1,065hp Revuelto Super Veloce breaks cover
The most powerful series production Lamborghini ever makes a splash at Monterey...
As surely as an espresso always follows lunch, a Revuelto SV was always going to come shortly after the standard car. There’s simply too much wonderful V12 heritage in the Super Veloce badge - Miura, Diablo, Murcielago, Aventador - too much potential in the Revuelto and, quite frankly, too much appetite from customers for an even wilder V12 flagship for the SV for it not to happen. So here it is: nothing less than the most powerful and fastest series production Lamborghini ever made.
It makes sense to start with the powertrain, then. Maximum power is up another 50 points compared to stock at 1,065hp, all achieved through electrical gains: a larger, more powerful 7.3kWh battery means the axial motors up front and radial flux motor in the middle can deliver more oomph, now rated at 258hp total rather than 187hp before. The V12 continues to contribute 825hp at 9,250rpm, revving all the way to 9,500. Performance, predictably, is almighty: 0-124mph takes just 6.7 seconds, having passed 62mph in less than two and a half seconds. Expect the new sports exhaust to deliver an appropriately epic soundtrack.
A good start, then. But the real joy of the Revuelto (yes, there’s something better than the engine in a V12 Lamborghini) was in its deft, engaging, exciting chassis, something Lambo has taken to new extremes with the Super Veloce. Remember the Fenomeno, shown this time last year? It seemed likely that lots of the features from that car would make it to an SV, because even Lamborghini can’t homologate that much new hardware for 30 cars. And so it’s proved: the manually adjustable, ‘derived from GT3 racing technology’ dampers are here, as are the CCM-R Plus brakes, the 6D sensor for the Integrated Vehicle Estimator, the stunning forged centrelocks… you get the idea. The Fenomeno was the super exclusive vision of the ultimate Lamborghini; the Revuelto offers all that technology for, relatively speaking, a lot more customers (1,963 instead of 30), at a slightly less silly price, and with 15hp less to protect the egos of the lucky 30.
The chassis overhaul really does promise a great deal, those brakes bringing both shorter distances (110m from 124mph to a stop) as well as improved cooling of the 420mm and 410mm discs; the new Poteza Race R semi slicks promise ‘incredible track performance’; and the motorsport-derived suspension is said to boost agility by 17 per cent. (However you measure that.) Arguably, the claim of ‘immediate and vivid feedback’ is more encouraging, with Lamborghini to provide suggested setups depending on the intended use.
Also new for the SV is a Pilota drive mode, designed explicitly for track for ‘an even more engaging and customisable experience.’ It has its own dedicated dial on the wheel, and opens up a five-stage traction control system - another nod to Lamborghini’s motorsport exploits. If a pretty well-established feature in supercars now. Pilota sits alongside the standard Revuelto settings: Strada for everyday, Sport for ‘more dynamism’, then Corsa for ‘mastering every corner aggressively and precisely.’ What a sight and a sound that promises to be.
Particularly given that, as has been Super Veloce for more than half a century, there’ll be no mistaking this Revuelto for a standard one. The famous graphic has been redesigned, the paint schemes are ‘striking’, the rear wing is fixed and there are black accents throughout. It looks suitably outrageous, for sure. There are meaningful aero upgrades as well, extra downforce assisting laptimes - expect to see the full Hockenheim record soon - via features like a new front bumper and revised underbody. There’s even a Gurney flap at the rear - nothing says motorsport like a Gurney flap. Lamborghini claims a sizeable 80 per cent more downforce than a Revuelto, and 10 per cent on top of even an Aventador SVJ. If our research (and our maths) is correct, that will mean around 550kg at the top speed of ‘more than 214mph’. Interestingly, too, it’s suggested that the aero balance has been nudged forwards, which should make the supreme handling capabilities more accessible.
From inside, the occupants will know they’re in an SV thanks to carbon door panels, carbon seats (more carbon than any previous Revuelto, apparently, though no weight saving is claimed), and model-specific graphics. This is the V12 Lamborghini flagship, too: your wish as far as materials and colours are concerned is Sant’Agata’s command. A dozen contrasting leathers are mentioned already, alongside Race Seats, and ‘the latest generation of Lamborghini steering wheels.’ Nobody will want for personalisation options, surely.
Stephan Winkelmann said: “Thanks to new aerodynamics, a cutting-edge vehicle dynamics controller, and motorsport-derived technologies for suspension, brakes, and tires, as well as increased power, the Revuelto SV delivers even greater precision and sportiness than the Revuelto. This makes the Revuelto SV the ultimate super sports car for performance-focused drivers.” A new Super Veloce is always exciting news, and arguably never more so than with such a brilliant base car. Expect the Revuelto on the road next year; then, if the Aventador was anything to go by, an S and an SVJ soon after…
k supercars, but that’s actually pretty cool. With the last car I actually preferred the SV to the later SVJ, so I’d take a punt on one of these and chop it in for an SVJ if history doesn’t repeat itself. 
Edit: I respect the McLaren F1 and what GMA has subsequently done, but I don't want a three-seater car with the driver placed in the middle, I didn't back in the '90s and I don't now, but each to their own.
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