4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1981–82
NAMED MODELItaly

LM001 and LMA002.

The two prototypes between the Cheetah and the production car: the LM001, the same rear-engined layout with an AMC V8, and the LMA002, which moved the Countach V12 to the front and settled the LM002's shape.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLECheetah (1977)BUILT BYLamborghini, Sant'Agata BologneseIN SERVICE1981–82OPERATED INItalyPRODUCTIONPrototypes onlyLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

The rear-engined idea did not survive; everything the LM002 is follows from the LMA002.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTUREDearly 1980s
ENGINEAMC V8 (LM001); Lamborghini V12 (LMA002)AMC V8
PRODUCTION RUNPrototypes only
COUNTRY OF ORIGINItaly
OPERATED INItaly
STATUSprototypes only
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEPrototypes
FAMILYPrototypes
WHEELS4
BODY STYLEopen

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Sabbia

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Lamborghini LM002 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: draft