By Khris Bharath – September 01, 2026
Lamborghini Traces 55 Years of 'Super Veloce' From Miura to Revuelto
A few weeks ago at the 2026 Monterey Car Week, Lamborghini presented the Revuelto SV, and duPont REGISTRY was present for its world debut. Now, the Raging Bull looks back across 55 years of Super Veloce, tracing how each generation has moved the needle since 1971. The SV formula has remained remarkably consistent across the Miura, Diablo, Murciélago, Aventador and now Revuelto. More power, less weight, sharper responses, and limited production resulting in exclusivity. Lamborghini has never treated SV as simply another equipment package, but as a more concentrated expression of an existing V12 platform, taking what the engineers have learned from the base car and pushing its performance considerably further. It all began with the Miura SV in 1971. Lamborghini reinforced the body, widened the rear track, revised the suspension, improved cooling, and reworked the carburetion and cam timing. Its transverse 4.0-liter V12 produces around 385 horsepower, and it became the ultimate series-production Miura and the first Super Veloce, building on a car that had already helped define the modern mid-engined supercar. The Countach notably skipped the SV treatment altogether, leaving the badge dormant for more than two decades. The Diablo SV revived the badge in 1995, and it was around 88 pounds lighter than the standard Diablo, pushing 510 horsepower from its 5.7-liter V12, with reworked suspension and brakes, all while retaining rear-wheel drive at a time when the more expensive Diablo VT sent power to all four wheels. That positioning made it less of a conventional range-topper and more of a purist's alternative, which suited the SV badge particularly well. <- Gallery -> The Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce debuted in 2009 and pushed the formula considerably harder. Its 6.5-liter V12 puts out 670 horsepower, while extensive use of carbon fiber and other weight-saving measures shaved around 220 pounds compared to the standard car. This model was also the first SV with all-wheel drive, but more importantly, it closed out the Bizzarrini-derived V12 bloodline that stretched back to Lamborghini's first production car, giving the Murciélago SV a significance that extends well beyond its specifications. The Aventador SV followed in 2015 with 750 horsepower, more carbon fiber, and revised aerodynamics. The SVJ pushed the same basic philosophy even further three years later, but the next Lamborghini to wear the SV designation itself would have to wait until 2026. The Revuelto SV also represents the biggest break from what came before. It is the first Super Veloce with a hybrid powertrain, combining the brand’s naturally aspirated V12 with electric assistance for 1,050 horsepower and 1,051 pound-feet of torque. Lamborghini says those outputs contribute to the highest performance figures yet achieved by one of its production cars. Those numbers were put to the test even before the car’s public debut at the Quail last month, because earlier in the month, on August 6, Lamborghini factory driver Marco Mapelli recorded a 1:41.6 lap of the Hockenheimring, making the Revuelto SV the fastest production car officially recorded at the German circuit. "Every Super Veloce has redefined the limits of performance in its own era while remaining true to the values that have always distinguished Lamborghini: innovation, lightweight engineering, exclusivity and pure driving emotion." - Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini Winkelmann also added that he personally introduced three of the five generations: the Murciélago SV, Aventador SV and now the Revuelto SV. Lamborghini will build 1,963 Revuelto SVs, a reference to the year Ferruccio Lamborghini founded the company. For context, the Miura SV was limited to 150 customer cars, the Diablo SV to 346 units, the Murciélago SV limited to 350 coupes and 50 Roadsters, whereas total production for the Aventador SV sits at 600 cars. Looking at how the SV market is currently performing on the collector car market, a 791-mile Murciélago LP 670-4 SV finished in Nero Aldebaran sold for $3.14 million at RM Sotheby's Monterey auction in August, while another low-mileage Nero Aldebaran example recently appeared on duPont REGISTRY. An even rarer gated-manual car finished in one-off Marrone Eklipsis, believed to be the final manual-transmission Murciélago SV to leave Sant'Agata and possibly the last manual V12 Lamborghini built. The Miura SV has moved furthest of all, as we highlighted in our market spotlight. A highly original 1972 example sold for $6.605 million at Broad Arrow's Amelia Concours Auction in March, establishing a new public high for any Miura. View All Lamborghinis For Sale Images: Lamborghini, Charles Bradley
