After working hard to make a fortune, splashing hard on some of the finest things life has to offer comes quite easily. For car enthusiasts, there are several brands out there that cater to different budget levels. However, for the insanely wealthy enthusiasts – who have made acquiring cars nobody can afford their hobby – Lamborghini offers great and exclusive choices of luxury cars.
Lambos are timeless, and seeing some of them rot away in junkyards often elicit sadness. Nonetheless, the Lambos we’ve listed here were produced in such limited numbers that almost guarantee they won’t end up in junkyards. The insane specs and rarity of these cars make them worth even more than collector’s items, earning them special treatments whenever they appear in public or at car shows.
10 Diablo GT 1 Stralade
In 1996, Lamborghini produced a pair of street-going race cars called the Diablo GT 1 Stralade. Designed and built by France’s SAT, the GT 1 Stralade’s main purpose was to compete in the GT championship. The car is powered by a V12 engine with an amazing output of 665 horsepower.
With this, the GT 1 Stradale can go from rest to 62 mph in a mere 3.0 seconds and has a top speed of 217 mph. The race car has a curb weight of 2,500 pounds and could set a prospective buyer back to the tune of $1 million.
9 Concept S
Lamborghini had plans of building a total of 100 units of the Concept S, however, the company could only muster the production of just one. This is attributed to the excessively high cost and time needed for the production of the car.
Created in 2006 at the Centro Stile Lamborghini by then head of design Luc Donckerwolke, Concept S uses the ‘saute-vent’ which effectively directs air over the driver’s head, eliminating the need for a conventional windscreen. This incredibly futuristic one-off Lambo is powered by a 520 horsepower-producing V10 engine.
8 Reventon
Asides from its new exterior, almost all the mechanical components in the Lamborghini Reventon are from the Murcielago LP640, the engine inclusive. The sports car was unveiled at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show and just like the Murcielago LP640, the Reventon possesses an incredible speed stat courtesy of its 6.5 liter V12 mid-engine.
Hence, it goes from rest to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and can attain a top speed of 221 mph. From an official Lamborghini press release, only 20 units of the Reventon were produced, the last of which was sold for $1.7 million.
7 Centenario
More of a posthumous birthday present, Lamborghini Centenario, asides from being extremely rare, is one of the finest Lambos ever made. Built in celebration of the Ferruccio Lamborghini’s (company founder) birth centenary, the Centenario which was unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show is based on the Aventador. Forty units of the car were built as 20 coupes and 20 roasters.
Also, the Centenario is powered by a naturally aspirated V12 that’s good for an incredible 770 horsepower. The sports car can accelerate from rest to 62 mph in 2.8 seconds and has a top speed of 217 mph.
6 Aventador J
The Lamborghini Aventador is a design masterpiece. In a stroke of genius, the team of Lambo designers and engineers did away with the roof and windshield on the sports car – just as in Concept S. It was officially unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show and features the same powertrain as in the standard Aventador – a V12 engine which produces 690 horsepower.
According to the designer, Filippo Perini, the ‘J’ in the car’s name stands for Jota, coined in honor of Lambo’s 1970 one-off, Miura Jota. Aventador J is a one-off road-legal car and was sold for $2,800,000.
5 Sesto Elemento
Having deployed an extensive use of carbon in the fabrication of this high-performance limited edition track Lambo, the automotive company named it Sesto Elemento – Italian for “sixth element,” in reference to carbon’s atomic number. The whole body, driveshaft, chassis, and suspension were all fabricated using carbon fiber, which effectively reduced the car’s weight.
Unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, Sesto Elemento is powered by a 5.2-liter V10 engine (same as in Gallardo Superleggera) which is good for 562 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque. Only 20 units were produced.
4 Veneno
Based on the Lamborghini Aventador, the Veneno is a limited production high-performance sports car that was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show to celebrate Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary. At a unit price of $4,000,000, Veneno ranks high on the list of the most expensive production cars in the world.
The powertrain features Aventador’s 6.5 liter V12 with an insane output of 740 horsepower and 509 lb-ft of torque. It is road legal and available both as a 2-door coupe and roadster with 5 and 9 units of each body type produced, respectively.
3 SC18 Alston
This beautifully crafted supercar is an amalgamation of several Lamborghini variants. However, for proper identification, the company named it the SC18 Alston. Created by Lamborghini’s Squadra Corse racing team, SC18 Alston is a one-off, bespoke, road-legal racing car.
It is based on the Aventador SVJ and powered by a modified V12 engine which churns out an incredible 800 horsepower – helping the car from rest to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds. At 4.3 inches, this special race car has a very low ground clearance with a side profile adapted from the Huracan Super Trofeo EVO.
2 Egoista
Another rare Lambo produced in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary is the Egoista. Based on the Gallardo, Egoistsa is a concept car, and it’s powered by a 5.2 liter V10 engine producing 600 horsepower.
Egoista means “selfish” in Italian, Spanish, and French and this selfishness is heightened in the car’s unique design which features a one-seat cockpit as seen on modern fighter jets – hence, the car can only accommodate one person at a time. This unique car isn’t for the faint-hearted as it costs a dizzying $117 million.
1 Miura Jota
In 1970, while having both Saturday and Sunday completely free to himself, Lamborghini’s chief test driver and automotive engineer, Bob Wallace, decided to build a racier version of the Miura – that led to the birth of Jota. To build the car, Wallace replaced Miura’s steel chassis and body panels with Avional while the side windows were made with plastic, effectively reducing the car’s weight by 800 lb.
He also modified the engine to produce 418 – 440 bhp. However, in 1971 while being driven by the owner, Jota crashed and was completely burnt out.