Lamborghini LM002, 1990
Lamborghini LM002
Lamborghini LM002•
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Chassis No.: ZA9LU45A1LLA12194
Auction: Monterey 2015
Auction date: August 15, 2015
Lot No.: S53
$264,000 | Sold
- Exterior: Red
- Interior: Tan
- Only 328 LM002s produced between 1986-1992
- One of only 48 produced for U.S. market in 1990
- Believed to be 16,886 kilometers
- Fuel injected 5.2L V-12 engine
- 5-speed transmission
- 4-wheel drive
- Red with Tan interior
- MSW/OZ alloy wheels
- Integrated entry step
- Tool kit and jack
- Original books
- Miscellaneous publications
At first thought a 6,000-pound, four-wheel-drive off-road monster may seem an unlikely offering from the same company that brought you such surgically precise instruments as the Miura, Countach, Diablo, Murcielago, et al. On the other hand, Ferruccio Lamborghini did make his fortune building farm tractors and heavy-duty industrial heating equipment, so the mighty LM002 all-terrain vehicle was in the end not that much of a stretch.
The LM is the third version in a series that began with a similar vehicle called the Cheetah, most of the market being in Saudi Arabia and other desert countries with vast expanses of sand that needed to be crossed in short order, but a few found their way into private hands. The LM002 was the most exotic off-road vehicle of its time by a desert mile, and in private hands the most rare. Only 328 LM002s were produced between 1986-92, with a scant 48 produced for the U.S. market in 1990, one of them is this imposing example now showing 16,886 kilometers.
The Lamborghini LM002 is powered by the 5.2L V-12 engine with double overhead cam and four-valve heads rated at 450 HP, teamed with a 5-speed ZF transmission and four-wheel-drive. Finished in a shade of Red that could only be found on an Italian exotic, the LM002 features integrated step-ups to allow easy entry into the most luxurious interior ever to grace an off-road vehicle, with unknown quantities of Tan leather and burled wood trim aplenty. Rolling on MSW/OZ alloy wheels wearing heavy-duty Pirellis, this most exclusive SUV comes complete with jack and tools, the original manuals and various publications.
Contrary to the printed catalog description, this vehicle is equipped with a 5.2L V-12 engine producing 450 HP.
