Aventador, Lamborghini’s Naturally Desired V12 Grand Dance – ANSA Motor Test

Before retiring from the scene, Lamborghini’s natural V12 engine delivers one last buzz to fans. Rehearsed on the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae, Modenese Apennines, it vibrates with nostalgia for a season set, but it stays within itself and spreads all hints of a timeless music in the air of the first days of spring. Must have felt 60 years ago. The glorious history of the Casa del Toro’s 12-cylinders ended with an intense and very powerful chapter, leading up to a full-range hybrid by 2024.
The coupe version selected for testing (350 numbered copies were made, 250 in the Roadster version) is a definitive quest for purity. Its design aims to take the meaning of the SVJ and the elegance of the S model and combine the features of the two. The result is an essential car in profile, but not a little aggressive. Gray in gray with red details, reminiscent of hunting. Sticking to the ground, its dimensions are stunning, and compared to a little sister, the Hurricane Stowe is parked near it at the entrance to the FFF hangar in Sant’Agada Bolognese.

The LP stands for long rear and the 6.5-liter 12-cylinder engine is a complete protagonist, with generous use of carbon fiber. In view, set in the physique. If asked, when the Start Button is activated, it emits an audio recording that starts with a kind of dull hiss, followed by thunder. Its 780 horsepower is 40 more than the Aventador S, ten more than the SVJ, and the all-wheel drive is permanent.
The doors have a vertical opening, a distinctive mark and a wide opening that are ready to strike like flippers or knives.
Lifting them up and bending down to lower themselves into it is not normal, it gives the feeling of victory. However, upon entering, the feeling of comfort and at the same time isolation from the outside world. Immersion in another place. The gray coatings, with ‘Y’ inserts on the seats, are perfect on the outside, as measured between the black leather and base material in the Alcondara.
You are covered in a car designed for performance, but comfort is not affected. After a while, you naturally take measurements and soon it becomes confident. And because it’s easy to get started, it’s more and more. Once out of the factory gates and launched into the mountains, the Aventador, in the middle of traffic, first shows all its qualities, such as its stability and control. Highly reactive steering, carbon-ceramic brakes, allowing it to fully stop at 100 km / h to 30 m, even in very tight spaces.
The acceleration is huge and on normal roads you can inevitably experience it up to a certain point, but its data helps to understand what kind of animal you are dealing with: it goes from 0 to 100 km / h in 2, 8 seconds. The top speed is 355km / h with a maximum torque of 720Nm at 6750rpm and a variable phase drive (VVD).
The seven-speed gearbox is lightning fast and by switching from ‘Street’ to ‘Sport’ mode, passengers can taste the different shades of the V12 exploding in the box and enjoy it to the fullest despite its ruggedness: before the summer storm, it turns into a storm. There is a ‘Corsa’ suitable for driving on the track, and there is a ‘Ego’ that customizes the configuration of the Lamborghini Active Suspension, traction controls (engine, gearbox and all-wheel drive) and steering system. According to the characteristics of those behind the wheel.
As you leave the cities, the battle begins with you and the Ultimate: you push the accelerator, and you immediately, always in advance, get to where you need to brake.
Although it is 4.8 meters long and almost three meters wide, it is active, but the problem is that it swallows straits very quickly. Lateral control is excellent due to the four-wheel steering system introduced in the Aventador S, which guarantees agility at low and medium speeds and high stability at high speeds.
Upwards you eat curves, and every time you accelerate, you should check the sudden whip coming from the gas response. The blow seems to change the balance of the car, but it takes a moment and it adjusts itself and prepares for the next lash. As a result, the areas where it can be exposed are always very small and Lamborghini seems to have been used to such roads by an alien creature. Getting her back to sleep in the Sant’Agata barn where new bulls are born and dreaming, is the last chance to hear V12’s unparalleled sound and see her flow again.