When did the Lamborghini Diablo first debut?

The Lamborghini Diablo was first discussed and designed in 1985, which means that it took five years from its conception until it was first sold. It started out being called Project 132. The goal of Project 132 was to replace the Countach with a new Lamborghini model with an even more impressive range. 

Three years after the Lamborghini Diablo debuted, the VT model made its first appearance. The Lamborghini Diablo VT is notable for being the first Lamborghini Granturismo with a four-wheel-drive system. The Lamborghini Diablo SV and VT Roadster followed two years later in 1995.

The Lamborghini Diablo first generation produced 873 units from 1990 to 1998. Lamborghini is known to have limited production of many models, which is part of what makes them so desirable. The first Lamborghini Diablo actually had the most units produced of any Diablo model. 

There have been 2,903 total Lamborghini Diablo models produced from 1990 through 2001. We know that 873 of those were the original Lamborghini Diablo, so what about the others? The chart below breaks down the Lamborghini units by model. 

Lamborghini Diablo units produced from 1990 to 2001