When Lamborghini unveiled the Sesto Elemento at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, it did far more than just wow the crowds; it altogether reset expectations from the Italian marque. Weighing less than a ton (2,200 pounds) and packing over 560 horsepower, this carbon-fiber exotic wasn’t meant to be street-legal, nor was it built for any racing series. Instead, it existed purely for one purpose: to go fast, with as little in the way as possible, and to show off upcoming innovations and tech from the house of Santa A’gata Bolognese.
Now, the name, Sesto Elemento, was chosen deliberately. It translates to the sixth element in Italian, which by the way is carbon in the periodic table. The stuff has been used pretty much everywhere, from the chassis, driveshaft, and suspension arms, and the body itself, devoid of any exterior paint. Inside, there are no luxuries, no soundproofing, no infotainment. Instead, there’s a hollow dashboard with some evocative and truly exquisite forms, along with stuck-on seat pads that are literally part of the chassis. You don’t just sit in it, you strap yourself to it. Red accents inside and out serve as a great contrast to the razor-sharp stealth aesthetic.
TopGear fan’s amongst you might recall Richard Hammond’s review at Imola, back in 2010, where he summed it up perfectly. Standing beside the Sesto Elemento in stunned admiration, he called it “the most exquisite thing I’ve ever seen.” The 5.2-liter V10 from the Gallardo Superleggera revs to 8,000 rpm, sending this featherweight frame from 0 to 62 mph in just 2.5 seconds. Each cost $2.2 million when new and only 20 were planned. However, it is believed that only around 10 were built, all exclusively for track use. Or so we thought.
At the recent 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, we witnessed the world’s only street-legal converted Sesto Elemento, and it was a true crowd pleaser, even 15 years since it first debuted. Now this wasn’t just a static display, but one that actually ran up the hill. The firm behind this conversion was none other than Lanzante. While their main showstopper at the event was the debut of their latest creation, the 750S-based 95:59, a tribute build celebrating 30 years since the McLaren F1’s Le Mans victory in 1995, the British tuner is also renowned for converting track-only McLaren P1 GTRs, F1 GTRs, Pagani Huayara R, (993) Porsche 911 GT1 117 and even the outrageous P1 HDK into road-legal monsters..
So if anyone could tame the Sesto, it was Lanzante. Not much is known about specific changes that Lanzante has carried out to make this example street legal. But in order to meet road regulations, you typically need to fit new lighting systems, modify the exhaust for emissions compliance, and rework crash structures with road impact requirements. Stuff like adjustable ride height and re-engineered suspension would make it drivable and a bit more livable in the real world. Inside, small additions like proper seatbelts and updated instrumentation should give just enough civility, without diluting its savage personality.
While the Sesto is arguably one of Lamborghini’s best and most extreme concept-turned-track cars, it is part of a wilder family. The Veneno, Centenario, and Essenza SCV12 all pushed performance beyond reason. But unlike those cars, the Sesto was so much more than visual drama alone, as it was an engineering showcase. It laid the groundwork for cars that would follow in the upcoming decade: think models like the Huracán Performante’s forged carbon construction, the weight-saving Aventador SVJ’s, and even the Revuelto’s hybrid aero focus.
Also, if there was any doubt that Lambo’s takeover by Audi would take away its soul, the Sesto Elemento simply blew that assumption out of the water. To sum it up, the Sesto Elemento was never built for roads. But thanks to Lanzante, it has become something even Lamborghini never intended: a street-legal mulit-million dollar Lambo outlaw.
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