Lamborghini Diablo 1990–2001

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Hunt a car with a known clutch, updated cam chain tensioners and an inspection by a Lamborghini specialist. Owners favour the early rear-drive cars and the limited versions; be ready for weak brakes before 1999.

Generations 1

Original 1990–2001A mid-engined V12 coupe with scissor doors, later with four-wheel drive and a targa roadster, given fixed headlamps and a new interior in 1999.Came as coupe, Roadster

Rare and special

11 rare finds on the Lamborghini Diablo, fewest made first.

Story

Lamborghini began work on Project 132, the Countach's replacement, in June 1985, while the Mimran brothers were funding the company. The brief asked for a top speed of at least 315 km/h. Marcello Gandini, who had drawn the two cars before it, drew this one too. A published reference

Chrysler bought Lamborghini in 1987 and paid to finish the car, but disliked Gandini's design and had its own designers in Detroit soften its sharp edges. The car was named Diablo after a fighting bull of the 19th century, keeping Lamborghini's habit of naming cars after bulls. Goodwood Classic Solutions, a published reference

Presented in January 1990 as a rear-drive coupe, the Diablo was then the fastest car in the world, and the first production Lamborghini able to pass 200 mph. Four-wheel drive came with the VT in 1993 and an open roadster in 1995, with a string of small special runs in later years. Automobili, a published reference

Audi bought Lamborghini in 1998, and the Diablo's last years show it: a restyle by Luc Donckerwolke's Centro Stile, a new interior and better quality. When production ended in 2001, 2,903 had been built, and the Murciélago took its place. Lamborghini calls it one of its most loved and collected models. Automobili, Goodwood Classic Solutions, a published reference