Alastair's BLE 2 Blog: The most expensive Lamborghini in the world is a $4.8 million Aventador scale model

2011年9月19日月曜日

The most expensive Lamborghini in the world is a $4.8 million Aventador scale model

?3.5 million, or $4.83 million, will buy you a lot of things, including 12 Lamborghini Aventador supercars. Why anyone would need that many Aventadors is beyond us, but what is even more mind-boggling is why someone would spend that much money on a 1:8 scale model of the new Lamborghini supercar. Yes, one is for sale and it’s priced at $4.83 million.

This unbelievable scale model was presented by former Mercedes-Benz engineer and German model maker, Robert Gulpen, at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Made from some of the most precious materials used for construction, the scale model Aventador comes wrapped in 1/1000mm thin threads of solid gold with carbon fiber forming the entire body of the car, and solid gold and platinum rims and interior to finish it off. On top of that, the material used on the windows is bulletproof glass and the Lamborghini logo adorned in the back is made from gold, platinum, and other precious gems.

All told, the whole project required ?2 million ($2.8 million), which is insane just to read. The other half of that cost most likely comes as a result of 500 hours of build time.

The car is set to be auctioned off soon, possibly at Sotherby’s or Chrystie’s in New York or Dubai. Expect the model to fetch a starting bid of ?3.5 million - $4.83 million - with part of the final purchase price going to charity.

Whether somebody’s insane enough to actually pay 12 times the price of an actual Lamborghini Aventador is besides the point. Paying $5 million for just about anything, let alone a scale model, is crazy enough.

Hit the jump for a video showing off the Aventador scale model.