--- title: "The Strangest Lamborghini Concept of the ’90s Is Headed to Auction" date: "2025-09-20" modified: "2025-09-20" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/lamborghini-concept-going-to-auction-was-a-vision-of-a-future-we-never-saw" categories: - "Lamborghini News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "concept" - "Lamborghini" - "Supercar" --- # The Strangest Lamborghini Concept of the ’90s Is Headed to Auction ![]() You just don't see weird supercars anymore. You see [ugly ones](), and [shouty ones](), and [beautiful ones](), but nothing that just kind of makes you, you know, tilt your head a bit. The [Lamborghini]() Pregunta, much like the Spanish word for which it's named, invites questions. Like, "Was this built before or *after* the Pagani Zonda? and, incidentally, "How much will this fetch at auction?" when it crosses the block next month. The Pregunta concept predates the [Zonda]() but not the [Lotec C1000](), and it kind of looks like a cross between both, with its oddly arranged circular lamps, silver paint, and the proportions of a wedge. But the Pregunta is more bulbous than those Mercedes-powered machines and also technically older, because under the skin, it's really a Diablo. For the Pregunta, Lamborghini turned to French coachbuilder Carrosserie Heuliez and, specifically, designer Marc Deschamps, to reshape the [Diablo]() in the image of a Dassault fighter jet, built from carbon fiber. If the exterior was futuristic, with its soft and clean, yet amorphous presence, then the interior was otherworldly. I love a blue cabin, but the pattern of the dash looks like the upholstery of a Greyhound bus from Neptune. Apparently, that's the display for a rearview camera just under the windshield there; how far we've come. - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() [][][] Though Diablo-based, the Pregunta's 5.7-liter V12 had a higher output than that of any production Diablo up to that point, with 530 horsepower and 446 lb-ft of torque sent to the rear axle. It was mated to a five-speed manual, which might date the car even more than its exterior. The one-of-one Pregunta claimed just a single private owner in the past two decades, according to [Broad Arrow Auctions](), which is managing the concept's sale. It's expected to rake in as much as $4 million when it goes to a new home on October 10 in Belgium. The Pregunta was the final product of Megatech-owned Lamborghini, before the brand was purchased by [Audi](). The Lamborghini that followed had its edges sanded off a bit; it was a little more presentable, a little more professional, and a little less weird. By the time the Pregunta debuted at the 1998 Paris Motor Show, Audi had been running things for about a month. Little did anyone know that the future it teased wouldn't really ever come to pass. - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() - ![]() [][][] *Got tips? Send ’em to tips@thedrive.com*[]()[]() ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()