Lamborghini is already one of the wackiest car brands on the go. In an age of downsizing engines, electric vehicles and autonomy, it’s refreshing to see a brand so hellbent on keeping big naturally-aspirated V10 and V12 engines.
If you think Lamborghini’s road car efforts are wild though, they still have nothing on some of the concept vehicles the Italian firm has crafted over the years. We’ve picked out some of its best…
Huracan Sterrato
Though the newest concept here, having just been recently revealed, the Huracan Sterrato is definitely deserving of the title of one of Lamborghini’s wildest creations.
Based on the not too tame V10-powered Huracan supercar, it’s an off-road ready monster. The Sterrato gets treated to a 47mm suspension lift to help it clear rougher terrains, while beefy tyres have been introduced to reduce the risk of damage while increasing grip on looser surfaces. Further still, inside there’s a titanium rollcage, a four-point racing harness and new carbon fibre seats. Completing the look is an LED light strip stuck on the roof, because why not?
Estoque
The Lamborghini Estoque was never meant to remain as a one-off, so it’s something of a sad inclusion on this list.
It was the firm’s showcase of how cool it could make a saloon look, and it had enthusiasts across the world frothing at the mouth. The long, sleek angular design was classy yet had a trademark Lamborghini flair thanks to its aggressive visuals that would go on to make the face of the Aventador. Better still, it housed a V10 up front. Lamborghini always teased the idea of production, but sadly it never happened and the Estoque remains a concept to this day.
Asterion
It’s hard to think of a world where Lamborghinis go electrified. If the Asterion is anything to go by though, it perhaps wouldn’t be as sacrilegious as it sounds.
This dinky would-be Huracan successor has the modern Lamborghini hallmarks — dramatic styling and a screeching V10 in the middle. While yes, there is the addition of electric motors, they only serve to make this even more ‘Lamborghini’ — taking power to a combined figure in excess of 900bhp. If that’s the future of the Italian firm, we have no complaints.
Terzo Millennio
The Terzo Millennio – which means “third millennium” – was a collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Lamborghini to design the sports car of the future. The pair described it as more of a ‘thinking box’ than a preview of a production car.
It was an electric vehicle, but used supercapacitors instead of batteries because they can store and discharge energy more quickly. These fed an electric motor in each wheel, which would have made it all-wheel-drive.
If Lamborghini does create an all-electric supercar in the future, this is an exciting preview of what it could be like.
Egoista
With Lamborghini’s extrovert styling, it could be argued that you need an ego to drive one. In 2013, the Italian manufacturer celebrated that fact in a 50th anniversary gift to itself in the form of the Egoista, which translates as ‘selfish’.
Based on the Gallardo, it featured a 5.2-litre V10 engine making 600bhp. However, the Gallardo’s body was thrown to one side and in its place was placed a futuristic, angular design with a single-seat cockpit.
Aventador J
What do you do if you work at Lamborghini and the boss says “I want something special for the Geneva motor show, and you have six weeks to do it”? Well, the first thing is probably flap about a bit in a panic. But then you chop the roof off your flagship supercar and create something special.
Rumour had it the Aventador J was created for a very wealthy customer, but it turns out it was an exciting internal project. Lambo engineers took the roof and windscreen off the Aventador and gave it more aggressive front and rear bumpers – as if it needed them. The result is an astonishingly stylish one-off bull.