We love the world of brand licensing because it gives us marriages like this. Meet the BL002, a high-performance pickleball paddle developed and produced via a partnership between Lamborghini and Babolat.
What on earth could a company such as Lamborghini have to contribute to pickleball paddles? A lot, apparently. The BL002 is actually the second time these two companies have worked together on a paddle. The first happened in 2024 and resulted in the BL001, a low-volume collectors’ paddle that was actually built by Lamborghini at its headquarters near Bologna, Italy. Apparently it was a great success as the two companies are back for a second round with the BL002, which differs from its predecessors in a few key ways.
As you can see, the BL002 looks as if it were yanked off the fender of one of Lamborghini’s supercars. From the geometric design details to the exposed carbon fiber to the blinding color scheme, it screams Lamborghini. But don’t worry, this paddle isn’t just for show.
According to Lamborghini, the BL002 features 3K carbon and Koridion foam in its construction, two materials which sound as if they’re used insulate the Millenium Falcon from the cold vacuum of space. Since we’re well aware of Lamborghini’s proud history of material innovation, though, we’ll give the company the benefit of the doubt and accept they’re great stuff that help the BL002 hit harder than your garden variety pickleball paddle.
The companies claim the BL002 is “a high-performance, comfortable, and easy-to-handle racquet, pleasant to play with and accessible to all.” It weighs 360 grams or 12.7 ounces and will be available in two colors: black or what Lamborghini calls green but looks an awful lot like yellow to us. This time around, production is limited to 5,000 units and will take place at Babolat’s new Babolat Padel Studio near Barcelona, Spain instead of Lamborghini’s HQ in Italy.
https://www.topspeed.com/lamborghini-carbon-fiber-pickleball-paddles
