Alastair's BLE 2 Blog: Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

2011年9月27日火曜日

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

The wait is over ladies and gentlemen: Lamborghini’s next hypercar has made its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show, and dare we say what a hypercar it is! The new Bull God will feature an earth shattering 700hp V12 and the highest power to weight ratio of any car in its class. Yes, this is the new, long waited Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.

Lamborghini is really good at creating sinister super sports cars, but it is equally as talented at naming them. According to the company, "Aventador" was the name of a bull that entered into battle on October 1993 at the Saragossa Arena, earning the "Trofeo de la Pe�a La Madro�era" for its outstanding courage. Having the courage to go up against a new world of super sports cars will be the name of the game for the new Lamborghini flagship. Today?s world is extremely high-tech and many new players have entered the arena. Lamborghini has been promoting its carbon-fiber monocoque technology and the Aventador?s 2.9 second 0-62mph, but will that be enough?

According to 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 unrivaled in the worldwide super sports car arena."

UPDATE 04/29/2011:Shortly after the Aventador’s official debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini was pleased to announce that the super car had been sold out for the 2011 model year. Now, the company can puff out its chest that much more since the Aventador is now sold out for the next 18 months!

UPDATE 09/26/2011: The luckiest jeans-wearing late night talk show host in the world had the opportunity to snuggle up against Lamborghini’s latest supercar during an early taping of his show. Jay Leno was on-hand to get behind the wheel of the Lamborghini Aventador, while also taking some time to chat it up with Lamborghini CEO, Stephan Winkelmann, about the details on the vehicle. They also whipped out the carbon fiber bags to give everyone who can’t afford an Aventador a glimpse at what they’re missing. Hit the jump to watch the video!

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Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 26 September 2011 13:00 EST.