adminThey rolled the Fenomeno out at Monterey Car Week like a challenge thrown back at the technocrats who want to bury the internal combustion engine. Lamborghini’s newest “Few Off” hypercar is a reminder that, despite the hysteria from some corners, high performance and tradition can coexist with responsible electrification.
Under the sculpted carbon skin sits a retuned 6.5‑liter V12 married to three electric motors, producing roughly 1,065–1,080 metric horsepower and delivering 0–100 km/h in about 2.4 seconds — figures that make clear this is electrification designed to increase power, not neuter driving pleasure. This isn’t virtue-signaling eco-car nonsense; it’s engineering that respects the demands of speed and the soul of the automobile.
Lamborghini’s designers didn’t surrender the brand’s identity to battery packs; they used a bigger 7 kWh battery and a full carbon-fiber body to keep weight down while delivering 30 percent more aerodynamic load than the Revuelto without resorting to a cartoonish fixed wing. The result is brutal performance wrapped in the kind of Italian design language that still values form, function, and flair over bland, government-approved conformity.
Exclusivity remains the business model of true luxury: Lamborghini will build just 29 customer examples, each reportedly commanding around $3.5 million, and they’ve already been claimed by collectors and the global elite. If you think that price tag is a problem, remember: free people are allowed to spend their money as they please, and the market rewards companies that keep producing pieces of art and engineering for those who demand them.
It’s fine — even healthy — to be skeptical of a culture that preaches austerity to everyone except itself, but we should also celebrate when a storied marque chooses performance-led electrification instead of surrendering to sterile, one-size-fits-all mandates. The Fenomeno shows that electrification can be an asset when it serves drivers and preserves the visceral experience many of us love.
Lamborghini’s leadership hasn’t bowed to the anti-ICE lobby; CEO Stephan Winkelmann has been clear that keeping the V12 alive is a priority for the brand while embracing hybrid tech where it enhances performance. That stance should comfort anyone who believes innovation ought to be driven by customers and engineers, not by regulators and activists with a checklist.
At a moment when Washington and international bodies want to write the future of transport from the top down, the Fenomeno is a small but potent rebuttal: craftsmanship, competition, and choice still matter. This car isn’t a compromise — it’s proof that American and European freedom to buy, build, and enjoy high-performance machines produces things the world can admire and strive toward.
