lamborghini aventador SVJ is a super-fast, super-athletic aerodynamic beast

at ‘the quail, a motorsports gathering’ in california, automobili lamborghini has unveiled the lamborghini aventador SVJ. limited to 900 units and featuring an impressive naturally-aspirated V12 engine with 700 hp, four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering, this supercar will cost $518,000USD. with its extraordinary design, groundbreaking technologies and the ultimate in handling, performance and driving enjoyment, the italian giant promises to deliver pure driving perfection, taking the concept of a super sports car to a new dimension.

historically standing for super veloce—meaning superfast—the new lamborghini aventador SVJ takes the ‘jota’ suffix, detonating its track and performance superiority. earlier this year, the car claimed its position as the nürburgring-nordschleife record holder, completing the 20.6 km lap in just 6:44.97 minutes.

‘the aventador SVJ is an innovative car and represents the absolute pinnacle of our super sports car product range,’ comments automobili lamborghini chairman and chief executive officer, stefano domenicali. ‘the challenge to lamborghini designers and engineers was to improve the purest essence of the lamborghini super sports car, drawing on every inspiration from a spaceship to a jet fighter: all the most exceptional examples of super-fast, super-athletic, aerodynamic superiority. the aventador SVJ takes another step into the future, shaping the potential for super sports car development.’

with its optimized power plant, making it the most powerful series production V12-engined car produced today by lamborghini, the SVJ accelerates from standing to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h in 8.6 seconds. its more than 350 km/h top speed is complemented by a braking distance of 100 km/h in 30 meters. its appearance has been significantly enhanced with a new front bumper with integrated side fins that highlights lamborghini’s patented active aerodynamics technologies.

the SVJ’s rocker is entirely new, adopting the ‘y’ theme found in lamborghini cars while also resembling shapes found in jet fighters. the bigger side air intakes and the new front side fins reduce drag and improve overall cooling. an improved underbody aero design with vortex generators works in conjunction with front diffusers and a new, extreme-design rear diffuser, together with divergent fins, contributes 30% to the total downforce improvement.

overall, the lamborghini aventador SVJ, is a driver-focused car, developed to maximize the union between driver and car in the most extreme road and track conditions while ensuring the most rewarding experience.