Powered by a 600 horsepower 5.2-liter V10 engine, the lamborghini egoista - which was unveiled at the final stop of the grande giro d'italia in sant'agata bolognese - celebrates the company's 50th anniversary with a design by walter da silva, the head of designer of the volkswagen group. the single-seater concept is characterized by two fundamental aspects: its architecture, and the materials used. the cockpit, designed like a tailor-made suit for the driver, is a removable section which, once combined with the rest of the vehicle, creates a perfect technical, mechanical and aerodynamic unit. influenced by the world of aviation - specifically an apache helicopter - the cockpit can be ejected in an emergency. 'the cockpit, made completely of carbon fiber and aluminum, represents a sort of survival cell, allowing the driver to isolate and protect themselves from external elements,' de silva explains. 'we kept an eye on the future when designing the egoista, with the idea that its cockpit could have been taken from a jet aircraft and integrated into a road vehicle, to provide a different travel option.