Over the years L​amborghini had developed numerous cool concept cars. Many of them didn't go into production, but it's enough for us to imagine what if they did go into production. However many more were forgotten, the Portofino is one of them. Not to be confused with Ferrari's Portofino. the Lamborghini arrived 30 years earlier. Introduced in 1987, the Portofino was a fully functional four door sedan. An idea which Lamborghini would take another attempt in 2008 with its Estoque concept car.

O​RIGINALLY A CHRYSLER..........

I​n 1986 Chrysler chief designer Kevin Verduyn made a concept car, named Navajo. However the car never took off from a clay model. As Chryseler acquired Lamborghini in 1987, the concept was somehow be remembered and passed on to the hands of Lamborghini. With some minor tweaks the Lamborghini Portofino was borned.

S​TILL A LAMBO THO

T​he Lamborghini Portofino was based on a legenthed Jalpa chassis. The engine that powered the concept was Lamborghini's own 3.5L V8 which was the same as Jalpa, combined with a 5 speed manual. A total of 225 bhp was generated, which was quite respectable back in the day. However the most interesting thing about the car was not about the engine, it's the design. It got dual scissor doors. The front moved forward like a Countach and the rear pivoted upward to the rear.

B​ACK TO BE A CHRYSLER

I​t shouldn't be hard to understand that people at Lamborghini didn't love the design, calling the car "a large potato". Just like many other concepts, it was cancelled with no specific reason with only 1 car be produced. However the concept did evolve Chrysler in the design of the Chrysler LX cars which were better known for their ' cab forward' design. Examples included Chrysler Concorde and Dodge Intrepid. If you compare the silhouette of the LX cars, and Portofino, you can see some similarities between two. Both cars were like a bit compressed to get a lower than normal design.

I​ certainly think the Lamborghini Portofino is a pretty cool car. What if Lamborghini did make it to production? What's your thoughts about it and the Chrysler LX cars? Let me know in the comments!