It's a Lamborghini like no other before it: a four-door four-seater "everyday" sports car.

The Estoque is unmistakably Italian, and the long wheelbase, the low profile, the broad track, the mighty, accentuated wheels, the clean surfaces and razor-sharp definition all breathe the spirit of the Lamborghini brand. But the first sedan in the history of Automobili Lamborghini brings a new versatility to the brand's DNA.

It goes without saying that the Estoque also bears a suitably powerful name with a rich heritage from the Spanish Corrida — bull fighting. The Lamborghini Estoque is a rapier (sword), approximately 90cm long, used in a bull fight by the Matador.

Both a dedicated sports car and a relaxed Gran Turismo, the car is one of several possibilities for a third model series within the company's product line-up — for uber rich with a family. Despite its extremely low profile the Lamborghini Estoque is surprisingly spacious. The secret lies in its very long wheelbase which, in spite of the rearwards positioning of the front mid-engine, enables a relaxed, sporty seating position. Entering and exiting is also straightforward through the large, wide-opening doors.

In fact, reckons Lambo, "no other automobile combines so convincingly the elegance of length with the sporting attributes of a low profile and impressive breadth". Or to put it into figures - the concept is 5.15m long and 1.99m wide, with a height of only 1.35m. The wheelbase is a stately 3.01m— an equally important element of elegant vehicle architecture.

And it is unequivocally Italian — the flat bonnet, the long wheelbase, the narrow window openings, the flat rear that ends decisively with a negative return — it's all pure "Italianità" on wheels.

Despite its extremely low profile, Estoque's interior offers a feeling of spaciousness. The length of the interior allows a relaxed seating position for all four individual seats and plays a significant role in the comfort of the super sports sedan over long distances. The interior reflects elements of the exterior design language, also evident in the cabin of the Lamborghini Estoque ᰬ in the distinctive lines of the door panels or in the swooping V-shape applied to the cockpit, reflecting the form used on the front end and on the bonnet.

The dominant material of the interior is Nappa leather. The four individual seats boast sporting contours, supreme long-distance comfort and extensive electrical positioning options.

The cockpit presents the driver with a large-area LCD screen displaying vehicle and route information. A top-class audio installation and a sophisticated rear seat entertainment system round off the equipment.

Like the interior, the luggage compartment of the Lamborghini Estoque is also surprisingly spacious. Despite the low-profile rear end, it has room for several golf bags or pieces of luggage.

But will it drive?

As a pure concept car, the Lamborghini Estoque may be a design exercise but is based on a feasible technical concept. Just like the brand's super sports cars, the Lamborghini Estoque uses a mid-engine layout. However, the high-performance driveline used here is not located in front of the rear axle, as in the Gallardo and Murciélago or in the Reventón, but behind the front axle. This front mid-engine concept, with the driveline set way back, facilitates balanced weight distribution and a centre of gravity close to the vehicle's vertical axis. Both ensure the agility and handling precision of a mid-engine vehicle.

Like all contemporary Lamborghini models, Estoque is also equipped with permanent all-wheel drive. A range of drivelines is conceivable for the Lamborghini Estoque. This is headed up by the ten-cylinder from the Gallardo LP 560-4. A complementary alternative could be a turbocharged eight-cylinder derived from this V10. An economical, but dynamic, variation would be a V8 with a hybrid module or an extremely high-performance TDI.