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Lamborghini Expands Its Canadian Footprint With a Redesigned Vancouver Showroom and Full Hybrid Lineup

Lamborghini threw a party in Vancouver last night, and it wasn’t just about champagne and ribbon cutting. The Italian supercar brand unveiled its redesigned West 2nd Avenue showroom with the company’s entire hybrid range on display—including the 1,001-hp Revuelto HPEV flagship, the newly minted Temerario twin-turbo supercar, and the Urus SE plug-in Super SUV.

The guest list was suitably high-octane: Lamborghini Chairman and CEO Stephan Winkelmann made the trip, joined by Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Federico Foschini and Americas CEO Andrea Baldi. Their presence underscores just how seriously Lamborghini is taking the Canadian market, particularly Vancouver—a city known for having the country’s densest concentration of ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

“Strengthening our presence in Canada elevates the Lamborghini experience for our clients,” Winkelmann said at the event. The logic is sound: British Columbia has become one of Lamborghini’s fastest-growing regions in North America.

The redesigned facility has grown by more than 5,500 square feet and now includes six service bays, a nine-car showroom, a second floor, and a revamped Ad Personam studio where buyers can lose themselves in leather swatches, paint samples, and endless carbon-fiber trim options. It’s not just about more space; it’s about giving Lamborghini’s increasingly demanding clientele a proper stage to dream up their perfect spec.

The timing is strategic. Lamborghini has been on a tear, delivering 5,681 cars globally in the first half of 2025—a 2 percent bump over the same period last year—with the Americas accounting for nearly a third of that total. More importantly, the Vancouver opening marks another chapter in Lamborghini’s Direzione Cor Tauri plan, which completed the hybridization of the brand’s entire lineup in 2024. The goal: carbon neutrality by 2050 without sacrificing the raging-bull performance ethos.

And performance is still very much the headline. The Revuelto, with its mid-mounted 6.5-liter V12 and three electric motors, produces north of 1,000 hp and cracks 350 km/h. The Temerario, Lamborghini’s newest bloodline, is a twin-turbocharged V8 plug-in hybrid pumping out over 900 hp and hitting 62 mph in 2.7 seconds. Meanwhile, the Urus SE proves that even family haulers can be ballistic, blending a biturbo V8 with electrons to summon 789 hp and a 312 km/h top speed.

VIP guests at the event got an up-close look—and an early sense that hybridization doesn’t mean dilution. If anything, Lamborghini’s move into electrification has only amplified its madness. The new Vancouver showroom is more than just a retail space; it’s a statement that Canada’s West Coast is ready for the future of raging bulls.

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Lamborghini’s New Playground: The Tecnomar 101FT Is a Supercar for the Sea

If Monaco is the epicenter of automotive excess and nautical indulgence, then Lamborghini picked the right stage for its latest act. At this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, Automobili Lamborghini and The Italian Sea Group unveiled the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 101FT, a 30-meter (that’s about 101 feet) motoryacht designed to bring Sant’Agata Bolognese’s DNA to the water.

This isn’t Lamborghini’s first voyage. Back in 2020, the two brands launched the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63, a 63-foot missile that married Lamborghini design language with offshore performance. It sold out quickly, establishing itself as the aquatic counterpart to owning an Aventador SVJ. The 101FT is bigger, bolder, and—if Lamborghini has its way—set to redefine the benchmark for luxury motoryachts.

A Lamborghini You Park in the Marina

The 101FT wears its heritage proudly. Its exterior lines echo Lamborghini’s newest few-off hypercar, the Fenomeno, a wild machine limited to just 29 units. The influence is clear: razor-sharp creases, Y-shaped lighting signatures, and a launch livery in Giallo Crius, a shade that practically glows even in the shadow of megayachts. Functionality hasn’t been left behind either—every aerodynamic surface serves both hydrodynamic performance and Lamborghini’s obsession with purity of form.

Step onto the deck, and you won’t confuse it with anything but a Lamborghini. The helm station is straight out of the Temerario, the brand’s hybrid V8 HPEV supercar. Toggle switches, hexagonal design cues, and that fighter-jet-inspired steering wheel translate Lamborghini’s cockpit drama to the yacht world.

Inside, Lamborghini’s design language gets even louder. Hexagons, Y-shapes, and contrast stitching turn the lounge areas into something between a yacht salon and the cabin of a Revuelto. The 101FT sleeps nine guests across multiple cabins, with three additional crew quarters. Even on long hauls, the interior is less “boat ride” and more “road trip in an Urus Performante”—if that road happened to be made of water.

Horsepower, but Make It Nautical

Like any Lamborghini worth its badge, numbers matter. Under the carbon-fiber skin, the 101FT hides three MTU 16V 2000 M96L engines pushing a combined 7,600 horsepower. Power is delivered via triple surface propellers, good for a top speed of 45 knots (52 mph) and a cruise speed of 35 knots (40 mph). That’s absurd for something displacing this much water. Two 35 kW generators keep the electrical systems humming, ensuring all that Italian leather and carbon trim stays properly lit.

“Not Just a Yacht”

For Lamborghini, this isn’t just an exercise in branding. “With the Tecnomar for Lamborghini 101FT, we are taking Lamborghini’s DNA to sea,” said Stephan Winkelmann, the brand’s CEO, during the unveiling. “Performance, design, and innovation come together in a motoryacht that redefines nautical luxury.”

Mitja Borkert, Lamborghini’s design director, echoed the sentiment: “We aimed to create a product that embodies the main design characteristics of our super sports cars. All the details, from exterior to interior, recall Lamborghini’s unmistakable DNA.”

Coming in Hot (But Not Until 2027)

For now, Lamborghini and The Italian Sea Group only presented a scale model at Monaco, teasing potential buyers with what amounts to a concept car for the waves. The first completed 101FT is expected to launch in late 2027, giving wealthy collectors time to clear marina space between their Pagani Zondas and Gulfstream jets.

Until then, the 101FT exists as a tantalizing promise: a supercar for the sea, one that trades racetracks for rivieras. And if the Tecnomar 63 was any indicator, this one’s going to sell out long before its first hull touches water.

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Lamborghini Diablo at 35: Celebrating the Raging Bull That Redefined Supercars

In January 1990, under the Monaco sun and at the starting line of the Monte Carlo Rally, Lamborghini unveiled a car that would change its destiny. The Diablo didn’t just replace the Countach—it blew the doors off the supercar playbook. With a top speed north of 200 mph, a design that looked ripped from the future, and an attitude as unruly as its namesake bull, the Diablo was every bit as outrageous as the decade that birthed it.

Now, 35 years later, Lamborghini is celebrating the icon that bridged the analog past and the modern supercar era.

Project 132: A Bull Is Born

The Diablo’s story began in 1985 as Project 132, Lamborghini’s mission to build the fastest car in the world. The target: beat 325 km/h (202 mph). By 1987, with Chrysler in charge, Gandini’s sharp prototype was refined into something both feral and futuristic. The trademark scissor doors, the impossibly low roofline, and that wide-hipped stance set the tone for a new generation of Lamborghinis.

When it finally hit the stage in 1990, the Diablo was every bit the monster its name promised. Orders rolled in before the public even saw the car—remember, this was an era before teaser campaigns and Instagram reveals.

The Numbers That Shocked a Generation

At launch, the Diablo packed a 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V-12, pushing 492 horsepower and 428 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. Zero to 62 mph took just 4.5 seconds, and flat out, the Diablo touched 337 km/h (209 mph) during testing at Nardò—making it the fastest production car in the world at the time.

But Lamborghini didn’t just serve up brutality. For the first time, the flagship V-12 offered comfort: power seats, electric windows, and even an Alpine stereo. This was a supercar you could actually drive without losing fillings—though its 62-inch width still made European city streets feel like rally stages.

Evolution of a Legend

Over its 11-year production run, Lamborghini kept sharpening the Diablo into new and wilder forms:

  • 1993 Diablo VT – Introduced all-wheel drive to a Lamborghini supercar, a technology that would become a brand signature.
  • 1993 SE30 – A 30th anniversary edition with 525 hp, stripped for lightness, and even wilder in the Jota spec with 596 hp.
  • 1995 VT Roadster – The first open-top Diablo, establishing the topless V-12 Lamborghini tradition.
  • 1995 SV – The Sport Veloce added muscle and attitude, with 530 hp and rear-wheel drive for purists.
  • 1998 facelift – Pop-up headlights gave way to fixed units, ABS arrived, and displacement grew to 6.0 liters.
  • 1999 GT – The most extreme roadgoing Diablo, with 575 hp and a top speed of 338 km/h (210 mph).
  • Diablo GT-R & racing specials – Lamborghini’s first modern customer racing programs, paving the way for the GT3 dominance we see today.

By the time the curtain closed in 2001 with the Diablo 6.0 SE, designed under Audi’s stewardship, the car had transformed from raw wedge to a refined but still terrifying supercar.

Pop Culture Immortality

If the Countach defined the bedroom poster of the ’80s, the Diablo owned the ’90s. It starred in Need for Speed video games, in films like Dumb and Dumber and Die Another Day, and even in Jamiroquai’s music video for Cosmic Girl. From Hollywood celebrities to professional athletes, the Diablo became shorthand for excess and power.

Red was the crowd favorite—over 550 cars wore it—but Lamborghini offered more than 60 shades and even bespoke finishes, foreshadowing today’s Ad Personam program.

Polo Storico and Collector Renaissance

Today, Lamborghini Polo Storico is fielding a surge of restoration and certification requests for the Diablo. A new wave of collectors sees it not just as a wild supercar, but as a cultural artifact of the 1990s. Special editions like the SE30, SV-R, and GT are skyrocketing at auction. At Pebble Beach 2023, a 1994 SE30 even took a podium spot—proof that the Diablo has crossed from dream car to blue-chip collectible.

Legacy: More Than a Successor

With 2,903 units built, the Diablo was Lamborghini’s best-seller until the Murciélago took the reins. But more than numbers, the Diablo proved that Lamborghini could evolve. It balanced performance with comfort, brought racing tech to the road, and carried the torch from the wild Countach into the new millennium.

“The Diablo isn’t just a symbol of Lamborghini’s history; it’s a model of growing strategic importance,” says Alessandro Farmeschi of Lamborghini After Sales. That’s corporate speak for what every enthusiast already knows: the Diablo is immortal.

The Bull at 35

Three and a half decades later, the Diablo still looks like it’s doing 200 mph standing still. It remains an untamed, gloriously analog supercar from a time before turbos, hybrids, and touchscreens. It was outrageous in 1990, outrageous in 2001, and remains outrageous today.

For Lamborghini, the Diablo wasn’t just a car—it was proof that the brand could survive, evolve, and set the tone for everything that came after.

Happy 35th, Diablo. The legend still burns.

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