Lamborghini confirms Aventador Superveloce roadster
BY BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS | 30th Jun 2015
Announced at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom on the weekend, the Audi AG-owned marque also confirmed that every one of the 600 closed-roof iterations have already been accounted for, and added that the same is expected of the roadster.
First shown at this year’s Geneva motor show, the Superveloce-badged Aventador LP 750-4 is powered by a modified version of the company’s 6.5-litre V12. Power rises from 515kW to 552kW at a stratospheric 8400rpm, although torque remains the same at 690Nm (at 5500rpm).
Aided by a 50kg weight drop (to 1525kg dry), the superfast supercar from Sant'Agata, Italy can accelerate from zero to 100km/h in 2.8 seconds (0.1s quicker than the garden variety version), on its way to a top speed somewhere north of 325km/h.
Zero to 200km/h is dispensed of in just 8.6s, 0-300km/h takes 24s, while the Lambo needs only 30 metres of road to brake from 100km/h to standstill.
The NEDC combined fuel consumption average is 16 litres per 100 kilometres, with a carbon dioxide emissions rating of 370 grams/km.
Lamborghini president and CEO Stephan Winkelmann told the Goodwood attendees that that Superveloce is the brand’s ultimate expression.
"The Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce is the most pure, sports-oriented and emotional incarnation of a Lamborghini,” he said.
