Lamborghini issued the first teaser photo of its upcoming supercar slated for a Paris Motor Show reveal yesterday. Enthralling, perhaps, but we thought we’d issue our own cryptic photos of Lamborghinis past and present for this week’s trivia game.

Think you know which Lamborghini is pictured in the teaser above? Send us your answer in the comments section below. We’ll let the bull run free tomorrow and give you another one to guess at.

Did You Name Yesterday’s Raging Bull?

MR2Piloti correctly identified yesterday’s Lamborghini as the 1967 Marzal Concept, which spawned the 1968 Espada.

The Marzal concept was designed by Marcello Gandini and manufactured by the Italian coachbuilder Bertone. The car was revealed at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show and was then trotted around the world and shown by either Bertone or Lamborghini at subsequent auto shows. It was intended to fill the four-seat grand tourer gap in Lamborghini’s lineup.

However, with the huge amount of glass on the show car (over 49 square feet of it) and large gullwings, Ferruccio Lamborghini found it too eccentric and couldn’t be convinced to produce the car. It remained a one-off for sometime, but Bertone liked the design so much he built several chassis to ensure it was stiff enough to handle all the glass. The Marzal’s crowning glory was later in 1967 when it was used to open the circuit for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Although it was based on a lengthened Miura platform, the Marzal used a different powertrain — more specifically half the Miura’s powertrain. It was powered by a split-in-half Miura V-12, leaving it with a 2.0-liter I-6 producing 175 horsepower. The engine was coupled to the Miura’s five-speed manual transmission.

Lamborghini might have refused to put the Marzal into production, but it did inspire a later four-seat GT car, the Espada, which was introduced in 1968. The Espada featured a four-seat layout like the Marzal, but with two conventional doors and a full Miura powertrain. It featured the full 4.0-liter V-12, but detuned to 325 horsepower from the Miura’s 350. It also came with the Miura’s five-speed manual transmission, but a four-speed automatic was added in 1974.

Mitsubishi’s current lineup in the United States is aging — fast. To curtail a trend of slipping sales, Mitsubishi will go on a product offensive over the next several years, focusing on small cars. However, it may come at the expense of its bread-and-butter 2010 models, which suffer from an uncertain future.

Here’s what we know about Mitsubishi’s future product lineup:

Confirmed

Outlander Sport: The last Mitsubishi SUV to wear the Sport moniker in the United States was the pickup-based Montero Sport. The new Outlander Sport, however, marks a shift in Mitsu’s thinking. A platform-mate of the Lancer and full-length Outlander, the Sport strikes a front pose akin to the Audi Q5’s, and is positioned to compete against the upcoming 2011 Nissan Juke. Powertrain combinations will be lifted from the Lancer lineup, but will only include a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 148 horsepower, paired with either a five-speed manual or continuously variable transmission. It will go on sale in the U.S. by the end of the year.

Outlander: Mitsubishi grafted a Lancer Evolution’s nose onto its midsize sport-ute for 2010, and won’t receive major updates until 2014 at the earliest. Unlike the Outlander Sport, the larger Outlander can be ordered with more than one engine; in top spec, the Outlander is offered with a 3.0-liter V-6 that produces 230 horsepower and 215 pound-feet of torque.

Lancer: The Lancer, and its stubby-bottomed Sportback sibling, are Mitsubishi’s best sellers in the U.S., and have moved just under 15,000 units from January through August. They aren’t set for a refresh for several more years.

On the way

I-MiEV: We’ve previewed the future of motoring after several days commuting with the i-MiEV, and we can’t say we’re disappointed. Mitsubishi currently has plans to sell the i-MiEV electric vehicle in the U.S. as early as the final months of 2010, and it has already been on sale in Japan since 2006. With a 63-horsepower electric motor, it’s not exactly fast, but it will give Mitsubishi solid footing among electric car enthusiasts in the U.S.

When the i-MiEV arrives in the U.S., Mitsubishi plans to widen the small car for the sake of crash testing and American attitudes. The larger, but still ovoid, i-MiEV will sticker for under $30,000 with government tax incentives included.

New small car: In the race to develop a global small car, Mitsubishi is a late entry. To make up for its timing, it has taken top priority among future products. It will likely be powered by a three-cylinder engine displacing no more than 1.3 liters, and no specific time frame has been set for its debut.

Unclear

Galant, Eclipse/Spyder, Endeavor: Plans to develop new products at Mitsubishi’s plant in Normal, Ill., have been stalled, placing the future of the sedan, coupe, and SUV platform-mates in jeopardy. Slow sales and lack of competitive refreshes may signal the end for the triplets, as Mitsubishi focuses on global products. If refreshes are eventually scheduled, don’t expect new models before 2013.

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