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Lambo heading off-road

Lambo heading off-road?In 1986 Lamborghini built one of the iconic off-road vehicles of all time: the LM002. The "Rambo-Lambo" was powered by a V12 engine lifted straight from the Countach and was aimed at middle-east sheiks.

Lambo heading off-road
Lambo heading off-road — photographed for Leisure Wheels

Only 301 were ever built (although Muammar al-Gaddafi of Libya reportedly ordered 100 for his army), and it ceased production in 1993.

And now another Lamborghini SUV has appeared on the internet. Designed by Cardess Design of Belgium, the Lamborghini Conquisto looks set to remain a concept, but that doesn’t mean it’s not interesting.

The two door, four seat, mid-engined crossover SUV is obviously styled on the latest Lamborghini supercars, like the Reventon, but here it just doesn’t seem to work. That said, if the Porsche Cayenne is anything to go by, this could well be the best-selling Lamborghini ever made if it did actually make it into production!

It never felt like it was working hard, and after 2 400 kilometres, neither did I.

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