When Lamborghini revealed their latest supercar over the weekend, I had to see for myself. Some say it’s so beautiful, they couldn’t believe their eyes. After all, they have been teasing it all over social media.
The full name of Lamborghini’s latest supercar is the Countach LPI 800–4.
If you don’t know whats a Countach, it is all over Hollywood.
It was a symbol of wealth, richness and status in the 70s and 80s, basically a toy for the rich and famous.
Leonardo Dicaprio was struggling to get into it in the Wolf of Wallstreet after snacking on quaaludes.
So after watching Stephan Winkelmann, the CEO of Lamborghini, unveil the Countach, what did I think of it?
I thought it was rather flat and I might say, a little uninspiring.
Let me explain why.
The name originated from the word contacc, an exclamation of astonishment or surprise in the Piedmontese language.
Piedmont is a place in Italy, not a fancy pie unfortunately.
You might be surprised by the name but nothing about the new Countach is…surprising.
That is partially attributed to what an amazing job Lamborghini has done consistently over the last decade since the Aventador.
They have continuously produced top-of-the-line, sublime supercars true to their identity.
There was the Aventador SVJ, the Sian, the Huracan EVO, the Urus and each of them are stunners.
What separated the Countach from the rest was heritage.
That is something money cannot buy.
It is forged by the relentless waves of time and the generations it inspired.
When the original Countach was finally revealed in 1971, it broke a tradition.
Previously, all of the other Lambos were named after famous bulls and bullfighting.
Oh no, not this one.
This one was special, for all time.
Honestly, the back of the new Countach reminds me of the Aventador, and I half suspected they just ripped it directly from existing Aventadors.
It produces 802 horsepower and is a hybrid, which is awesome, but not for Lamborghini, who has consistently produced many supercars with such features already.
It goes 0–100kmph in 3 seconds, which a Rivian pickup truck can easily do.
Ok maybe the front nose bears some resemblance to the traditional Countach we know and love.
But where is the iconic, jaw-dropping, nostalgic boxy shape of the Countach that has been the wet dreams of millions of teenage boys in the 70s?
Essentially, when you look at the 70s Countach, with its crazy spoiler, very atypical, non-conformist, out-of-this-world look, you will stop and stare.
The new Countach could pass off as another Aventador-Huracan hybrid and you wouldn’t look twice.
I just thought Lamborghini could have really made this revival a bit special and not do its typical “lets tweak 20% and pump out another supercar variant” strategy.
Please, at all cost, do not screw up the Lamborghini Miura and other classic legends, with another inspirited makeover that will not do it justice.
If you want to know whether I make sense or not, watch the resale value of an old Countach vs the new one in a few years.
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