The stance is very much Diablo GTR, with the front fenders exaggerated in exactly the same way, albeit incorporating ‘Diablo horns’ in the way they jut upwards at the edge – very snazzy. The wheels are very similar to the one-make racer’s Speedlines, too. The carbon mirrors and mirror legs meanwhile smack somewhat of the Murcielago, with LED indicators built in to the structure. All the vents and windows are where Lamborghini left them, just re-sculpted – aft the coupe window and ahead of the front wheel – though there is a bit of a carbon side skirt, complete with vortex-generating flap.
The biggest changes are arguably on the top, at the rear and inside, though we’ll get to the latter in a moment. Exposed for all to adore are the new carbon intake plenums, sprouting up to breathe from the car’s roof in a bit of a nod to the SV but with a bit of Veyron energy thrown in.
The deck lid is a totally new design and actually in part a child of necessity for validation testing, given Eccentrica want the engine to be exposed – again Veyron-style – on the finished item. So those carbon covers within that body-coloured lattice feature ‘remove before flight’ tags. The big gold shield behind is what Eccentrica calls the ‘Teppanyaki plate’, speaking to the incredible heat it’ll be giving off when the car’s been used – no touchey!
Out the back, the Diablo’s essential graphics remain, albeit totally reimagined. There’s a width-spanning 3D-printed titanium vent, with four LED lights nested within, in place of the items the last Diablo borrowed from a bus, and shared with the original Pagani Zonda. The famous token crash bumper is gone, in favour of a more slender carbon item, exposing more the fan vents below the lights and that stunning exhaust. On the latter, they come from Capristo and are styled to look like they’re from a super bike, with a bit of Diablo GTR style thrown in.