The all-new Lamborghini Revuelto and its electrified V12 might be the talk of the town, but fans of the Sant’Agata brand never forget its predecessors including the fabled Diablo. The iconic supercar from the ’90s is poised to return in the form of a promising and fully independent restomod project that will be unveiled to the press on July 6, by Eccentrica.
The Milan-based company was founded by Emanuel Colombini who is a Lamborghini collector and interior design entrepreneur, in collaboration with Carlo Borromeo who is the owner of Borromeo & De Silva design firm. The latter is behind stunning restomod projects including Nardone Automotive’s Porsche 928 and Automobili Amos’ Lancia Delta, something that creates high expectations for the new project.
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Details are scarce at the moment, but official teasers found on Eccentrica’s Instagram profile give us an early preview of the reborn Italian supercar. The Diablo restomod appears to feature several redesigned components including a minimalist bumper, LED headlights, protruding front fenders, and a revised engine cover. Visual changes will be joined by a new chassis setup and various performance upgrades, infusing modern tech into the classic supercar.
In Eccentrica’s own words, their ambition is “to take inspiration from a myth like the Diablo, to enhance the mechanical engineering of the Lamborghini Diablo and make it a truly unique prime number, a new icon in the supercar universe, as well as a symbol of the combination of past, present and future”.
The Lamborghini Diablo stayed in production from 1990 until 2001, with the V12 engine producing anywhere between 485 hp (362 kW / 492 PS) and 595 hp (444 kW / 603 PS) depending on the variant. In the 11-year production run, a total of 2,884 units left the Sant’Agata factory meaning that the pool of available donor cars is not endless. Still, restomod projects like this usually come in very limited numbers with steep pricing.
