Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato Concept, collectors’ Gallardo

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Here’s a very different Lamborghini from the one you saw this morning. The Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato Concept is an official collaboration between Automobili Lamborghini and Zagato, with the purpose of “creating a real contemporary collectible car”.

It might not be obvious under all those curves, but the 5-95 Zagato is based on the Gallardo LP570-4, Lambo’s all-time best seller that was recently replaced by the Huracan. The Milanese coachbuilder maintained all the technical constraints of the original car but penned the 5-95 according to its philosophy of functionalism and rationalism.

Two “strong” themes define the design: the volume of the front fender that bites the bonnet, integrating the functions of the lights and the secondary air intakes, and the rear end starting from the centre of the car that gives it a thrust.

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Up front, a floating spoiler takes inspiration from the Lamborghini Raptor Zagato, coming to a carbon fibre firewall that conceals the front air intakes. Continuous glass surfaces – a technical and stylistic theme launched by Zagato in the end of the 40s on the panoramic bodies, and reapplied in the 80s – surround the pillar-less body.

The side intakes, again following the Raptor, have been visually reduced to the minimum thanks to an air scoop on the roof as well as additional apertures concealed in the glass surfaces. The air scoop is functionally integrated with the double bubble roof, a signature of Zagato design.

The monolithic rear volume is chopped off by the typical truncated tail and reveals the brutality of mechanical components protruding from the area such as tail lamps heat release, aerodynamic features and the active spoiler. The rear volume has been slightly reduced introducing a “coda tronca” (truncated tail) to emphasise the perception of leap.

View Zagato’s recent work on a BMW Z4 and some Aston Martins. What do you think?

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Yer.. this design so weird..

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    • danny on May 27, 2014 at 8:58 am

      At first I thought it’s Proton supercar…same logo with Lamborghini…boleh mimpi lah…bikin malu Lotus saja.

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  • Ray (Member) on May 26, 2014 at 8:55 pm

    This looks really weird. The only Zagato concept that appealed to me was Aston Martin.

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    • powderful on May 27, 2014 at 4:38 pm

      The DB4 Zagato of the ’60s YES. The modern Zagato’d Vantage….to each his own. But the ’80’s AM Zagato takes the cake for being the fugliest ever. Of all the Italian coachbuiders, Zagato still ranks as ‘in-yer-face-take-it-or-leave-it’ kinda design.

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  • Lukman Ohsem on May 26, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    Huaaa….Dpan Bruk
    Belakang lawaaa

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  • bujingyun on May 26, 2014 at 10:55 pm

    wow…lampu belakang macam bunga2 la..mesti ramai gadis2 minat ni.

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  • Evolardo on May 26, 2014 at 11:41 pm

    This is wht hppn when Evora ffing Gallardo. XD

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  • Eddie on May 27, 2014 at 9:15 am

    I find it ugly…Would rather take diablo or countach

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  • kcng (Member) on May 27, 2014 at 9:22 am

    Just another blank copy of Lotus

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  • looks like a spyker c8

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  • anonymous on May 27, 2014 at 11:13 am

    ugleeee

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  • Denaihati on May 27, 2014 at 11:34 am

    front with big mouth looks not balance and really weird. but i like appearance from side view.

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  • superman on May 27, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    this is an ugly design. Zagato cars always ugly but in this one it looks like Lotus evora and not a lambo. Can not compare with Lambo design.

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  • Keris Jawa on May 27, 2014 at 8:42 pm

    Ok guys, back to the drawing board!

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