Here’s a milestone we might not have thought possible: Lamborghini has officially built 10,000 Aventadors since the model launched in 2011. For a supercar that uses a hand-made carbonfibre tub and model-specific V12 engine, that’s quite the achievement – particularly because the team at Sant'Agata Bolognese haven’t exactly left twiddling their thumbs when it comes to production of the Huracan as well. Both the V12 and V10 models are made on the same, Audi-influenced production lines, in the building beside the Urus’s newer plant.
On average, then, 1,111 Aventadors have rolled out of Lambo’s HQ gates each year, although no doubt the numbers have been more varied year to year as updates and special editions arrived. Cars like the 2012 open-air Aventador Roadster, the 740hp S in 2016 and refreshed Evo, in 2017. The SVJ that came a year later turned the car from an extreme, exotic road monster into a genuine driver’s champion; with Lambo nutjob Marco Mapelli using one to set a Nurburgring lap record in spectacular style. The onboard never gets old.
The influence of the Aventador on the wider industry shouldn’t be underestimated, either. At a time when manufacturers were obsessed with downsizing – even Ferrari turned to turbocharging – Lambo soldiered on with big capacity atmospheric lumps. You could easily argue that the unfiltered scream of a V12 has become even more of a Lamborghini USP over the Aventador's decade than at any point before. And God bless it for that.
Moreover, at a time when global automotive regulations are getting tighter at an accelerated rate, for the Aventador to enter five-figure production shows just how strong the love remains. Lambo isn’t done with the format, either; the recently revealed SCV12, for example, uses that 6.5-litre motor to produce 830hp. Bonkers, given that it remains a naturally aspirated unit – albeit one force-fed with a ram air intake at high speed. And affirmation that the twelve is far from dead, or unpopular – see the 73 Aventadors presently up for sale on PH’s classifieds as evidence.
That’s no small part thanks to the Avendator, the 10,000th build of which, by the way, is heading to Thailand – itself telling of how far reaching the V12 supercar’s influence is. The car is fairly restrained by Lambo standards, finished in Grigio Acheso grey with a Rosso Mimir detailing, and an Ad Personam interior in red and black. With '10,000' on its build number, whoever’s garage it ends up in will be bagging themselves a remarkable piece of history; to have a scintillating V12 supercar in addition almost seems like a fortunate bonus.
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