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DIABLO

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Feb 18, 2021

THE DIABLO SV-R IS THE GRANDFATHER OF THE CURRENT SUPER TROFEO

Today we all know the Super Trofeo series that puts the impressive Lamborghini Huracán against both gentleman drivers and professional drivers on tracks in Europe, the United States, the Far East, and now also in the Middle East … but all this mono-brand racing was actually started 25 years ago when Lamborghini created the Diablo…

Feb 10, 2021

THE DIABLO ROADSTER CELEBRATES 25 YEARS

It is March 1992, a little over two years ago the Lamborghini Diablo was introduced as the successor to the legendary Countach, at this time the Diablo is only available in rear-wheel drive … and now Lamborghini reveals a stunning Roadster concept in Geneva … but it will remain a one-off, and it would take…

Nov 7, 2020

LAMBORGHINI CELEBRATES THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIABLO

I already wrote an article on the 30th Anniversary of the Lamborghini Diablo back in August 2020, but now Automobili Lamborghini Spa is celebrating this event too with a new press release and some photos of a get-together between a MY2000 Diablo 6.0 SE and an early Diablo 2WD model. The story of the Lamborghini Diablo started…

Aug 18, 2020

THE LAMBORGHINI DIABLO IS 30 YEARS OLD

Automobili Lamborghini SpA was founded in 1963, Ferruccio decided the time was right to create the perfect car, a V12 powered Gran Turismo, showing the 350 GTV prototype that would evolve into the first Lamborghini production car ever, the 350 GT, after that, we would see a 400 GT, the Islero, the Espada and the…

May 17, 2016

DIABLO PRICES ARE RISING, SE30 JOTA SELLS FOR RECORD AMOUNT

Prices on earlier, classic Lamborghini have been rising for years now, trying to get hold of one of those amazing Miura SV has become a multi-million dollar experience these days (a 1971 Miura SV sold for $2,000,000 earlier this year) and the successor, the Lamborghini Countach has been going up in price too, with the…

Oct 11, 2015

AUTO MOTO D’ITALIA 2015

Did you know the Lamborghini Diablo was in fact intended to mark the 25th anniversary of Automobili Lamborghini SpA back in 1988? However the Countach successor just wasn’t ready in time so a massive effort was put together to create an evolution of the Quattrovalvole to celebrate this event … without compromising the homologation for…

Sep 3, 2015

AUTO MOTO D’ITALIA 2015 WILL CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF THE DIABLO

It has been 15 years ago now that I have visited Auto Moto Italia for the first time, back in 2000 I went to Euretco in Houten, the Netherlands to admire the most amazing cars from Italy nicely shown indoor, not only cars, but also stunning bikes, great Italian food and wine … and an…

Feb 2, 2012

LARGE NUMBER OF LAMBORGHINI AT SINGAPORE MEETING

A large number of Raging Bull, probably over 50, gathered for a Lou Hei dinner in Singapore, some of the most amazing looking cars arrived, and not only brand new ones like the Aventador, but also various Gallardo models, both open and closed and naturally some really nice Murciélago versions like the Roadster and the…

Jan 1, 2010

HEULIEZ PREGUNTA ROADSTER

The Hueliez Company in France is known for their special constructions based mostly on French cars like the Peugeot 605 which they turned into a limousine. But this time they made a very nice prototype based on Lamborghini mechanicals. Hueliez presented their Pregunta concept at the 1998 Paris Auto Show, and displayed it again at…

Jan 1, 2010

BUGATTI 18/3 CHIRON

On the October 1999 IAA Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany the latest Bugatti W18/3 Chiron was presented to the public for the first time. Current Bugatti owner VolksWagen, under the direct management of the by now notorious Dr. Ferdinand Piëch already presented two new Bugatti prototypes during 1999, the EB 218 sedan and the EB…