► Unique Lamborghini Pregunta concept
► The first fighter-jet inspired Lambo
► For sale by auction in October 2025
File this under supercars few of us had ever heard of: the Lamborghini Pregunta concept was the last styling exercise commissioned before Audi took control of the company. And although it has a Spanish name – Pregunta means to ask or question – it was built by French coachbuilders Heuliez and the look of the thing was heavily influenced by the Dassault Rafale fighter jet.
Dating from 1998, it’s one-off based on a modified Lamborghini Diablo platform and is said to be fully functional – with a claimed top speed of 209mph (337km/h) and quoted 0-62mph time of 3.9sec. Displayed until recently at the Automobili Lamborghini Museum in Santa’Agata, the Pregunta is heading for sale at the Broad Arrow Zoute Concours Auction taking place in Belgium on 10 October 2025.
A Lamborghini concept based on a jet fighter… you don’t say
Well, yes. We’re used to that kind of exercise now, given the Reventon and Egoista, and even the partially covered starter button that’s featured in so many recent models. But the Pregunta is the original thinker. Designed by Marc Deschamps, the carbonfibre bodywork is even painted the same shade of matte grey as the Rafale that so influences its appearance.
In fact, although Audi ultimately chose to take Lamborghini in a very different styling direction, so much of this car resonates with on-going fast machine trends. Including that paint finish and underlying material.
The front end is reminiscent of the Pagani Zonda, which debuted the following year in 1999, while the interior features an F1-derived Magnetti Marelli digital instrument cluster. The Pregunta even has functional rear-view cameras instead of conventional door mirrors.
What’s the spec?
Despite that futurism, there’s a fundamental old-school driving bias to this car, too. It’s rear-wheel drive – when the Diablo was largely four-wheel drive by that point – and features a gated manual gearbox (much like the original Audi R8, we can’t help but notice, although the Pregunta has just five speeds).
You can also see from the pictures that the 5.7-litre Lamborghini V12 engine starts on a key. The motor produces a presumably quite lively 529bhp and 446lb ft.
Where’s the Pregunta been all this time?
Prior to going on display at Lamborghini’s own museum in 2021, the Pregunta entered private hands in 2008 when it was sold by Heuliez to a collector. It received an official Polo Storica certificate of authenticity from Lamborghini in 2014, and the brand’s heritage division most recently serviced and inspected it in 2021 as well.
Interestingly, although the Pregunta was originally commissioned during Chrysler’s ownership of Lamborghini, it didn’t see the light of day until the 1998 Paris Motor Show, a few months after Lamborghini had been acquired by the Volkswagen Group.
What’s it worth?
Broad Arrow has put an estimate of 2.5-3.5 million Euros on the Pregunta – that’s around £2.1-3m, and considerable more than the 1.6m Euros it was last advertised at.
But then, it now also has that Lamborghini museum-piece pedigree. And though we’d call it striking rather than glorious, modern car collectors are likely to be drawn by its sheer uniqueness. There is not, and there never will be, another one.