In recent years, it has been observed that an increasing number of brands are launching models “continuation” of some iconic classics. Jaguar, Aston Martin and Bentley have all introduced follow-on cars in recent years, reviving icons such as the Bentley Speed Six and Jaguar C-Type. Lamborghini is not interested in doing the same.
According to the head of the Lamborghini Polo Storico branch Giuliano Cassataro, construction restaurants or continuation cars would be similar to the story of the rewrite. That’s anything the Italian logo is willing to play with, even though it can probably spawn some serious coin construction as vehicles.
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“We don’t need to replace history,” Cassataro told The Drive. “With the Revuelto, the Huracán and the Urus, we are building the heritage of the future. But our existing heritage is precisely what it is. We celebrate the Miura through the Aventador Miura Homage, and it is not a continuation car. That is what maximum we can do.
Lamborghini maintained a unique car ID for each and every car it produced. This includes vehicle details such as paint color, installed options, and interior upholstery. Modifying an existing car would violate that order, and Lamborghini needs to maintain its cars. exactly as they were when they left the factory.
“For us there is only one countach,” Cassatar added. “There were other Countach series, but we are not allowed to replace anything in the car. It was born that year, with this color, in this configuration and with this interior, and it will have to be like before.
The closest thing Lamborghini has done to build a continuation model is a one-off Countach LP500 designed to mimic the famous prototype that was destroyed during crash testing. It took 25,000 hours to build, but according to Lamborghini, it’s not a continuation.
“This is a task to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Countach,” Cassataro added. “One of our most productive customers and creditors began to dream, sought to be a component of this task. We begin to dream of him. In the end, the car took 25,000 hours to complete. Our studies and the decomposition of progression have supported us a lot, and our decomposition of the Detiles Center has also helped us a lot. This required many studies. “
Of course, it’s all a little ironic for Lamborghini not to be interested in continuation cars when, just a few years ago, it released the Countach LPI 800-4. That car paid homage to the original Countach but was actually based on the Aventador. But hey, perhaps Lamborghini has had a change of heart?