Lamborghini Aventador LP700

The Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is a two-door, two-seater sports car publicly unveiled by Lamborghini at the Geneva Motor Show on 28 February 2011, five months after its initial unveiling in Sant'Agata Bolognese Internally codenamed LB834,the Aventador was designed to replace the ten-year-old Murciélago as the new flagship model in the Lamborghini line-up starting in 2011Soon after the Aventador unveiling, Lamborghini announced that it had already sold over 12 months of the production vehicles, with deliveries starting in the second half of 2011.The suggested retail price is €255,000 in Europe, £201,900 in the UK and $379,700 in the U.S.
Like previous Lamborghinis, the Aventador name was chosen for its symbolic connection to the world of fighting bulls, sharing a name with the legendary Aventador, a trophy-winning bull in the world of Spanish bullfighting. Bred by the sons of Don Celestino Cuadri Vides, the bull that bore the number 32 took part in a notably spirited, bloody and violent battle with a torero in the town of Zaragoza, Spain that earned him the “Trofeo de la Peña La Madroñera" in 1993.
Production will be limited to 4000 units (4099 Murciélagos have been built). The moulds used to make the carbon-fibre monocoque are expected to last 500 units each and only 8 have been made. Lamborghini says that the Aventador is two generations ahead of anything else on sale, using Formula One-style suspension and a lightweight carbon fibre monocoque.Stylistically, the Aventador represents an evolution of its predecessor, the Murciélago. The car's shape also borrows heavily from Lamborghini's limited-edition Reventón and their Estoque concept car.
The Aventador LP700-4 will be using Lamborghini's new 690 bhp (510 kW) 6.5 liter 60° V-12 engine. Known internally as the L539,the new engine is Lamborghini's fourth in-house engine and second V12. It is the first all-new V12 since the 3.5 litre powerplant found in the Miura.

Displacement	6,498 cc (396.5 cu in)
Max power	700 PS (515 kW; 690 bhp) @ 8250rpm
Max torque	690 N·m (510 lb·ft) @ 5500rpm
CO2 emissions	398 g/km
Combined fuel consumption	17.2 l/100 km (13.5 mpg)

Performance is estimated to be 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.9 seconds with a top speed of around 349 km/h (217 mph).^[14] Its United States Environmental Protection Agency fuel mileage is 14 miles per US gallon (17 L/100 km; 17 mpg_-imp).
Its transmission, a single-clutch 7-speed semi-automatic, is built by Graziano Trasmissioni. Although being single-clutch, gear-shifts are accomplished in 50 milliseconds.
The brand new, electronically controlled, Four-wheel drive system is developed and supplied by the Swedish company, Haldex Traction offering superb traction and handling capabilities based on their 4th generation technology.

Reception

On 31 July 2011, the Aventador was reviewed on motoring show Top Gear, receiving mixed reviews from Richard Hammond. Although impressed with the performance and handling, Hammond expressed dismay at the lack of temperament and danger associated with driving previous Lamborghini supercars.The Aventador recorded the third fastest time around the Top Gear track with a time of 1.16.5, beating the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, among others.
The Lamborghini Aventador makes an appearance on video games such as Forza Motorsport 4 via the November Speed Pack DLC and Need For Speed The Run via Limited Edition.

Lamborghini Aventador

Manufacturer	Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A
Also called	LP 700-4
Production	2011–
Assembly	Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Predecessor	Lamborghini Murciélago
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door coupé
Layout	Mid-engine, four-wheel drive
Engine	6.5 L V12 (L539)
Transmission	7-speed single clutch gearbox
Wheelbase	2,700 mm (106.30 in)
Length	4,780 mm (188.19 in)
Width	2,030 mm (79.92 in) (w/mirrors: 2,265 mm (89.17 in)) [1]
Height	1,136 mm (44.72 in)
Curb weight	1,575 kg (3,470 lb)