Watch Top Gear's first drive of the stunning V12 Lamborghini Diablo restomod

Top Gear can confirm the original 1990s Lamborghini Diablo lives up to its myth and legend: it's exactly as scary as you think it is, whether you're doing 120mph along a derestricted road or just reversing the damn thing at 2mph.

Welcome then, to a new era of fear. Emanual Colombini, an Italian furniture magnate and Lamborghini owner, has invested his resources into resurrecting Lamborghini's original scary poster car for a new generation. And on first glance, it's a bold reinvention. There's a bit of history mixed into the new looks, because Lambo's former tech boss Maurizio Reggiani is a consultant on the project, attempting to right some of the issues that plagued the underdeveloped - but still iconic - original.

So its steel spaceframe has been reinforced with carbon fibre. There are new suspension uprights, joints and hubs. Heck, there's even traction control and adjustable chassis modes. Plus, it gets proper brakes this time out. The engine remains a hearty 5.7-litre V12, but here it's been treated to new cams, a new ECU, and 50bhp more to record a 540bhp total. Sounds... proper, too.

Find out just how proper as Top Gear's Tom Ford gets to grips with the reinvented Italian supercar in our video up above.