The Pregunta—Spanish for ‘question,’ oddly enough—was created when Lamborghini was still owned by the Chrysler Group, a lesser-known chapter in its history. Underneath, it was essentially a Diablo SV, packing a 5.7-litre V12 engine delivering 530bhp to the rear wheels through a five-speed gated manual gearbox.
Styling was a whole different beast. French coachbuilder Heuliez, famed for quirky projects like the Intruder concept and the Vauxhall Tigra TwinTop, was responsible for the radical bodywork. The Pregunta’s design stylings sparked the ‘fighter jet’ aesthetic cliché now often associated with Lamborghinis. Designer Marc Deschamps drew inspiration directly from the French Dassault Rafale multi-role fighter jet—no relation to Renault’s similarly named car—which explains its matte grey carbon body, aggressive vents, and a removable glass roof that looks like a jet canopy.
Inside, the cabin bursts with bright blue Alcantara, a striking contrast to the stealthy exterior, featuring a big wand-like gear lever and one of 1998’s most advanced digital instrument clusters. The car was debuting just as Audi completed its acquisition of Lamborghini, marking the end of an era of wild concepts like this. Since then, Lamborghini’s concepts such as the Egoista and Terzo Millennio have dialed down the audacity somewhat.
The Pregunta stayed with Heuliez until 2008 when a private collector acquired it. Lamborghini’s Polo Storico division gave it a thorough reconditioning in 2021, after which it was displayed at the brand’s museum in Sant’Agata Bolognese. Now, the one-off car is up for auction via Broad Arrow on October 10 during the Zoute Grand Prix Car Week in Belgium. Expect a steep price: the estimated value is between €2.5 million and €3.5 million (£2.2 to 3 million), a fair sum for a piece of Lamborghini history that’s unlikely ever to become road-legal but undeniably a sculptural masterpiece.
