Lamborghini's ultimate middle finger to practicality just sold for $117 million.
The Egoista – Italian for "selfish" – lives up to its name in every conceivable way.
Fighter Jet on Wheels, Party of One
Unveiled in 2013 as Lamborghini's 50th birthday gift to itself, the Egoista wasn't built for you, your friends, or even your dog.
It seats exactly one person.
The cockpit doesn't have doors – it has a canopy. Like an F-16.
Entering requires a specific protocol that would make Pentagon officials nod in approval. The steering wheel must be removed before the driver can exit, just like in Formula 1.
The Gallardo's Unhinged Cousin
Beneath its radar-evading angular panels sits Gallardo DNA pumped full of performance-enhancing substances:
- 5.2-liter V10 producing 600 horsepower
- Single-seat carbon fiber cockpit with fighter jet instrumentation
- Ejection-style canopy door system that makes scissor doors look pedestrian
- Anti-radar materials and aerospace-inspired body panels
The Egoista doesn't just break conventional automotive design rules. It incinerates the rulebook, scatters the ashes, then does donuts around them.
From Museum Piece to Nine-Figure Sale
For a decade, the Egoista remained in Lamborghini's museum – a monument to automotive narcissism that would never see production.
Then someone wrote a check with more zeros than most lottery tickets.
The $117 million price tag makes it the most expensive Lamborghini ever sold. By a margin that could buy you an entire collection of "regular" Lamborghinis.
That's approximately $195,000 per horsepower.
For context, a Huracan delivers horsepower at roughly $1,000 per unit. The Egoista buyer paid a 19,400% premium.
But rational calculations don't apply here. This is automotive solipsism rendered in carbon fiber and aluminum – the ultimate expression of "I don't need passengers because nobody else matters."
And for one collector with eleven figures of disposable income, that philosophy was worth every penny.
