This excellent V-12 Lamborghini is made exceptionally by a surprising ingredient

Slechts 12 minuten met de Revuelto en daar stond ik, geparkeerd op de linkerschouder van Montreal’s Ultra-Busy Highway 20. Politie Cherries flitsten in mijn achteruitkijkspiegel, automobilisten gooiden me af voor het veroorzaken van verkeer, en mijn buddy Max, die de gekozen kandidaat was om me te helpen met de logistiek van het pakken van deze razende stier, was het om de piters van de druk te vinden in het Glace compartment.

We were persuaded to use the special high-flowing power for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), one of the benefits of Quebec for possessing these types of cars. The Revuelto, the newest in a long line of top V-12-powered Lamborghinis, is also a PHEV. It was therefore only logical to use it well during peak traffic. But it was not long before a nearby police cruiser BS would call on my attempts to be green, motivate it immediately to tighten his sirens and cut the traffic aggressively to chase me off the road.

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“Good morning sir, I am dealing with your use of the dedicated fast lane,” he informed through the slim window opening of the Revuelto.

“It is a plug-in hybrid, Mr. Officer,” I answered, whispering the subtle tidal of the car in the background, as if the heart had been transplanted from a Toyota Prius. “Oh, it’s electric?” Gasted, the officer quickly changed his attitude, didn’t even ask for my papers and quickly wished me a nice day, not forgotten to compliment the car.

It is clear that he was not aware of the newest party trick of the Grote Lambo. I mean, do you blame him? You don’t see this thing coming. You expect it to be A, while in fact it is actually B. And what a fantastic B this is, because PHEV technology actually helps to improve this flagship -Supercar in areas that I didn’t even know existed.

The PHEV technology of the Revuelto is not a side issue

To be completely honest here, there was a little hypocrisis with what I did in that reserved job. Although, yes, the PHEV Tech of the Revuelto lets it be executed in full EV mode as soon as the 3.4-KWh Lithium ion battery is fully charged, the electrification aspect only matters about 10 percent of the car.

In reality, the Revuelto can only cover about 5 miles in full electric mode thanks to two electric motors mounted on the front axle of the car. The rest of the time it is the naturally sucked 6.5-liter V-12 that does most of the heavy work, either in the full gas-stuing mode, or in a somewhat tamere and cleaner hybrid setup, thanks to a third electric motor in the eight-speed automatic transmission.

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But what surprised me most about the way in which the technology was integrated into this jete jet on wheels is how Lamborghini actually uses it well. Yes, the electrification of the Revuelto is the result of increasingly strict emission rules and fuel consumption standards, as well as stricter noise regulations, especially in Europe. But instead of sliding it in the car as a means to satisfy, Lamborghini took this stuff seriously and baked in a list of requests from former Aventador owners.

Electrification is directly linked to feedback from the owner

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The day I picked up the Revuelto, a representative of Lamborghini explained to me that the reason that this car is still driven by a V-12 is precisely because of the success of the Aventador. Targeted owners’ surveys revealed that owners would only buy the new flagship of Lamborghini if ​​it retained his iconic twelve -cylinder arrangement, a characteristic that was consistent in the origin of the car; Miura, Countach, Diablo, Murceliago and Aventador.

But the same owners had other criteria. They complained about the daily usability of the Aventador. No matter how strange this sounds, some owners wanted to drive their Lamborghini more often, but instead chose their Mercedes because of back pain, flexibility problems or the general loud and flashy nature of the beast. This all sounds like an oxymoron, right? Are Lambos not supposed to be about extravagance? Loud, brash and in your face has always been the attraction of these cars and how Lamborghini always distinguishes itself from the most important rival, Ferrari. But there is a harsh reality that is accompanied by Supercar -ownership, a reality that Lamborghini has finally chosen to tackle with the Revuelto.

For example, the scissors of the Revuelto are wider than those of An Aventador To submit and facilitate the output. The dampers of the car were carefully massaged to give the car a much more conforming ride when running casually, an improvement that was immediately noticed when I started driving the car on the notorious terrible roads of Montreal.

And although the PHEV technology of this Lambo does not offer the car much EV range, the owners of Aventador were a bit tired of the fact that they would constantly wake up their neighborhood when they fire that Raspy V-12 in the morning. In the Revuelto, that V-12 now gets a set of outlet valves that only open after 3,500 rpm. So even when it bends behind your head, the engine only starts to scream as soon as it starts to climb the rev counter.

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The end result of this careful attention for what owners actually want is an Italian supercar that is no longer only A loud attention foam, but one that can also immediately transform his personality into a civilized, calm and factual comfortable car. The use of it to do daily daily shopping is now a much nicer affair. And while in the field of striking grasp, something that I was irritated by the endless bustle of autostients who flocked around my test unit, I see the attraction of crawling from your neighborhood in the full EV mode not to attract attention. In the end I did this more often than I originally expected.

13 drive modes

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And that, the ability to be a silent, secret neighborhood crawler, but also a screaming hooligan, lets the Revuelto be a much charismatic and double machine than the Aventador ever dreamed. There are no fewer than 13 drive modes to choose from, all selectable via two rotating dials on the steering wheel of the car. Do you want your Revuelto to be a sturdy, great hand hybrid that alternately changes gasoline and electric propulsion to save fuel? That can do it completely.

But of course everyone who manages a flagship Lamborghini expects that it will be a great ride from a roller coaster as soon as hell breaks loose. And although this enormous complexity and extra weight (4,300 pounds) can look like it has diluted the personality of the Great Lambo, once everything works together, you actually end up with the fastest, most visceral Lamborghini experience to date.

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Combined, the car lays down a stunning 1,001 hp and 1,044 pound-foot torque to all four wheels, which leads to a 2.2-second 0-60 mph time (but some people have actually reached better) and a supercar-approved 217 MPH top speed.

Of course, the moaning of the V-12 only activates around 4,000 rpm. But while it’s late at the party, it still ensures that the show steals on arrival. It sings, rasps, squats and screams up to 9,000 rpm. In the Corsa mode-the most performance-oriented drive mode of the Revuelto is your only option to move the paddle sliders on the column itself. Fortunately, they are large and easily accessible, so they grab a breeze while you try to keep track of the furious power of the V-12. The newest bull from Sant’agata may have become more mature, more civilized, but it has not forgotten his party years. This is still a good Lambo.

I could continue on how comfortable the seats of the Revuelto are, how well the car integrates wireless Android car (in my case), and how the digital instrumentation can be fully adapted to the wish or your favorite drive mode. Heck, even your passenger gets part of the telemetry there in their face thanks to a screen mounted by passengers. But it all takes a rear seat for the overall experience of achieving aircraft -like speeds within a few seconds.

Purple seats and equally purple calipers seem to have been the preferred specification of my Grigio Hati, $ 1 million example (actually light gray). But you can clearly specify your Revuelto in any desired color combination, with options that cost no less than $ 30,000 each. Hey, you are in Lambo territory. Did you expect differently?

The good news here is that although the Revuelto has adapted to new realities, Lamborghini used the situation to raise its iconic flagship to new heights. The V-12 lives on, but the Revuelto also proves that electrification can indeed add character to even the most boisterous bull.