The Lamborghini Fenomeno is the latest in a series of limited edition cars from the Italian supercar maker, and celebrates 20 years of the Centro Stile department.
The Fenomeno follows in the footsteps of other ‘few-off’ models, including the 2007 Reventon, 2010 Sesto Elemento, 2013 Veneno, 2016 Centenario, 2019 Sian, and 2021 Countach.
Not only does Fenomeno mean phenomenal in both Spanish and Italian, but it’s also the name of the Mexican fighting bull that was pardoned in 2002.
Based on the Revuelto, the Fenomeno has a redesigned body and an upgraded drivetrain. Only 29 will be produced, and it’s probably safe to say all are spoken for.
The car’s familiar, yet distinct, wedge shape is punctuated by a series of triangular ducts that serve to optimise air flow and feed fresh air into engine and various cooling systems.
Behind the passenger cell is a naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 that drives the rear wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with an integrated electric motor.
All-wheel drive is provided by a pair of axial flow electric motors driving the front wheels. Each of the front motors develops 110kW and 350Nm. Battery capacity has been doubled to 7kWh, and the Fenomeno is capable of tootling around in all-wheel drive in all-electric mode.
The V12 makes 614kW at 9250rpm — that’s 7kW more than the Revuelto — and 725Nm at 6750rpm. The engine is redlined at 9500rpm, and 80 per cent of its torque is available from 3500rpm.
Total system output is 794kW, a significant jump from the 747kW available in the Revuelto.
Lamborghini claims the Fenomeno is its fastest car yet, and is able to complete the 0-100km/h sprint in 2.4 seconds, with the double-ton coming in 6.7 seconds. Top speed is said to be over 350km/h.
The Fenomeno rides on single-nut forged 21-inch alloy wheels with 265/30 Bridgestone Potenza Sport run-flat tyres at the front, and 22-inch rims at the rear shod with 355/25 rubber. Road-legal semi-slick tyres are also available.
Stopping ability comes from race-bred CCM-R Plus carbon-ceramic brakes, and the standard racing shocks can be manually adjusted.
To help optimise the car’s dynamics, the Fenomeno is fitted with a new ‘6D sensor’ close to the car’s centre of gravity. It keeps track of lateral acceleration of all three axes (lateral, longitudinal and vertical) , as well as angular velocity on all three axes (pitch, roll and yaw).
This data is fed into the Integrated Vehicle Estimator (IVE) and Integrated Brake Controller (IBC), and can reduce braking distances by 10 per cent.
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