Lamborghini Pregunta for auction: unique, based on the Lamborghini Diablo and inspired by the Dassault Rafale aircraft!

Some cars mark their era by their audacity, others by their rarity. The Lamborghini Pregunta combines both. Presented in 1998, just a few weeks before Audi took over the brand, this radical styling study will go down in history as the last Lamborghini of the "independent" era, still under the influence of Chrysler. Today, this unique concept, based on the Diablo, is making a comeback: it will be offered at auction on October 10, 2025, during the Zoute Concours in Belgium, with an estimate of between 2.5 and 3.5 million euros.

Tribute to fighter planes

The Pregunta was born from the imagination of French coachbuilder Heuliez, based in Turin for the occasion, and the pencil of Marc Deschamps, former Bertone styling director and designer of models such as the Lamborghini Jalpa. The idea? To take the brand's aeronautical inspiration to the extreme. The design is directly inspired by the Dassault Rafale: matte gray paint borrowed from the French jet, panoramic glass roof, cockpit-style elytra doors, large air intakes and lines stretched like wings.

The interior was no exception: fiber optics for lighting, screens in place of rearview mirrors, integrated GPS (a revolution at the time), F1-derived instrumentation, and blue Alcantara bucket seats once again recalling the world of aviation. Everything exuded futurism and technology.

Based on a Lamborghini Diablo

Beneath its carbon bodywork, the Pregunta hides the DNA of the Diablo. Its naturally-aspirated 5.7-liter V12 develops 530 hp and 605 Nm, mated to an H-gated manual gearbox. The Diablo's all-wheel-drive system has been abandoned in favor of strict rear-wheel drive, with the radiators moved to the front for better balance.

The result: a 0 to 100 km/h time of just 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 333 km/h (like the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale!). At the end of the 1990s, this performance already put it on a par with the hypercars.

The last before Audi

The Lamborghini Pregunta was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1998, then at the Geneva Motor Show in 1999. But its fate was already sealed. With the arrival of Audi, the project was shelved. This concept was the swan song of the Diablo prototypes, after the Raptor, Acosta and Canto, all of which paved the way for the future Murciélago.

After being exhibited at various shows and at the Museo Lamborghini, the Pregunta passed through the hands of a private collector for almost 20 years. Restored and certified by Lamborghini Polo Storico in 2014 and again in 2021, it is now back on the market with an impeccable follow-up.