Lamborghini has revealed its Manifesto design study. Doing exactly what it says on the tin, this is less a preview of a specific supercar waiting in the wings and more an exercise in design language foreshadowing, not to mention a celebration of Lamborghini Centro Stile’s 20th birthday. You won’t see a production Manifesto on the road in 2027, but cars to come from Lamborghini will wear design traits first explored on this most fantastical of concept cars.
Revealed during the 20th anniversary Centro Stile celebration at its Sant’Agata Bolognese home, Centro Stile Director Mitja Borkert described the car as ‘pure sculpture’ and a ‘design manifesto’. In contrast to the recently revealed detail-laden Fenomeno hypercar or the Revuelto that’s all angles and edges, Manifesto is more about sprawling volumes and evolving lines – it’s a definite change of visual pace for the brand.
The lighting continues what we’ve seen on the Fenomeno with the more vertically oriented Y-shape motif. The triangular-shaped housing of the main unit at the front is almost reminiscent of the Aventador and Murciélago rather than the Revuelto.
The proportions are exaggerated as you would expect for a purely exploratory design model with an almost Valkyrie-like footprint. There are more contrasts that can be drawn with Aston Martin’s pivotal Newey-designed hypercar, too.
The rear of the Manifesto is an extreme taper (quite unlike the snub rear ends we’ve come to love Lamborghini supercars for) the underside of which is a sprawling venturi tunnel extending all the way under the car.
