As the Murcielago reached the end of its production life, Lamborghini decided to introduce a limited run special that revived the firm’s SV moniker previously attached to some of its most revered models.
Read MoreDuring the early 1990s, Lamborghini offered arguably the ultimate two-car pairing by a single manufacturer: the Diablo and LM002. The Diablo was of course Lamborghini’s recently introduced…
Read MoreFive years after Lamborghini had displayed the original production-spec. Countach (the LP400), an even more dramatic variant was revealed under lights at the Geneva Motor Show in 1978. Dubbed…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini established his car building firm to create the kind of discrete Grand Tourers favoured by most European industrialists of the time. However, some of his eager young engineers…
Read MoreAlthough Lamborghini debuted its 1971 Countach prototype with a five-litre V12, the cost associated with bringing what was still a highly experimental engine to market ultimately proved too great.
Read MoreArguably the most extreme Diablo to emerge from Sant’Agata was the one-off Roadster Prototype which Lamborghini presented at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1992. With its cut-down…
Read MoreFrom the late 1970s until the late 1990s, traditional Italian Rosso paint accounted for around half the Lamborghinis that left Sant’Agata. However, by the early 2000s, reds had dropped right off the radar…
Read MoreHaving celebrated its 25th and 30th anniversaries with special editions of the Countach and Diablo respectively, Automobili Lamborghini’s 40th year as a car maker was marked in a similar…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in September 1998, French coachbuilder Heuliez unveiled one of the most spectacular Lamborghini-based design concepts of the 20th century: the Pregunta. Based on…
Read MoreTo celebrate Lamborghini’s 30th anniversary as an auto maker and homologate an uprated Diablo for GT racing, the limited edition SE30 was unveiled in September 1993. Significantly lighter…
Read MoreLamborghini’s twelve cylinder offerings of the 1980s perfectly exemplified how the company had shifted from its founder’s ethos. Famously, Ferruccio Lamborghini had wanted to build the kind of…
Read MoreWhen Chrysler purchased Automobili Lamborghini from the Mimram Group in April 1987, a replacement for the long-running Countach seemed to be progressing well. However, Chrysler…
Read MoreFor the 1998 model year, Lamborghini introduced an updated version of the Diablo SV which ushered in several significant improvements. Chief among these was a new variable valve timing…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1998, Lamborghini unveiled its new 1999 model year Diablos which featured arguably the most significant updates yet seen. Offered in SV and VT trim, these…
Read MoreHaving already commissioned an enlarged 4.8-litre engine for the Countach 5000 S which arrived in early 1982, the Mimram Group (which had rescued Lamborghini from administration in 1980)…
Read MoreHad Lamborghini’s favoured coachbuilder, Touring of Milan, not gotten into financial difficulties, the car builder from Sant’Agata could have travelled a very different path. As it transpired, design…
Read MoreAs the first model produced under control of the Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG), the Murcielago was an unqualified but wholly expected success. Thanks to its spectacular Luc Donckerwolke…
Read MoreFerruccio Lamborghini famously declared that his auto maker would play no official part in motor racing and remained true to his word until exiting the company in 1974. Under subsequent…
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