This is likely to spark quite a bit of debate, but if you ask us, the coolest Lamborghini to ever hit the open road is the incredibly rare Diablo GT, and by some margin. Arriving in 1998, right at the tail end of the Diablo’s production run, the GT was intended to be a Europe-only model with build numbers strictly limited to just 80 cars. As is the case with many end-of-run specials, Sant’Agata’s engineering team left nothing on the table, creating a hardcore track-focused, yet road-legal weapon that made almost every preceding raging bull appear somewhat timid by comparison.
The visual changes were extensive to say the least. Starting at the front, a huge rectangular intake fed into a duct that travelled through what was once the luggage compartment and out the bonnet. The front fenders were widened significantly and housed glorious three-piece split-rim OZ alloy wheels. Travelling towards the rear of the car, the GT boasted a gargantuan roof scoop, providing air to the larger 6.0-litre V12 engine, now featuring a longer stroke of 84 millimetres. Thanks to these modifications, the GT boasted the highest power output of the Diablo range, with 567 horsepower being delivered via a five-speed gated manual gearbox to the rear wheels. Let’s not forget that expansive carbon fibre wing, either.
Lift the scissor doors to climb inside, and you’ll discover a sea of carbon fibre within the Diablo GT’s cabin. Everything from the door cards and transmission tunnel to the dashboard is covered in the stuff, while the driver and passenger are fixed in place with a pair of Momo racing bucket seats with harnesses. The Diablo GT truly represents Lamborghini at its most ballistic, and this black-over-black example from 2000 is as perfect as they come. Now showing a mere 2,144 km and for sale with GG Classic Cars, this would surely be the crown jewel in any collection of Sant’Agata’s finest supercars.
