Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Spesifikasi Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4:

• Engine:6.5-liter V12


• Power:691 HP / 509 lb-ft


• Transmission:Seven-speed ISR0-60


• Time:2.9 seconds


• Top Speed:217 mph


• Drivetrain:All-Wheel Drive


• Curb Weight:3,472 pounds dry


• Seating:2


• Cargo:3.9 cu-ft


• MSRP:$390,700 Base

Sit inside, and nearly every detail in the interior is in sync with the hexagon theme everywhere else. Each button has an edge to it, but oddly, the theme doesn't feel overwrought or kitschy like it can in a Mini or even a Pagani. All controls are clear and intuitively thought out, and particular joy has been taken with the fighter-jet style start-stop button living under the "Danger Red" flap. Workmanship is top-notch and it's truly fun to explore – all-in-all, the Aventador represents a major leap forward in the cabin experience for Lamborghini.



The digital LCD instrument panel can be modified ad infinitum, but the two chief change-ables are whether to have the center dial emphasize speed over engine revs or vice versa. The feel of the 13.8-inch small-diameter steering wheel with 2.9 turns lock-to-lock is a good grip, though we do wish the height and distance adjustments happened via electrics and not a long-reach lever under the column. We're partial to the column-fixed and noticeably larger shift paddles, but they could outright copy those massive carbon-fiber paddles on the Ferrari FF or Maserati Granturismo S and we'd be much happier still. Rear visibility is – predictably – not so great and the blind spots are a thrill. Getting in or out of the Aventador is easy for anyone six-foot, two-inches or less (after the first cranium-thumping trial run) and once inside, headroom is good up to nearly six-foot, five-inches. Total baggage space is a mere 3.9 cubic feet, so squash is looking better than golf. As always, sacrifices will be made.



The traditional scissor doors on the Aventador – a must – are the lightest we can ever remember on any Lambo. The lever is on the rocker panel by the driver's outside thigh, requiring just a flick of the elegant door with an inelegant elbow.

We get our 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4s exactly when the rest of the world gets theirs: this September, with a base price of $390,700, which includes America's gas-guzzling wrist-slap fee. Company bosses assure us that they have sold 18 months' worth of production already, or around 1,200 cars. We asked them point-blank how many of these were actual customer cars and they piped back, "All but the one each of our 125 dealers worldwide needs to buy to have on-hand for test drives and display purposes." So, that's nearly 1,100 legitimate sales to the world's hypercar elite.

What pleases most is that the Aventador strikes us as a bold and pure romagnola Lamborghini (i.e. from the heart of the Emilia-Romagna region), one that's utterly Italian and not at all a Ferrari or Porsche or Audi wannabe in any way. This was important both for Lamborghini and its customers, and Sant'Agata has hit the bull's eye.