Driving The Lamborghini Countach - Italian 5.2L V12 Manual Supercar - (POV Binaural Audio) 

The glove box falling open and the tachometer randomly deciding to leave the chat were too funny. But no amount of Italian car quirks can outweigh the cool factor of a Countach. I also just love the way this sounds inside the car. So many little sounds!

Tedward is the type of guy to get excited over a chevy van while driving a countach

I was born in 1978. My mom still laughs around this time of year because as a kid, I used to put “Lamborghini Countach” on my Christmas list. One year, my mom… er, I mean Santa… got me a scaled model Countach . We were not a family of substantial means, so I was so damn excited to see it and show it to all my friends. I didn’t know this until recently, but my mom (who is currently battling stage 4 breast cancer) actually kept all of my and my brothers’ old handwritten Christmas lists, which she showed me on Christmas Eve this year. The first one that had the Countach on it was 1985. The way I spelled Lamborghini was… well, very incorrect. I didn’t get one that year, much to my chagrin, so I thought maybe Santa didn’t get me one because (as my father pointed out) I spelled it wrong. Starting the next year in ‘86 I spelled it properly until finally, in 1988, I got that model when I was 10. My mom kept that model, too. She is 73 and her dream car was a 1967 Karmann-Ghia. Well, I have been lucky enough to be significantly more financially blessed than my parents were, so I bought her a fully restored one last year for Christmas. Her goal is to get better by summer so she can drive it again.

Love that he's driving a Countach and Ted goes off about Dually Chevy vans. 100% auto nut! 😂

15:05 that was the most Italian thing ive ever seen from a car

I love the abrupt transition between the dually van discussion and Countach accelerating

I saw a mint condition white Countach screaming down Sunset Blvd a month ago and I still think about it. What a piece of art

Im one of the weird ones that actually really like the 25th Anniversary. These final cars, especially with the optional rear wing, are just peak 80s and I can't help but love it.

Lmao love the glove box falling down while simultaneously the tach stops working, most typical Italian car thing :)

Gotta love that Lamborghini made a car so good looking that people will put up with any and all of its quirks and build quality issues without hesitation.

I gotta say, as beautiful and iconic as this car is; it is truly a claustrophobe’s nightmare fuel.

An Italian man once you told me, “Italian cars don’t need a tach or speedometer. Passion is all you need to drive them.”

Love the raw engine sound. My BMW E32 straight six has that same metallic engine sound from the 80's. I love it.

The POV "reverse a Countach" section was just awesome! Now I understand what the iconic "I don't see anything back there unless I sit on the door well" truly means 😂

Yes. Still have the wall poster. Absolute beast of a car. Simply outrageous.

Man all the noises that thing makes are so good

The engine sound on headphones is like a dream. Just fantastic ❤

Even for an 80's car, the entire interior looks like an afterthought. Like the production deadline was coming up and it was thrown together out of whatever was laying around, lol.

The Countach DOT bumpers were one of the greatest crimes against mankind. I'm happy to see the Euro bumpers on this car.

The Countach was a dream car for me in the 70s and 80s. I didn’t see my first live one until age 36! Today I prefer the Miura for its clean styling and intakes just behind the rear window!

As an owner of an Italian car - I love all the quirks - a lot of people don’t get it. You can feel the passion and it’s not even moving.

This car never gets old. Sitting in a Countach means all SUV look like Monster Trucks.

To me, this is the perfect representation of 80's excess. If you saw this going down Ocean Drive back then, you'd have to wonder if it was a businessman or a less than savory individual behind the wheel.

You could feel how much effort it takes to drive this car. Not controlling it, but being able to actually drive on the road. But other than that it's amazing!

The car has always been my dream and I had a poster on my wall of it and the Ferrari 348. As a passenger, I was lucky enough to test a black one (as a passenger) on the Monza track, and the engine was screaming like hell, increasing the adrenaline exponentially! I also remember that in 2 laps (about 11km / 3.5 Miles approx) the car used almost 14 liters (3.7 gallons) of gas and the AGIP pump in the "autodromo" had the highest prices I had ever seen. Awesome video, it makes me feel young again!

Дорогой друг, большое спасибо! Это самый шикарный пользовательский обзор Countuch, из тех что я видел! Я практически сам покатался на Lambo по окрестностям Бостона. Я почувствовал себя водителем этой машины и заодно получил небольшую экскурсию по кусочку Соединенных Штатов. У вас красиво!

As a young kid in the 80's, this was my dream car too. I also had a poster of a Countach on my wall! Thank you for this video.

The next video should be that Duelly Chevy van

THANK YOU! I think this is the first time I see a Countach POV drive, and not someone filming their own face while driving it. This is amazing, it almost feels like I'm driving it.

Wow ! You have the chance to drive it and we are here to see you show us thoses kind of poster car that we all have dream about when we where young. Thank for sharing Ted and keep giving us the good vibe like "Respect the drive" !

What a treat!! 1989 wow!! I was in college at the time. How time flies by. Thanks, Tedward.

Truly an assault on all the senses, these “all consuming” driving experiences do not exist anymore. I’ve only seen one of these in my entire life and it was a repeat visitor at the Washington DC auto show. I just gawked at it for like the minutes, completely speechless.

15:06 Tedward's Top Gear/The Grand Tour moment, happens on every Italian car made before 1990 if you accelerate, as well as random gauges suddenly reading 0 when they were fine a minute earlier... Countach is absolutely an icon though.

I remember when one of these came into the shop for a stereo install. It looked stunning, but I have never seen such a pile of trash. It was like a group of 12 year olds got together with some parts from a junkyard and glued them together with a hot-glue gun. Everything was either loose or jammed. We had a 944 Turbo in the shop only a week before and the contrast was startling.

Driving these expensive classic cars on Massachusetts roads puts you right on the border between brave and crazy

I love cars that you can jump into and immediately feel at home, where everything is just intuitive. And then there is this.

Great video! Love the sounds and retro interior. I was more of a Testarossa guy, but these still have an incredible cool factor. Also, nice smooth driving on a not ideal day.

15:04 is hilarious lol. Just as he starts ripping it, the glovebox door falls & then the tachometer starts spazzing all at the same time haha.

Absolutely gorgerous and timeless car! Fantastic recording of it as well no annoying music, pointless transitions, obnoxious other passengers, just showcasing the car and its amazing engine sound.

Bless your heart trying so hard to avoid all the bumps in the road😂

The most insane 80s car of them all. Anybody who grew up in the 80s and who had an affection for cars dreamed about this. For me personally it would be the carburator version, preferably without a wing, in white (similar to Doug DeMuros).

What a raw driving experience. Absolutely love it! 😍

You’re probably the most articulate car presenter out there! Many KUDOS, keep up the great work! Enthusiasm is the key to life. Thx!

Ted, as you were saying that it likes only wide open throttle - all italian carbs are like that. Their idle fuel circuit goes up to around 3000 rpm usually, and the transition isn't as smooth as some other makes. But boy, do they run at >70% throttle!

In a world ruled by trucks and SUVs the Countach view from inside appears more like if it's a go kart on the road than a car.

Kinda puts into perspective how far along the Japnese automotive industry was in the late 80's.

Just three minutes into the video I remembered why I sold my 1989 5000QV; it's a pretty car to look at and fun to show off to friends, but not to drive around. Also, maintenance costs were through the roof and that was back in 1991. 😂

You can tell he's a car guy from how the dually van made him go on a slight tangent

Manliest supercar ever made.

One of the most iconic cars of all time. This car will never stop turning heads. And yes, I too had a poster of a red one with the wing on my wall plus a 1:18 scale to go along with it.

Man you have the best angle/height /fov of the camera i ever seen on you tube , congratulations, also amazing quality reviews, thank you from Italy

The glove box falling open and the tachometer randomly deciding to leave the chat were too funny. But no amount of Italian car quirks can outweigh the cool factor of a Countach. I also just love the way this sounds inside the car. So many little sounds! thank you for all this information about lamborghini

The new "Countach" will never bring the same feel and satisfaction as this one. This is the best!

This is a car you have to see defenitley for real in nature to get it's magic, what comes from my experience. Will never forget it.

I really felt I was with you. The sound, the quirky Italian "features". I can almost smell it. Absolutely the coolest car ever.

Anyone that says DCTs are better than manuals is ridiculous, no other transmission could replace the engagement factor a V12 manual vehicle provides. Very incredible machine.

doesn't make sense without the wing 😅

Classic 80s. As a kid I built a metal model kit from Testors. Mine was black with gray interior. It had the rear wing and real rubber tires and the front wheels could turn and doors could swing open

Thank You! Happy Christmas and what a great start to the New Year.

That car must have been crazy to see on the street in the 80’s and 90’s

Someday I will film it for my channel ;) Now I need to be happy that I managed to catch some incredible prototypes.

What a beauty,in the 80s and 90s if you were a teen and you didn't have a Countach poster,magazine advert or anything related to these cars or just plain talked about it, you were not cool,Love those old Alpine advertisements on Lamborghini also, i actually in my computer room have that one right now where the car is siting on these supports and it says "La Potenza de la Lamborghini, la pureza de ALPINE , its a big one too and its framed,just beautiful, thank you for uploading this video.

You made my day with this engine sound and proper, buttery smooth shifting.

What a sound! The 25th Anniversary has always been my least favorite of the Countach variants but wow does that look gorgeous in yellow. Happy Holidays and thanks for all of the videos, Tedward.

Sex on Wheels !!!

What a GREAT VIDEO !!! Thanks

thank you for sharing Ted

No you really, don't see dually chevy vans👍

One of my favourite cars. Love the use of 'Parts Bin Switches' you see on a lot of Italian Exotics of that era. The electric seat switches are the same as the ones found in my early Alfa Romeo 164 3.0 Lusso (later ones had different switches). I think other 'Type 4' cars shared those switches, also. That V12 sounds simply glorious!

I was born in the late seventies and had a countach on my wall as a kid. It was such futuristic looking car back then. I feel like i would be just as excited as you lol.

Great Video Bro! Many Thanks!

I was born in 1981 and I too grew up worshiping at the alter of the Countach and the Testatossa posters too.🙏🏼 This wingless Yellow anniversary Countach is gorgeous.🤌🏼 Awesome review Tedward.

The sound is just something else.

Cannonball Run! This was my childhood dream car. Red with a rear wing.

Great example of backing up a countach

Great video, was exciting to watch!

Looks like a mix of classic and retrofuturism somehow. Awesome

Wonderful Man!!!! Super Congratulations!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Woooow,i found out your channel few days ago.I really love your videos,a big hug from Sardinia :D

Wow, great video in the 25th Anniversary Countach! I loved your design analysis and how this model looked forward toward the Diablo and beyond. Nice!

This car was designed to be used with reverse camera in the first place, however that technology doesn't exists back in 1980s. That shows how futuristic this thing was...

ahh bucket list car there. who needs a tachometer, you shift by sound and feel. great video and you’re always such a car guy, taking a few second to talk about daully van while driving a countach, just priceless 😂

The Countach is really what made Lamborghini what it is today. The Miura is nice and all but the influence of the Countach insanity cannot be overstated. The manual transmission just makes it so much more fun. At this point, manuals in of themselves are exotic, let alone in a car that looks like the Countach. That was a fun ride.

This drive-review was special🎉. Nice!

a beautiful example of a Countach! And then the sound 🤩

Born in ‘91 and had a poster of this and an f40 on my bedroom wall. You’re a lucky man to drive such a dream machine!

Born in 87 here. I used to have a Countach poster in my bedroom. Needless to say this video felt specia. Love your channel, man. Wish you all the best. Happy new year! PS: You learnt the reverse bit from Top Gear and JC, haven't you? LOL

Man that car is such a trip! They truly don't make them like that anymore. Carburetors, stick shift, manual steering, manual mirrors. All the rattles and quirks too. So cool! Its surprising to me they put in electric seats but couldn't do the same for the mirrors.

Ah, just some good ol' gauges without a couple of iPads glued to the dash. The glory days

Looked like fun, very cool !

this car is 35 years old and it still makes people's head turn. TIMELESS DESIGN

SO CLEAN, HOPE IT STAYS IN GOOD HANDS. GOOD REVIEW.

16 year old me would have losing my mind. 1988 and that Countach is a dream car. The car my parents got me was a BROWN 4 door 1983 Corolla.

It looks and sounds like an Alien spaceship. Ted you are a Brave guy👍

My favorite Countach version, but for me, it should be silver or black

That start up is amazing.

Epic ride!!

That engine sound is glorious.

That is THE car from my childhood dreams. Some lovely scenes with one in the movie Cannonball. :)

Let's go! This is best car Lamborghini countach ever seen!