Lamborghini unveils 'Opera Unica' for 60th anniversary

Commemorating its 60th anniversary, Lamborghini unveiled a new concept supercar dubbed the Revuelto "Opera Unica" at Art Basel Miami Beach. Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the one-off model's origins and significance.

Winkelmann described the Revuelto-based Opera Unica as "very special," created specifically to celebrate Lamborghini crossing the 60-year milestone. The hand-painted EV features V12 hybrid powertrain technology along with styling cues paying homage to the 60th anniversary Lamborghini silhouette.

Yahoo Finance hosts Josh Lipton and Pras Subramanian explore the Opera Unica's role as an anniversary centerpiece model, discussing Lamborghini demand trends with Winkelmann as markets recover post-COVID.

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PRAS SUBRAMANIAN: Italian luxury automaker Lamborghini making waves in its 60th year here on the road, capping off a huge year with the debut of a special version of its new Revuelto supercar, the Opera Unica at Miami's Art Basel. It comes as the company is breaking sales records across the globe. Joining me now from Miami is Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann. And, of course, Josh Lipton here with me as well.

Stephan, talk to me about the opera Unica. It's a car made for the glitz and glamor of Miami and also the Art Basel scene, isn't it?

STEPHAN WINKELMANN: Yes. The idea was born because we are in our 60th anniversary year. So the year 2023 is very important for us. And the most important thing we did for the 2023 year was the launch of the Revuelto. And coming to the Art Basel here in Miami, we wanted to have something really special. So we thought about putting together the 60th anniversary with the Revuelto. And we decided to do one Opera Unica based on the silhouette we use to celebrate the 60th anniversary.

So we asked our [INAUDIBLE] or our design center and our people who do the individualization to create this wonderful car. We call it Opera Unica. And it took more than 700 hours of work to create this outstanding car.

JOSH LIPTON: Well, Stephan, it's beautiful. I have a bigger kind of 30,000-foot view question for you as well, Stephan. I want to get your take on the consumer. You obviously have some unique insight there, especially of course to the high-end consumer. From your point of view right now, Stephan, how is that consumer holding up? Does that consumer still look healthy, strong, resilient?

STEPHAN WINKELMANN: After COVID, it was very difficult to read the market, because all-- let's say, all our prognosis were lower than the reality. Even when the Ukraine war started, the inflation, high interest rates, all this was not affecting, let's say, the run on the market of our cars. And I have to say that it's still going very strong. I think that at least, we have reached a plateau. We are looking very carefully always into the residual values of the car, of the length of the order bank, of the solidity of the customer base. And I have to say that we are still quite confident also for the months to come.

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