The Lamborghini Reventón debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show as the latest standard bearer of a brand revered for its outlandish designs.

Keeping with Lamborghini’s tradition of naming its models after the most respected fighting bulls, the Reventón bears the name of the bull known for fatally wounding famed Mexican bullfighter Felix Guzmán in 1943.

The Spanish word reventón translates to an explosion or flower in peak bloom, depending on the interpretation.

Seen as a return to the iconic angular Lamborghini designs of Marcello Gandini from the 1960s and 1970s, the Reventón is brash with dramatic sharp edges, clean surfaces, and aggressive angles all around.

Manfred Fitzgerald, Lamborghini’s director of brand and design at the time, is said to have brought his team to a European NATO air force base to seek inspiration from its fleet of fighter jets.

Each person on the team created a design and one was selected from the competition.

From the deep, matte exterior to the sharp ...