The manual supercar is having a cultural moment, but Lamborghini isn’t rushing to join it.
Chairman and CEO Stephan Winkelmann has made clear that a stick-shift Lamborghini is not part of the company’s current product thinking, even as collectors continue to prize gated-shifter cars from the brand’s past.
For Lamborghini, the immediate focus sits elsewhere, with electrified performance, sharper derivatives and the long-term role of combustion engines taking precedence.
At a glance
- Lamborghini has no current plan to bring a manual gearbox back to its supercar lineup.
- Stephan Winkelmann framed manual cars as a collector-led niche rather than a priority for new-model development.
- The brand is concentrating on higher-performance models, hybrid V12 engineering and continued internal-combustion development.
Winkelmann puts the manual question to rest
Asked about the possibility of a modern manual Lamborghini, Winkelmann said the idea is not on the company’s priority list.
“For me, this is something which is not on our priority list, because we have a lot in the pipeline,” he said.
He also described the manual gearbox as something largely tied to collectability in today’s market, rather than a central part of Lamborghini’s future product strategy.
That distinction matters, because Lamborghini’s modern identity is built around speed, drama and increasingly complex powertrains rather than nostalgia for analogue controls.
The Gallardo remains the last stick-shift Lamborghini
Lamborghini’s last manual-equipped production model was the Gallardo, which remained available with a stick shift until 2014.
Since then, the brand has moved fully into automated transmissions across its supercar range, a shift that matches the performance expectations of its current customers and the technical demands of modern all-wheel-drive and hybrid systems.
The absence of a manual has only increased the appeal of earlier three-pedal Lamborghinis among collectors, particularly as the broader performance-car world has seen renewed interest in tactile, driver-led machinery.
Winkelmann’s comments suggest Lamborghini sees that enthusiasm as real but not compelling enough to redirect engineering resources.
Hybrid power and hotter variants take priority
The company’s development bandwidth is currently being aimed at more powerful versions of existing models and the continued evolution of internal-combustion engines.
The Revuelto SV is the latest sign of that direction, bringing together a naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 and three electric motors.
Its combined output is listed at 1,065 hp and 1,051 lb-ft of torque, figures that underline how far Lamborghini’s performance conversation has moved from gearbox format alone.
For Sant’Agata, the challenge is no longer simply making a car feel mechanical and immediate, but making electrification serve the theatre expected of a V12 Lamborghini.
Details & Specifications
| Brand | Lamborghini |
|---|---|
| Model | Revuelto SV |
| Powertrain | Naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 with three electric motors |
| Output | 1,065 hp |
| Torque | 1,051 lb-ft |
| Debut | The Quail during Monterey Car Week |
| Last manual Lamborghini | Gallardo, available with a stick shift until 2014 |
A manual Lamborghini would almost certainly find an audience among purists and collectors, but the brand’s current trajectory is clear.
For now, Lamborghini’s future is being shaped by electrified V12 performance and more extreme model variants, not a return to the clutch pedal.
