The newest Lamborghini looks like a full-scale Hot Wheels toy

Matt Campbell
Managing Editor - Head of Video
30 Jul 2020
2 min read

This isn't the sort of car you, me, or anyone we know will be able to afford. It's the new Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 - a limited-run hypercar that looks a lot like a 1:1 scale Hot Wheels toy.

It is Lamborghini's most powerful V12 car to date, with 830 horsepower (or 610kW) of power coming from its twelve-cylinder racing spec engine, which is teamed to a sequential six-speed gearbox from X-Trac. And unlike most other high-end Lambos, this beast is rear-wheel drive. Drift it!

The Essenza SCV12 is built on a carbon-fibre monocoque chassis, which is seemingly strong enough for the "exclusive track use" car not to need a rollcage.

Obviously it has all the angles you'd expect of something so high-end from the Sant’Agata Bolognese builder, but it still gets blingy scissor doors which, we assume, have been developed to make ingress and egress easier.

The cabin is a masterpiece, too. The interior features a multifunction steering wheel that is "futuristic yet rational", while the seat has a carbon shell and has been homologated to meet FIA standards - just like the rest of the car.

Only 40 will be built, and owners will be able to take part in a specific track day racing series commencing in 2021. 

Matt Campbell
Managing Editor - Head of Video
Matt Campbell has been at the forefront of automotive media for more than a decade, working not only on car reviews and news, but also helping manage automotive outputs across print, online, video and audio. After completing his media degree at Macquarie University, Matt was an intern at a major news organisation as part of the motoring team, where he honed his skills in the online automotive reviews and news space. He did such a good job there they put him on full time, and since then he has worked across different automotive media outlets, before starting with CarsGuide in October 2017. At CarsGuide Matt has helped shape the video output of the business, while also playing a key role in management behind the scenes, and helping in-market new car buyers make the right choice by continually evolving CarsGuide's comparison reviews. Driving more than 100 cars a year seemed like a dream to Matt when he first started out, but now it's all just part of the job - a job he loves and plans to stay in for a long time to come. Matt is also an expert in used car values, as he's always on the hunt for a bargain - be it a project beater or a prime example of the breed. He currently owns a 2001 Audi TT quattro and a 2007 Suzuki Jimny JLX.
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