Tuning companies are not ordinarily fans of the 'less is more' philosophy, more often than not slapping on all manner of aerodynamic addenda and power in the quest to make some sort of 'statement'. Tuning house Oakley Design, however, is following a more Lotus-like approach in creating this, the Lamborghini Aventador LP760-2.
As the name of its planned Lambo tweak implies, Oakley (which also does tweakery for the likes of the Porsche Panamera and Ferrari 458) has decided that it's going to dump the front differential, driveshaft and other associated gubbins to make the car rear-wheel drive only. Imagine a sort of an Aventador version of the Gallardo Balboni, if you will, or a Lamborghini version of the rear-drive MTM Audi R8 we featured last year.
Making the Aventador proper-wheel drive will shave around 85kg from the Aventador's kerb weight, but Oakley goes a little further; it's going to pop on lightweight forged alloys that save 4kg at each corner, and fit a titanium exhaust system that is said to save around 30kg.
The body hasn't been entirely left alone, either. The two plastic front bumper and two rear bumper trims will be extended to aid cooling, as will the side air intakes located behind the doors. The new parts will be made from carbon-fibre, as will the new side sills with their slightly larger vents. There's also a Mira wind tunnel-developed Gurney flap to help high-speed stability.
The engine tweaks are perhaps the least extensive; an ECU remap along with that new exhaust and larger air intakes push power up to 760bhp and around 550lb ft of torque - roughly 10 per cent more than the factory car manages.
There's no info on pricing, but Oakley Design says it only plans to make five Aventadors in total, and three of those have already been sold.
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