Plato's day with the Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 | Fifth Gear
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- In the first episode of the brand new series of Fifth Gear Recharged, Plato got to spend the day with Lamborghini's Countach LPI 800-4.
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Love Jason Plato. What a dude. Always a great review and you know he can drive.
Maybe he can drive.....but he's stupid! He acted like the older Countach going under 6 seconds for 0-60mph and a top speed of 170 was a great thing or accomplishment....I had a 4 cylinder Chrysler Conquest that could do that! LOL
I totally agree it's definitely a cynical money grab and for £2m I would've expected a completely new car not just a rebodied Aventador. But hey they've sold em all so they've definitely got a customer base that has more money than sense.🤣🤣
They also look Shite
EXACTLY!
The Gallardo Turned he Lambo Marque... into a Salesman Car.
Quite funny actually when the Aventador and it's variants (S, SV, SVJ, etc) are max £500k cars but with the addition of a puny electric motor and supercapacitor (and of course the redesigned exterior although I don't like the looks, the OG Countach is far better looking) it's over two millions, no wonder it's a cynical cash grab and what's even worse is that there are cars like Centenario that doesn't even have the hybrid assistance, just a body kit Aventador and similarly priced liked this car! SMH. I would have understood that the body is made from all carbon fibre but so is that for the SVJ.
I love the look of this car, bit expensive for a VW?
Well, if you had the chance to legally steal the money off of corporate psychopaths and white collar criminals who want to emulate them? Wouldn't you? I mean, the whole point of hypercars is after all such that majority of the people buying them have more money than brains. And some don't even make a cent of profit, like the Bugatti is selling everything at a net-loss despite the outrageous price tag. I dunno of any other manufacturer whose cars are both profitable and technologically forward leaning enough to justify the price other than Köenigsegg. C. Von Köenigsegg is both business and engineering genius for what he has been able to achieve. And I still probably wouldn't buy one even if I were a multimillionaire. Because a several million dollar car just makes no sense.
This Countach is based on Sian, and the Sian is based on the Aventador SVJ. It's the same thing as what Lamborghini had done before with the 2006 Miura Concept where it was basically a Murcielago LP640 underneath.
Sat in one of these at V8Hotel in Stuttgart, simply simply lovely 🥰
the road Jason was on the Selkirk to Moffat road the A 708. its amazing, it passes st.Mary's Loch. its one of my favourite roads
Mine too, the Scottish Borders are stunning and so often bypassed in the rush to get to the Highlands.
The only thing missing from this Aventador turned Countach is the iconic wing.
The one in the nose, right?
@@aplanedividedthesky you know it lol!
Loved it when he closed that cheap ass door. He knew that this car is cheap as hell. ❤ for the biker!
Yes , its definately a V12 Lambo , but its a bit half hearted in the styling dept , should have kept to the radical of the 60s Miura to the 70s Countach while keeping the cues Countachish to be real .
375hp to 770hp is a tasty jump from MK1 to mk2
It's like going from a 3.75" cock to a big ol' 7.7".. a world of difference and you might need some stitches after
I would love to see them actually bring back the Countach full production. Look at Porsche they've never discontinued the 911. They need to bring back the Countach as a permanent production model. I hate when companies only make limited edition. Porsche has been building the same car for decades.
The 1989 25th anniversary Countach had 450 horse. The 88 5000-quattrovalve and 89 25th anniversary were my 2 favorites
Such a lazy money grab. It’s an aventador in drag. The aventador has under pinning that are 8 years old
This.
Typical Lamborghini
Even the cien or whatever it's called is probably based on the aventador
Who cares it’s a Lamborghini have u got one?!!……..
8? I dunno Feels alit longer
It’s a pastiche remake, the subtlety will allow it to age better than the Chrysler PT Cruiser which is the same thing.
Love you Plato wish you could keep going in the btcc respect.
The legendary Countach is back! Like it or hate it!! A medicore of the Avantador to some, maybe. But it still rocks the boat of other supercars!! Reborn of an ICON! Cheers to fifth gear...
They should of done this as a manual
Why don't I get a day with this wonderful Countach ?
2 mil is crazy... But it looks and sounds soooo cool
Aventador,yes the elec battery is fairly new(about a year and a half old) but the chassis etc is fairly antique compared to it's competitors. The gearbox is well over a decade old. Great vid but...
Point taken, but is that actually a bad thing?
@@Simon_PieMan But the overall package isn't even worth a million pound.
@@Amarjit_Singh Yet it’ll launch into the collectors aftermarkets at double its asking price. Lamborghini know that’s the premium gained through highly limited cars. Nice bonus for its VIP’s. (Very Iterative Purchasers)
@@brynleytalbot778 Not likely all these variants doubles up in value in the used car market, there's a Sián roadster for sale (in Canada) for about 5M usd, and the original msrp without options was close to 4M usd. There's also a coupé variant for sale for about 3.7M usd (in Canada) and it's original msrp was 3.6M usd without options. Both cars have around 350km. So what you're saying not entirely true for all such cars.
While SVJ's in the US and Canada markets have appreciated quite a bit, infact double or more than double and it's essentially the same car minus the supercapacitor.
Edit: Reference - Check Auto Trader Canada
@@brynleytalbot778 It's no Koenigsegg that'll double its value in 5-6months.
2:11: “Now let’s get up to date.” Yes, I totally agree. Why don’t we? I have to admit, once again, I’m quite disappointed with Lamborghini. The very least they could have done was design and build a dedicated and unique platform for this car.
I must be the only person that's never really been a fan of the countach. Not even the old one. I just never found it beautiful like most did. The miura was a work of art though! And I think even the diablo was better looking. Just my opinion.
Rory Reid did it better.......but i`ll give you props for doing it better than Flop Gear......they took to the swiss alps and than spent the whole time talking about the mountain road
I like the green one.
The Sian was beautiful inside and out as was the original Countach. I love the combination of the V-12 with a super capacitor. However, the styling of the new Countach, sadly, is hideous.
All you need now is ol'bambi to hop skip and jump into the road, Its almost like a calling for them when they here a car, Oooh i'm afraid of a fly, Lets hop skip and jump towards that noise, BOOOOOOM car is a wright off, Bambi walks away 🤣🤣
lumpy gearbox nah il pass save my money till they sort that out....😂
Give me the old Lamborghini LP400S any day.
"Trust the Germans to pick up on the build quality" It's a Getman car.
Expensive kitcar.
Problem is every Lamborghini/McLaren/Lotus/Ferrari uses the same formerly extreme design language. The original Countach was unlike anything else. This is more or less like every other exotic car.
Maybe that’s why Jason says he wishes they’d gone more extreme. They could’ve done it but that means $$$$$
I don't want to be a pessimist, but can we really do something else nowadays? Most popular brands like BMW or Audi are getting fake exhausts, fake vents, fake sounds, worse materials, worse reliability, we got Tesla fandom despite it's terrible materials and the new Lamborghini Countach is just a Sian underneath.
What? The only thing they have in common is that they are low, wide, and, what... have 4 wheels? They are very different in design. These fundamental likenesses arent so much design choices as they are out of necessity for going fast and sticking to the road.
I think it's good that at least they tried to do a modern take on a classic. Imo it looks better than the old school one, I think the swoopy lines fit it better.
Such a shame they can’t do pop-up headlamps anymore.
Because pop-up headlamp is unsafe ;)
@@theta924 don’t be stupid! Unsafe is walking on a motorway.
not just the pop ups but the wing
Modify....
The front could be a bit more agressive like the side and back of the car
German dude closing the door was just hilarious
Gearbox borrowed from aventador?! Man the countach is a rebodied aventador 😅
Should’ve made it a dual clutch smh
@@EldePHX Not possible on the Aventador platform, need modifications extensively.
Sad they used the Countach name for a rebodied Aventador. It looks like a creation out of Leepu's Garage
Disagree. I don't care at all. It looks great.
@@doublestrokeroll One would definitely care when Aventador's are max 500k cars in the UK market but for 2M or more, the same package with little hybrid assistance, that's not right. And looks are subjective and this doesn't look good at all.
@@Amarjit_Singh I don't care. I think it looks amazing. Apparently you don't know what the word "subjective" means. If people will pay it then it's "right". Obviously those people think it's worth it.
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It does look good the more you see it but yeah... if you're gonna do a 'Countach'...start from scratch. Don't just re-body an Aventador. You would buy it..get in it and go ..oh.
Now we need the cannonball run 3. Get some wings on it and a couple of beautiful ladies driving it.
Also paint it black.
Just no front wing.🤮
The should have made a manual version if it is a Countach. Imagine that. Cool car bro.
That might have cost another $500K.
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hat is it to watch, he called it LP1 not LPI wtf?????
Insane
@@petegeorge6605 😊oo
@@petegeorge6605 LP1.
Lamborghini should have given it a wing option aswell like the original countach they should have made all the retro Countach wheels aswell also they should have made it have manual only
Haha that bit with the German bikers was TV gold! That's what I like about 5th gear, it stays down to Earth and relatable. I've met German bikers, they're really nice usually and if I were driving a trick Lambo and met some I'd totally strike up a conversation and let them check out the car! Meanwhile that other car show with gear in it's name is racing a Space Shuttle or whatever. Also cool, but a little further away removed from my reality.
It continues the "true" Car Magazine format, its forebare "old old" Top Gear started.
@@aidy6000 this Countach is for legends only. Chisato also drove one.
The creaky door was brilliant
With the wave of so many Aventador versions over the last decade, I'm not all that excited about this car as, for me, it still radiates Aventador vibes. But for what it's worth, this modern Countach is gold! A future classic, hopefully
I don't think it'll have the popularity to be considered a future classic.
Same don't care about the motivation, happy they did it. Looks ace. A good homage
Looks fantastic
This Countach imo still legendary as ever.
Not this version of it.
For 2 million, i'd buy an original countach and a countach qv that will total maybe 600k.
Then a Ferrari F40 for 1 million. And see if i can get a Ferrari 296 for 400k.
You will not get an F40 for 1 Million anymore lol
You certainly won't be finding an original Contach for less than £700k. QVs are now in the region of £500k. The cheapest are Anniversary models and they are commanding £400k. F40s are currently circa £1.2m.
@@pauln0371 i bought my countach at the right time in 1996, when they were cheap
Back in the day I had a picture of one of them on my wall
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There are some proper design nods in there. The front view is really reminiscent of Countach / Diablo, the straightish bonnet panel gaps and lights, terminator lines of the body panels. The hexagonal wheel arches are a welcome departure from the norm a la Countach original. The rear end looks a bit predictable for a 2023 supercar though. Let us see some differential, or expose some suspension or something a bit mad. That'd do the trick.
I can't help but think Lamborghini missed the mark a little with the new Countach. The original Countach was unreal when it came out. This is a little eh. Not poster material IMO.
Considering we live in an age where a Mustang also exists as a 5 door electric SUV, anyone who can accept that yet be critical of the new Countach should promptly walk straight off a cliff...
most expensive Aventador body kit ever.
Yup and what a lambo should look like.
I like it more and more every time I see it
Gearbox is part of the drive. love it
The 1.5 million dollars extra is to fund future Lamborghini projects and/or research & development. Bentley has done the highest with the Exelero, and still do it till this day including Rolls Royce coach builds, 1of Ferraris, etc. So adding up 1.5M x 112 was needed to fund something. Could’ve been to raise money for investors (stock). Same story about the Sian, Centenario, Veneno, etc.
The new Countach is beautiful in my opinion but hardly worth anything over $500k… the Aventador successor will be new from ground up; DCT, revamped V12, interior, hybridization, infotainment, etc.
best line ever, 'I had one, until I was 48'
Aventador with a bodykit, and the Aventador looks better and is $2,000,000 cheaper
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2 million for a body kit…. Disgusting behaviour
Don't see why its 2 mill for this car
What a disgrace. The Countach was an instant eye catcher. This is just laziness. Jeremy Clarkson could only give this garbage a proper review.
Another Aventador with a body kit. Incredible people pay for this to feel special and different. Stupid money for what you are getting.
It's like Lamborghini doesn't even try anymore. All their cars look like the Aventador only changing the front a bit. 😴😴
Stylistically, it’s as feckless and lazy as the output from JLR with Range Rover written on it…… Velour, Sport, Evoque blah blah blah
It should have either been a full on retro shell, on the inevitable Aventador platform, or a total departure…….. I know aero dictates a certain direction, but they all look the same, save lurid paint and graphics, wings and carbon……. stuff Tim Burton gets moist about, but doesn’t really change much….. 🙁
Missed opportunity
Jason, cool as ever 😎🇬🇧
Totally disagree. I think it looks great. Just enough of the original ideas but still modern. Very tasteful.
meh... Irony is you could buy an Aventador AND an actual Countach for the less that the price of this car
It doesn't even look like a Countach. A poorly rebadged Aventador.
Pathetic.
I'm not sure that Lamborghini could design an all new ground up car with in the Time constraints that are required because A : The Aventador is such a fantastic platform (proven)
B : The egg timer is up against the Petrol driven big engined Cars of the Moment and past as we all know what lies ahead with regards to Electric hybrid and even Hydrogen cars I suspect ?
This is the 1st time I've ever yawned at a Lambo...so underwhelming.
I love lamborghini no doubt, but when i see this car i see the shell of aventador..
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Reskinned murcelargo for 2m? 😂😂😂
Got to love the Ford GT even more after this. They redesign a heritage brand to both respect the heritage look while doing massive changes that make it look like the future. Then they sell it for $400k
Lamborghini takes a heritage brand and slaps the badge on a 2nd year body refresh of a Aventador with a hybrid motor and wants $2.6 mil for it. The Countach badges are easily $1 million in the asking price here, the latest in the NFT style of money making.
Ferrari building a SUV isn't even as bad as what Lamborghini did here because at least they didn't call it the F-40. Those at Lamborghini should be ashamed at their laziness.
Ford GT wasn't even a production car back in the day, and definitely nowhere near as universally recognized as the Countach. No matter what Lamborghini did people would hate it which is why it shouldn't have been made.
that's a very expensive aventador bodykit ;D
Trust the German fella to find the squeaky door 🚪 🤣🤣
To be a real Countach it has to have a manual transmission, rear wheel drive, pop up headlights, and split side windows. If I were a multi-millionaire or billionare I'd much prefer the Sion that it's based on. Growing up in the 80's, I had a 959 on my wall, not a Countach. Thanks.
Rear lights could have been closer to the original... Pity!
Yeah I agree. There’s so much more they could have done to bring it closer to the original. Imagine a huge wing, would be so outlandish but brilliant
@@James-oo1yq the old wing caused lift, they wanted this closer to the original I'm guessing.
Agreed, surely they could have done something with the rear lights for not too much cash. I'd like the spoiler too.
Man I really wish they put a wing on it, like on the original LP5000s.
A slightly better Aventador, for five times the cost.
Plato needs to drop the old man image. He isn’t even that old.
Its an Aventagor with a tune and a bodykit.
I didn't know fifth gear was back. Wow
Second episode was just shown. Quest and Discovery I think
Still no dual clutch? Come on now it's 2023
Even if I was a multi billionaire I'd NEVER pay 2 million for a bloody car
You would if you could sell in the next day for 3 million or more
Know that road so well The Tushy law was my local for many years and i loved blasting up those roads in my 993 s with the sound bouncing of the hills ... Looks great.
5:40 That´s why ´´Made in Germany´´ mean something in car world.... Italian car has emotion and beautiful design, but there is no quality like German cars. Cheers up for both 👏👌✌👍
No. The Lamborghini Countach did not LITERALLY blow people's trousers off.
Here's the reality... no child today (or ever) will have a poster of THIS car. Manufacturers need to recreate the entire game, not sell us disappointing mimics. Or have we reached the end of innovation? I don't think so.
It's an Aventador, so i didn't "borrow" the gearbox!
The least they could've done is put a manual box in it
Or a dual clutch
Audi saved Lamborghini from bankruptcy but they didn't save its soul, it's just a product now, not art like it used to be 😪
I really think the car would have benefited from a big wing like the original as far as aesthetics go
The original one didn't have a wong
like the video but why is the quality so bad? looks like it was filmed in 2010, 1080p isnt enough anymore
One of the rare occasions where I wished the video was more in depth & longer. I would have appreciated more eye & ear candy.😂
As a 65 year old. I remember vividly the original
This is a good tribute.
Beats BMW’s attempt at a mini or VW’s attempt at a beetle.
Never ever beats the mini! Come on man, u must be joking! That mini's of these times are great copy of back in the days!
if this was music video, the copyright law suits would STOP this ..yesterday.. its one thing to SAY what everyone IS saying about a car.. BUT.. WHOLE another"ball game" to Copy EVERYTHING from TOP GEAR.. music, style, speaking manners. "how" it is filmed, jokes, etc etc//
my car has more gears than your channel
How does he not know that the Aventador gearbox was specifically designed that way. They wanted the added theater and violence. Like a sledgehammer to the back of the seat. Very much like the BMW E46 M3 SMG. I love it. You want less theater, but and Aston Martin or a McLaren. Let Lamborghini keep at least A FEW things Lamborghini like.
He complains near at the end of the video about the LPI-800-4 being a thinly veiled money making exercise but let's not forget its not all that different from what Lambo's VW stablemate Bugatti did with the Chiron, stretching the design as far as possible and using it for the Divo, Bollide, Centodieci and La Vouture Noire.
The marina and cortina are far more interesting than this now 😂😂😂 another jagged lamborghini...... the world's most nutty looking cars all look the same, make a curvy lambo for once hurracan=aventador=sian bla bla 😴😴😴
Laughing at you and Lamborghini! The Countach used to do 0-60 in 5.4 seconds? And that's good? I had a 4 cylinder Chrysler Conquest ( Mitsubishi Starion) that did under 6 seconds and a high speed of 160.
Best part is The Germans trying to make fun of an Audi owned by Volkswagen named "Italian" LMFAO they are literally mocking their own product thinking it's Italian, someone please update those guys 🤣🤣🤣
Spare parts money grab, vs just doing 21st century full EV Countach with no shift lag, and better weight, quickness, etc. CyberTruck is trying to be more like OG Countach was than this.
One random biker demonstrates the difference in design priorities between Italy and Germany.
lol...yeah that part was so bloody funny. And so true.
Lazy work from Lamborghini. Another marketing scheme from Wilkeman. He destroyed Bugatti now he is going after Lamborghini. He is doing justa as bad as in Bugatti. You just never touch the Countach!
Countach is in the Lambo's legends list with the diablo. The car has the countach's art and its limited. Thats why its too expensive.
Oh, and I really hate the price is so high etc talk. a 10,000 usd car is just ok for most of the people right ? Because its not far to their salary.
There are people who earn 100x of you and the price is as same as what 10,000 usd is for you, so the discussion is closed.