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Lamborghini LP700-4 Aventador - First Glimpse





Price before tax is set to be about £201,900. Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 (internally codenamed LB834 [coupe] and LB835 [roadster]), is the name of the high-performance two-door, two-seat sports car that replaces the Murciélago in the Italian automaker's lineup. It was launched at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show on the 1st of March. It features a brand new 6.5 litre V12 engine, producing 691 hp (515 kW). It was designed by Filippo Perini of Lamborghini Centro Stile under the direction of Lamborghini chief of design Manfred Fitzgerald

Performance is set to be: 0-62 mph (0–100 km/h) in just 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph (350 km/h). Lamborghini claims that the Aventador is 2 generations ahead of anything else on sale, using Formula One-style suspension and a lightweight Carbon Fibre monocoque.... more detail