The Evolution of Lamborghini's open-top supercar reaches its peak

Automobili Lamborghini has unveiled the Fenomeno Roadster, a car so rare only 15 units have been produced. It does not simply extend the Few-Off lineage, rather, it redefines what an open-top supercar at the upper echelons can be. Where previous Few-Off models pushed the boundaries of design and performance, the Fenomeno Roadster goes even further still: combining an astonishing full V12 hybrid powertain with an open cockpit.

This is Lamborghini's most powerul roadster ever built - and it arrives with absolute conviction. 

A hybrid powertrain with uncompromising intent

At the heart of the Fenomeno Roadster sits a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12, producing a monsterous 835 CV at 9,250 rpm and 725 Nm of torque. This makes it the most powerful V12 Lamborghini has ever produced, with a specific output exceeding 128 CV per litre, a figure that represents a new benchamark for the brand. 

Three electric motors also accompany the combustion engine: two at the front axle, and one positioned above the 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The system's combined output stands at 1,080 CV, delivered seamlessly to all 4 wheels through torque vectoring. On the electric front, a 7 kWh lithium-ion battery supports the system and enables a fully electric dirving mode. 

As you can imagine, the performance is as the numbers suggest: 0 to 60 mp/h in 2.4 seconds, 0 to 125mp/h in 6.8 seconds, and a top speed exceeding 211mp/h. This is all achieved in a fully open car, with no fixed roof structure above the occupants. 

Engineering without compromise 

Taking a roof off a car capable of exceeding 211mph is not simply a design decision, it is a structural challenge of the highest order. Lamborghini's engineers addressed this by constructing the Fenomeno Roadster around a multi-technology carbon fibre monocoque, built on the same aerospace-inspired monofuselage architecture first introduced on the Revuelto. The front structure is formed from Forged Composite, Lamborghini's own patented material combining long and short carbon fibres in a fluid matrix, delivering exceptional rigidity at minimal weight.

The result is remarkable: the Roadster achieves near-identical torsional stiffness to the Fenomeno Coupé, with only a marginal weight increase. In other words, removing the roof has cost almost nothing structurally - which, at this level of performance, is no small feat.

Underneath, manually adjustable racing shock absorbers allow the driver to independently calibrate the suspension for road or circuit use. Braking is handled by a CCM-R Plus carbon-ceramic system pulled straight from motorsport, engineered to deliver consistent stopping power even under sustained high-speed conditions, exactly the kind of use this car will see.

Rounding things off, Bridgestone, as Lamborghini's official technical partner, has developed a set of bespoke Potenza tyres exclusively for the Fenomeno Roadster. Available in both road and semi-slick track configurations, and fitted across 21 and 22-inch wheels, they are the final piece in what is an extraordinarily complete performance package.

Aerodynamics and design

When you remove a roof from a car that generates this level of downforce, every single surface that previously played a role in aerodynamic performance has to be started again from scratch. What Lamborghini's engineers have achieved here is genuinely impressive, the Fenomeno Roadster matches the Coupé for downforce, stability and balance. At speeds exceeding 186mph, in a completely open car.

A new spoiler positioned at the base of the windshield takes care of the airflow over the cockpit, channelling it directly into a redesigned engine bay to keep the V12 adequately cooled in all conditions. The carbon rollover protection structures, tucked neatly behind the seats and flowing into the Speedster-style humps, do two jobs simultaneously: protecting the occupants in the event of an inversion, and actively managing airflow across the top of the car. Every millimetre of their shape was determined by aerodynamic requirement, not aesthetics.

Visually, the Fenomeno Roadster is built around one idea: the hexagon. It runs through every surface of the car - the LED light signatures, the side skirts, the wheel arches, the air intakes, the engine cover, the instrument displays, the interior vents. It is not decorative. It is a considered design language that makes the Fenomeno Roadster immediately recognisable from any angle, in any context.

The colour specification carries its own story. Blu Cepheus over Rosso Mars was put together by Lamborghini Centro Stile as a deliberate tribute to Bologna - the deep blue across the upper body, Rosso Mars picking out the lower surfaces and aerodynamic details. The combination is a nod to the 1968 Miura, Lamborghini's first roadster, and to the colours of the city the brand has called home for over sixty years.

The cockpit

Lamborghini's brief for the interior was simple: make the driver feel like a pilot. Every decision made inside the Fenomeno Roadster flows from that single idea. Carbon fibre, Corsatex by Dinamica and Lamborghini's own patented Carbon Skin material cover every surface of the cockpit, dashboard and seat structures. There is no filler material, no compromise, nothing that does not belong.

The driver is presented with three digital displays, each overlaid with hexagonal graphics, delivering performance data in real time. Alongside these sit haptic control buttons and aviation-inspired toggle switches, a control architecture that has been deliberately designed to keep your eyes forward and your hands on the wheel, whether you are on a public road or a racing circuit. It feels, in the truest sense, like a cockpit rather than a cabin.

The seats themselves are contoured carbon structures, finished with contrasting red stitching, shaped to hold the occupant firmly in place under the lateral forces this chassis is fully capable of generating. They are not comfortable in the traditional sense, they are precise. And at 1,080 CV, precision is exactly what is required.

A legacy of exclusivity

Since 2007, Lamborghini has used its Few-Off programme for one purpose: to build cars that matter. Not cars that sell in volume, but cars that say something - about the brand, about the technology, and about what is possible at a given moment in time. The Reventón started it. The Veneno, Centenario and Sián each carried it forward. Every one of them became a proving ground for ideas that eventually found their way into production.

The Fenomeno Roadster takes that tradition further than any model before it. It is the first open-top Few-Off to carry a full V12 hybrid HPEV powertrain, and it is the most powerful roadster Lamborghini has ever put its name to. Those are not marketing statements, they are facts, and they are significant ones.

 

For the fifteen people in the world who will own one, the Fenomeno Roadster is more than a car. It is a record of where the supercar stood in 2026, and a very clear signal of where Lamborghini is headed next. If the Few-Off programme has always been a window into the future of the brand, then what this car is showing us is extraordinary.