Lamborghini’s New Revuelto Hypercar Soaks in the Scenery in New York, Looks Menacing

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Just look at this 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto, one of the first in a line of flagship halo vehicles, of which only five models account for its entire history dating back nearly 60 years. Among a crowd of other exotics, including but not limited to Rimac, Lotus, Rolls-Royce, and Porsche right next door, the exotic booth at this year’s New York Auto Show was the arguable highlight of the entire event. But even compared to the other uber-expensive hardware on display, the Revuelto is practically in a league of its own in terms of desirability.With an unmistakable Lamborghini-like silhouette that can only be associated with the brand, the Revuelto does at least look the part. But for one glaring reason, the Revuelto is quite unlike any past Lambo. Of course, the reason why is that this one’s a plug-in hybrid. It’s not a mild hybrid like a Sián FKP 37 or the Aventador-based Countach revival, but something more akin to a Toyota Prius Prime in drivetrain layout than an old-school supercar.

With a 6.5-liter 814-horsepower V12 engine to complement a suite of three electric motors, a combined output of 1001 horsepower matches another iconic hypercar under the VW umbrella. We all know the one. But here, in the flesh, the Revuelto was nothing short of dazzling in its appearance. Especially when decked out in iconic Lambo-yellow paint, it’s almost like one can visualize the entire 60-year history of Lamborghini supercars in the finer details of the latest version. It’s all courtesy of blueprints created by the German auto designer Mitja Borkert, the same man behind the look of the Porsche Panamera, the Boxter 987, and the above-mentioned Sián.

From every conceivable angle, the Revuelto oozes machismo in a way Lambo purists worried wouldn’t translate well into the electrified design language forced on everything from the cheapest supermini to the most valuable hypercar. If there were any questions about the Revuelto’s legitimacy in carrying the legacy of the Miura, Countach, Diablo, Murcielago, and the Aventador, consider those concerns thwarted from this point forward. The only thing left to do now is to find someone out there mad enough to let us test-drive one. But not before Jeremy Clarkson, Doug DeMuro, and about a hundred other influencers get a turn first.