WHERE WE DROVE IT
There are defining moments in the timeline of every car-maker and for Lamborghini, it’s the once-in-a-decade occasions when the V12 baton is passed from one generation to the next. It is such a sacred moment, I am almost inclined to observe a minute of reverent silence.
The sun is blazing at the Nardò Handling Track in the southeastern tip of Italy, and hunkered down a few metres from me are the wheeled embodiment of Lamborghini’s past and future. Closest is a lumo-green Aventador SVJ, the fastest, angriest iteration of the brutish V12 supercar, which has headed the Raging Bull’s line-up since 2011.
Somewhat symbolically, parked directly ahead of it is a day-glo orange Revuelto, the long-awaited successor to the Aventador. Given how much the automotive scene has transformed in the dozen years since its rambunctious predecessor was unleashed, the Revuelto needed to make a significant leap in every domain.
And it does, introducing more cutting-edge tech than any previous Lambo.
The company has not played it safe in creating the Revuelto. It’s the manufacturer’s first-ever plug-in hybrid model, and it debuts a brand-new carbon-fibre chassis and eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, as well as an all-new Human Machine Interface (HMI) system. It is also built on a state-of-the-art production line created specifically for this latest flagship model.
True to form, the Revuelto’s raw numbers are gobsmacking. Propulsion comes via a
