Lamborghini Diablo SE30

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Lamborghini Coatl (Aztec word for snake/serpent).

In 1995, Automobili Lamborghini SpA granted an unusual license to a Mexican company, Automóviles Lamborghini Latinoamérica S.A., led by engineer Jorge Antonio Fernández García known as Joan Fercí authorizing it to distribute and build Lamborghinis across Latin America and the Caribbean. From this agreement was born one of the most obscure and fascinating one-offs in supercar history: the Lamborghini Coatl, also known as the Eros 2000. Built over four years between 1996 and 2000, the Coatl was a radical reimagining of the Lamborghini Diablo, featuring an entirely new carbon fiber body designed in-house, with dramatic air intakes, covered headlights, a roof-mounted engine intake, and twin exhausts integrated into a bespoke rear bumper. Under the skin, the V12 engine was bored out to 6.3 liters and tuned to 635 horsepower with chassis engineering developed in collaboration with McLaren in England giving the car a claimed top speed of 385 km/h. Every detail was customized to its buyer: the steering wheel hand-carved to fit the owner's grip, the seat molded from a body cast, and the paint 14 layers shifting from orange to red depending on the light. Only one example was ever built. When Volkswagen acquired Lamborghini, the project was shelved for good. The sole Coatl spent time in Germany before returning to Mexico, where it remains today a forgotten masterpiece from the fringes of Lamborghini history.