Thursday, December 10, 2015
Lamborghini unveils hardcore Aventador SV
You'd have thought that the 'standard' Lamborghini Aventador was more than fast and focused enough for most supercar buyers. However, the Italian brand clearly doesn't agree, having unveiled a lighter, more powerful and even more hardcore version at the Geneva motor show, which it has described as "the purest incarnation of Lamborghini to date".
The Aventador LP750-4 SV – standing for Super Veloce (Italian for Super Fast) – has dropped 50kg in weight and gained an extra 49bhp, making this high-revving turbo-less V12 monster a truly exhilarating machine. Thanks to its lashings of carbon fibre, the LP750-4 now weighs in at a reasonable 1,525kg, but punches out a whopping 740bhp at a spine-tingling 8,400rpm, giving well-heeled drivers an old-school supercar feel.
With its tweaked 6.5-litre motor, crash diet and optimised aerodynamics, this new Lamborghini now sprints to 62mph in a rapid 2.8 seconds (down from 2.9 seconds), and is capable of hitting 'more than 217mph', reports Autocar. The SV shares its seven-speed automated manual gearbox with the standard car, though it gains an even more musical exhaust, with four central pipes gracing the rear of the car.
The SV also retains the Aventador's four-wheel drive system and driving modes set up for road, fast road and track driving, which adjust engine, transmission and four-wheel drive settings. Helping to confirm its position as a very serious driving machine, the SV includes carbon fibre wings, interior trim and bucket seats, with carpets and noise insulation all being ditched in the name of weight saving. The multimedia system has also been binned to slash weight, though owners can reinstate it at no extra cost.
With 20-inch wheels at the front, 21-inch wheels at the back and an adjustable rear wing, downforce – and the resultant extra grip – should not be in short supply. Thankfully carbon ceramic brakes are also standard to provide sufficient muscle to contain the tuned engine. Prices are yet to be confirmed, but suffice it to say, this Lambo is firmly in 'if-you-have-to-ask-you-can't-afford-it' territory, with an expected price tag of around £300,000.
