The Lamborghini LM002 SUV was a trendsetter, and this 1991 copy is up for sale (25 photos)

In today's market there is no shortage of luxury SUVs, but this was not always the case: many predecessors lacked wealth. No one saw the point in emphasizing luxury in a car, which must be reliable and overcome any terrain.





In early December in Miami, the auction house RM Sotheby's put up for auction the only SUV company Lamborghini - LM002, developed in the first half of the 1980s. The company collected only about 300 such SUVs, and a copy with the number 279 will go under the hammer. General car mileage - 8.9 thousand kilometers, but for the last eight years they practically never used.



The history of the Lamborghini LM002 traces back to a concept SUV Cheetah, which the company expected to offer the US Army. However due to an unusual rear-engine layout for this class of car the US military abandoned the project.





However, Lamborghini decided to implement potentially successful project and based on Cheetah created LM002. Serial the sample was first presented in 1986, and in total on development took nine years. Completed the car in the end 450-horsepower V12 from Countach with a volume of 5.2 liters.



The intended SUV was mainly for the Middle East buyers, but was in demand in other countries. In the USA he known, for example, as Rambo Lambo: it is believed that the nickname is given in honor of actor Sylvester Stallone, one of the original owners of the LM002.



The copy put up for sale rolled off the assembly line in June 1991. The current owner, a collector from Kuwait, purchased it in 2014 and since Since then, I have driven only 56 kilometers in an SUV. It is claimed that the car is in excellent condition. At the same time, the expected price the auction house does not voice.