NOVITEC Gives the Lamborghini Revuelto More Carbon, Better Sound and a Proper Set of Wheels

Tuning a Lamborghini Revuelto into something unique presents an unusual problem. The standard car already has 1,001 hp, a naturally aspirated V12, three electric motors and styling that doesn’t exactly disappear in traffic. Adding more of everything isn’t necessarily going to make it better.

NOVITEC seems to understand that.

Its Revuelto program leaves Lamborghini’s complicated hybrid system alone and concentrates instead on the things a tuner can change without trying to reinvent the car: aerodynamics, exhaust, suspension, wheels and sound.

The result still isn’t subtle. This is NOVITEC and Lamborghini we’re talking about.

Exposed carbon appears across the exterior, with new aerodynamic components designed specifically for the Revuelto rather than universal pieces attached for effect. The idea is to sharpen Lamborghini’s original shape without hiding what the car was to begin with.

That’s harder than it sounds on a design this complicated.

Then we get to the wheels, an area where NOVITEC has plenty of experience. The company works with Vossen on forged wheel designs for the Revuelto, filling out the arches without making the car look as though someone simply selected the largest diameter available in a catalog.

Suspension changes bring the body closer to those wheels and give the Revuelto a more planted stance.

The exhaust is arguably the most interesting part.

Electrification hasn’t killed Lamborghini’s 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12, and NOVITEC clearly has no intention of allowing the electric side of the powertrain to dominate the experience. Its exhaust options are designed to free up more of the twelve-cylinder soundtrack while reducing weight.

Depending on the chosen exhaust and catalyst configuration, NOVITEC says the system can also add power. That’s almost amusing when the standard Revuelto already sits beyond the thousand-horsepower mark.

But outright horsepower isn’t really the point here.

Modern supercars have reached a level where traditional engine tuning becomes increasingly difficult. The Revuelto is a good example: its V12 is tied into three electric motors, an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, battery management and a sophisticated all-wheel-drive system.

Start changing one part aggressively and you’re no longer dealing with a simple combustion-engine tune.

NOVITEC instead describes its approach as refinement. That’s marketing language, of course, but in this case it fits.

The tuner isn’t trying to turn the Revuelto into something unrecognizable. The V12 remains naturally aspirated. The hybrid system remains intact. Lamborghini’s basic body shape is still there.

What changes is the attitude.

Carbon details make the exterior more aggressive, the suspension tightens the stance, forged wheels give it a different character and the exhaust makes sure the V12 remains the star of the show.

There will always be people who think modifying a Lamborghini is unnecessary. They’re probably right.

But “necessary” has never been a particularly useful word when discussing a 1,001-hp Italian supercar in the first place.