After working on the closed version of the Diablo, Roland Affolter took on the VT Roadster, this was somewhat more delicate, since the lines of the Roadster aren’t quite the same as for the two-door editions. But Affolter did manage to do a great job on the magnificent Diablo VT Roadster. He started by removing…
In 1997 Roland Affolter showed a new Diablo recreation, the Diablo Evolution GT1. This time he completely redesigned the car, not only mounting a new front and rear bumper, but changing just about everything he missed the first time. Roland Affolter could already install an electrically powered roof for the Roadster, mount Carbon Fibre panels…
On the 1996 Auto Show in Strasbourg, Roland Affolter presented a very special Diablo, finished in a bright blue with a watch painted on the side of the car, it attracted a lot of attention of the public, but the listed price was rather high : a cool 2 million French Francs was needed to…
In 1998, Roland Affolter presented his Evolution GTR edition, based on either a Diablo SV or a Diablo VT, but at least one customer requested a truly amazing Evolution GTR Roadster … It is unclear if this light blue metallic Evolution was built on a Diablo Roadster or on a closed coupé model that had…
In 1998, Roland Affolter presented a slightly modified Diablo GT1, this time named the GTR, and based on either the Diablo SV or the Diablo VT, while the GT1 was based on the standard rear wheel drive one. The green car seen here was based on a Diablo SV, but again, all body panels were…
Only a very few Lamborghini Diablo VT were converted to Twin Turbo versions, actual numbers are not available but most sources state only 6 have been built originally. These cars were actually very expensive and a rather rare find if you would like to purchase one. Years ago, Platinum Motors Ca. had one for sale,…
During the Paris Auto show in October 1998, Automobili Lamborghini SpA presented an evolution of their Diablo series, the car had been redesigned to keep up with the current trends and also to set it apart from the earlier Diablo. Naturally the VT Roadster was also modified for the 1999 model year, like the other…
