Lamborghini Fenomeno Roadster: 15 cars at £3 million, and where it sits in the Few-Off lineage

The car, briefly

The published specifications, sourced to Lamborghini's official communications and corroborated by the major outlets that attended the Imola reveal:

• Powertrain. 6.5-litre 60° V12 (naturally aspirated, dry-sump) plus three electric motors. ICE alone: 835 hp / 535 lb-ft. Combined: 1,080 hp / 795 kW (Lamborghini; Top Gear).
• Performance. 0–100 km/h in 2.4 seconds. Top speed above 340 km/h (Lamborghini, official).
• Production. 15 units, customer cars only. Described in the official communication as "the most exclusive and powerful open-top Few-Off ever created" (Lamborghini).
• Reported price. Approximately £3 million per car (Motoring Research, 9 May 2026). Lamborghini has not published a price.
• Materials. Carbon-fibre seats and door panels referenced in the official material; full chassis and body composition not disclosed in launch materials.
• Reveal. 9 May 2026, Lamborghini Arena 2026, Imola circuit, Italy.

What "Few-Off" actually means at Lamborghini

"Few-Off" is Lamborghini's internal designation for ultra-low-volume customer cars produced outside the standard model range. The program traces back to the Reventón (2007), continues through the Veneno (2013), Centenario (2016), Sián FKP 37 (2019), Countach LPI 800-4 (2021), and Essenza SCV12 (2020), and now the Fenomeno program. Each Few-Off serves a specific function within Lamborghini's broader engineering and brand cycle: a chassis development showcase, a powertrain debut, a design-language statement, or — in the case of the SCV12 and the Fenomeno program — a flagship demonstration of where the V12 platform is being taken next.

The cars are not built for volume. They are built for an audience of fewer than a hundred people globally per program. Production runs are typically split between coupe and roadster variants released across two model years, with the roadster typically arriving 12–24 months after the coupe and pricing slightly higher for the same drivetrain. The Fenomeno Roadster's position as the open-top variant of the Fenomeno program follows this pattern.

The economics are straightforward to understand and difficult to participate in. Few-Offs are sold at allocation, not at retail. The price is set by Lamborghini and is not negotiable. The buyer is selected by Lamborghini and is not interchangeable with the next person on a list. The car is built to the buyer's specification within a constrained menu and delivered when the production line schedules it.

The allocation reality

A Lamborghini Few-Off allocation is not the kind of car a credit-pre-approved customer walks into a dealership and orders. The pattern, consistent across every Few-Off program since the Reventón, is invitation-only. Allocation invitations are extended through Lamborghini's direct relationship channels — typically via the regional commercial team and the customer's existing dealer relationship — to a shortlist of buyers Lamborghini has identified as appropriate for the program.

The criteria are not formally published, but the pattern is consistent. Existing Few-Off owners (a Sián, a Centenario, an Aventador SVJ Roadster in a custom Ad Personam configuration) are the strongest base case. Long-tenure customers with multiple Aventador or Huracán deliveries across years carry weight. Customers who have completed Lamborghini Ad Personam orders to the brand's specification expectations carry weight. Customers who have shown up at the brand's events, supported its motorsport activities, and engaged with the broader ownership community carry weight. Customers attempting to allocate a first Lamborghini at the Few-Off level — without prior relationship — generally do not.

Allocation contracts typically include conditions on resale. The specific terms vary by program and are confidential, but the common pattern is a multi-year hold period during which Lamborghini retains a right of first refusal on resale, and a requirement that any transfer of the car (within or beyond the hold period) is approved by the brand. The intent is to keep Few-Offs in the hands of buyers who acquired them as collectors rather than as flips. The mechanism has been generally effective; the secondary market for Few-Offs is small and slow-moving relative to the headline production numbers.

The ownership economics

A 15-unit £3 million Few-Off is a different ownership proposition from a standard-production Aventador or Revuelto. The headline specifications run differently across every line item.

Insurance on this class of car is structured on agreed-value coverage at the highest tiers — typically through Chubb Private Client, AIG Private Client, Pure, or Hagerty's collector-grade coverage. Market-value coverage is not appropriate for a 15-unit car; the agreed-value structure protects the specific specification and provenance of the individual car at a documented value reviewed annually. Annual premiums on Few-Off-class cars in major US metros typically run into low-six-figure territory for buyers with full collector portfolios; the specific figure is highly variable by carrier, driver profile, storage situation, and use pattern, and is best quoted directly through a private-client carrier rather than estimated.

Storage is non-trivial. Most Few-Off owners run dedicated climate-controlled facilities, either as part of a multi-car collection or as a standalone purpose-built garage. Humidity control, secured access, and battery-tender connection for hybrid models become necessary infrastructure rather than nice-to-haves. The Fenomeno Roadster's plug-in hybrid configuration introduces battery-management considerations that the older naturally-aspirated Few-Offs (Reventón, Veneno, Centenario) did not have; storage protocols for the hybrid generation are still being established across the collector community.

Service is performed at authorised Lamborghini facilities only, typically with factory technician involvement for non-routine work. The Few-Off cars carry parts catalogues that are partially distinct from the standard model range; certain components are program-specific and are produced in run-quantities matching the production. Out-of-warranty service exposure is meaningful and is best modelled with the assumption that any major intervention will require factory coordination and may carry lead times that the standard service network does not produce.

Secondary-market dynamics are unusual. With 15 cars in existence, public secondary trades are infrequent. The cars trade through private brokers and through Lamborghini's own secondary-market network. Reported transaction prices, when they surface at auction, often reflect long-tenure ownership rather than recent flips — reflecting the structural intent of the resale-restriction terms. Older Few-Offs (Reventón, Veneno) have generally appreciated against original delivery prices over a 10–15-year horizon, though the appreciation curve varies substantially by specification, mileage, and provenance. The Fenomeno Roadster is too new to model on this basis; first-decade trades will set the curve.

Where the Fenomeno Roadster sits in the lineage

On the headline numbers, the Fenomeno Roadster is the most powerful open-top Lamborghini ever produced — surpassing the Sián Roadster (819 hp hybrid, 19 units, 2020) and the long-running Aventador SVJ Roadster (770 hp, standard production, 2019–2022). The 15-unit production volume places it among the rarest Few-Off roadsters in the lineup, narrower than the Sián Roadster (19 units) and the Centenario Roadster (20 units), and roughly comparable to the Veneno Roadster's open-top run.

On performance terms, the 0–100 km/h in 2.4 seconds and >340 km/h top speed place it at or near the top of Lamborghini's production-roadster history. The naturally-aspirated 6.5-litre V12 producing 835 hp on its own — before the electric assist — is itself a significant engineering statement; the same powertrain architecture appears in the Revuelto programme and signals where Lamborghini intends to position the V12 platform as regulatory pressure builds against pure-combustion powertrains.

On collectibility terms, the position is less obvious. Few-Off collectors weigh several factors beyond raw production numbers: powertrain significance (last of an era? first of an era?), design continuity (does the car carry the brand's signature visual language or break from it?), motorsport heritage (Essenza SCV12), and program completeness (was the coupe/roadster pair acquired together or split?). The Fenomeno Roadster will be evaluated by collectors against these axes over the coming decade. The early read — naturally-aspirated V12 in a hybrid configuration, open-top, lowest-volume of its generation — is positive on most of them.

For buyers building toward Few-Off eligibility

Most readers of this analysis are not on the 15-buyer list for the Fenomeno Roadster. A meaningful subset is, however, on the path to being on a future Few-Off list — the next Sián-class hybrid program, or whatever follows the Fenomeno cycle. The path is not a secret, and the brand's allocation team is direct with prospective customers about what is required.

The practical pattern: build a relationship with a single dealer over a series of standard-production cars at the Aventador / Revuelto / Huracán level, complete Ad Personam orders to the specification standards Lamborghini cares about, attend the brand's events, and develop a track record of sound stewardship of the cars (no flips, no parking-lot incidents, no resale-marketplace listings within months of delivery). Lamborghini's allocation team has access to the brand's full customer database and can identify which buyers have built a relationship and which have not. The brand prefers buyers who have, for reasons that are commercially obvious and not specific to Lamborghini.

Time horizons are long. A buyer entering the brand at the Huracán level today is plausibly looking at a five- to seven-year arc to a credible Few-Off invitation, assuming consistent ownership and engagement. Buyers shortcutting this — flipping into the brand at the Aventador or Revuelto level and immediately requesting Few-Off allocation — generally do not receive it. The pattern is repeatable across Ferrari, Pagani, Koenigsegg, and Bugatti at the equivalent level; the rules are the same.

For the buyers in the immediate audience for this car, the Fenomeno Roadster represents the next acquisition in a multi-decade collection rather than a discrete purchase decision. For everyone else, it is a useful read on where Lamborghini is positioning the V12 platform — open-top, hybrid, naturally-aspirated, low-volume, six-figure horsepower territory — at the moment regulatory pressure on combustion is beginning to reshape what the next decade of hypercar engineering will look like.

The brand's commercial team handles allocation enquiries directly through regional channels. For pre-owned Lamborghini Few-Off purchase research and allocation-readiness assessment for buyers building toward the next Few-Off cycle, see the Marque concierge.

Information current as of 10 May 2026, sourced to Lamborghini official communications, Top Gear, The Supercar Blog, Motoring Research, and Autoblog reveal coverage. Sales material, technical specifications, and pricing reflect publicly-disclosed information at reveal; further detail will be added as Lamborghini publishes type-approval, weight, transmission, and chassis data.