The most radical modification to Tina’s LM002 was the powertrain. As legend has it, the singer didn’t know how to drive a manual transmission — the only option presented in an LM002 — so the entire drivetrain was swapped over from an unlikely source: a Mercedes 500E. The big Benz donated not only its automatic transmission, but also its V8 engine.
Reportedly, the conversion from Lamborghini V12 to Mercedes V8 cost more than double the price of purchasing the LM002 in which it’s installed. Not that money was likely an issue for the car’s star owner, having sold 180 million records. Interestingly, the Mercedes influence carries over to the SUV’s dashboard, which has what’s obviously a Mercedes gated shift lever, as well as climate controls.
Tina decided to sell the bespoke Lamborghini SUV in 2008 at the age of 69. At the time, the rare one of 328 LM002 — and surely the only example powered by a Mercedes V8 — was listed for 179,000 euros.
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