Watch how to ruin a Lamborghini masterpiece with carbon fibre hysteria
The line between inspired enhancement and tasteless excess is thin. You often do not notice it until someone tramples straight across it.
German tuning house Mansory does not so much cross boundaries as flatten them. Its latest creation, the Carbonado V12 based on the Lamborghini Revuelto, demonstrates once again that with enough cash and carbon fibre, even a modern engineering masterpiece can be transformed into something resembling an enraged household appliance.
While Lamborghini’s engineers spent years refining aerodynamics in the wind tunnel, Mansory appears to have approached the project with a chisel and a barrel of forged carbon.
More power, more theatre
Mansory did not limit itself to visual aggression. It also intervened in the Revuelto’s complex plug in hybrid system, where a naturally aspirated 6.5 litre V12 works alongside three electric motors.
In factory specification, the Revuelto delivers 1015 hp. Mansory’s recalibration and revised exhaust system push output to 1106 hp, equivalent to 825 kW. Torque figures remain undisclosed, but the message is clear. More is more.
The headline figures improve marginally. The sprint from 0 to 100 km/h now takes 2.4 seconds, a tenth quicker than standard. Top speed rises to 350 km/h, at least on paper. One suspects that attempting such velocity with Mansory’s towering rear wing requires either bravery or a very smooth autobahn.
In real world terms, the additional power is academic. In the realm of ultra high performance, however, numbers are currency.
Carbon everywhere
The entire body receives Mansory’s signature forged carbon treatment. This is not a subtle wrap but a structural replacement of exterior panels, giving the car a fractured marble appearance. Where Lamborghini sought visual lightness, Mansory adds visual mass.
At the front sit 21 inch centre lock wheels. At the rear, 22 inch items fill the arches. Their aerodynamic covers look less like precision racing components and more like industrial kitchen blades. Subtlety was never on the brief.
Inside, as ever, customers may specify almost any combination of leather, stitching and trim, provided their imagination and bank balance stretch far enough.
Exclusivity through provocation
Founder Kourosh Mansory understands his clientele. For a certain stratum of ultra wealthy buyers, a factory Lamborghini is almost commonplace. The Carbonado V12 exists not to chase lap records but to dominate boulevards in Dubai or Monaco.
This is positioning through provocation. Mansory sells exclusivity by amplifying visual aggression to the point where the car becomes a rolling debate. From a business perspective, it is shrewd. The mark up on bespoke carbon panels and retrimmed interiors comfortably exceeds production costs. Controversy, in this segment, is a feature rather than a flaw.
Completely impractical, deliberately so
On ordinary roads, the Carbonado V12 would feel as appropriate as evening wear at a fish market. With lowered suspension and an enlarged front splitter, the first encounter with a speed bump could end in a shower of carbon shards and quiet regret.
In harsher climates, road salt and slush would quickly dull the theatre. Servicing a heavily modified hybrid system also requires specialist expertise that few workshops can provide. If the Revuelto’s software objects to Mansory’s meddling, there is no easy reset button.
This is a car designed for places where the roads are immaculate and the only precipitation worth mentioning is champagne. As an exercise in engineering restraint, it fails spectacularly. As a statement piece, it succeeds with unapologetic clarity.
