Lamborghini built 25 samurai-inspired Revueltos, and only Japan gets them
When a V12 meets the code of the samurai
Lamborghini special editions are usually about colour and carbon. This one goes deeper. The Revuelto Impavido takes its cues from Bushido, the samurai code of honour, right down to details borrowed from lacquered armour plates and helmet crests. Just 25 will be built, and every one stays in Japan.
Armour, translated into bodywork
The detailing is where this car earns its name. The livery reinterprets elements of samurai armour through Lamborghini's own design language: sharp lines evoke the strike of a katana, standing for precision and controlled power, while golden accents reference odoshi, the silk cords that bind armour plates together. The front is inspired by maedate, the crests mounted on samurai helmets to convey status and protection, and elements on the roof and fenders nod to kozane, the lacquered plates of the armour itself.
Four colours, each with a story
Buyers choose from four configurations, two gloss and two matte, and none of them are arbitrary. Verde Campus is inspired by Hisui jade, Japan's national stone, while Grigio Artis Lucido references the steel of a katana. On the matte side, Grigio Crater echoes the black and grey of samurai armour, and Rosso Pyra draws on Sanada Red, a colour symbolising bravery. Accents come in Nero Noctis with Bronzo Oreadi, or Nero Nemesis with Bronzo Serse, over 21 and 22-inch Altanero forged wheels in shiny black, with bronze brake calipers and matte black tailpipes.
Inside the cabin
The interior continues the theme in Nero Ade leather and Corsa Tex with Bronzo Oreadi contrast details, bespoke seat embroidery and door patterns, and a samurai logo. Each car carries an individually numbered carbon-fibre plate reading 1 di 25, which will do no harm at all to future values.
Mechanically unchanged, which is fine
Under the skin this is a standard Revuelto, and that is hardly a criticism. The naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 works with three electric motors and a transverse eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox for a combined 1,001 hp, good for 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds and a top speed beyond 350 km/h. It remains Lamborghini's first V12 High Performance Electrified Vehicle.
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Plenty of special editions are just a paint code and a plaque, so it is refreshing to see one with actual research behind it. Translating odoshi cords, maedate crests and kozane plates into a modern supercar could easily have been clumsy, yet the descriptions suggest real care, and choosing colours tied to jade, katana steel and Sanada Red is a lovely touch. Stephan Winkelmann called it a union of innovation and cultural inspiration, and for once that is not just press-release language.
The frustration, as ever, is availability. All 25 stay in Japan, so the rest of us are left admiring photographs. Still, marking 25 years in a market with something this considered beats another anniversary badge, and with the V12 an increasingly endangered species, any excuse to celebrate one is welcome.
