Lamborghini Aventador

Strip the Lamborghini Aventador back to its specification sheet and the character is already there: 6.5&nbsp, 700 PS. Lamborghini built from 2011 to 2022, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Its designer of record is Filippo Perini (original) / Mitja Borkert (Aventador S).

The background

The Lamborghini Aventador (Spanish pronunciation: [aβentaˈðoɾ]) is a mid-engine, two-seater sports car manufactured and marketed by Lamborghini from 2011 until 2022. Named after a prominent Spanish fighting bull that fought in Zaragoza, Aragón, in 1993, the Aventador succeeded the Murciélago and was manufactured in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy.

The engineering

Under the skin sits 6.5  it is rated at 700 PS. Kerb weight is 1575 kg LP 700-4, LP 740-4 S. Power-to-weight lands near 444 horsepower per tonne, which is hypercar territory, where the limiting factor is the tyre, not the engine. The gearbox is a 7-speed Graziano ISR automated manual. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2700 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Where it sits

Where it sits in Lamborghini's history is not in doubt: the Lamborghini Murciélago came before it; the Lamborghini Revuelto followed it; it was built at Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Jaguar C-X75, the Porsche 918 Spyder, the Ferrari 458. Its Lamborghini stablemates include the Lamborghini Calà and the Lamborghini Marco Polo.