Lamborghini Revuelto School Automotive Class: Operation Awesome Day
A Lamborghini Revuelto school automotive class surprise proves that teenagers are still passionate about cars.
Lamborghini Revuelto School Automotive Class started as a half joking suggestion from a 15 year old. Ezra Dyer, a Car and Driver senior editor, lives with two teenagers. His older son Rhys is adamant that young people still care about cars. His proof? Bring a Lamborghini to his automotive class and watch what happens. So Dyer did exactly that, chronicling the adventure in the May/June 2026 issue of Car and Driver. He called it Operation Awesome Day at School and the name undersells what actually went down in that garage.
Do Kids Still Love Cars?
Dyer got his license at 15. It was a restricted license, intended only for trips to work or school. But he embraced a liberal interpretation of "work" given that his job was lobstering. A trip to McDonald's could be research on their McLobster roll. Like all kids then, he wanted to drive. Getting your license as soon as possible was a universal goal.
Not anymore. Data shows the proportion of 16 year olds with a driver's license declined from nearly half to about a quarter between 1983 and 2024. Such stats are often conflated with a lack of interest in cars. But that framing misses something.
Dyer sees a different reality. Kids go to Cars & Coffee. They play Forza. They want to tinker with cars. The student lot at Rhys's high school tells its own story: a lifted Volvo V70 Cross Country, a caged Miata, a drift aesthetic E46 BMW. When Dyer asked Rhys if kids are into cars, his son fired back: "Yes, and you could prove that by bringing a Lamborghini to my automotive class."
The 1001 Horsepower Classroom Guest
Rhys's automotive teacher, Donald Martin, thought it was a great idea. Importantly, Lamborghini thought it was a great idea to radically rewire student expectations for second period automotive class. The Lamborghini Revuelto school automotive class experiment was officially greenlit.
So do young people still love cars? Dyer now has 1001 arguments that they do.
The Arrival
On the chosen day, Dyer put the car in EV mode and rolled quietly into the garage. Inside the adjoining classroom, without explanation, Mr. Martin showed the class Lamborghini's hype video for the Revuelto, "From Now On." It communicates the core idea effectively: you should want a Revuelto.
After the video ended, Mr. Martin asked the class if they would like to check one out. When the classroom door opened, that was Dyer's cue. The V 12 barked to life, the sound of Sant'Agata Bolognese echoing across the campus as kids poured into the garage.
What the Students Noticed
Dyer figured he would talk about the car and take questions. That plan vastly overestimated his charisma relative to that of a $753K Lambo. Reading the humming energy of two dozen teens waiting to descend upon an automotive celebrity, he kept it brief: 1001 horsepower, a claimed 217 mph top speed, a V 12, carbon fiber everywhere. Then he got out of the way.
He wishes he could train the observational powers of a high school class on every car he reviews. The students notice everything. The Lamborghini Revuelto school automotive class attendees spotted details that seasoned reviewers might overlook:
- The front trunklid has a raised latch position that allows the charge cord to snake through while the lock still works so the trunk remains secure
- A boy named Greyson peered into the cabin and, seeing no cupholders, asked how he was supposed to drink his matcha at 217 miles per hour. The answer: cupholders deploy from the dash, Porsche style
- A boy named William pointed out the drain hole in the filler housing. Dyer explained it prevents rainwater or spilled fuel from pooling there, then admitted he was stealing that insight
The Real Barrier Is Not Interest
Given the obvious excitement for the Revuelto, Dyer asked Mr. Martin about the premise that kids do not care about cars anymore.
"I think it's more about money than not being interested. We talk about financing and financial literacy in class, and when the average new car is around $50,000, that's a big problem."
Everything car related is expensive. That is just one reason Dyer has also had Rhys's class do a brake job on his Subaru. That and his commitment to education, he notes.
The Lamborghini Revuelto school automotive class made something clear: the passion is there. It always was. What shifted is the economic reality facing young drivers. A restricted license and a beat up car used to be the entry point. Now the math looks different.
Balboni Style and the Dream
After another session of V 12 zinging, Dyer showed the kids how to reverse Balboni style. That means sitting on the sill with the door open to the sky and looking over your shoulder, the way you would in a Countach. A car like that was a kid's dream machine decades ago.
And still is. The Lamborghini Revuelto school automotive class proved that beyond any statistic. The students did not need convincing. They needed access. When the garage door opened and the V 12 fired up, every chart about declining license rates suddenly felt like it was measuring the wrong thing entirely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who came up with the idea for the Lamborghini Revuelto School Automotive Class and why?
The idea came from Ezra Dyer's 15-year-old son Rhys as a half-joking suggestion. He wanted to prove that young people still care about cars by bringing a Lamborghini to his automotive class.
What specific features of the Lamborghini Revuelto did the high school students notice that even seasoned reviewers might overlook?
Students noticed the front trunklid has a raised latch position that allows the charge cord to snake through while the lock still works. They also observed there were no cupholders (but that cupholders deploy from the dash, Porsche style) and pointed out the drain hole in the filler housing.
According to automotive teacher Donald Martin, what is the real barrier preventing young people from engaging with cars?
Mr. Martin believes the barrier is money, not lack of interest. He explained that when the average new car is around $50,000, that presents a big problem for young drivers.
How did Ezra Dyer orchestrate the arrival of the Lamborghini Revuelto to create maximum impact during the class?
Dyer put the car in EV mode and rolled quietly into the garage so the students didn't hear it coming. After the teacher showed a hype video and asked if the class wanted to check one out, Dyer started the V12 engine, making the sound echo across campus as the kids poured into the garage.
What classic Lamborghini driving technique did Ezra Dyer demonstrate to the students during the class?
Dyer showed the kids how to reverse Balboni style, which means sitting on the sill with the door open to the sky and looking over your shoulder. This is the way you would reverse in a Countach.
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