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After 17 years in production, the legendary Countach was replacedby the Diablo, which on its arrival was the fastest, most advancedand most expensive Lamborghini ever built. First exhibited publiclyat Monaco in January 1990, the Diablo improved on its illustriouspredecessor in every way, setting a new benchmark in supercardesign. Nobody can have been surprised to learn that it had beenstyled by Marcello Gandini, the man responsible for the LamborghiniMiura and Countach, for the family resemblance was obvious.Beneath the skin there was a steel spaceframe chassis, developedfrom the Countach’s, but constructed of square-section rather thanround tubing and incorporating ‘crumple zones’ at front and rear.The use of carbon-fibre composite panels, first seen in the CountachEvoluzione model, was extended in the Diablo, which also featuredrevised suspension capable of accommodating the envisaged futuredevelopments of four-wheel drive and active suspension. Stretchedto 5.7 litres for the Diablo, Lamborghini’s 48-valve V12 engine gainedfuel injection for the first time, producing its maximum of 492bhpat 7,000rpm. Of equal, if not greater significance, maximum torquewent up to 428lb/ft, an improvement of 55% over the Countach.Catalytic converters were standard, enabling the reworked V12 tomeet emissions requirements worldwide.With more power and a lower drag coefficient than the Countach, theDiablo easily eclipsed its forebear, exceeding 200mph (322km/h) ontest. More importantly, its acceleration and top speed figures weremarginally better than those of the Ferrari F40.Although one of the world’s most expensive cars, the Diablo wasnot a limited edition model like the latter but a series productioncar with a luxuriously appointed interior reflecting its designers’intention to produce a civilised Gran Turismo as suited to city streetsand motorways as the racetrack. Four-wheel drive Diablo VT andTarga-style open roadster versions soon followed and then came theDiablo SE (Special Edition) only 150 examples of which were built tocelebrate Lamborghini’s 30 years as a car manufacturer.This left-hand drive Diablo VT coupé was first registered in the UKon 17th March 2009 to Gulf Resources Corporation of Hambrook,Chichester, the current registered keeper. Its original UK registrationwas ‘F1 FHS’. Invoices on file totalling over £36,000, issued by Italiansports car specialists Joe Macari Motors of London SW18 and datingback to May 2009, indicate a no-expense-spared approach to itsupkeep over the last five years, which has included a full interiorre-trim. Finished in Grigio Titanium with black leather interior, theDiablo is described as in generally excellent condition and ready tobe enjoyed, currently displaying a total of little over 12,500 miles onthe odometer. A pre-sale check and MoT test will have been carriedout by Emblem Sports Cars prior to sale. Accompanying historyconsists of the aforementioned invoices, V5C registration documentand expired/current MoT certificates.£70,000 - 80,000€86,000 - 98,000Motor Cars | 333

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