Road & Track

The all-new 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 weighs 198 pounds less than the Murciélago and makes 30 more horsepower.

The object at Lamborghini in developing the new Aventador was not to just add power, but to increase performance by removing weight.

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 at the Geneva Auto Show

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Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4. I can’t wait till more photos of that Italian super car leak online! // photo via Jalopnik

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Photo comparison, from top to down: Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Lamborghini Reventon… and the all new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 (via Jalopnik)

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First real photo of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, the replacement of the Murcielago. One of the most awaited cars of the year!

Not sure why models were necessary…

Those angles!

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The Tale of Two Exotics: Racing is deeply rooted within Ferrari—Enzo actually sold road cars simply to fund his motorsport ventures. Interestingly, racing was never in Lamborghini’s blood. But Ferruccio set out to build a better and more exciting road car than Ferrari.

The 2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera is designed to live on the track, and is equipped with firmer suspension tuning and weight-saving carbon-fiber components that shave 154 lb. from the stock Gallardo.

While purists might long for a manual transmission, the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador’s 7-speed electrohydraulically actuated gearbox is capable of changing gears in 50 milliseconds—in layman’s terms, that translates to really, really fast.

Lamborghini’s new flagship model and Murciélago replacement, the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, has been caught testing wearing only minimal camouflage.