Tuesday 3rd March 2015

Lamborghini - Geneva 2015

750hp Aventador LP750-4 SV says bull to turbos, hybrids and other modern day nonsense

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What, you expected Lamborghini to take the arrival of the McLaren 675LT, Ferrari 488 GTB, Aston Martin Vantage GT3 and Glickenhaus SCG003 lying down? At Geneva? Don't be daft - this is THE supercar show and the ideal stage for an Aventador with sharper horns.

Specifically it's got a tickled version of the mighty 6.5-litre V12 - naturally aspirated, of course - with an additional 50hp to bring the total up to 750hp at a thunderous 8,400rpm. Torque remains at 509lb ft. Extensive use of lightened carbon parts chops 50kg out of the weight, now a not especially svelte 1,525kg dry, but it's the downforce created by the fixed rear wing and heavily reworked nose that really makes the difference.

Meaner, if not especially leaner, Super Veloce

Chatting with R&D boss Maurizio Reggiani the marginal gains on the spec sheet - top speed is now 'over' the 217mph of the standard car, 0-62 down a tenth to 2.8 seconds - are nothing compared with the additional aero effect. Reluctant to talk specific numbers he would reveal the increase was "over 150 per cent" compared with the standard car and necessitated magnetorheological dampers, stiffer springs and all-new P-Zero Corsa tyres to cope.

If this is meant to be the proper hairy chested Aventador why not go the whole hog, strip more weight and go rear-wheel drive then? Reggiani sees the question coming and shrugs, saying with this much power the Aventador needs all the traction it can get. So the four-wheel drive stays, the Aventador's system a Haldex 4 rather than the more sophisticated fifth generation set-up used on the Huracan and therefore unable to send all its power to the rear. It seems like SV will be getting the controversial variable ratio steering optional on the Huracan too.

At heart though this is a proper Lamborghini, complete with outrageous looks and a demeanour so aggressive you get the impression it'll be hanging out around the back of the hall come show closing time, ready to dish out a kicking to any McLaren, Ferrari or similar pretender fool enough to cross its path. Which is what we want, right?

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[shipoftheseus]

A yellow Lamborghini at the Geneva Salon. Hope they got the test driver to deliver it overnight, across the Raticosa Pass, à la Countach.

[Hollowpockets]

...but the 675lt will be faster and cheaper, less fussy too.

I see you chose not to post a picture of the awful rear end. How could they go from a car as nice as the Murci SV to this?

[Remagel2507]

Hollowpockets said:

...but the 675lt will be faster and cheaper, less fussy too.

I see you chose not to post a picture of the awful rear end. How could they go from a car as nice as the Murci SV to this?

Murci SV looks miles better, far too much going on with this new car think DMC probably had a better idea of what an SV should look like

[redroadster]

When you study the performance this car has it actually looks cheap compared to the McLaren hyper car /porche /La Ferrari stuff .

[After_Shock]

redroadster said:

When you study the performance this car has it actually looks cheap compared to the McLaren hyper car /porche /La Ferrari stuff .

0-60 it looks to compare, but take 0-120/150 and especially rolling performance figures and you will see a decent sized gap in performance. Id expect a Corvette Stingray Z06 to hang onto this for a fraction of the price.

Does look wild though, preferably in a dark colour to hide all those black bits.

[soad]

Who needs Turbos when it looks this good.

[bubney72]

Fantastico!

[Dave Hedgehog]

After_Shock said:

redroadster said:

When you study the performance this car has it actually looks cheap compared to the McLaren hyper car /porche /La Ferrari stuff .

0-60 it looks to compare, but take 0-120/150 and especially rolling performance figures and you will see a decent sized gap in performance. Id expect a Corvette Stingray Z06 to hang onto this for a fraction of the price.

Does look wild though, preferably in a dark colour to hide all those black bits.

you do know how fast the basic aventador is?

this is against a vayron!

5:38 in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5_AKjDdqaU

[zeDuffMan]

Hollowpockets said:

...but the 675lt will be faster and cheaper, less fussy too.

Big V12 at 8400rpm sounds a bit better than the whirring noise you get from the McLaren though.

[soad]

zeDuffMan said:

Hollowpockets said:

...but the 675lt will be faster and cheaper, less fussy too.

Big V12 at 8400rpm sounds a bit better than the whirring noise you get from the McLaren though.

Hard to beat a 12-cylinder powerhouse.

[JuniorD]

Lamborghini are so predictable.

They'll milk the Aventador design for another decade; I predict (in order): LP-770; LP-770 SV; 60th Anniversary; Versace; LP 800; and an LP-800 SV final flog fling

[rhinochopig]

JuniorD said:

Lamborghini are so predictable.

They'll milk the Aventador design for another decade; I predict (in order): LP-770; LP-770 SV; 60th Anniversary; Versace; LP 800; and an LP-800 SV final flog fling

Well don't buy one then

[Adam B]

Remagel2507 said:

needs a few more flaps and creases around the exhaust methinks