All Hail Lamborghini Aventador!

Lamborghini Aventador LP700 4 Successor Of Lamborghini Murciélago

Lamborghini continues its fighting bull tradition this morning as the exotic car maker unveils the replacement to the often mispronounced Murciélago. Having new competitors like PAGANI C9 Huayra and Bugatti Veyron on its crosshair, the new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is a leaner, meaner beast than its predecessor. Like all Lamborghini model, one can trace back Aventador’s lineage to a 1993 fighting bull of the same name at Spain’s Saragossa Arena. Its build, however, is anything but a legacy from the past.

Developed with the help from aerospace giant Boeing, the cockpit is of one-piece carbon fiber, weighs in at a mere 324 pounds. Rated at 690 horsepower, its new 6.5-liter V12 powerplant is able to propel the 3,500 pound beast from 0-60 mph in less 2.9 seconds, faster than you can finish reading this write-up. What are not visible are the innovations and features that went into this matador slayer.

As Stephan Winkelmann,President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini stated, “”The Aventador is a jump of two generations in terms of design and technology, it’s the result of an entirely new project…” What is more attractive, aside from its bloody red Arancio Argos colorway, is its price at around $370,000. A bargain considering most of its counterparts easily cost double or triple of that
Lamborghini knows how to make a supercar super. Imposing swagger, sledgehammer speed and lots and lots of noise.

·         Comfort

It's wide. Really wide. And it feels really wide too, meaning that you - the chubby lump of organic matter sitting between the seat and steering wheel - never feel really comfortable along say, the kind of narrow backroad you should be having a blast on. Plus, the ride is quite firm, but in a sophisticated sort of way, and strangely, makes sense as a big GT car. Nicely settled on motorways.

·         Performance

You're kidding, right? It's got a 6.5-litre V12 that produces 700bhp, does 0-62mph in less than three seconds and will top out at 217mph. The acceleration, needless to say, is apocalyptic. 

·         Cool

It's a proper piece of street theatre this, and thus, not one for shrinking violets.

·         Quality

Under Audi's stewardship, Lamborghini can build cars that don't fall to pieces at the first sight of a corner. Or traffic queue.

·         Handling

Three suspension modes - Strada, Sport and Corsa - turn the Aventador from lazy (as lazy as a Lambo gets) trundler into full-on track monster. The steering is positive and accurate and the body control fabulous. 

·         Practicality

You're kidding, right? There's a distinct lack of storage compartments, and the boot is enough to swallow a small bag. Who cares - transporting stuff is overrated.

·         Running costs

10mpg, big insurance, big road tax bills, big servicing, and of course, that access price. Again, who cares - this is a big, V12-engined Lamborghini. Thank the universe it exists.

Here some images from the Aventador