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Thanks: AUTO DEALS CAR TRADING Lamborghini Revuelto review £446,742 “Possibly the best Lambo since the Miura, Lamborghini’s first hybrid combines technology with drama to great effect” Good stuff More nuanced handling, zero compromise V12 drama, much improved cabin ergonomics and comfort Bad stuff Tiny battery means tiny electric range, doesn’t do anything others haven’t done already What is it? A revolutionary Raging Bull. Lamborghini has often felt like the last dinosaur, roaring forlornly in the face of electric’s meteoric impact. No more. The Revuelto has adapted to this new climate. The Aventador replacement, Lamborghini’s biggest beast, is now a plug-in hybrid. It features three electric motors. There is no reverse gear, that’s done electrically. There’s no clumsiness either: the handling is far more sophisticated, so too the electrical integration. The gearbox no longer thrashes your head back and forth like a metaller in a mosh pit. There’s more space in the cabin and – ‘alleluja – the seats are no longer as pious as a church pew, but instead embrace and coddle. So you didn’t like the Aventador and all its progeny? We did, but it was a rolling anachronism. It did drama brilliantly, but at the expense of ability. It was the rock band that had the look, the volume and the attitude, but the harmony was lacking. Albeit not from the V12. The closest Lambo got to nodding at the future was the limited edition Sian which threw in a super-capacitor to provide some electrical thrust to smooth out the gearchanges. The looks haven’t moved the game on much, have they? We’re with you as far as shape and profile go. The Revuelto could only be a Lamborghini and when we first saw it, it didn’t exactly surprise or shock us. We also remain unconvinced by the sheer amount of open black space at the front, although more for the vulnerability of those radiators (they’re just for the AC, so nothing fundamental) than anything else. But what drama. What impact. No, it’s not a sophisticated or beguiling shape, it’s route one Lamborghini. Up close the detailing further brightens the picture. This is a car you’ll happily pore over for hours. Look at the open-to-the-elements V12, the lightning bolt profile of the side intake, the light signatures. There’s nothing subtle, yet the integration of aero elements and cooling necessities is neat, and the proportions have changed slightly. The Aventador carried more visual mass at the back, the Revuelto is no longer so tail heavy. Is that down to some technical changes underneath? You are on the ball today. Occupants now have 84mm more cabin length to play with because the gearbox, which has been longitudinally mounted on the front of the longitudinal V12 (nosing between the passengers basically) ever since the transverse-engined Miura, has now been bolted on the back of the engine and mounted transversely. More importantly, it’s no longer the dreadful ISR single shaft gearbox that felt old even when the Aventador was launched back in 2011, but a brand new eight-speed twin clutch. And there’s an electric motor in there, nestled between engine and gearbox. Read More 📌 Instagram ▶ 📌 Tiktok ▶ @cartvpress
