If you had a 700hp supercar, with all-wheel drive and launch control, and an empty road ahead of you, do you reckon you’d give it a crack? Yeah, thought so.
Well, given it’s unlikely that you, or I, are going to have access to such equipment any time soon here’s a video filmed from the seat of a Lamborghini Aventador showing just what that would look like.
The Lamborghini Aventador will be on show at the motor show in Melbourne later this week. But, if you’re quick you might be able to get a sneak peek at the 515kW 6.5 litre V12 beast while on display at the Lamborghini Melbourne dealership. Press your nose up against the dealership window, or even walk in and see if your kid can reach the pedals. Either way, it’s sure to be an impressive sight. We can’t wait to see it for ourselves on Friday.
Meanwhile, back at Gotham City word on the street says that Bruce Wayne will be taking delivery of a new Aventador. Expect to see him prowling the roads in it when Batman: The Dark Knight Rises hits the silver screen.
[Thanks to Wayne for the pics]
Evo magazine stalwart Harry Metcalfe was the man assigned for the press launch of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 at the Vallelunga Circuit near Rome. Take the jump and in just 5 minutes 56 seconds you’ll know exactly what he thinks of the latest raging bull.
Remember, you’ll be able to catch an up close and personal look at the Aventador in Melbourne from 1 July.
Good news for Lambo fans with word coming through form the Australian International Motor Show confirming the Aventador LP700-4 will be on display in Melbourne later this year.
Andrew Smith, managing director of Lamborghini Melbourne, has recently driven the car and is naturally singing its praises, “The Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is two generations ahead in terms of design and technology.
“Its performance is simply astonishing and is unrivalled in the super sports car arena.
“The Aventador looks amazing in photographs, but this is nothing to seeing it in person. I’m sure the visitors to the Australian International Motor Show are going to love it.â€
So there you have it. The motor show opens in Melbourne at 6pm on Friday 1 July and runs until Sunday 10 July.
Lamborghini recently held an exhibition in Rome as part of its celebrations to honour the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification. One of the items on display was a new Aventador LP 700-4. It’s a big car, right, so how on earth did they get the Aventador into the display area which had relatively poor access? Watch the video to find out.
Steve Sutcliffe from Autocar has made us insanely jealous once again by being one of the first to get behind the wheel of the new Lambo Aventador. You can see his video review in full after the break. Meanwhile, Car has also published its thoughts on the Murcielago replacement.
The Aventador promises so much. A new carbon monocoque chassis, F1-inspired suspension and, of course, a new 6.5 litre V12. The old Murci had a pretty good reputation as well, so has Lamborghini got it right with the Aventador?
Certainly the new car looks the part. It’s pure Lamborghini with its aggressive and provocative angles. We think it looks great. What’s it like to drive, then?
Sutcliffe reckons the Aventador is a real hit on the road, where its dynamics and relatively light weight offer pinpoint handling. On the track, he says the transmission is no match for the Ferrari 458 or McLaren MP4-12C.
Chris Chilton from Car, sums up the Aventador like this, “The Aventador doesn’t just move the game on from the Murcielago, it transports it to a new time zone. The new car is faster, handles better, is easier to drive and much better built.” Sounds like a pretty big tick. However, there is a but; “The Aventador is so competent that some of that thrill has gone.”
We received a nice tip off yesterday, and we want to share it with you, but just make sure you are prepared. So, are you sitting down?
$789,000!
That’s a very big number. Thankfully, the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 is a very big car; in all senses of the word. In size, in power, in performance and, of course, in stature. There’s no denying the big Lambo has presence.
Mind, that big number is only the bare bones manufacturer’s list price. If you want metallic paint you’ll need an extra $4300; make it another $8000 if you want to pick a colour from the “special” range, like the Arancio Atlas pictured above. Of course, no self-respecting Aventador buyer would sign on the dotted line before having a long hard think about choosing a matt paint scheme, before deciding that $27,000 is probably just a bit too excessive, even for a Lambo.
The Lamborghini Aventador will soon be doing the press rounds and reviews should be coming our way shortly. In the meantime, Lamborghini here’s another collection of YouTube clips, starting with a pair of 700hp beasts driving around Rome and in the countryside.
The Rome video is all romance and drama, the countryside clip, though, is where it’s at. At least it should have been. The driving footage is not that great and the soundtrack is not of V12 roaring, but orchestras dominating. Shame really.
Thankfully, the official Aventador commercial, also shown below, goes part way to showing the car off more appropriately. But, producers take note, we want to here that 6.5 litre V12 at maximum revs; is it that hard to work out?!
The chaps over at InsideLine were privileged to be invited along to the filming of a new ad piece for the brand spanking new Lamborghini Aventador. They’ve been kind enough to share some video with the world as well, which you can see after the break. Imagine mucking around on that dry lake bed with a fearsome 6.5 litre V12 and its 700hp of fury behind you. Bags not cleaning the car afterwards, though!
[Source: InsideLine]
News reports suggest the first year of allocation for both the Ferrari FF and the Lamborghini Aventador have already sold out. Nice going for a couple of expensive supercars that were officially launched last week.
In the case of the Ferrari FF “sold out” translates to around 800 confirmed orders. You’d expect annual production for the Aventador to be down a little on the FF, but no claims have been made at this stage.
[Source: BusinessWeek]
The highly anticipated Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 has created plenty of activity on the Tube. So here’s a few of the better clips out there, starting with an official teaser clip released just before the Geneva Motor Show.
Well, it’s official, everything we’ve read about the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 hypercar has been correct. So, a quick recap is in order before presenting you with the full press release and pictures after the break.
First, the name, in case you were wondering where Aventador originates from it was the name of a bull that earning the “Trofeo de la Peña La Madroñera” for outstanding courage in Spain back in October 1993. So there you go.
Giving the mechanised Aventador its courage is a new 6.5 litre V12 snorting out 515kW (700hp) from its chiselled nostrils. The aggressive exterior design also helps. It looks fantastic, don’t you think; everything a Lambo should be.
The use of a carbon fibre monocoque, plus further use of carbon fibre materials, has helped reduce weight compared to the Murcielago. In fact, the body-in-white weighs just 229.5kg and has a torsional rigidity measured at 35000Nm.
Fitted with a new 7-speed Independent Shifting Rod (ISR) transmission the Aventador can change gears in 50 milliseconds. Which is just what you need while you’re powering away to 100km/h in just 2.9 seconds and on to a staggering 350km/h top speed. Of course, the new bull is kept on its intended path thanks to a Haldex Gen IV all-wheel drive system and new pushrod suspension.
Expect to see the Aventador on bedroom walls of 10 year-olds the world over. Just as it should be. All that’s left to do now is read over the material below and then check out the leaked ordering guide and start dreaming of your own LP 700-4.