Lamborghini Diablo (Italy, 1990-2001)

Lamborghini started the development of the Diablo back in June 1985, at the time codenamed Project 132. The goal was to develop the successor for the Countach model. At the time the Italian brand was financed by the Swiss-based Mimram brothers, but the goals were very clear: to create a vehicle that could reach a top speed of at least 315km/h.

Marcello Gandini, designer of the two predecessor Lamborghini models was given the job of developing yet another model.  In 1987 Chrysler bought Lamborghini and continued to provide money for the completion of the model. But the management wasn’t satisfied with Gandini’s design so they commissioned its design team in Detroit to execute a third extensive redesign. The American team smoothed the trademark sharp edges and corners of Gandini's original design.

The project is believed to have cost a total of 6,000,000,000 lira.

Meaning “devil” in Spanish, or diavolo in Italian, the Lamborghini Diablo is a high-performance mid-engined sports car produced by Italian Supercar automaker Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001.

The supercar continues the tradition in Lamborghini of naming its cars after breeds of fighting bull. The Diablo was named after a ferocious bull raised by the Duke of Veragua in the 19th century, which became most known for an epic fight with 'El Chicorro' in Madrid on July 11, 1869.

The Diablo was the first ever Lamborghini able to reach a top speed of 320km/h (200mph) and after its production stopped it was replaced by the Lamborghini Murciélago,

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson says that the Diablo was designed "solely to be the biggest head-turner in the world."