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Countach Evoluzione
"[gallery link="file"] It looks incredible. It's made of very light, very badass-looking material. And you'll probably never own one. But, it should come as no suprise that Lamborghini's Vader-looking 'Sesto Elemento' concept (unveiled recently at the Paris Motor Show) "
Written by Michael Fordham
Ok, so it's probably true. Everything that can be said about Lamborghini's Countach has been said. It was always the most outrageously styled production car – and it was always the Top Trump superstar that had kids of the seventies and eighties drooling. We've said before that the Ferrari 512BB was a dignified counterpoint to the Countach's madman lines. But every now and then, even after all these years, you see an angle – a design detail – that reminds you how ridiculously bold and brilliant the Bertone design really was.
Our favourite remains the early cars – the LP400s whose smooth lines were increasingly edged, scalped and cut away as the car evolved from the mid seventies into the eighties. The excessive bulges, wings and colour coded touches of the later models for us detracted from the initial design inspiration of Marcello Gandini (or was it Giugiaro!)
The fact though, that over 40 years on this design will stop little boys of every age in their tracks is testament to the Countach's brilliance. Hail.
Countach: Evolution of a Revolution
"LP500 Prototype In our opinion the LP500 prototype is the purest of Gandini's designs - and represents a beautiful mix of edge and flow. Designated for its 5.0 litre V12 engine, it was launched at Geneva in 1971 - but was compromised "
Seeking Perfection: Detailers
Silverstone Classic: The United Colours of Lamborghini
"The Silverstone Classic is a heaven for a car geek - and these Lamborghini were a highlight. Not only are there enough racing cars from every era to turn a motor sport fan into a quivering wreck, last weekend's event "
Zender Fact BiTurbo
"It was obviously heavily influenced by the aesthetic of the Lamborghini Countach, but the strangely named 1989 Fact BiTurbo concept from tuning company Zender was much more of a homespun phenomenon. Using a carbon fibre shell and casing a turbocharged V8 "
" Some cars are ripe for modification, and some should be left alone. But in the middle of these polar opposites, a huge grey area lies. Maserati's eighties coupé the Shamal is one of those cars that on the one hand "
Gandini: Il Maestro
"It should probably come as no surprise that the designer of the Lamborghini Countach – the most futuristic of cars – has little time for past glories. He would rather think than talk. Marcello Gandini creator of the Lamborghini Countach, is a "
The beautiful rare Murena GT
"Images via Cats Exotics We've been known to fetishise the odd shooting brake. And this Murena GT must be one of the most beautiful we've ever come across. According to the webs it was built in 1969 by Intermeccanica of Turin "
Kymco – Xciting?
"Commuting using public transport is becoming a real issue with ever-increasing costs, increasing delays and the overcrowding to contend with. The same can apply to using your own car to commute into cities. The Xciting 400 from Kymco offers a superb "
Flat out in Hyundai's R5 rally car
"Forget Formula 1, with its narcolepsy-inducing races and prima donna drivers. For pure, undiluted motorsport, rallying remains the king. Real roads, brutally fast cars and an almost infinite range of conditions make it a very different challenge to the sterile world "
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Barbon Hill Climb – Influxposure
"2019's Influxposure competition was open to students in the UK, with a chance to not only scoop a £2000 prize but also get the winning video shown to hundreds of thousands of viewers in the UK. After the final three films "