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Geneva Motor Show: Lamborghini Aventador Debuts

 
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Murcielago is dead, long live Aventador!

First things first—the numbers; 700-horsepower 6.5-liter V12, all-wheel drive, 3,472-lb curb weight, 0 to 60 in 2.7 seconds, 217 miles per hour top speed, and a base price of $379,700.


OK, now that we got that out of the way, Lamborghini's latest flagship car to follow in the wake of Miura, Countach, Diablo and Murcielago is Aventador. The new car is named after a bull that fought in October of 1993 at the Saragossa Arena, earning the “Trofeo de la Peña La Madroñera” for its outstanding courage.

The entire body of the car is one piece—a carbon fiber monocoque—and weighs only 325 pounds. Aluminum frames hold the engine and suspension. As with the Murcielago, air intakes open on demand, keeping the overall profile of the Aventador sleek and graceful when the car is at rest. Also, in keeping with the tradition Lamborghini started with Countach, the doors open upwards rather than out. A clear engine cover is offered for the first time on a 12 cylinder Lamborghini.



Inside, as you’d expect, the interior treatment is all the way over the top. The finest leather upholsters nearly every surface, the sweeping design carries over from the exterior of the car and the instrumentation is via the latest thin film transistor (TFT) technology. This enables Lamborghini’s engineers to configure the panel in a myriad of different ways, getting more information into the same space. 



Adapting technologies from racing practices, the suspension system is a pushrod design and the transmission employs independent shifting rods, the next generation of the robotized transmissions that have become de rigueur in high-performance motoring, the ISR transmission is lighter and faster than a dual clutch setup while smaller than a conventional manual gearbox. The pushrod suspension system was adapted from Formula 1 and was paired with double wishbones and carbon ceramic brakes. A Drive Select Mode System enables the driver to choose program the engine, transmission, differential, steering and dynamic control from a choice of three settings – Strada (road), Sport and Corsa (track).



Offered in 13 colors at launch, three of which have matte finishes, Aventador will feature two-tone interiors, a host of electronic comfort and convenience features, and Lamborghini’s “Ad Personam” individualization program, which offers a limitless array of colors and materials.

Customer deliveries are expected to start in the summer of 2011.     



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