One of the most important automotive icons, the Lamborghini Countach is back. The original poster car of the 1980s and a symbol of automotive and lifestyle ultra-cool has been resurrected in an all-new, limited-edition avatar. The 2021 Countach LPI 800-4 is a celebration of the Countach’s 50^th anniversary.

Built on an all-wheel-drive hybrid platform that combines a V12 engine with a 48V e-motor and supercapacitor technology, the modern Countach produces 770 horsepower from its combustion engine and 34hp from its electric one, for 825hp total.

The Countach LPI 800-4 pays homage to this Lamborghini legacy but it is not retrospective: it imagines how the iconic Countach of the 70s and 80s might have evolved into an elite super sports model of this decade. It upholds the Lamborghini tradition of looking forward, of exploring new design and technology avenues while celebrating the DNA of the Italian marque. The Countach moniker – an expression of surprise and wonder in Piedmontese dialect pronounced ‘Coon-tach’ – is one of very few Lamborghini model names not connected to bulls. (The Espada is another.)

The Countach LPI 800-4 develops the characteristic lines of the Countach’s five models over nearly 20 years, with references to the first LP 500 and LP 400 production version. Inspiration was taken from the Quattrovalvole edition in the assertive lines of the front bonnet with long, low rectangular grille and headlights, as well as in the wheel arches with their hexagonal theme.  There is no fixed rear wing outside the pure lines, and the air scoops are integrated fluidly in the strong shoulders of the car, embellished with the distinctive Countach slatted ‘gills’.

The iconic and aerodynamically powerful NACA air intakes cut into the side and doors of the Countach LPI 800-4 while the distinctive Periscopio lines running through the roof to the rear of the car, particularly distinctive if viewed from above, appear to float towards the rear of the car.

The rear of the Countach LPI 800-4 is immediately recognizable from its distinctive inverted wedge shape, with the rear bumper featuring a lower, sleeker line, and the ‘hexagonita’ design shaping the three-unit rear light clusters. The LPI 800-4 sports the four-strong exhaust tailpipes of the Countach family, connected within the carbon fiber rear diffuser. Access for driver and passenger is of course via the infamous scissor doors, first introduced on the Countach and that have become a Lamborghini V12 signature.

The Countach LPI 800-4 20” (front) and 21” (rear) wheels are created in the ‘telephone’ style of the 1980s, fitted with carbon-ceramic brake discs, and Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres. An 8,4” HDMI center touchscreen unique to the LPI 800-4 manages car controls including Connectivity and Apple CarPlay.

Produced in a run of 112 units, the number denotes the ‘LP 112’ internal project name used during the original Lamborghini Countach’s development. The Countach LPI 800-4 will be delivered from the first quarter of 2022 to owners worldwide.