The aptly named Manifesto serves as a preview of Lamborghini’s future styling direction
Lamborghini Centro Stile recently celebrated their 20th anniversary and they marked the occasion by quietly unveiling the Manifesto. It’s billed as a “visionary sculpture” that showcases the “potential future of our unique design DNA.”
The automaker hasn’t said a peep about the car, but Lamborghini Design Director Mitja Borkert released several pictures and renderings.
They show an extreme hypercar that features an evolutionary front fascia with triangular headlights and Y-shaped daytime running lights. The model also sports a familiar nose as well as aggressive carbon fiber intakes.
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Moving further back, we can see heavily stylized bodywork with angular lines and streamlined surfaces. They’re joined by carbon fiber wheels and sporty side skirts. We can also see what appears to be a double bubble glass canopy.
The rear end is a significant departure and looks somewhat generic as it’s dominated by a massive diffuser. Designers also gave the model Y-shaped taillights and a black panel with Lamborghini badging.
More notably, the rear deck lid has angular buttresses and what appears to be a ventilated cover. Some images also show a red strip, which could presumably be a third brake light.
20 Years Of Lamborghini Centro Stile
Little else is known about the concept, but Lamborghini says the move towards taking design in-house started in the 1980’s as the Jalpa and LM 002 were created by technical director Giulio Alfieri. This effort then began in earnest after Audi acquired the brand in 1998.
As part of the takeover, “design processes and facilities were established.” Luc Donckerwolke also came on board and would go onto be named head of design in 2003.
Around the same time, Audi’s head of design, Walter de’Silva, recommended that Lamborghini get its own design studio. It was officially announced in 2003 and their first car was completed two years later.
CEO Stephan Winkelmann said Lamborghini Centro Stile “has consolidated the role of design not only in the creation of extraordinary Italian production super sports cars, but always pushing boundaries to deliver the unexpected that is so innate within the Lamborghini marque, from concept cars to limited editions that explore new horizons, to one-off and few-offs that have established the appeal of Lamborghini models in private collections.”
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