The Lamborghini SUV that almost went to the Dakar. How a competition-spec LM002 was conceived to, but never could, compete at the toughest of all rally raids. Published On Jan 10, 2018 11:13:00 AM.

It's really hard to put into words how damn excited I am to drive the LM002, so I'm going to let you all do the rest of the talking. Drop on down below and tell me everything you want to know ...

Driving an LM002 requires you to be two things: strong and brave. I'm not really either, but I'm a good enough actor to pull it off. Without a doubt in my mind, the way the LM002 drives is also ...

Well, if your daily is Sebastien Loeb's Dakar rally monster, ... First off, we'd think Lamborghini should reconsider their ...

Barenghi wanted to race the LM002 at the infamous Dakar Rally and spend a year preparing it. We Are Curated According to We Are Curated , the engine was removed from the truck and then treated ...

In the 1980s, the Lamborghini LM002 accurately foretold the rise of the exotic SUVs, four-door pickup trucks, and Lamborghini's own bestselling model, the Urus. Search. Cars By Category; ...

Every LM002 left the factory with a dogleg five-speed manual transmission, ... It's said two LMs were stripped out and tuned for even more power in order to run the Paris-Dakar rally, ...

The rare LM002 is widely credited as Lamborghini’s first SUV, but it was closer to a four-door pickup than to a wagon on stilts.Some were turned into SUVs by third-party coachbuilders, and one ...

Lamborghini talked of 800 orders for the LM002, but a meager 301 was built and sold. Right Model, Wrong Era Most probably the Rambo Lambo was a victim of its era.

The LM002’s desert credentials are part of its DNA, ... NXRs won the Dakar four years on the bounce between 1986 and 1989, and it’s quite simply the granddaddy of the rally raid bikes of today.

But as a fan of the classics and an admirer of truly purpose-built vehicles, we can’t help but wonder what it would have been like if Lamborghini had made a real followup to the legendary LM002.