With a 1525 kg dry weight (55 kg lighter than the 599 GTB), its similar to
the Aventador, despite not matching its Italian foe's carbonfibre construction.
With everyone clamouring to have a look, it's hard to get anywhere near
the Aventador J on Lamborghini's show stand.
Lamborghini is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and part of the festivities include this special edition
Aventador, the LP720 - 4 50 Anniversario.
At this moment,
the Aventador hits the sweet spot and you explode to the next corner with just the tiniest — but wonderfully thrilling — steer from the rear.
It's an absurd notion, but
the Aventador LP700 - 4, while being the fastest Lamborghini yet made, is an absolute pussycat.
It will come as no surprise that there's a huge disconnect in the dynamic relationship between Miura SVJ and
Aventador — I knew as much before I embarked on this feature, and I'd never driven either car before.
«That's why we have already decided that the next - generation V12 will stay naturally aspirated and it is one reason why the [
Aventador] remains unique.»
Lamborghini battled McLaren and Ferrari for attention at the 2013 Geneva motor show with the stunning Veneno, a bold,
Aventador - based hypercar.
This week, just as
the Aventador lands in the notoriously rich city, the police chief took to twitter to announce another addition: a Ferrari.
Imagine
an Aventador with 48V twin turbos or electric supercharges (or both).
Compared with the Lamborghini
Aventador and some other shouty exotics, the F12 is a finely balanced and mature GT of classic proportions.
Other than the similarities in the engine note, not a single characteristic of the Miura is evident in
the Aventador — and objectively the newer car is better in almost every way.
The 720S had the same amount of fascinating the the exiting
Aventador, being the opposite of it.
Only the most exotic engines, such as Porsche's naturally aspirated 4 - litre flat - six, Ferrari's 6.3 - litre V12 and also the Lamborghini
Aventador's V12 have old - school drama.
The Urus also features rear - wheel steering — first introduced in
the Aventador S — with up to 3 degrees of movement either way.
It also comfortably trumps the 690bhp Lamborghini
Aventador while matching its torque figure.
The eagerly anticipated machine, which will join
the Aventador and Huracan in Lamborghini's model line - up, will be unveiled at the firm's newly expanded factory in Sant «Agate Bolognese in Italy.
Indeed the biggest risk to you is other drivers who, mesmerised by
the Aventador's styling, get target - fixated on the car — eventually driving towards you on collision course.
Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann says that the twin - turbo 4.0 - litre V8 destined for the Urus SUV won't be used in Huracán or
Aventador derivatives
The body gains a striking aero kit that apparently makes
the Aventador up to 50 per cent more aerodynamically efficient than standard.
The next
Aventador, due before the second - generation Huracán, will retain its naturally aspirated V12 engine, so the Huracán's successor will be the first Lamborghini sports car to be an advanced plug - in hybrid.
2014 Lamborghini
Aventador in stunning white and black color combination.
If we talk about which is the best sportscar, then the race between 488, Performante and 720S is very close, while
the Aventador is not that good, but very very very exiting.
Forty years after the Jota, SVJ and Countach, the brilliant
Aventador carries with it the same rebel spirit and extreme attitude of not only these cars, but the men who built them.
Lamborghini's displaying one of the 2012 Geneva motor show's undoubted stars in the shape of
the Aventador J.
If you ever get the chance to drive the 720S or
Aventador S please do it.
You attack corners with confidence in
the Aventador — not the trepidation associated with its ancestor.
Armed with a Lamborghini
Aventador, loaned to us by Auto Vivendi, we took to Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground to see how our Italian supercar would fare against some of the regulars of the top speed club.
The Peugeot 208 GTI by Peugeot Sport, for example, might be a substantial 535bhp down on the Lamborghini
Aventador LP750 - 4 SV, but in limited - edition 30th Anniversary form, it's already impressed us with supreme agility and a punchy engine.
As absurd as it sounds for a # 294,665 car,
the Aventador Roadster is good value.
It's also blessed with a capable and extremely agile chassis, which certainly makes it a worthy rival to
the Aventador S.
The Aventador S costs from # 271,146, if you're in the market for a mid-engined V12 supercar then you're going to struggle to find anything similar for that sort of money.
Within Autosport International is The Performance Car Show, which contains a host of the best performance cars and supercars on sale, including two of Italy's finest, the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and Lamborghini
Aventador LP700 - 4.
Total power is rated just shy of 700bhp, at a Lamborghini
Aventador matching 690bhp, which would comfortably make this Audi's most powerful road car should it make production as we hope (and expect!)
At the time of launch, the BMW 1M Coupe saw off the Porsche Cayman R, Nissan 370Z and Audi TT RS in a group test, while it finished impressively well in our 2011 evo Car of the Year contest, sharing the podium with the McLaren 12C and Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0, putting paid to the Cayman R (again) as well as the Lamborghini
Aventador, Ferrari FF, Jaguar XKR - S and its recently launched big brother, the BMW M5.
The V12 in
the Aventador is the second in history of the make.
Just like
the Aventador S coupe, the open - air model has a naturally aspirated 6.5 - liter V - 12 engine.
Dropping the top on the Lamborghini
Aventador S reveals an even sleeker vehicle than the original coupe.
Lamborghini steals the 2012 Geneva motor show with its wild drop - top
Aventador J. Live show pictures here!
There's plenty of carbon technology too, on top of
the Aventador's already groundbreaking carbonfibre structure.
The hotel in the centre of Milan last night was very much
an Aventador kind of hotel, with riotous colours and bemusing fabrics everywhere.
With a Lamborghini
Aventador?
I can give the Urus a pass because Lamborghini has done an SUV before, but I can't forgive its uninspired,
Aventador nose on a Q7 body look.
We know that that
the Aventador coupe is a surprisingly capable and driveable car — a car that invites you to work rather than fight with it — and the Roadster is no different.
All you're aware of from behind the wheel is much sharper front - end bite with maybe a hint of neutral oversteer that never develops into full - blown oversteer on turn in — a massive step in the right direction for
the Aventador.
Everything in
the Aventador S works «as one» now, and it feels lighter on its feet, more agile and far better sorted as a result.
It looks bold, a mix of
Aventador styling cues with a much tauter, more squat shape.
The Murciélago's swan song, the LP670 - 4 SV, came out in 2009, and its replacement,
the Aventador, was shown at the 2011 Geneva show.
This might be McLaren's answer to the dearly departed Ferrari 458 Speciale, but it packs enough performance to bloody the nose of more expensive, rarefied cars such as Lamborghini's
Aventador LP 750 - 4 SV.
It is true that the car has, unlike the Gallardo / Huracan no Audiengine and nearly no Audiparts, but still the Huracan ist the best Lamborghini I ever driven - not as exciting as
the Aventador but the V10 is fascinating engine too - in the Huracan it sounds even bether than in the R8.