The Lamborghini Diablo was launched in Monte Carlo on 21 January 1990. This was the first Lamborghini capable of a top speed in excess of 200 mph . . . and the first Lamborghini design developed with the aid of wind tunnel. It was an overdue replacement for the iconic, but aging Countach. Diablo, incidentally, is “devil” in Spanish; Lamborghini carrying on the tradition of naming its vehicles after bulls. Reputedly, the model’s namesake was a ferocious bull raised by the Duke of Veragua in...
