A total of 112 units of the Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 will be produced. The car, shown at Pebble Beach in California in August this year, is a tribute to the original Countach’s 50th anniversary.
Maurizio Reggiani, the company’s Chief Technical Officer, remembers the huge impact the Countach LP 500 had on him and his professional growth. In his view, the new Countach LPI 800-4 has all the necessary characteristics to become part of the collective imagination.
“The technical formula of the LP 500, with its V12 engine in a longitudinal position at the rear and the gearbox positioned in front behind the cockpit, led to a new way of imagining super sports cars in terms of both design and performance. The vertically opening doors, which debuted on the LP 500, and the mechanical layout remained unchanged, confirming the original choice. The Countach LPI 800-4 adds modern technology, including composite materials, improved aerodynamic features, and a 12-cylinder hybrid engine equipped with a supercapacitor and four-wheel drive. All elements that have not changed the extraordinary spirit of the original Countach,” he said.
Every single unit of the Countach LPI 800-4 has already been sold (in fact, customers placed their booking even before the official unveiling to the public). Most of the customers are enthusiasts who already own an original Countach model and couldn’t resist the temptation to configure their new Countach with the same colours as the classic one. They will be getting their cars during 2022.
From 1974 to 1990, 1,999 Countachs in 5 different series were produced, representing a model that, in addition to ending up displayed on the bedroom walls of an entire generation and being used in dozens of films, allowed Lamborghini to survive the most difficult years of its history and to enter permanently into the halls of legend.
Posters of the Countach have been among the most popular in the world and when the organisers of the 2021 British Motor Show polled visitors, the Lamborghini supercar launched 50 years ago was the top choice. Now, a series of official new Countach LPI 800-4 posters has been completed and are available online at lamborghinistore.com.
