The Lamborghini Countach is making a comeback, Lamborghini introduced Monday by way of Twitter.

The unique Countach—which turned 50 in 2021—is an icon that helped outline the trendy supercar, however it’s unclear what kind this new model will take. One chance is that the brand new Countach can be one in every of two V-12 particular editions launching in 2021, each primarily based on the Aventador and presumably using supercapacitor expertise from the Lamborghini Sián. This may very well be the final V-12 Lamborghini supercar earlier than a deliberate Aventador successor, packing a brand new V-12 and plug-in hybrid expertise, arrives in 2023.

A brief video declared that “the brand new Lamborghini Countach is coming,” however did not present another particulars, or any indication of when the reborn Countach would possibly seem.

We make desires come true. We did it with the traditional Countach within the Seventies. And we’re doing it once more. The brand new Lamborghini Countach is coming. ​#Lamborghini #Countach pic.twitter.com/nXctgIuyqe

— Lamborghini (@Lamborghini) August 9, 2021

Unveiled on March 11, 1971 on the Geneva motor present, the Countach was the successor to the Lamborghini Miura. Whereas designs of each automobiles are credited to Marcello Gandini, the Countach took on a really totally different kind. Its wedge form set the tone for Seventies supercar design, and its scissor doorways stay a trademark of Lamborghini’s V-12 fashions to today.

The Countach remained in manufacturing till 1990, with near 2,000 examples constructed, earlier than being changed by the Diablo. Lamborghini celebrated the lengthy manufacturing run with a particular twenty fifth anniversary version, which was labored on by a sure Mr. Horacio Pagani.

Early instance had a 4.0-liter V-12 engine, however displacement was elevated in later fashions, which additionally obtained fender flares, massive rear wings, and different add-ons. In all circumstances, the engine was mounted longitudinally, and paired to a 5-speed handbook transmission.

The Countach was by no means thought-about a simple automobile to drive. Veteran Lamborghini check driver Valentino Balboni stated the positioning of the engine was a bit too excessive, making the automobile susceptible to sudden oversteer. That, coupled with a scarcity of outward visibility, made the Countach one of many final style-over-substance automobiles.

In case you had been questioning, the Countach is not named after a Spanish preventing bull, like most different Lamborghini fashions. Countach is definitely a tackle a Piedmontese phrase, which has a number of meanings.