The celebration of the quintessential V12 supercar. The culmination of a brilliant business career. The definitive iteration of a future myth. The perfect ending to a legendary car. Any definition falls short to describe the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae, which takes advantage of the performance of the Aventador SVJ and intensifies it with the sophistication and elegance of the Aventador S to end the era of non-electrified combustion engines in style. Lamborghini.
With the new Revuelto already in production and about to be launched, the significance and relevance of the Aventador gains even more strength. Introduced in March 2011 in Geneva, it has provided an impeccable service record during these 11 years of existence.
Its initial production was estimated at around 4,000 copies, taking the sales figures of its predecessor as a reference, but its demand was such from the outset that it has completed its commercial cycle with a total of 11,425 units registered worldwide, a volume impossible to predict even by the most favorable forecasts.
For its closing version, the Ultimae – which increased its power to 780 CV at 8,500 laps – the firm set a limit of 350 units in a coupe format and 250 in a roadster configuration. This farewell variant also placed the model's performance at the pinnacle: top speed of 355 km/h, from 0 to 100 in 2.8 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h in 8.7 seconds thanks to its traction system. permanent four-wheel drive and 10 additional CV over the radical SVJ.
The exciting time journey through the history of Lamborghini condensed into a single day through the consecutive and correlative testing of the firm's most emblematic V12 models allows one to reach a revealing conclusion: technique evolves, technology advances, components They improve, the benefits increase, but the vehicles with the bull logo on the hood all have the same essence, a recognizable charisma, a common DNA...
Each one with their own personality and identity traits, however, they share a rebellious soul, an unleashed fury that manifests itself instinctively, intensively, naturally and organically. In this sense, the Aventador is no exception. At the zenith of the company's evolutionary pyramid -until the Revuelto replaces it, shortly-, the latest V12 without supercharging or hybridization shows validity and effectiveness only clouded by the response of its automatic gearbox.
This single-clutch 7-ratio robotic gearbox is the only item that stands the test of time for its somewhat lazy and clumsy reactions compared to its razor-sharp power and incisive road-predator demeanor. The rest of the components, despite having been developed more than a decade ago, could be at the level of even the best and most evolved supercar today.
It is enough to list some of its characteristics that support its performance: monocoque chassis entirely in carbon fiber, a four-wheel drive system with electronically controlled torque distribution and a rear limited slip differential that together with the front one and the ESP adjust the power distribution. in milliseconds up to 60% ahead. Active aerodynamics, 4 directional wheels, driving mode selector with Strada, Sport, Corsa and EGO programs, 2.0 vehicle dynamic control system, cylinder disconnection system…
All this combined technology translates into a constant and permanent challenge to the laws of physics. The Aventador is capable of undertaking lightning-fast acceleration without losing traction, with a level of poise and grip that is out of this world and supporting surprising lateral acceleration with impassive security, always at ground level, without losing position and taking advantage of its imposing dimensions and components. . But, on the other hand, it is also capable of demonstrating a noble, almost submissive and tame attitude with a delicate and tempered performance in rational, earthly and ordinary use.
The true evolution of supercars like the Aventador, achieved by the miracle of electronics, is to be able to have and enjoy both worlds in the same vehicle, without giving up almost anything -except for discretion, atrocious consumption in case of raising the requirement (18 liters on average approved), and an overflowing sound even in stopped maneuvers that borders on insane in the red zone of the rev counter-.
Beyond its image, typical of a sophisticated war tool, and the internal atmosphere of a video game or an aviation simulator, the Aventador is a jet rocket for the road duly "civilized" and "disguised" as a car, although with the appearance interstellar ship.
