Lamborghini Veneno: the most controversial car at the Geneva Motor Show?

Wanting to show you what Lamborghini has brought to the Geneva Motor Show this year, we said that the Lamborghini Veneno was an impressive machine, since without doubt it has a presence that makes an impact at first sight. We had only a few moments to properly appreciate each car at the show, so the little over 20 minutes we spent with the Veneno on the first day were not enough to back up an argument (we had to photograph as many cars as possible) in defence against those who say it turns out to be the most horrible design in Geneva. But is it really?

They say comparisons are odious and not objective, since each model has its reason for being. Yet the first quality of a car in any segment is that it must catch the eye. Simply put, the first glance is the one that counts and is the most important for forming an opinion. In the case of the Veneno, the first glance has been one of surprise, although on closer inspection, next to the competition, we see that the LaFerrari, the McLaren P1, even the Corvette Stingray, what Porsche has presented, and other sports cars, even the lesser-known ones, definitely leave the Veneno feeling somehow strange.

There is also no doubt that, setting aside aesthetics, the Veneno is a supercar with everything you could imagine and more. It costs 3 million euros for a reason, money any wealthy buyer would gladly pay with their eyes closed for such a beast. The problem is that the specialist press and show attendees have begun to say and write that the Veneno is too exaggerated and may not be worth the 3 million being asked. The main reason is its ugliness, an exaggerated size and rear end, and a nose that “looks stuck on from another car”.

Let us not forget that anyone who pays the 3 million will be happy to drive around Monte Carlo and the most opulent places in Europe and the rest of the world in this car, and those who will care little whether the “X” line is not fluid (that it does not follow the rhythm of nature, as designers like to say), whether it is not as beautiful as the McLaren P1, or whether it looks like a “Transformer” seen from behind. What they will care about is the impact, the dramatic effect, and being able to comfortably go 350 per hour, although I doubt any Veneno will ever be driven at that speed.

The Veneno is ugly, but it is ugly for a reason. Lamborghini wanted to create a limited-edition car, it has done so, and it has no need to observe conventions or appearances.

Do you think the Veneno is as “execrable” as they say, and that it is an “exaggeratedly pointless” sports car, as has been the general consensus at the show?