With the Aventador LP 700-4, Lamborghini is redefining the very pinnacle of the world super sports car market - brutal power, outstanding lightweight engineering and phenomenal handling precision are combined with peerless design and the very finest equipment to deliver an unparalleled driving experience. With the Aventador, Lamborghini is taking a big step into the future - and building on the history of the brand with the next automotive legend. The first customers will take delivery of the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 in late summer 2011. (continued below)
2012 Aventador LP 700-4 Photo Gallery
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4: Innovative Concept and Phenomenal Performance
Source: Lamborghini | Published: Mon Feb 28, 2011
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The technology package of the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 is utterly
unique. It is based on an innovative monocoque made from carbon-fiber that
combines exceptional lightweight engineering with the highest levels of
stiffness and safety. The new twelve-cylinder with 6.5 liters' displacement and
700 hp brings together the ultimate in high-revving pleasure with astonishing
low-end torque. Thanks to a dry weight of only 3,472 lbs (1,575 kilograms),
which is extremely low for this class of vehicle, the weight-to-power ratio
stands at only 4.96 lbs/hp (2.25 kilograms per hp). Even the fantastic 0-60 mph
acceleration figure of just 2.8 seconds and the top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h)
do not fully describe the Aventador's extreme performance. And yet, fuel
consumption and CO2 emissions are down by around 20 percent compared with its
predecessor, despite the considerable increase in power (+8%).
The ISR
transmission is unique among road-going vehicles, guaranteeing the fastest
shifting time (only 50 milliseconds) and a highly emotional shift feel, while
the lightweight chassis with pushrod suspension delivers absolute handling
precision and competition-level performance. The expressively-designed interior
offers hi-tech features ranging from the TFT cockpit display with Drive Select
Mode system. The Aventador will be built to the very highest quality standards
in an all-new production facility in Sant'Agata Bolognese.
"With the
Aventador LP 700-4, the future of the super sports car is now part of the
present. Its exceptional package of innovative technologies is unique, its
performance simply overwhelming," says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of
Automobili Lamborghini. "The Aventador is a jump of two generations in terms of
design and technology, it's the result of an entirely new project, but at the
same time it's a direct and consistent continuation of Lamborghini's brand
values. It is extreme in its design and its performance, uncompromising in its
standards and technology, and unmistakably Italian in its style and perfection.
Overall, the dynamics and technical excellence of the Aventador LP 700-4 makes
it unrivalled in the worldwide super sports car arena."
Aventador: The
Name of One of the Most Courageous of All Bulls
According to its
tradition, Lamborghini's new flagship bears the name of a bull - naturally, a
particularly courageous specimen from the world of the Spanish Corrida.
Aventador was the name of a bull that entered into battle in October 1993 at the
Saragossa Arena, earning the "Trofeo de la Pena La Madronera" for its
outstanding courage.
Exterior Design
For Lamborghini,
design is always the beauty of aggressive power, the elegance of breathtaking
dynamics. From the very first glance, the new Aventador is unmistakably a
Lamborghini, clothed in the brand's characteristic and distinctive design
language - with its extremely powerful proportions, its exact lines and precise
surfaces, and with taut muscularity in every one of its details. The designers
in the Centro Stile Lamborghini have carefully developed this design language to
give the Aventador a significant new edge. It is an avantgarde work of art, an
incredibly dynamic sculpture, from the sharply honed front end through the
extremely low roofline to the distinctive rear diffuser. Every line has a clear
function, every form is dictated by its need for speed, yet the overall look is
nothing less than spectacular and breathtaking.