LAMBORGHINI FENOMENO

HYPER ELEGANCE WITH 1,000+ PS OF FURY

- ROHIT PARADKAR

Pebble Beach has seen its fair share of rare Lamborghinis, but this year's Quail Lodge presentation has a particularly sharp edge. The Fenomeno — the tenth in the brand's lineage of Few-Off models — is here to celebrate two decades of Centro Stile Lamborghini, the in-house design powerhouse in Sant'Agata Bolognese. Limited to just 29 units, it follows icons like the Reventón, Veneno, Centenario, Sián and Countach LPI 800-4, each of which broke the mould in its own way.

Even the name has a story.

“Fenomeno” was a bull of exceptional skill and bravery, pardoned after a legendary fight in Mexico in 2002. In both Italian and Spanish, it translates to “phenomenal” — a suitably unsubtle badge for a car that redefines the boundaries of Lamborghini's V12 flagship.

POWER, DIALLED TO 11 (AND THEN SOME)

The headline number is 1,065 PS — the most powerful Lamborghini ever. At its heart sits a mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 producing 824 PS at 9,250 rpm. That's bolstered by three electric motors delivering a further 242 PS, one of them integrated into the eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The result is a 0-100 km/h time of 2.4 seconds, 0-200 km/h in just 6.7 seconds, and a top speed north of 350 km/h.