Just days before Monterey Car Week’s most exclusive gatherings, Lamborghini has pulled the spotlight onto itself with the reveal of its latest ultra-limited hypercar, the Fenomeno. Based on the electrified V12 Revuelto, this latest “few-off” creation delivers wilder styling, more power, and an even rarer ownership proposition than some of the previous “few-off” models from Sant’Agata.
A design that screams Lamborghini
While rooted in the Revuelto’s architecture, the Fenomeno wears a completely restyled body. Up front, sharp angular headlights, a vented hood with massive extraction outlets, and a bespoke bumper give it a menacing stance. A color-matched splitter stripe adds a splash of flair that continues over the lower side sills, reminding me of the livery used on the Lamborghini Veneno, in my opinion, still one of the most aggressively styled Raging Bulls ever.
From the side, the silhouette remains wedge-like, but every panel has been overhauled. Two gaping air intakes behind the doors feed the V12. The styling of those air intakes might remind you of the Countach LPI800-4, but in a more modern angle, I would say. At the rear, the changes are most dramatic: a bespoke carbon-fiber engine cover, a completely new rear fascia, vertical Y-shaped taillights, and four centrally mounted exhaust tips make it unmistakable.
The stance is impossibly low, the wheel arches perfectly filled, it looks almost factory-lowered, on some kind of LB-Works air-ride suspension even. And then we notice the wheels, on this new Fenomeno they ditched the famous Lamborghini style, traditional Y-spoke pattern in favor of a fresh design, which, if you look closely, you’ll find seven spokes, similar to the Raze wheels Lamborghini used on the Veneno over a decade ago. Naturally, this new Fenomeno features center-lock hubs.
Power to match the looks
Under the sculpted skin, the Fenomeno retains the Revuelto’s 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 hybrid, but the Lamborghini engineering department applied some additional tuning to the famous V12, which now produces 833 hp (up from 814), and the larger 7 kWh battery assists with extra electric punch. If you combine the output from the glorious V12 and the electric motors, you’ll end up with a staggering 1,065 hp, 64 hp more than the standard Revuelto, which at 1,001 hp supplied more than enough power already, I guess.
The results? 0–62 mph (0–100 km/h) in just 2.4 seconds, a tenth quicker than the Revuelto, and a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h). Electric-only range has crept up to 12 miles (20 km), making short zero-emissions jaunts possible (if that’s your style), but perhaps a more considerate way to leave your driveway early in the morning without waking up the neighbours.
Inside the Beast
Inside, the Fenomeno closely mirrors its donor car. The digital dashboard, floating center display, passenger-side screen, and fighter-jet-inspired controls all remain. Lamborghini’s focus here is pure performance and exclusivity, not reinventing the infotainment system, but just look at those lightweight carbon fiber seats. They might not be as gentle on your spine for longer drives compared to the comfort seats, but they look phenomenal nonetheless, perfect for the Fenomeno.
Exclusivity and Price Tag
Lamborghini will build just 29 examples of the Fenomeno, each priced at around €3 million ($3.5 million), if you can get an allocation, because usually, by the time these “few-off” are unveiled to the public, they are all sold out already, things move fast when it comes to million dollar, limited edition Raging Bulls.
To put that pricetag in perspective, that’s roughly the cost of four brand-new Revueltos, making the Fenomeno an instant collectible, a base spec, no option Lamborghini Revuelto is just over $600,000, but options usually push the final price well over $750,000-$800,000, hence a Fenomeno is a bit more expensive, just a little. I wonder if they will offer an exposed carbon fiber body as an option. Remember, on the Centenari,o that was an option that was priced like a base Aventador at the time, if they made it an option on the Fenomeno, you are probably looking at well over $4,000,000.
Expect the first examples to surface on the secondary market at even higher prices, if you are even allowed to sell your Lamborghini Fenomeno anytime soon after receiving it, as usually you’ll have to sign a contract to hold onto the car for one or two years before you can even think about selling it, that was the case with the Lamborghini Sian anyway.
A Future Classic in the Making
Following in the footsteps of legends like the Revuelto, Veneno, Centenario, Sian, and Countach LPI800-4, this new Fenomeno represents Lamborghini at its most extravagant. With more power, more presence, and extreme rarity, it’s destined to become one of the Sant’Agata brand’s most sought-after creations, especially with only 29 units to be made, making it one of the rarer “few-off” in history, remember there are only 20 Lamborghini Reventon, 15 Reventon Roadster, 3 Veneno, 9 Veneno Roadster, there are 20 Centenario and 20 Centenario Roadster, but a total of 63 Sian, however, only 19 Sian Roadster, and an impressive 112 Countach LPI800-4, so with those numbers, 29 isn’t a lot, I do wonder why they came up with that number, but I’m sure the official press release to be published any time now, will clarify that for us.
The only question is: if money were no object, would you take the keys to a Fenomeno, or five Revueltos instead, or just one Reveuelto, one Temerario, one Urus SE, and have a few million to spare on the garage? But I guess, if money really were no object, you’ll just add a Fenomeno to your garage already holding a Revuelto, and possibly even another “few-off” or classic Lamborghini … that would be me, to be honest.
