AutoFinder Magazine The Drive: Issue 2, Vol 1 | Page 32

What it's all about

The Aventador is brutally powerful and obscenely flamboyant, but it’s also surprisingly agile for its size, making it one of the most drivable Lambos ever produced. Simply because it’s drivable doesn’t make it easy to drive—and therein lies its appeal. Available as a coupe (or roadster), it flaunts a 6.5-liter, 691-hp V-12 mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. For the ultimate, the Superveloce offers 740 hp. Get yours ASAP; only 600 will be sold worldwide.

The feeling is incredible

As is the case with most sports cars, lower mass means better performance. Lower mass also usually means more money, and in Lamborghini terms, the cost is precisely $88,400 more than the non-SV model. Bespoke treatments will jack up the price even more, and only 600 SVs will be built. According to several Lamborghini officials present—including CEO Stephan Winkelmann—a future Aventador SV roadster is “possible.” Wink. Nod. Grin. Got it. Figure on a price point about $50K higher, and about 100 pounds of weight added back in. Might that make it slower? It could. Would it still be crazy? You’re damn skippy.

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