Articles about Lamborghini Aventador

The history behind the mythical carmaker

It's an old story, but a good one.In the late '50s, tractor magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini is disgruntled with the unreliability of his Ferrari. Disassembling the engine and the transmission-he's a mechanic by trade-he discovers his Ferrari's

Good times

The new Lamborghini Aventador Essenza SCV12 is "the direct descendant of cars such as the Miura Jota and Diablo GTR," explains Lamborghini. It's quite bonkers, but it's not the first time the Italian carmaker has alleviated itself from things like '

Not all of them are found in expensive exotics

A starter button on the dashboard? Snore. Somehow, it's more interesting-more Italian-to locate it on the steering wheel. Audi does that in the R8 V10. Lots of Ferraris do the same. But the Alfa Romeo Giulia brings a slice

This week was pretty busy

Just 10 units will be made

Think the auto industry's sudden shift to digital only applies to mass-market brands and dealerships? Think again.Lamborghini has launched a new studio for its Ad Personam personalization service that allows buyers the world over to customize their brand-new

Because we're geeks like that

Lamborghini was so proud of its Aventador rolling chassis, it chose to reveal images of the car's carbon tub, pushrod suspension, and 694hp V12 all bolted together without bodywork on top first. Which is a bit like sending a naked selfie

It’s a hybrid V12 with supercapacitors

Meet the Siån, a limited-run evolutionary step of Lambo's V12 lineage. It's also the fastest and most powerful car to ever come out of Sant'Agata Bolognese.Yep, it's official: Lambo has gone hybrid. But not as

Lamborghini X Skyler Grey

The man you see in the image below is American street artist Skyler Grey. Mr. Grey has pretty mad talent for the whole drawing and painting business. So much so, in fact, that Lamborghini gave him an Aventador S to paint for

Meet the Aventador SVJ 63 and the Huracan Evo GT

Typical. You spend ages waiting for a new Lamborghini, and...well, you know the rest. Here are two brand-new special edition Lambos: the Aventador SVJ 63, and the Huracan Evo GT.Let's talk Aventador SVJ first, because...V12. Only 63

Not all heroes wear capes. Some just hit CTRL+P

3D printing has been around for a while now. Admittedly, we're not quite at the point where we're printing replacement plates each time we drop grandma's best Sunday china, but the car industry has adopted this newfangled technology. We'

The active aero still works, even without the top

There are many impressive numbers that come as standard with the new Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster: 759hp, 0-100kph in 2.9sec, 349ph top speed...and only 50kg heavier than the Nürburgring record-setting SVJ coupe.And there's more. Lamborghini

Lamborghini has perfected the art of the limited edition

You're not looking at a Lamborghini Aventador with vents and splitters and power, you're looking at history: This is the first ever one-off model built by Lamborghini's racing division, Squadra Corse.Welcome, then, to the 'SC18.' Okay, yes,

Christmas came early

Christmas is fast approaching, and if you still haven't come up with a gift list, now's a good time to get to it.Looking for a simple token of appreciation for a car guy? Then these might be worth including

Meet the angry Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

It'll do 0-200kph in 8.6 seconds

This is the new Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, the most extreme version of Lambo's big-boy supercar yet. It's a car we already know to some degree-it's already claimed the Nürburgring Nordschleife record, and we've also driven

This is as epic as drives come

Norway's really quite beautiful. A long time ago, TG once ended up there after a mammoth one-tank fuel challenge and discovered that a) you can go really far in a Mercedes C-Class wagon and b) driving slowly to conserve

This is how you celebrate 50

Lamborghini set up shop in Japan 50 years ago. Fifty. 50 years last week since the company began selling imported 400 GTs. Today, they're selling something with a little bit more power. And exclusivity. Yep, Lamborghini has announced five exclusive production

Live large in 1:24th scale

Who doesn't want to own a supercar? The thrill of speed and the magnificent sounds that their high-horsepower engines create will make even the most jaded car guy (or girl) giddy. Well, you can stop dreaming now because Petron is

It has four-wheel steering

As night follows day, so Roadster follows Coupe. Today we bring you news of the upgraded Lamborghini Aventador Roadster-the Aventador 'S' Roadster.As with any new car news this week-barring the new TVR of course-it'll be premiered in

More power and four-wheel steering

May we humbly present to you the brand new Lamborghini Aventador S. It is here, it is yellow, and it is fast. We are informed it represents a new benchmark for the Aventador, and thus we must take you through its myriad