The Lamborghini LM002 That Never Made It to Dakar

If there wasn’t a giant Raging Bull decal on the door panels of this vehicle—and you weren’t familiar with some of Lamborghini’s weirder vehicles—you’d probably have no idea this truck was a factory special from Lamborghini produced to run in the Paris Dakar rally. Unlike the Rambo Lambo that was fully kitted out in luxury, this LM002 was essentially stripped of everything that wasn’t bolted down, and some things that were, in order to make it as light as possible for the race. But that didn’t stop them from upgrading, either. The 455 hp V12 was converted to push over 600 hp. Suspension was heavily upgraded for desert driving. A roll cage was added and the glass panels were replaced with plastic for safety purposes. Unfortunately, because of issues with sponsorship, the LM002 rally never ran in Paris Dakar. Despite the fact that it seems doomed for failure on the pro rally circuit, we wouldn’t mind taking it for a spin in Baja.