Aventado test drive advice...
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eccounts said:
I'm due to take out an Aventador tomorrow, any advice from those who've driven one as to the do's and don't to get the best out of the car in the oh so short one hour test drive.
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From my test drive: Salesman will probably get you to drive in all 3 modes strada/sport/corsa. Don't bother with Strada. Also, it's not brilliant in full auto mode so I'd go straight in to sport/manual then try out Corsa (brutal gear change). I spent most of my test drive in Corsa mode..
Other than that, have fun
Well I can report back that's the Aventador is apocalyptically fast.
In Sport or Corsa mode the jump from 70 to 71(or a multiple of) happens in the blink of an eye. You'll run out of road or balls well before the car runs out of steam.
On the twisty bits it's really planted and encourages you to push on. You soon forget about the width, however I'm sure it's that width that aids the road holding.
The top speed is a step up from want I'm used to with my Gallardo, however I think I prefer my Gallardo as it has an completely unscientific way of bringing a grin to my face every time I drive it.
In summary the Aventador is fantastic, but it's just not bonkers.
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In Sport or Corsa mode the jump from 70 to 71(or a multiple of) happens in the blink of an eye. You'll run out of road or balls well before the car runs out of steam.
On the twisty bits it's really planted and encourages you to push on. You soon forget about the width, however I'm sure it's that width that aids the road holding.
The top speed is a step up from want I'm used to with my Gallardo, however I think I prefer my Gallardo as it has an completely unscientific way of bringing a grin to my face every time I drive it.
In summary the Aventador is fantastic, but it's just not bonkers.
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I have asked this question before but did not get a decent answer. In Corsa mode the car has very brutal gear changes, is not the use of this mode over a period of time going to have a detrimental effect on the power train as it appears mechanical sympathy has not been programmed into the software?
We saw Nissan making a fuss about the use of launch control on the GTR; could we see a similar situation here?
We saw Nissan making a fuss about the use of launch control on the GTR; could we see a similar situation here?
Streetrod said:
I have asked this question before but did not get a decent answer. In Corsa mode the car has very brutal gear changes, is not the use of this mode over a period of time going to have a detrimental effect on the power train as it appears mechanical sympathy has not been programmed into the software?
We saw Nissan making a fuss about the use of launch control on the GTR; could we see a similar situation here?
I don't think so it feels more sympathetic than corsa in a lp560 which hits very violently but is fine long term, it hits harder but less violently, hard to explain.We saw Nissan making a fuss about the use of launch control on the GTR; could we see a similar situation here?
I thought i would hate it as i'm a big dsg fan and thought they had missed a trick not having it in the new car, but it is actually very enjoyable to drive and actually adds something to the experience like Lambo pr said, but at the time i thought was marketing bs as they couldnt afford a dsg transmission. I like it, seems fine at low speed and in traffic as well.
Lambo FirstBlood said:
So did you order one OP?]
Not this time.Back in the Summer I put my letter of intent in with Lambo Sevenoaks for the Gallardo replacement due 2013, deposit due Q1 next year.
Talking to Steve of Lambo Sevenoaks, he's is off at the end of the month with one of their customers to pick up his Aventador from the factory. Lucky monkey !
Thanks to Julien (a new addition to Steve's team) for overseeing my test drive. I'm sure he hadn't quite expected to find a dust cart in the middle of the road just as I was in the middle of testing the Aventadors high speed cornering potential. I can confirm the ceramic brakes are top notch
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