2007 Lamborghini Reventón Coupé

The Lamborghini Reventón Coupé marks a distinct few-off design programme with aircraft-influenced surfaces. Its original 2007 identity and real Frankfurt photograph remain separate from the later Reventón Roadster.

Origins and the correct historical identity

Lamborghini’s heritage record identifies a 20-unit coupe programme, while the workbook separately notes a museum car. Those scopes are retained without collapsing customer cars and factory-retained objects into one audited fabrication total. The 2007 reference belongs to the coupe’s original presentation.

Design: what makes Reventón Coupé distinctive

Marcel Ruland’s Frankfurt photograph shows a grey coupe with sharply divided surfaces, a low nose and dark lower openings. The wheel treatment and broad side intake reinforce the geometric theme. Reflections make the facets visible as three-dimensional changes rather than simply lines on a drawing. The fixed roof is an important part of the subject match against the separately photographed Roadster.

Engineering and the concept brief

The Reventón uses a V12 model architecture, but its distinctive body deserves its own configuration record. A related Murciélago specification can explain mechanical context without certifying every component of an individual Reventón. Factory papers, customer-series identifiers and records of any later work should be attached to the actual chassis. The exterior photo supplies design evidence rather than a current performance measurement.

Why this Lamborghini belongs in the design archive

The coupe is a useful reference for the later Roadster and the material-focused Sesto Elemento programme. Each is part of the few-off theme, but they have distinct bodies and count scopes. A factory-retained display car must not be counted again as a new programme merely because it appears in a museum photograph. Naming and documentation keep those relationships clear.

Recognising and documenting the physical subject

Lamborghini Reventón Coupé at IAA Frankfurt 2007, photographed by Marcel Ruland; fixed-roof physical few-off subject. The original file record identifies the named subject, and the visible configuration supports the match. The photograph is a record of this appearance rather than a certification of every concealed component. Preserve its creator and individual licence when uploading the image. Further views of the cabin, rear, identification plates and mechanical areas would extend the dossier, provided they are connected to the same model or documented object. A chassis number should enter the individual record only when a clear source establishes it.

Reading the road-car record

A historic model specification and an individual vehicle dossier answer different questions. The model record describes the engine arrangement, body form and equipment offered for a defined series. The individual dossier establishes what one chassis left the factory with and what has happened to it since. Keeping those records connected is particularly useful when cars have been restored, repainted or updated. A published model output remains a period reference; it does not measure the present condition of the photographed engine. Likewise, a period optional feature should not be described as installed on every surviving example without configuration evidence.

For a collector, a useful sequence begins with the chassis identity, continues through the original delivery configuration, and follows the dated history of repairs and changes. That approach gives the attractive exterior photograph a documentary foundation. Engine and gearbox identifiers, build sheets and restoration invoices can add precision where the broad model record ends. The production reference describes a finite original programme; a current survivor register is a separate record that may grow as previously unrecorded cars emerge.

Collector significance and future research

The value of a concept archive lies in preserving the relationship between an idea, the people who developed it and the object that made it visible. A strong collection record keeps the original name, reference year, credited photographs and source links attached to that relationship. If new photographs or factory documents emerge, they can add a show appearance, a construction detail or a later change without replacing the original identity. This is particularly useful for a car whose published pictures may span several exhibitions and whose name may have acquired different spellings.

A finite model family and one of its named variants must not be added together as if they were separate manufacturing programmes. Where this profile uses a parent-family reference, it establishes the low-volume context without assigning that total to the named derivative. Published estimates and conflicting series counts retain their qualifications. A future exact tally should identify the chassis and definitions it covers, including whether prototypes, conversions or later rebuilds are included. Survivor counts require a separate dated register. This keeps the car’s rarity connected to a clear historical scope while allowing better evidence to refine the record.

Reading the evidence for this profile

The original source links below identify the programme and the historical statements used in this article. The photograph has its own creator and licence record, separate from the manufacturer’s vehicle history. Keep both when transferring this profile into a collection catalogue. A manufacturing tally describes how many cars belong to a defined original programme; it does not measure how many survive, how many are publicly visible, or how many retain all their original components. Those individual questions require dated chassis and restoration evidence. The reference year likewise describes the programme’s introduction or named historic configuration, while the supplied caption states the photographed setting and any established individual identity. This lets future research expand the car’s history without blurring the scope of the record already assembled here.

Specifications and verified rarity

Frequently asked questions

What customer-series reference appears in the factory history?

20.

Is the museum-car reference added as a verified full total?

Customer and factory-retained scopes remain separate.

Is this the Roadster?

The supplied image records the fixed-roof coupe.

Which year identifies the original presentation?

2007.

What rarity or archive scope is verified?

Verified Reventón coupe identity and 20-unit original customer-programme reference. Museum/factory-retained and development-object scopes remain separate and unknown as a complete fabrication tally. No 21-car audited total invented.

Who took the supplied photograph?

Marcel Ruland via Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 3.0. The original file and licence links accompany the image. Retain that credit when the photograph is uploaded, exported or reused.

Related Lamborghini profiles

• 2009 Lamborghini Reventón Roadster
• 2010 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

Sources and photo credits

• Original programme / custodial record

Photograph: Marcel Ruland via Wikimedia Commons original file, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source-provided photograph supplied without local cropping, retouching or text removal. A source thumbnail is used where available. Lamborghini Reventón Coupé at IAA Frankfurt 2007, photographed by Marcel Ruland; fixed-roof physical few-off subject.