2021 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4

[ProjectWHaT]

There Apparently Is Going To Be A New Lamborghini Countach - Jalopnik

I’m still not quite sure that this isn’t some kind of marketing stunt, and I’m being had, but, according to Lamborghini’s Instagram, it is making a new Countach, a car which stopped production over three decades ago.

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[GranTurNismo]

All I have to say is this. Please make it look like the legendary Countachs of yesteryear and not some ugly, over-styled mess like the Veneno, Centenario, or most other Lamborghini specials of recent.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Some more information:

Lamborghini Countach Homage teased ahead of Pebble Beach! - The Supercar Blog

We’ve been talking about the Lamborghini Countach Homage for quite some time. Finally, it’s time for the return of the legend! As we had reported earlier, the Countach Homage will be unveiled at Pebble Beach. Until then, here’s a teaser image that was just released on the Unica App. It’s no...

www.thesupercarblog.com

 

[Nielsen]

Leave the classics alone, but this time I feel like multiplying that rule by 10.

It can go both ways. Alpine demonstrated that vintage classics can be revived for the better, but the BMW 8 Series also exemplified the opposite for retro cars.

 

[ScottPuss20]

WHAT? Is this a joke? No way.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I heard they're only making 112 of them and they'll be $3.5 million each...

 

[-Fred-]

I'd rather this be just a one off concept like the Miura they did 15 years ago...

 

[McLaren]

Looks like it's going to take inspiration from the Periscopio design. Not as popular to most, but definitely the cleaner, more original idea of the Countach.

 

[TonyJZX]

I heard they're only making 112 of them and they'll be $3.5 million each...

so this whole project nets VW just over $400 mil...

 

[TheCracker]

Okay. Just please don't let it look like the 25th Anniversary abomination.

 

[AudiMan2011]

It won't be a proper Countach reboot unless Lambo reverse engineers the Aventador chassis so that it drives like a truck

 

[Keef]

It it just me or does this thing look conspicuously like an Aventador with a cool name?

 

[TheCracker]

My bingo predictions:

• Stylised NACA duct on the doors
• Some form of teledial wheel
• Rear light treatment roughly in line with those of the original Countach
• The shape of the rear wheel arch cutouts to mimic Countach ones
• A slatted engine cover

 

[andrea]

It won't be a proper Countach reboot unless Lambo reverse engineers the Aventador chassis so that it drives like a truck

Maybe they'll just take an Urus and put a smaller body on it. That might work right?

 

[McLaren]

Lamborghini sharing a few more teasers.


And it's dawned on me that this car is going to be the equivalent of the Bugatti Centodieci. Both cars are being built as homages. Both celebrate a milestone for the brand. Both have production numbers that relate to the homage; 112 examples likely from LP112, the Countach's project name. And both cars are the brain children of Stephan Winkelmann , who built Lamborghini's success to what it is, before leaving for Bugatti as their new President. He's likely seeing the success he's had since that promotion, to replicate it with the brand he knows extremely well now that as of this year, he has returned & become President/CEO of both marques.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Lamborghini sharing a few more teasers.


And it's dawned on me that this car is going to be the equivalent of the Bugatti Centodieci. Both cars are being built as homages. Both celebrate a milestone for the brand. Both have production numbers that relate to the homage; 112 examples likely from LP112, the Countach's project name. And both cars are the brain children of Stephan Winkelmann , who built Lamborghini's success to what it is, before leaving for Bugatti as their new President. He's likely seeing the success he's had since that promotion, to replicate it with the brand he knows extremely well now that as of this year, he has returned & become President/CEO of both marques.

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

 

[McLaren]

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

Indeed, but it's paying off. According to Winkelmann back in June, the last 3 years have been a financial success for the company & has allowed the company to create these "new" cars.

Edit* Seeing some drawings that might hint at what it'll look like, looks like a couple Sian-light touches here and there, but the design does look pretty clean & faithful to the Countach's blocky design. Don't see much of the "Hexagon" design Lamborghini has played off of.

 

[FT-1]

I must say I'm looking forward to this Lamborghini more than anything teased in recent times. I second @GranTurNismo 's thoughts and hope they retain the (relatively) minimalistic cues of the original Countach without the crazy lines we have seen on limited-run Lamborghini models as of late.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I reckon it will look closer to a Diablo than a Countach.

 

[TexRex]

Lamborghini sharing a few more teasers.

A few?

 

[McLaren]

A few?

They shared 3 images in their post, is that not a few or should I have used another term?

 

[GTboyz]

 

[FT-1]

Leaked images :

 

[AudiMan2011]

Finally a rebodied Aventador that actually looks clean and not covered with excess lines and angles

 

[TexRex]

They shared 3 images in their post, is that not a few or should I have used another term?

I missed that the embed was scrollable.

...

Don't mind me.

 

[Rossell2]

Wouldn't have minded different tail lights to the Sian but other than that, hellooooooo there!

 

[McLaren]

Not sure how to feel about it. From the rear, shows off the Sian influence. Would've liked if the engine cover was more flat like on the Countachs than sloping back from the roof. Front is radically different. I think the iconic side vent is too big.

Looks like they tried to incorporate cues from the Periscopio and the LP400S when the wide fenders were brought in. Don't see any of the 25th in it, besides maybe the design of the bottom, front bumper.

Edit* Odds of it happening are probably zero, but I'll give them credit if they attempted to bring this good ol' boxy gauge cluster into the interior.

 

[TheCracker]

Tweaked it a bit for you, Lamborghini. No really, you're welcome.

 

[Keef]

It it just me or does this thing look conspicuously like an Aventador with a cool name?

 

[McLaren]

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Tweaked it a bit for you, Lamborghini. No really, you're welcome.

Yes. That rear end change makes a big difference.

Can you make the back of the taillights red as well?