2008 Lamborghini Reventon Coupe Is Our Bring a Trailer Auction Pick of the Day

• This Reventón, one of just 20 sold, is a rare blend of Lamborghini's past and present.
  

• Combining stealth-fighter styling and a lusty V-12 powertrain, this flagship Lamborghini led the way for the creation of the Aventador.

• Bidding has already gone into seven figures with six days to go on the online auction at Bring a Trailer.

Directly inspired by the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, the Lamborghini Reventón did anything but fly under the radar. A highly limited edition based on the V-12–powered Murciélago LP640, it featured unique carbon-fiber bodywork in a flat gray that enhanced the stealth fighter looks. The Reventón made its debut in 2007, and all 20 cars were snapped up by collectors before the public even saw them (one additional car was reserved for the Lamborghini museum). This one is now up for auction on Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos—and it's an opportunity to own a Reventón for anyone who missed out the first time around.

Fair warning: It won't be cheap. With six days to go, bidding on this special Lamborghini has reached $1.4 million, the first Lamborghini product to crack the million-dollar barrier on the site. Then again, an F-22 Raptor costs roughly $143 million. This thing's a bargain!

If you're thinking there were a lot of hints at the then-upcoming Aventador's styling in the Reventón, you're right. In many ways, it was a roadgoing concept car, showing the way forward for Lamborghini's V-12 machines.