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Most of the engineering details of the newly revealed Lamborghini Revuelto Super Veloce are broadly in line with the usual recipe for creating an extreme high-performance supercar. However, one element is genuinely new. As befits its place at the top of the range, the Revuelto SV is more powerful, but that extra output does not come from changes to the naturally aspirated V-12 engine. Instead, the gains come entirely from updates to the electrical side of the plug-in hybrid powertrain.

With a larger 7.3-kWh battery pack capable of supplying more current than the Revuelto’s three electric motors—two driving the front axle and one integrated with the V-12—the SV can now generate as much as 255 hp from the electric side alone. That lifts total system output to 1050 hp, which is 49 hp more than the standard car. The quoted figure for the V-12 engine itself remains unchanged at 814 hp at a soaring 9250 rpm. One possible advantage of the larger battery pack, although Lamborghini has not confirmed it for now, is that EV-only range has presumably gone up as well. That said, nobody is buying a Revuelto for its electric-only range.

Although the SV is only slightly more powerful than the existing car, and is expected to weigh almost exactly the same with a quoted dry weight of 3900 pounds even when fitted with lightweight options, the new version will be quicker. Lamborghini claims a 0–62-mph (0–100 km/h) time of 2.4 seconds and a 0–124-mph (0–200 km/h) sprint of 6.7 seconds, improvements of 0.1 second and 0.3 second respectively over the regular car. For some extra context, our colleagues at Car and Driver have already recorded a 2.2-second 60-mph run in the standard Revuelto.

Interestingly, Lamborghini’s claimed power and acceleration numbers for the SV are identical to those of the far more exclusive “few off” Fenomeno launched last year, which is also based on the Revuelto.

Visually, the SV sets itself apart with more aggressive aerodynamic treatment. The most obvious change is the addition of a fixed rear wing in place of the regular car’s pop-up rear flap, but it also gets a redesigned front bumper and revised side air inlets. There is also more exposed carbon fibre, with as many as 25 exterior components now available in visible carbon as an option. Buyers will also be able to specify a unique “Super Veloce” livery with contrasting colours. These visible design changes, along with revisions underneath the car, mean the SV is claimed to produce 80 percent more downforce than the existing Revuelto, although Lamborghini is not disclosing the actual peak figure for either model.

Other major updates include new CCM-R Plus brakes. These still use carbon-fibre discs, but with a new material featuring a structure made with long fibres that are better at dissipating heat. The 16.5-inch front discs and 16.1-inch rear discs are said to deliver up to 11 percent better deceleration and a 23 percent improvement in heat dissipation compared with the current Revuelto’s carbon-ceramic setup. Buyers will also be able to opt for lightweight centre-lock wheels, and there is the additional choice of Bridgestone Potenza Race R semislick tyres instead of the standard Potenza Sport tyres.

The SV also receives upgraded driver-assistance systems, with smarter virtual prediction of what is likely to happen next. This allows quicker response times and also feeds information to the controller for the brake-by-wire system to shorten stopping distances and improve performance “in typical situations found during track driving, such as passing over curbs.”

A new, track-focused Pilota driving mode adds more scope for dynamic customisation and also includes a five-stage traction-control system that Lamborghini says is derived from the one used in its GT3 race cars. Another motorsport-inspired change is the switch to passive dampers in place of the standard car’s active units, with manual adjustment provided directly on the shock absorbers themselves.

Although Lamborghini describes the Revuelto Super Veloce as a “limited series,” the company plans to build 1963 examples, with that number chosen to match the year Lamborghini was founded. It also means the SV will not actually be especially rare by Revuelto standards, as the total allocation is greater than Lamborghini has previously said is the annual production capacity for the supercar. In fact, that figure is higher than the combined total for the Aventador SVJ coupe and SVJ roadster. Pricing has not yet been announced, but it is safe to expect a substantial premium over the $600,000-plus standard Revuelto.

The current Revuelto is already a benchmark in its segment and was named our 2025 Performance Car of the Year. We are keen to find out exactly how much further the SV takes that formula.