money than taste then?

[nightmare]

agree with Anum...Jenny drives mine (very, very well) a fair bit....likes it, but finds the attention relaly irritating from time-to-time (she now wont fill it up with petrol cos it takes half hour to leave...some excuse ) That said..she's nearly 5' 10 and not little.....