One might swear it’s straight out of an old video game, rendered in 3D pixels, with the silhouette of an Italian supercar but without a single curve. Yet this incredibly tangible rolling sculpture will go under the hammer on Halloween night, October 31, in Las Vegas, at a sale staged by the American house Broad Arrow.
Behind this angular oddity hides the Lo Res Car, an electric concept car created in 2016 for the United Nude footwear brand by its founder Rem D. Koolhaas. Produced in a strictly limited run, the Nevada-bound car is chassis number 3, regarded as the final unit, and above all as a radical reinterpretation of a Lamborghini Countach “stripped of its curves.” A bold choice that deserves a closer look.
Lo Res Car: a Lamborghini Countach passed through “low resolution”
At its core, the Lo Res project began with a simple idea: take the iconic supercar, the first Lamborghini Countach designed by Marcello Gandini, and reduce its geometric “resolution.” The designers scanned the Italian coupe in 3D and then drastically reduced the polygon count until only a wedge-shaped volume remained, razor-sharp, built from large flat planes. The Lo Res Car’s body becomes a geometric shell in translucent polycarbonate, almost devoid of ornament, where every trace of curvature has vanished.
The name Lo Res thus nods to “low resistance” as much as to that sharp low-poly aesthetic. The shell is made of panels bolted onto a steel tubular chassis and tilts in one block to free the cockpit. Inside, two tandem seats, a polygonal steering wheel, and furniture kept to a minimum leave a vast interior, made possible by the use of a compact electric motor. This unit delivers around 5 kW, roughly 7 horsepower, for a top speed close to 50 km/h (about 31 mph), which clearly earmarks the car for display rather than road use. The straight lines and facets evoke stealth aircraft, and some observers even liken the Lo Res Car to the Tesla Cybertruck, though Tesla has cited influences such as the Lotus Esprit S1, the Citroën Karin, and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner—the designers of Tesla themselves saying that mix, ANSA notes, “seasoned with” the look and moods of the film’s masterpiece.
The Lo Res Car’s chassis number 3 goes up for auction in Las Vegas
The unit offered in Las Vegas is chassis number 3, built in 2016 for promotional and image-building purposes. Like the other Lo Res models, it is not street-legal, lacking safety equipment and regulatory approvals. This sculptural vehicle served as a centerpiece on fashion runways, in museums, and at major design events, drawing public attention with its monolithic, coin-like silhouette set very low to the ground. With production limited to a handful of chassis, each example now circulates within a small circle of major automotive-art collections.
For the Halloween sale, Broad Arrow has not published an official estimate. The fact that another Lo Res recently changed hands for $110,000 (roughly €105,000) suggests bidding could start around $150,000 (about €143,000) according to projections. Specialist sales also cite a 2021 auction at $111,111 (around €106,000), giving a rough sense of the unicorn-like value of this rolling oddity. With its toy-car engine, its lack of curves, and its status as a gallery object more than a supercar, this Lo Res Car number 3 seems destined more for a dedicated collector, a museum, or a brand seeking a visual icon. The question remains how high bidders will push that night under Las Vegas’ neon lights, in the city that never sleeps for gamblers.
