That is the Lamborghini Pregunta (that interprets to ‘ask’ or ‘query’ in Spanish), a reputation that solely essentially the most devoted Lambo trustworthy would possibly acknowledge. It started life through the Chrylser-era and was subsequently inbuilt 1998 by French coachbuilder Carrosserie Heuliez-Torino; it was by no means meant for mass manufacturing.
As a substitute, it was a design train —a one-off that carried the spirit of a fighter jet on the chassis of the already gorgeous Diablo. Now, greater than 20 years later, that lone prototype is heading to public sale with Broad Arrow Zoute Concours Public sale on October 10 in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, with an estimate of €2.5 to €3.5 million ($2.7 to $3.7 million).
The spotlight of this idea is, indisputably, its radical design language. The venture was overseen by Heuliez design director Marc Deschamps, previously of Bertone, whose profession included icons just like the Renault 5 Turbo and Lamborghini Jalpa.
The Pregunta idea drew inspiration from the Dassault Rafale fighter jet; it incorporates a matte darkish grey paint, canopy-style cockpit, the signature Lamborghini scissor doorways, digital aspect mirrors, and detachable polycarbonate roof panels.
Now, regardless of being primarily based on the Diablo, which served as the idea for a number of design research over its decade-long run, the general type of the Pregunta was a departure from the angular wedge form outlined by Marcello Gandini, a legacy that may be traced again to the Countach.
Having stated that, the Pregunta does predate another fighter-jet-inspired Lambo, the Murcielago-based Reventon, however that automobile would make it to collection manufacturing in each coupe and roadster types, albeit as a limited-run mannequin. Coming to the inside, the aviation theme continued with Azure Blue Alcantara upholstery, fiber-optic lighting, an Alpine stereo, and a Magneti Marelli digital instrument cluster.
The Pregunta debuted on the 1998 Paris Motor Present and appeared once more in Geneva in 1999. Not like the opposite Diablo-based Lamborghini ideas just like the Zagato Raptor or Canto prototypes, no additional examples had been constructed; this automobile stays the one Pregunta in existence.
The was subsequently additionally displayed at Rétromobile 2007, and remained with the French coachbuilder earlier than passing to a personal collector. Lamborghini’s Heritage division carried out upkeep and issued Polo Storico certification in 2021 earlier than displaying it within the firm’s museum.
The Pregunta represents a turning level in Lamborghini’s story, serving as a bridge between two superb eras of the raging bull. Now, Broad Arrow is giving collectors a uncommon probability to amass part of that Lamborghini historical past from the pre-Audi period.
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