Die Zoute Concours Auction wird veranstaltet von Broad Arrow Auctions am 10. Oktober 2025 (Freitag) im belgischen Knokke-Heist. Im Rahmen der Zoute Grand Prix Car Week.Versteigert werden rund 70 Sammlerautos darunter auch das Unikat Lamborghini Pregunta. Alle Autos können im Vorfeld einen Tag vorher am Donnerstag besichtigt werden.
Die Versteigerung beginnt am Freitag um 15:30 Uhr.
Das sicher außergewöhnlichste Fahrzeug ist der Lamborghini
Pregunta aus dem Jahr 1998, ein Conceptcar auf Basis des damaligen
Diablo.
Das Styling kommt von der
französischen Marke Heuliez unter der Leitung von Chefdesigner Marc
Deschamps. Der hatte schon den Lamborghini Jalpa grandios eingekleidet.
Diesmal hat er die Form eines Kampfjets gewählt.
Natürlich arbeitet auch hier ein V12, mit 5,7 Liter Hubraum bringt er es auf 537 PS und 605 Nm Drehmoment. Die werden über ein manuelles 5-Gang-Getriebe weitergeleitet.
Von 0 auf 100 km/h braucht er 3.9 Sekunden, die Höchstgeschwindigkeit liegt bei 333 km/h.
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| alle Fotos: Sian Loyson/Courtesy of Broad Arrow Auctions |
Bei so einem Fahrzeug fangen natürlich alle Sammlerherzen an wild zu pochen. Da werden schon einige anreisen oder per Telefon mitsteigern. Erwartet wird für dieses außergewöhnliche Exemplar automobiler Kunst ein Preis von 2,5 bis drei Millionen Euro.
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The 1998 Lamborghini Pregunta concept is both the final flourish of
the marque's pre-Audi era and one of the most radical concept cars of
the 1990s.
Futuristic in its proportions and engineering yet deeply
evocative of Lamborghini's wild spirit, the Pregunta previewed the
design and technology that would shape the supercars of the new
millennium.
Based off the Lamborghini Diablo, the Pregunta's bodywork and
interior were entrusted to French coachbuilder Carrosserie
Heuliez-Torino. Sant'Agata Bolognese provided Heuliez with the engine,
transmission, clutch, and chassis as a package for Heuliez to work
around allowing the coachbuilder's imagination to reach the sky for the
concept car's appearance.
Styling was headed by Heuliez director Marc
Deschamps, who was previously Bertone's Director of Style and the
successor to Marcello Gandini.
Deschamps, whose resume includes the
Renault R5 Turbo, Lamborghini Jalpa, and Citroën Camargue, successfully
pushed the boundaries of both form and function.
The Pregunta's body was constructed entirely of carbon fiber,
finished in Matt Dark Grey paint borrowed from the Dassault Rafale
fighter jet.
This connection to aviation was central to the Pregunta's
identity, reflected not only in marketing imagery that paired the car
with the high-tech French fighter plane, but in the design itself:
wraparound canopy glass, scissor doors mimicking a jet's canopy
greenhouse, and two removable polycarbonate roof panels that could
enclose the cabin.
Inside, the fighter jet motif continued.
The cockpit was divided into
a focused driver's section and a more comfortable passenger's area,
with aviation-style seats trimmed in Azure blue Alcantara with
contrasting black accents.
Technology was cutting-edge for the era: rear
view-cameras feeding a central LCD screen in place of side mirrors,
Cristine GPS navigation by BCI, DGA fiber-optic ambient lighting, and a
Formula One-derived Magneti Marelli digital gauge cluster with
instrument panel color matched to the seats.
An Alpine stereo, Schroth
four-point harnesses, and OZ wheels rounded out the specification,
fusing futurism with Italian flair.
Beneath its radical Heuliez-designed exterior lay the underpinnings
of a prototype Lamborghini Diablo, though extensively reworked.
The
chassis and running gear were retained, but the Pregunta was
reconfigured to rear-wheel drive only, with radiators relocated to the
front for improved balance.
At its heart was Lamborghini's proven
5.7-liter V12 (537 PS, 605 Nm) paired to a
five-speed gated manual transmission.
Performance was suitably
ferocious: zero to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, a standing kilometer in just
20 seconds, and a top speed of 333 km/h.
A bespoke Quicksilver
stainless steel and catalytic converter-free exhaust system gave the
Pregunta a brutal, unfiltered soundtrack worthy of its jet fighter
inspiration.
Originally, the Pregunta was built under Chrysler's direction, but
its subsequent and brief sale to a handful of private investment groups
in the 1990s delayed the concept.
The Pregunta finally debuted at the
1998 Salon de Paris, just one month after Audi AG acquired Lamborghini,
and was simultaneously a bold vision of the future and a poignant swan
song.
It was later shown at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show before Audi
permanently shelved it, alongside other design studies for the Diablo's
replacement.
The Pregunta cemented itself as the final and most extreme
Diablo-based concept to date, following the Acosta, Zagato Raptor, and
Canto —prototypes that collectively informed the P147 project, which
Audi would later complete as the Murciélago.
The one-off Pregunta endured however, as Lamborghini's contract with
Heuliez allowed the Italian marque to display its concept at trade shows
and other promotional events until the end of 2008.
The striking
concept was presented one last time at Retromobile 2007 before Heuliez
sold it to a private collection later that year, where it would remain
for the following 18 years.
The Pregunta was invited to participate in
the 2008 SpaItalia Rally and drove in exhibition laps at the legendary
Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
It was issued an initial Polo Storico
certificate in 2014, and the official classic Lamborghini restoration
division inspected and serviced the car in 2021.
Sporting a newly minted
certification, the Pregunta was subsequently placed on display at the
Automobili Lamborghini Museum—recognized by the Raging Bull as a truly
special and significant milestone in the marque's rich history.
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