Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2
Before Lamborghini became famous for mid-engine supercars, it built this fast four-seat grand tourer.
1966 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 · Charles01 · CC BY-SA 3.0
More than a set of wheels.
Lamborghini presented the 400 GT 2+2 at the 1966 Geneva show as the successor to the 350 GT. Carrozzeria Touring raised the rear roofline and reshaped the glass and boot area to make room for two rear seats while keeping the familiar elegant shape. Under the bonnet was a larger 3,929 cc V12 with 320 CV. The car also introduced Lamborghini's own five-speed gearbox. The American market became an important destination for this early Lamborghini grand tourer.
Look a little closer.
The roof was raised by about five centimetres at the rear, but Touring shaped the change so gently that it is easy to miss.
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The plus-two changed more than the seats
Adding rear places required a higher roof, a smaller rear window, a redesigned boot lid and a lower floor. RM Sotheby's notes that the wheelbase stayed the same. Packaging people into an existing footprint is a three-dimensional puzzle, not simply a matter of installing a cushion.
Source: RM Sotheby's · 1966 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 by Touring ↗How to tell it from the 400 GT Interim
The earlier Interim combined the enlarged four-liter engine with the older two-seat 350 GT-style body. The proper 2+2 introduced the raised rear roof, quad round headlights, steel body and usable rear places. Sharing an engine name does not make the two variants identical.
Source: Lamborghini · 400 GT model history ↗Where these facts come from
- Lamborghini · 400 GT model history
- Lamborghini · company history and the family-man brief
- RM Sotheby's · 1966 Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 by Touring
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed September 30, 2026.