The Cavën Atelier Hommage 26 adds modern tech, swaths of carbon fiber, and more power to Italdesign's beloved baby Lambo.

Before it threw in the towel and decided to get in the luxury crossover game with the Urus, the Gallardo was Lamborghini's bestselling model. Careful input from parent company, Audi, meant a rip-roaring V-10 and all-wheel-drive grip, and Italian design house Italdesign clothed this in angular styling that merged supercar and stealth fighter into a great-looking machine. It wasn't the top-dog Lamborghini at the time, but it packed a punch.

The initial work at Italdesign was done by none other than Fabrizio Giugiaro, son of the legendary Giorgetto. The Gallardo would later be polished by Luc Donckerwolke, but it seems like Fabrizio had a few finishing touches of his own to add. Thanks to Cavën Atelier, a Spanish engineering firm, Giugiaro Jr. has had a crack at reworking his 2003 original with modern tech and plenty of tweaks.

The Hommage 26 starts with a donor Gallardo, similar to the Encor Series 1 Lotus Esprit restomod, which is then thoroughly reworked with carbon-fiber bodywork throughout. The front end resembles the original, but now incorporates modern lighting and pop-down headlights.

Like an old silhouette Trans-Am Audi, only the top sliver of the car is unchanged, with the same roofline and glass. Everything else is subtly reshaped, including a new rear fascia with massive rectangular exhaust pipes and integrated rear active aerodynamic panels like those you might find in a Pagani Huayra.

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