Exotic-car buyers increasingly expect exclusivity to begin after the model allocation is secured. Lamborghini’s two Temerario Ad Personam cars make that idea explicit, using colour, materials and fine detailing to give the same electrified super-sports platform two distinct personalities.
Presented publicly at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the pair are not a conventional numbered special edition. They are demonstrations of Lamborghini’s Ad Personam program — effectively rolling portfolios showing how deeply an owner can shape a Temerario beyond the standard configurator.

That distinction matters in a segment where rarity is relative. A new Lamborghini remains scarce in ordinary traffic, but at major collector gatherings similar specifications can cluster quickly. Bespoke colour and material choices give an owner a more defensible form of individuality, particularly when the combination has a coherent narrative rather than simply collecting expensive options.
Lamborghini describes the two cars as contrasting interpretations of sportiness and Italian tailoring. The work extends across paint, exterior accents, upholstery and small cabin details, showing how texture and tone can alter the character of an aggressively shaped car without changing its fundamental form.
Beneath the tailoring is the Temerario’s High Performance Electrified Vehicle architecture. Its electrified powertrain marks a new chapter for Lamborghini, but personalisation helps preserve the emotional, object-like quality expected by clients. Technology may define how the car performs; Ad Personam defines how it belongs to one owner.

There is also a commercial logic. Bespoke programs deepen relationships between brands and collectors, increase transaction value and make delivery feel like the end of a creative process rather than a retail purchase. The client is encouraged to think as a patron and collaborator, even while working within the manufacturer’s engineering and homologation limits.
Restraint remains the real skill. A vast options palette can produce a spectacular car or an incoherent one. The strongest commissions repeat a small number of colours and materials, respect the body’s lines and use unusual details where they will reward close inspection.

As electrification makes the engineering beneath high-performance cars more complex and potentially more shared, manufacturers are placing greater value on the layer owners can see and touch. The Temerario Ad Personam pair argues that the future of the supercar will be measured not only by speed, but by how personally it can be made.
Fact box
– Model: Lamborghini Temerario
– Program: Ad Personam
– Display cars: Two contrasting bespoke configurations
– Public debut: 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed
– Powertrain category: High Performance Electrified Vehicle
– Purpose: Demonstrate bespoke exterior and interior personalisation
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BMW has reworked its flagship sedan around Neue Klasse technology, an 8K rear screen and extensive customisation.
The luxury sedan may no longer dominate the prestige market, but BMW is betting that its most traditional flagship can become the clearest showcase of its newest technology.
The new-generation 7 Series introduces Neue Klasse systems to BMW’s luxury range, combining a fresh design language with upgraded electric hardware and a cabin built around multiple digital surfaces.
The headline interior technology is BMW Panoramic iDrive, supported by the marque’s Operating System X. A passenger display joins the dashboard, while the vast 31.3-inch rear Theatre Screen has been upgraded with 8K resolution, Dolby Atmos capability and integrated video conferencing. It is an unusually literal interpretation of the executive car as a mobile office and private cinema.

Electric i7 variants lead the rollout in some markets. BMW says its sixth-generation cylindrical battery cells improve energy density and range, with the i7 50 xDrive quoted at up to 452 miles on the WLTP cycle in UK specification. Combustion and plug-in hybrid versions remain part of the broader range, allowing BMW to serve markets moving towards electrification at different speeds.
The exterior introduces a more monolithic face, minimalist crystal headlights and an illuminated interpretation of the kidney grille. Buyers who want greater individuality can access an expanded BMW Individual palette with hundreds of possible combinations, including a dual-finish paint process described by the company as a world first.
The model will be produced at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing in Germany, where all drivetrains can be assembled on the same line. That flexibility matters: the upper-luxury segment has global reach, but demand for electric, hybrid and combustion power varies sharply by region.

For Australian buyers, the decisive details remain local. Model mix, pricing, range certification, charging specifications and delivery timing should be confirmed by BMW Australia before publication. Overseas specifications provide the clearest view yet of the car’s direction, but should not be presented as guaranteed Australian equipment.
The latest 7 Series is therefore less a single powertrain proposition than a statement of intent. It argues that the prestige sedan can remain relevant by offering something an SUV struggles to replicate: formal presence, rear-seat theatre and the sense that the entire car has been designed around arrival.
Fact box
Model: New-generation BMW 7 Series/i7
Technology: BMW Panoramic iDrive, Operating System X, passenger display
Rear entertainment: 31.3-inch 8K Theatre Screen with available Dolby Atmos
Production: BMW Group Plant Dingolfing, Germany
All three vehicles will form part of a broader charitable initiative benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the American Red Cross and Starlight Children’s Foundation
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